LCSW

Childhood is a formative and vulnerable period in a person’s life, a time when our attitudes are shaped and many of our behaviors take root. And as we move from childhood to adolescence we develop our sexual appetites and preferences.

He found that his clients spoke about “parts” of themselves, and as he began to understand from his clients how parts operate within our internal system, he discovered that we all have parts; it is the norm, not the exception.

When separation occurred, he found, clients became calm, curious, and nonjudgmental. Self is the term he used to describe this calm center, this deep essence at the core of every person. Within the internal system—essentially an internal “family”—Self acts as a wise, compassionate leader able to heal and lead

Assumption 1: We all have parts

Assumption 2: Parts are forced into extreme roles