लेखक: Richard C. Schwartz

Richard C. Schwartz, Ph D, the developer of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, is on the adjunct faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He has devoted his career to evolving and disseminating IFS, which now is being taught all over the world. Dr. Schwartz founded the Center for Self Leadership in Oak Park, Illinois, which coordinates IFS trainings in the United States and internationally. He is a featured speaker at many national conferences and has published more than 50 articles and books about IFS and other psychotherapy topics. His website is https://selfleadership.org.   Martha Sweezy, Ph D, is Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, part-time; Research, Training, and Curriculum Consultant at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance; and a psychotherapist in private practice. She teaches Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy nationally and internationally, and has authored, coauthored, or coedited several books on various applications of IFS.