Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), otherwise known as Parts work, recognises that our minds are made up of different parts. Within every person there are multiple parts and sometimes they are in conflict with one another such as angry parts that want to lash out and approval seeking parts that keep us quiet. Most people have heard themselves say, one part of me would love to lose weight and another part needs to binge. 

During a person’s early life, Inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles, often with a protective focus. Parts work helps a person develop insightful into their patterns of behaviour and allows them to work directly with the origins of their problems. It is also highly stabilising, even for dissociative patients. 

As well as improving general functioning, parts work has been shown to be effective in stabilising patients to prepare them for EMDR therapy. Some patients will have emotional parts that do not want them to reprocess trauma (e.g., blocking parts or distractor parts). Parts work will relax the parts to allow for more efficient reprocessing of trauma. 

Parts work is an evidence based approach that has been shown to be effective to treat a full range of disorders including:

• Binge eating
• Procrastination 
• Poor Self esteem 
• Addictions 
• Depression
• Phobias
• Physical health conditions

For more information see: https://ifs-institute.com/about-us

Breathwork

Coupled with IFS, Nicki teaches breath work as it can dissolve stress, anxiety and depression, improves intuition and brings one’s self into the present moment.  

Breathwork is a term that has traditionally been used in alternative medicine wellness circles to refer to various breathing practices in where deliberate control of one’s breathing can influence a person’s mental physical or emotional state. Although it has existed for many. years, it has only more recently been something to consider by the wider community as a form of treatment. 

Nicki has always been a firm advocate both as a practitioner and in her work with patients as it complements and can significantly improve the deeper connection and effectiveness of formal psychotherapy practices.

She has demonstrated breathwork can help a person come into their Core Self, where emotional parts more easily separate and therapy can progress with ease and efficiency.