I haven't noticed anything particularly spiritual about IFS either. All I know is that I love it because it works for me. I don't have to worry about the parts of me that are so ashamed and critical of the needy parts. T says to "throw those parts" over on the couch! No judging! I close my eyes and she asks how the part feels, what it needs, etc. It's freeing for me, maybe it wouldn't be for you.

EMDR is also powerful, even more so. It gets past the thinking to the feeling.

But the real cure is the relationship between the T and the client--the fit. All my Ts have said this. I've had 5, and this last one is by far the one I fit with best.