Hi Patagonia,

I have been working with my parts and my T is trying to incorporate some IFS into the therapy. You are correct, as it is very slow work. T has mainly been focusing on trying to build trusting relationships with all my parts/alters at this point. They are coming to trust him and are more willing to come forward and share things with him. Things have been less chaotic inside since he has been able to build a more secure relationship with my alters. So yeah, I think it has been worth it, but it does take a lot of patience. There also is a lot of transference that has been playing out in the relationship that has lead to some of the most significant healing that has occurred so far, and a lot of that has to do in dealing with the attachment issues.

I have not done CBT, but I suspect that working with alters is very different then doing CBT. I wish you the best as you work with your parts.