I will talk with my T about IFS next time I see her. She sent me the links to find out more about it and now I can see that some of the things we have been doing in session are based in IFS. I found them really, really helpful in sorting out parts and helping parts of self, in particular we managed to communicate with and help one who was vehemently opposed to any kind of internal meeting taking place. (A "manager" I suppose who was protecting an "exile").

IFS model doesn't necessarily contradict the DID model, it seems most DID parts/alters can be described in terms of role by IFS also. The major difference seems to be the level of dissociation and amnesia in DID.

Anway my point of my point being Trailrunner that the IFS lens could be a helpful way of viewing those parts of self to get a clearer picture of what how when why.