You’re brilliant and have done a ton of self-work, right?
Yet, it’s as if something within you is holding you back
but you can’t quite figure out what it is.
Parts work can help.
What if the problem isn’t your mindset?
#1: Understanding the Protective Belief at the root of the pattern, belief, or behavior.
We say we want something, but our actions don’t align or we don’t take any action.
Why is that? We have a conflicting commitment:
Part of us wants to stay safe. But another part wants to change.
Looking honestly at what’s REALLY going on under the behavior through the lens of compassion and curiosity changes everything.
#2: Having a somatic relationship with your
Protective Beliefs (aka parts).
If you don’t involve the body, the change will not stick.
Using your body as your guide, you identify what part is stuck.
Then you can have a dialogue with that part and create a trusting partnership with it vs. having it take control when it feels unsafe.
These parts that have felt like a burden become integrated and can support you now.
Parts Work is a radically different approach.
We don’t try to fix anything.
(hear me out)
Instead, we gently explore with choice and consent so every part of you is empowered.
We create a relationship with the parts that have been preventing you from creating what you want.
When we embrace this approach, things change, and our nervous system can fully accept the change.
Our “self-saboteurs” become allies.
Everything changes.
“Witnessing aspects of myself from a place of unconditional love, compassion, and acceptance was a transformative experience. It allowed me to gain insights around visibility for a passion project and nurture parts of me that felt unseen, providing the nurturing presence they needed. This modality transcends the conventional and taps into a deeply powerful form of self-healing.”
~Aleca
What is Possible with Parts Work Coaching Sessions?
Shift unhelpful and limiting thoughts and beliefs to ones that fuel possibilities and self-belief.
Consistency in healthier habits, following through with ideas, and having self-belief that what you want is truly possible.
Release self-doubt, shame, perfectionism, and self-judgment, and instead, embrace your inherent value and worth
Shift patterns of how you take care of your body, such as nutrition, movement, and understanding symptoms in the body.
Make choices from a grounded and clear place instead of being triggered or reacting from fear or self-doubt.
Support your nervous system to feel safer with receiving and allowing good things to happen for you as the norm.
“Following a session about my pricing and receiving money, hesitations I had were just gone. I then proceeded to have some of my highest income months from the previous year.”
~Jessica
An Overview of Parts Work
What is Parts Work?
How does a session work?
What’s possible in a session?
Your “parts” are personas or coping methods that often overrun your true self.
When these parts repeatedly cope in specific ways, it appears as though it’s “just who we are.”
These parts operate from outdated and limited wisdom and coping strategies,
which tries to run the show when you want to create change.
Key Points
- Our parts can feel like us, but they are not the wise, whole self. It’s a part that can feel like our identity, but it’s not who we really are.
- Often, these parts are younger or past versions of ourselves impacted by a challenging experience, and it’s almost as if they are stuck in time and have limited access to healthier coping methods.
- Parts operate from an old and outdated program that keeps you “safe” but often conflicts with changes you want to make.
- These parts are ALWAYS trying to protect and help us. When we identify these parts and build a relationship with them with curiosity and compassion, we can integrate them and not let them “drive the bus.”
- There is nothing wrong with these parts, just as there is nothing wrong with us. However, we may view them as flawed. Even the parts themselves may have a story about being broken, flawed, less-than, etc.
What If…
- Instead of viewing these parts as “sabotaging” us, we could see the parts of ourselves as incredible coping mechanisms designed to keep us safe?
- Rather than judging or trying to “fix” these parts, we met all parts of ourselves with genuine curiosity and compassion?
- We built a relationship with these parts and listened deeply to what they needed and how they wanted to support us?
Parts work is a way to address the resistant parts within you so you can move forward with your goals and not get stuck in doubt or self-sabotage.
It’s a very effective way to create inner alignment so that ALL OF YOU can support your goals in the most peaceful and aligned way.
“I’ve had Parts Work session before from seasoned facilitators and I’ve never had such a visceral experience of a part being integrated than I did with you. It feels wonderful to have access to that part that I thought was lost.”
~J.M.
FAQs
Is Parts Work the same as Inner Child Work or Shadow Work?
I utilize The Parts Work from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Focusing. I see Parts Work, Inner Child Work, and Shadow Work as different paths up the same mountain. While they are different, they have a common thread of accessing inner thoughts and beliefs and allowing them to be expressed in healthy ways.
Inner Child work often alludes to the idea that we have just one inner child. Parts work is different because we have many younger parts of us.
Shadow work often alludes to how we have “negative” qualities, and once we embrace and accept those shadow qualities, a “light” quality becomes available to us. Parts Work is different because it doesn’t see each part or quality as a shadow/light or good/bad. It’s a part that is operating on an old program, and once we update the part, it has a choice, and it can have a different job; it doesn’t lead to maladaptive behaviors or patterns.
I have experienced Inner Child and Shadow Work, and for me personally, I have created more change through Parts Work, which is why I studied it to share with my clients.
What are your qualifications to do this?
I have completed Focusing levels 1 and 2, including the professional track, which consists of over 40 hours of training and supervised practice sessions. I have studied Internal Family Systems (IFS) through IFS Circle online training and books. I have completed the Self-Belief coaching program, which is a six-month training, is also integrated into my sessions. As of August 2024, I have facilitated over 50 Parts Work sessions with clients in addition to 16+ years of 1:1 coaching experience. You can read more about my qualifications and training below.
How many sessions will I need to see results?
What I love about Parts Work is that when you are willing, change can occur quickly. The transformation that occurs is often more subtle than we expect it to be but incredibly powerful nonetheless. It can vary depending on the issue you want to address. Most of my clients do 1-3 sessions per topic.
Parts Work doesn’t resonate with everyone, however. This will either speak to you or it won’t.
Additionally, if your approach to changing patterns, behaviors, and beliefs is through hard work, force, and exertion, this is a radically different approach.
How is this different than a coaching session?
A coaching session is geared toward asking clients questions and assisting them with clarity. This session has the added bonus of using the Parts Work modality to facilitate clarity, healing, and transformation.
Can I get help with my business strategy, marketing plan, or copy in this session?
I don’t do any business strategy, including marketing, messaging, or copy in a Parts Work coaching session. If you are looking for strategy and business coaching, inquire how to work with me in that capacity at [email protected].
I thought Parts Work or IFS was only available to therapists.
Coaches and therapists alike use Parts Work. The difference is as a coach, I’m not focused on helping you heal trauma or process experiences that created the trauma. I focus on your healthy self and guide you to gain clarity and move toward your goals. As a trauma-informed coach, I know how to expertly guide you to feel safe in your nervous system so you can seek the appropriate level of support.
If you are looking to process specific trauma, I recommend working with a trauma-trained IFS therapist.
Other questions? Email me at: [email protected].
The Details
Availability:
Single sessions or a pack of three are available.
Sessions are typically available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I don’t offer evening or weekend sessions at this time.
Each session is 50-60 minutes.
Single sessions must be booked and used within 30 days of purchase.
A pack of three sessions must be booked and used within 60 days of purchase.
If you request a recording of your session, it will be sent to you within 24 hours after your session.
Investment:
$150 USD per session.
OR, a bundle of three sessions is $375 USD (each session is $125)
You will select your option on the checkout page.
My Experience, Training, and Qualifications
I use Parts Work strictly in a coaching capacity.
I am not a therapist or mental health professional. These sessions are not designed to process trauma.
Specific training for these sessions comes from: (details are below)
- Focusing, level 1 and 2
- Self-Belief Coaching School
- 15+ years of coaching clients, including ongoing training and development
- IFS Circle
- Trauma-Informed coaching and facilitation
I have studied trauma and trauma-informed training and education since 2020, 9+ years of divesting from toxic marketing strategies, and 16+ years of entrepreneurial training and experience.
The most recent experience is listed first:
University Level
- As part of a master’s program, I conducted IRB-approved research about how trauma impacts business owners (2022); I’m currently adding to that research and pursuing publication.
- Master of Professional Communication (December 2023) from Weber State University in Ogden, UT; Emphasized all projects on trauma-informed research and practices, including a white paper, research papers, presentations, business consulting plans, and more.
- I completed part of a second master’s program in Community and Organizational Leadership with a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Justice emphasis at Westminster University in Salt Lake City, UT.
- Trauma-specific courses to date, including Community and Organizational Leadership and Neuroscience of Trauma.
- Reviewed 100+ academic journal articles and research about trauma and trauma-informed practices.
- Developed an Intro to Trauma-Informed Communication curriculum for the university level (December 2023).
Certifications and Additional Training:
- Certificate of completion as a Self-Belief coach by Sas Petherick (November 2023); certification is in process. This body of work helps people identify and shift their protective beliefs to overcome self-doubt and self-sabotage.
- Somatic Parts Work Training:
- IFS Online (2021-22); includes 30+ hours of training.
- Focusing levels 1 and 2, including the Professional Track (2023); includes
- 60+ hours of practicum application with clients and co-facilitators, including learning various parts-work approaches from mentors and practitioners.
- Certificate of Completion from Cultivate, Katie Kurtz’s trauma-informed training program (March 2023).
- Trauma of Money Certified Practitioner (2022); 9-month program understanding money trauma, history of inequitable money practices, and tools to heal and create a safe relationship with money.
- Copywriting for Culture Makers certification with Kelly Diels (2024).
- Completed Creating Safer Spaces program with Shelby Leigh (2021).
- Ongoing DEI and anti-racism work, including Trudi Lebron’s AIM program in 2020; currently a founding member of Trudi’s EICC (Institute of Equity-Centered Coaching).
Additional Business Experience:
- 5+ years of emotionally intelligent team-building and facilitation.
- 16+ years of coaching, facilitating, and consulting hundreds of clients and over 2,500 students worldwide.
- Participated in dozens of business-building programs and courses since 2008.
I Walk My Talk:
- I actively engage in my own trauma and healing (2020 to present). I work with a therapist, do regular parts work sessions with another facilitator, do personal practices, and more.
- I’m always learning about trauma, being trauma-informed, and integrating things into my own life and business.
I’ve participated in additional trauma-informed training classes and programs that either were lacking or weren’t, in fact, trauma-informed. Therefore, I’m not mentioning them by name here.