Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a systemic family therapist, academic, author, and creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) branch of therapy.^[1][2][3] He developed his foundational work with IFS in the 1980s^[4][5] after noticing that his clients were made up of many different pieces of "parts" of their "Self."^[3] He teaches that, "Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome."^[6]

Schwartz earned his Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy. He has taught at several institutions, including the University of Illinois and Northwestern University as well as Harvard Medical School.^[5][2]

He is the founder of the Center for Self Leadership in 2000, but in 2019, the organization changed its name to the IFS Institute.^[7]

Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D., has published over 50 articles about IFS,^[3] and his authorship includes the following:

• Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model, Second Edition
• Internal Family Systems: Skills Training Manual (co-authored with Frank G. Anderson & Martha Sweezy)
• No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
• The Mosaic Mind: Empowering the Tormented Selves of Child Abuse Survivors (co-authored with Regina A. Goulding)
• You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships
• Many Minds, One Self: Evidence for a Radical Shift in Paradigm (co-authored with Robert R. Falconer
• Handbook of Family Therapy Training and Supervision (Edited by Howard A. Liddle, Douglas C. Breunlin, and Richard C. Schwartz)

Vorlage:Reflist

1. ↑ Richard Schwartz | Faculty Member | Esalen. In: www.esalen.org. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Richard C. Schwartz. In: Guilford Press. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. - The Founder of Internal Family Systems | IFS Institute. In: ifs-institute.com. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023. 
4. ↑ About IFS. In: www.foundationifs.org. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Center for Mindfulness & Compassion - Boston. In: Center for Mindfulness & Compassion. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
6. ↑ What is Internal Family Systems? | IFS Institute. In: ifs-institute.com. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023. 
7. ↑ About Us | IFS Institute. In: ifs-institute.com. Abgerufen am 16. April 2023.