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Techniques matter. But what your client feels most is your state.Regulated presence tells the system: “You’re safe here....
11/21/2025

Techniques matter. But what your client feels most is your state.

Regulated presence tells the system: “You’re safe here.”

It’s not about perfect attunement — it’s about congruence.

When you meet your client from Self-energy, you give them permission to meet themselves there too.

11/20/2025

When a client talks about addiction, it’s easy for our own parts to react. The ones that want to fix, rescue, or pull back.

In this clip from last week's Going Inside Live Q&A, I share how to approach clients without judgment when you're helping them navigate addiction.

Check the comments for the full episode.

We don’t earn trust by being the expert.We earn it by being with what’s there.When a client’s protector shows up, our in...
11/19/2025

We don’t earn trust by being the expert.

We earn it by being with what’s there.

When a client’s protector shows up, our instinct is to understand, interpret, guide.

But curiosity says: “What are you afraid would happen if you didn’t have to do this?”

That one question changes the room.

Find more simple, powerful shifts like this in the Self Energy Guide, a resource for bringing more ease and depth into your sessions.

Find it in the comments.

We don’t become Self... we return to it.The parts of us that strive, achieve, and “do it right” often forget that the ca...
11/18/2025

We don’t become Self... we return to it.

The parts of us that strive, achieve, and “do it right” often forget that the calm, compassionate center was never lost.

When we slow down and notice who inside us is noticing, we start to feel that deeper presence again. Not as a technique, but as a remembering.

That’s what Pathways to Self is built around: small, honest moments of reconnection that change how we show up with clients, and with ourselves.

✨ Learn more in the comments.

11/17/2025

IFS isn’t just another technique. It’s a whole different way of being.

Listen in on a response to one of last week's Going Inside Live Q&A audience questions...

And if this conversation sparks something for you, join me live for the next Going Inside LIVE on Tuesday, November 18th at 12pm Pacific | 3pm Eastern on my YouTube channel: John Clarke Therapy

Check the comments for the link to submit your questions to be answered live.

When a client’s part takes over...Anger, shutdown, perfectionism...It’s easy to want to fix it. To soothe it, calm it, o...
11/13/2025

When a client’s part takes over...

Anger, shutdown, perfectionism...

It’s easy to want to fix it. To soothe it, calm it, or make it disappear.

But in IFS, healing doesn’t begin with control. It begins with curiosity.

Curiosity says: “I wonder what this part is afraid would happen if it didn’t do its job.”

That question opens doors no intervention can.

Because parts don’t relax when they’re managed. They relax when they’re understood.

Next time a reaction shows up, in you or a client — pause and ask: “What might this part be trying to protect?”

11/13/2025

When a client says “I can’t stop,” most therapists start focusing on the behavior.

On the most recent episode of Going Inside, Cece Sykes invites us to look at what’s beneath the behavior- the terror, the shame, the urgency, the inherited energy that never really felt like theirs.

In this episode, we break down:
✶ Why addictive processes aren’t about willpower
✶ How to track fast-moving systems without losing safety
✶ The missing “C” in IFS
✶ And how therapists can stay grounded when the world feels too much

If you work with trauma, overwhelm, or addiction… you’ll want to watch the full conversation in the comments.

IFS isn’t just another modality. It’s a shift in how you see yourself and your clients.When you start realizing that eve...
11/12/2025

IFS isn’t just another modality. It’s a shift in how you see yourself and your clients.

When you start realizing that every part of you (and them) has a purpose, even the ones that seem messy or “in the way”, therapy starts to feel different. Softer. More human.

If you’re beginning your IFS journey and want a place to explore it with genuine support, community, and guidance, check out Pathways to Self in the bio. It’s a great place to start learning from the inside out.

The further you go with IFS, the less you do and the more you listen.True skill isn’t in naming every part. It’s in how ...
11/11/2025

The further you go with IFS, the less you do and the more you listen.

True skill isn’t in naming every part. It’s in how much Self you can hold in the room. That kind of presence takes practice, humility, and support.

If you’re looking for a space to deepen that inner work with others who “get it,” check out Pathways to Self in the bio- it’s built for exactly this stage of your growth.

11/08/2025

It could be assumed in IFS, that being in Self means being calm.

But calm is only one possible quality of Self energy.

Sometimes Self feels strong. Sometimes it feels clear. Sometimes it feels deeply compassionate, even in the middle of intensity.

Self isn’t about having no emotion. It’s about being connected to your system, even when it’s stirred up.

You can be angry and Self-led. You can be tearful and Self-led. You can be uncertain and still leading from Self.

That’s what makes IFS such a human model.

It meets us as we are, not as we think we should be.

Want to lean into more Self-Energy? Check the bio for the Therapists Guide to Self-Energy. It will help you and your clients.

Every part has a purpose.Even the anxious one that won’t let go. The critical one that won’t quiet down. The detached on...
11/07/2025

Every part has a purpose.

Even the anxious one that won’t let go. The critical one that won’t quiet down. The detached one that never feels anything.

In IFS, we don’t try to get rid of these parts. We get curious about their jobs.

Because every part started with good intentions: protection, survival, care.

When we help our clients (and ourselves) meet these parts with compassion instead of control, something shifts.

The system starts to trust. The healing begins from the inside out.

To get better at this with clients, start with yourself.

This week, notice a part of you that you usually push away.

And ask it gently: What are you trying to do for me?

11/06/2025

Therapists - Have a question about IFS, parts work, or deepening your clinical practice?

We’re recording the next Going Inside LIVE on Tues, Nov 11th, and I’d love to feature your question.

Submit it below to get answered live on air👇

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4155 24th Street
San Francisco, CA
94114

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