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Getting to Know Your Parts

You are not one thing. You never were.

Eight weeks of IFS-informed psychoeducation — an introduction to the parts of you, and the calm underneath them.

When
Weekends · TBD
Length
Eight weeks · 90 min
For
Individuals
Language
English · Ukrainian · Russian
Approach
IFS-informed

You are not one thing. Most of us move through the day as a crowd — a part that pushes, a part that soothes, a part that goes quiet — and we call the loudest one ‘me.’

This is not therapy in a room of eight. It’s an introduction to a model — a way of meeting the parts of you with curiosity instead of war.

Over eight weeks we take our time, because parts work needs room. We meet the protectors, come close to what they protect, and practice the one skill that makes the rest possible: stepping back without banishing anything.

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The eight weeks

From the committee in your head to living this way.

Week
1

The committee

The idea that a mind is made of parts, and why that stops feeling like a metaphor about ten minutes in.
Practice
Naming three parts you already know are in there.
Week
2

Self

The calm underneath. Not a part — the thing that can be curious about them.
Practice
Noticing the difference between being a part and being with one.
Week
3

Protectors who push

The parts that manage, achieve, plan, perfect, and keep you moving so you never have to feel it.
Practice
Meeting one. Asking what it’s afraid would happen if it stopped.
Week
4

Protectors who put out fires

The parts that reach for the wine, the phone, the rage, the food — the ones you’re ashamed of.
Practice
Curiosity instead of war. What is this part protecting?
Week
5

The ones being protected

The young, hurt parts everything else is organized around.
Practice
Approaching, not opening. We come close and stop there.
Week
6

Unblending

The skill that makes the rest possible: stepping back from a part without banishing it.
Practice
Doing it in real time, with something small.
Week
7

When parts fight each other

Internal polarizations — the part that wants to leave and the part that wants to stay.
Practice
Mapping one of your own.
Week
8

Living this way

What changes when you stop treating yourself as a problem.
Practice
Your own map, drawn.
How payment works
$65 per person, per session
Paid in full at enrollment

Groups run out-of-network and privately. Paying in full at enrollment holds your place for the whole series — and lets the group form as a stable, closed circle: the same people, from beginning to end.

Refunds

A full refund if you withdraw before the first session. In the first two weeks, a prorated refund or a credit toward a future group. Once the group has formed, the remaining sessions aren’t refundable — the circle was built around your place in it — but if something serious comes up, talk to me and we’ll find a fair way through.

Superbill

A superbill is available for possible partial reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Whether a group qualifies depends on its nature, so it’s best to check with your insurance company.

Reserve your spot

Seats are limited to keep the group small and safe. Reach out — we’ll find out together whether this is the right next step for you, and there’s no pressure either way.

Contact to reserve
alesia@ivycounselinggroup.com (609) 688-8300
Where we meet 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558