Topic · Therapy, up close
Therapy, up close. How therapy works, and the approaches I trust — one at a time.
What actually makes therapy help, and deep dives into specific approaches — Internal Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Hakomi — with the evidence for each, told honestly, and free tools to try on yourself.
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01 · InteractiveHow therapy worksYour brain doesn't perceive the world — it predicts it. An evidence-graded guide to the predictive brain and why talking to someone changes it.Read →
02 · InteractiveNewThe committee insideInternal Family Systems — parts, the 8 C's of Self, what the evidence says, and free tools to map your parts and check your Self-energy.03 · InteractiveNewFeelings are dataAn emotion primer through Emotion-Focused Therapy — what feelings are for, the layers underneath, the research, and self-checks for your emotional style.04 · InteractiveNewThe gentlest experimentHakomi — mindfulness, the body and loving presence, with guided explorations and an honest look at the research.
Tools & screeners.
Free toolParts MapperMap your inner parts around the Self, draw how they relate, and save it as an image or PDF.Self-checkSelf-energy checkThe 8 C's right now, and Self-qualities vs Self-leadership lately.Self-checkEmotional processing styleTen questions on how you tend to handle feelings, with where to start.Free toolTwo-minute emotion check-inBody, name, what's underneath, need, next step.GuidedA gentle Hakomi experimentSettle, hear a probe, and notice what shows up — all by itself.Self-checkBody-listening reflectionEight dimensions of body awareness, drawn as a flower.