> [!FAQ]- FAQ: How is Aletheia different from IFS? > > | [[⭐️ Internal Family Systems]] | [[🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Aletheia\|Aletheia]] | > | ---------------------------- | ---------- | > | A form of [[⭐️ Parts Work]] | Integrates [[⭐️ Parts Work]] with other modalities to work at different "depths" of the bodymind. Its version of [[⭐️ Parts Work]] largely inspired by IFS, but there are subtle but meaningful differences which may not be obvious right away. | > | The primary end-goal is trauma resolution and healing ([[💡 Unburdening\|unburdenings]]) and [[💡 Self-Leadership\|Self Leadership]]. | The intention is to unfold and embody as [[💡 Presence\|Presence]] to an extent rarely seen in IFS, and we may access resource states which can then be encouraged to bloom. This is often therapeutic and healing *as a byproduct*. [[💡 Burdens 🪨\|Burdens]] tend to spontaneously dissolve. Aletheia also has a much more intricate understanding of what it means to be "Self-Led." | > > > There were therapists at [[🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Aletheia|Aletheia]], including a few trained in [[⭐️ Internal Family Systems|IFS]]. Some of them switched entirely from [[⭐️ Internal Family Systems|IFS]] to [[🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Aletheia|Aletheia]]'s model because it worked even better for their clients, and I imagine some have done the reverse. I practice both. [^1]: