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Martha Sweezy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Part-Time, Harvard University Medical School
IFS Therapist in private practice

Having worked in community mental health at the outpatient department of the Cambridge Health Alliance for 18 years as a therapist, supervisor and the associate director of the DBT program, I’ve experienced with a wide variety of mental health challenges, many related to the sequelae of trauma.

I am currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and a clinical and program development consultant at Cambridge Health Alliance.

Until January, 2015, I was the Associate Director and Director of Training of DBT at Cambridge Health Alliance.

In addition to being the author of several articles, I am a co-editor or co-author of eight books related to IFS (see Publications)

I co-lead (with Toni Herbine-Blank) workshops for IFS trained therapists on shame and self-compassion, fondly nicknamed Shame Camp by participants.

I have an online private practice.

Q&A about Internal Family Systems Therapy

Internal Family Systems therapy engages with a patient’s inherent subpersonalities.  IFS expert Dr. Martha Sweezy explains how it works… Check out the Q&A on Psychwire.com

Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt

A new blog by Dr. Martha Sweezy on PsychologyToday.com

Visit Martha Sweezy’s Psychology Today blog, called Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt, to learn more about her IFS-informed perspective on a wide range of topics that relate to shame and/or guilt. 

Recent articles include:

Do We Really Need to Feel More Empathy?

When Someone Treats You Badly, How Do You Treat Yourself?

The Inner Critic: An Internal Family Systems Perspective

RECENT PODCASTS

September 29, 2023 | The One Inside with Tammy Sollenberger

Episode Description:

On today's podcast I talk with Martha Sweezy. Martha has authored all the IFS books with all the IFS people. Her latest solo book project is entitled, "Internal Family Systems for Shame and Guilt." She comments on several of her upcoming book projects with various people in the IFS community. The book she is writing on IFS and Psychedlics is with Richard Schwartz, Dave Lovas, and Sunny Strasburg.
Martha says, "Understanding shame and guilt in the context of psychic multiplicity is to understand how trauma becomes traumatic over time and how an external insult becomes an internal identity and process."
July 28, 2023 | IFS Talks

Episode Description:
Dr. Martha Sweezy talks with Anibal Henriques about her new book Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt.

IFS Talks is an audio series to deepen connections with the Internal Family Systems Model through conversations with lead trainers, authors, practitioners and users.

May 2021 | Explorations in Psychotherapy

Episode Description:
Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are joined by Dr. Martha Sweezy to talk about the new IFS Couple Therapy (IFIO) Skills Manual.

Explorations in Psychotherapy is an Internal Family Systems informed audio podcast introducing authors whose work may be of great value and interest to the psychotherapy field and to all communities and practitioners in the helping professions who may benefit from a better understanding and integration of emerging perspectives.

November 2019 | IFS Talks

Episode Description:
IFS Talks is an audio series to deepen connections with the Internal Family Systems Model through conversations with lead trainers, authors, practitioners and users.

Aníbal Henriques & Tisha Shull talk with Martha Sweezy on Shame and Guilt as central for IFS Work.

May 2017 | Better Relating with Beth Rogerson

Episode Description:
On today’s podcast, I chatted with Northampton-based IFS therapist Martha Sweezy, Ph.D. In addition to her therapy practice in Massachusetts, she works as an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. She teaches internationally as well, and has also co-authored multiple books on IFS. We spoke about managing internal and external critics, and the feelings of shame and blame in our lives.