Hannah Rose, LCPCOwner, Rose Wellness · Founder | Therapist | Educator | Consultant

Identifying different parts of SELF

27 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Hannah Rose. This content was uploaded by Hannah Rose. This is a YouTube video titled "Identifying different parts of SELF" (created 2023-09-27). The excerpt is a therapeutic/counseling monologue—likely from a clinician—explaining 'parts work' (identifying different parts of the self), offering practical prompts (e.g., which part goes to raves, how old/how it dresses), and normalizing and validating a client who feels disconnected from their authentic self.

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So I would get curious with them in counseling, and I would encourage them to think about this on their own, about the different parts of self. So what part of you goes out at night and goes to raves? What part of you do you bring to work? What part of you are you with your family? How old is that part? How does that part dress? Like, there's just so many tools for parts work because we all have different parts, and we often shame the parts that we think don't serve us, and that doesn't get us anywhere. And so, you know, again, starting with just identifying— if someone were to say, I feel so far away from my authentic self and I'm not living the life I want to live. I would first acknowledge, you know how huge it is to just say that out loud? The fact that you came to therapy willingly and said that, there's a part of you that is willing to own that truth. And it may not have manifested in all areas of your life yet, but like, let's look at that part.