The Nature and Healing of Exiles, with Cece Sykes
From IFS Talks by Aníbal Henriques, Tisha Shull & Alexia Rothman
April 10, 2025 · 1h 21m
About this episode
The episode features Cece Sykes discussing the nature and healing of exiles in Internal Family Systems therapy.
Today we are welcoming back Cece Sykes. Cece is a senior trainer at the Internal Family Systems Institute with over thirty-five years of clinical experience specializing in recovery from trauma and addiction. Her chapter on addictive processes appears in IFS: Innovations & Elaborations. She is a co-author of the book, Treating Addictive Processes with Internal Family Systems Therapy, published in 2023. Cece also developed the Heart Lessons of the Journey retreat for an on-going study of therapist narratives. She lectures and consults internationally on these and other related subjects. Cece lives and works in the Chicago area. Today, we will be speaking with her about the Nature and Healing of Exiles in IFS therapy.
People in this episode
Hosts: Aníbal Henriques, Tisha Shull, Alexia Rothman
Guest: Cece Sykes
Topics covered
- Internal Family Systems
- trauma recovery
- addiction
- healing
- therapy
- exiles
Keywords
- IFS therapy
- exiles
- trauma
- addiction recovery
- Cece Sykes
- Heart Lessons of the Journey
- therapist narratives
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Internal Family Systems Institute
Books & works: IFS: Innovations & Elaborations, Treating Addictive Processes with Internal Family Systems Therapy
Places: Chicago
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