Voice Dialogue  also called Parts Work

What is Voice Dialogue? 

Voice Dialogue is a method of therapy enabling the individual to become aware of their different parts or selves. Inner selves or sub-personalities emerge and by actually speaking from these parts, situations, relationships, and dilemmas can be understood and resolved in a new and unique way.  The therapist engages the parts in dialogue to address patterns or tendencies that may be impeding progress. By interfacing with these different selves, it's possible to deepen awareness, identifying voices that are not helpful that may be running one's life and relationships. It's also possible to identify parts that need strengthening and to gain understanding of how to decrease stress and move towards greater personal self-actualisation.

Who originated it?

Voice Dialogue is a model of psychotherapy that was developed by psychologists, Hal and Sidra Stone. There are several books by the Stones, amongst them is,
​"Embracing our Selves'.
"Voice Dialogue is a method for giving voice to our various selves, also known as inner selves, parts, sub-personalities and archetypes.
Voice Dialogue is about developing the ability to handle or manage our selves in a more conscious way. 
It is our selves that hold our conscious and sub-conscious thoughts, feelings, memories, perceptions, beliefs and values. Clients are guided to speak from a part in order to discover deep-seated patterns and mechanisms that may be controlling their behaviour since early childhood. Awareness and working with these parts is a journey that has profound impact, widening self-perception and leading to a more compassionate understanding of the self in relation to others.


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The Psychology of Selves

Clients name and identify their parts or selves as they become relevant in relation to the therapeutic process they are undergoing. Some examples of selves are:
Inner Critic
Rule Maker
Perfectionist
Procrastinator
Pusher
People Pleaser
Entertainer
Peacekeeper
Mediator
The Rebel
Care-giver
Victim
Nurturer
Controller
Organiser
The Seeker
Achiever
Joker
Patriarch/Matriarch
Good Boy/Good Girl
The Rule Maker
The Protector
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