IFS Workbook for Teenagers: Internal Family Systems, Parts Mapping Exercises for Adolescents, Parts Cards, Trauma Informed Resource

The IFS & Parts Work for Teens Therapy Toolkit brings together 107 printable pages of worksheets, cards, mapping tools and activities. With teen-friendly language, colourful visuals and relatable scenarios, it helps make parts work approachable in therapy sessions.

Explore the part that overthinks a message, the part that wants everything perfect, the part that avoids a difficult task—and what each might be trying to protect.

ACTIVITIES INSIDE

The workbook guides teens through:

• Understanding their internal system
• Identifying and mapping parts
• Getting curious about thoughts, feelings and protective patterns
• Practising “a part of me…” language and creating a little space
• Exploring what protectors fear, predict and need
• Understanding conflict between parts
• Recognising when to pause and return to the present
• Exploring the 8 Cs of Self
• Applying parts work to school, friendships, boundaries and decisions
• Noticing patterns between sessions

WHAT YOU GET (107 workbook)

• 77 workbook pages across 10 structured modules
• 24 Parts Cards
• 24 Protector Strategy Cards
• 16 Needs Cards
• 8 Self-Quality Cards
• 6 blank cards for personalised exploration
• Parts Mapping Board and movable pieces
• 12 Parts Detective cases featuring fictional teen scenarios
• One-page internal system poster
• Therapist guide and quick activity index

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

This is an independently created, IFS-informed educational toolkit from Therapy Courses. It is not official IFS Institute material or affiliated with the IFS Institute. It supports guided exploration and is not a substitute for individualised therapy or professional training.