“I’m thrilled with this book! I spent much of my career trying unsuccessfully to convince the

field of psychiatry that IFS was effective with difficult to treat conditions like OCD. Melissa

Mose is an OCD specialist who has a depth of knowledge about and experience with the

condition. She knows the pluses and minuses of the traditional exposure approach, and, in this

well-written book, she deftly combines elements of exposure with a thorough understanding of

IFS. She provides ample case examples complete with transcribed dialogues and extensive

details in terms of how to implement her approach. I believe this represents a breakthrough in the

treatment of OCD and Melissa exhibits such mastery that I suspect many OCD specialists will be

tempted to try it out.”

Dick Schwartz, PhD

Developer of the IFS model

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Psychiatry

Harvard Medical School