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What is Inner Relationship Focusing?
1. 1980s therapy 
2. Encourages clients to be in a gentle, patient relationship with themselves, including the parts of the person that are negative (ex. Overwhelming, buried, etc.)
3. When a client treats themselves with acceptance and awareness, new insights, changes, and healing can occur.
4. Approaching the self with friendliness, gentle curiosity, calmness, detached and nonjudgemental.
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