Voice Dialogue Therapy for Inner Self-Exploration in Valley Village & Los Angeles California
Voice Dialogue therapy at FamilyTime Centers in Valley Village, Los Angeles, helps you explore the many “selves” or sub-personalities within your mind. Through guided sessions, you’ll gain clarity, improve emotional balance, and make conscious decisions to enhance relationships, reduce inner conflict, and promote lasting personal growth.
What Is Voice Dialogue and How Does It Work?
Voice Dialogue, developed by psychologists Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, is based on the theory that the mind contains multiple “selves”—such as the Inner Critic, the Pleaser, the Rebel, and the Vulnerable Child. Therapy sessions allow these parts to speak so clients can understand their intentions and stop being unconsciously controlled by them.
Key Benefits
Uncovers Hidden Parts of the Self
Reveals inner voices that influence behavior without conscious awareness.
Builds Inner Clarity and Compassion
Helps clients appreciate the role each self plays—even when in conflict.
Improves Emotional Regulation
Reduces internal power struggles and extreme reactions.
Promotes Conscious Choice
Supports decision-making based on integrated self-awareness.
Treatment Goals
Identify Primary and Disowned Selves
Explore which inner voices dominate and which have been pushed away.
Understand the Function of Each Self
Recognize why each part exists and what it’s trying to protect.
Develop an Inner Aware Ego
Cultivate a centered self capable of listening to all parts without fusing with any one.
Increase Inner Harmony and Integration
Reduce polarizations and improve cooperation among parts.
A Direct Line to the Voices That Shape Your Life
Voice Dialogue gives space to the full range of internal perspectives—especially those typically ignored, silenced, or disowned. By giving voice to these selves, clients gain greater emotional range, depth, and freedom to choose how they live and relate.
Mapping Inner Selves
Identify the dominant inner voices (e.g., the Controller, the Critic, the Caretaker) and those that feel suppressed or hidden.
Facilitated Voice Sessions
With the therapist’s guidance, allow individual selves to “speak” in session—each from its own perspective.
Witness From the Aware Ego
Encourage reflection from a centered consciousness that can hold all perspectives.
Explore Polarizations
Identify opposing selves (e.g., Pusher vs. Relaxer) and mediate their conflicting agendas.
Support Daily Integration
Apply awareness of parts to real-life decisions, relationships, and emotional responses.
Parts Dialogue Journal
Write back-and-forth reflections between dominant and disowned selves.
Chair Work with Selves
Physically move between seats to speak from different parts of the psyche.
Aware Ego Check-In Practice
Daily reflection from a neutral center to observe part dynamics.
Polarized Selves Mapping Sheet
Visually map out opposing internal voices and their needs or fears.
