📚 Between Self and Parts: A 30-Day Journey of Self-Discovery with

The U Model™: ACT & IFS.

 ©Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D, LCSW. Edery House Press.

This book guides you through a month of powerful self-discovery, merging the wisdom of IFS with the actionable steps of ACT.  Wherever books are sold:  https://a.co/d/eM6xPjr


Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D., LCSW

Trauma Recovery Specialist | Creator of the U-Model™ Author & Trainer


Welcome! 


I'm Dr. Rivka Edery (רבקה אדרי) - somatic trauma therapist, author, and a firm believer that the mind is not a battlefield but a household. For over sixteen years, I've sat with survivors of complex trauma, addiction, and intergenerational wounds, and I kept meeting the same truth: the parts of us we fight hardest are the ones working hardest to protect us. That truth became the U-Model™, my integration of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - a multi-stage path from survival-driven reactivity to a life led by Self and steered by values. It lives in my books (including Between Self and Parts: A 30-Day Journey with The U Model™), in the 780+ clinicians I've trained, in a cast of characters named Niggle, Skitch, VelFire, and Skitch-A-Niggle whom you're warmly invited to meet. 


Meet the characters from the workbook →

https://www.rivkaedery.com/meet-the-parts


Whether you've come here to heal, to train, or simply because some quiet part of you was curious: you're in the right place, and every part of you is welcome here.


Let's begin.



Approved ASWB Provider – Nationwide CE credits for social workers and mental health professionals.


    Quick Access

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Featured Books & Tools

Between Self and Parts: A 30-Day Journey of Self-Discovery with The U-Model™: ACT & IFS

© Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D, LCSW | Edery House Press

This practical guide blends IFS parts work with ACT processes for daily self-compassion and growth.

Wherever books are sold: https://a.co/d/eM6xPjr


The Alcoholics Anonymous Workbook: A Twelve-Step Recovery Program for Healing   (Forthcoming August 2027)

By Dr. Rivka A. Edery, Psy.D., LCSW | Dover Publications / Ixia Press

Building on Trauma and Transformation: A 12-Step Guide, this workbook offers clear Step summaries, exercises, journaling, and trauma-informed strategies for sobriety and transformation. It is based on ACT and IFS therapeutic modalities.


Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alcoholics-Workbook-Twelve-Step-Recovery-Program/dp/0486855465

(ISBN: 9780486855465 | Paperback)



Access the 30-Day U-Model™ Audio Master Class → https://www.rivkaedery.com/30-day-u-model--audio-protocol

(Self-guided audio protocol for applying the U-Model™ framework daily)



Recognition & Impact

  • 2025 Recognition of Excellence – Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) for clinical leadership and U-Model™ innovation
  • 2025 Outstanding Service Award – A Home Within for trauma-responsive CE curricula
  • Abstract Reviewer (Selected) – 2026 NASW National Conference
  • Grant Reviewer – ACBS Foundation (2024–Present)
  • Peer Reviewer – Journal of Mental Health and Well-Being
  • IFS Institute Program Assistant – Mentoring Level 1 trainees
  • Trained 780+ licensed clinicians through NASW-NC, A Home Within, and accredited programs
  • Publications cited 46+ times (Google Scholar) with 12,000+ ResearchGate reads



What I Offer

  • Advanced CE trainings bridging IFS & ACT for complex trauma, foster care healing, and clinician resilience
  • The U-Model™ Practitioner Certification (30-hour program, 30 APA/CE credits, lifetime manuals)
  • Monthly Fireside Group – A "living laboratory" for open dialogue on parts work and healing
  • Scholarly research on implementation science, public health prevention, and vulnerable populations



Approved ASWB Provider – Nationwide CE credits for social workers and mental health professionals.



Let's Connect

Email: redery@rivkaedery.com

Phone: +1 361 704 4051

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Dr. Rivka Edery, Psy.D, LCSW, MSW, M-RAS, IFS Level I


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