Yeah sure. There’s a component of inner child work, but not entirely. Some of it is very much that kind of thing, but sometimes, such as the coffee example, it’s more about what’s going on at the time.

There’s definitely a strong inner child component, much stronger than I ever realised there could be, I wrote about that here when I wrote about using this method on MDMA. They’re a great combo, though there are obviously a whole other load of considerations.

As for depression, you could use it, but I wouldn’t want to recommend it because everyone is different. For some it would be great, others would really benefit from having a professional present. I wouldn’t want to say a blanket yes or no.

As for psychosis, there are reports and suggestions that meditation can lead to episodes of psychosis. Again everyone is different but I wouldn’t want people to dive in without knowing the possibilities. If someone with psychosis wanted to use IFS with a therapist, that would be different as the process would be more talking and not a meditation as such.

Hope that helps!