Internal Family Systems therapy encourages people to embrace all parts of themselves, even the difficult ones. Its goal is to help people achieve balance and harmony within themselves.
IFS states that people do not have “bad” parts. Instead, they experience difficulty embracing all aspects as simultaneously affecting one another. IFS seeks to name and understand these parts and ultimately balance the factors that work toward self-growth.
Life experiences can encourage the various parts of the self to become out of balance, forcing the system into a less-than-harmonious operating state. Your IFS counselor will help you recognize these parts of yourself, inquire as to why you think they might be off-balance, and then assist you in balancing them.
People with a wide range of mental health concerns can benefit from IFS, but it is particularly effective for those who have dealt with traumatic experiences.
"Taking small steps to big changes" is the strategy I use in my work with individuals facing health challenges and others looking to make sustained behavioral change. My integrated approach combines 30 years experience as a mental health clinician with my training as a health coach and therapeutic yoga teacher. I work successfully with significant health concerns like cancer, diabetes, obesity,...
Are you having relationship problems or sexual difficulties? I specialize in working with individuals and couples seeking sex therapy and couples counseling to improve intimacy and communication and to deal with desire discrepancy, and conflict. I work with women's sexual health issues: vaginismus, sexual trauma, past abuse, pelvic pain, low desire. There is help, don't suffer! Call me. I offer...
In sessions, I work to listen deeply and create an accepting atmosphere. There, you can become curious about your thoughts, feelings and actions, explore how your past is influencing your life today and confront the repeating patterns of emotional reaction and behavior that get in the way of your finding satisfaction in your relationships and work. In my practice, I work with individuals with...
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I am experienced and work effectively with clients from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Patient and empathetic listening enables me to understand your experiences, perspectives and goals for therapy. Strength-based approaches help you to address troubling concerns while building upon the attributes and characteristics that work to you...
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I help people with feelings of anxiety, stress, panic, depression and disconnect. You might be struggling with low self worth or a relentless inner critic that affects your relationships or school or work performance. By using a trauma informed approach we uncover what lies underneath allowing for understanding, access to compassion and the easing of...
I am a Licensed Counselor trained in several trauma resolution models. My style is eclectic and client-centered with a goal of creating a safe place to help you live the best life for you. I believe everyone has the ability to heal and that the right therapist can help you experience and recognize your true self so you can start enjoying a life filled with joy, passion and love. I specialize in...
I am a licensed social worker, also trained as a school psychologist, with experience in a variety of settings. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults with a range of issues in school systems, private practice, correctional facilities, non-profits, the foster care system, group homes, etc. These varying settings have provided me with extensive experience in working with trauma, moo...
I primarily work with women who are going through a life transition. Sometimes this looks like the end of a relationship, feeling stuck in a career, or not really being sure where to go next but knowing it is time to make a change. I am passionate about providing support to my clients and helping them feel empowered. I specialize in perinatal counseling and see women struggling with infertility...
Early experiences result in our developing defensive structures that are meant to protect our vulnerability, but also create restrictions in our capacity to feel or perceive what is happening in the moment. This patterning shapes our perception of others, and also of ourselves. Although traditional insight-oriented talk therapy allows for an understanding which can harmonize our awareness with ...
Since 1991, I've counseled both the hurting and those with healthy lives wanting more; the juvenile offender and the diplomat; migrants or multi-generational Americans. Each individual was uniquely capable of compassion and love, each had his/her own times of strife, and each was capable of flourishing with warm support and a willing ear. My role is to ensure that the work done in the therapy r...
I have a deep commitment for helping individuals and families rebuild and improve their lives. At our core, we're people. People with families, with emotions and with life experiences-some wonderful and some painful. It's our human-ness that attracted all of us at Healing Minds into this field. We're committed to helping others identify and address the root causes of what they're going through,...
People who come to see me are often dealing with painful life-altering changes, depression, or anxiety. Some have long-standing emotional problems that have affected relationships or progress in their careers. People who have had therapy in the past and found it helpful are seeking to learn and understand more about their strengths and vulnerabilities. Frequently couples are struggling to...
Are you looking to relieve stress and anxiety while strengthening relationships during this time of uncertainty with the corona virus? I am here to help individuals, couples, children and families tune into their own healing capacities, increase coping strategies, or just provide you with a space to talk about and release some of the buildup of worry. People often say reaching out for the 1st...
Are you looking for some relief, and just want peace/balance in your life? Have you been feeling overwhelmed and stressed about issues in you relationships, family, work or just life in general? Give us a call. We at Seed To Tree are here to help. Scheduling an appointment is just a click away. In person sessions are currently available but require preapproval....
I work with clients whose PTSD, anxiety, depression, and addictions were caused by relational trauma. This kind of trauma occurs when the actions of another violate the trust on which a relationship was built. The experience of profound and unexpected betrayal (as children or adults) can be deeply traumatic and cause lasting changes in the areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotion,...
