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.
I support clients in regaining authentic ways of being and acting. In times of challenge it is natural to move into a state of contraction, where it becomes difficult to imagine how to respond. When we're held in a supportive and trusted environment by someone who knows the territory of the distress, we can regain the ability to be with our difficulties and move from our own sense of knowing an...
I help people who are anxious, overwhelmed, confused, and stressed learn to manage their emotions and feel more in control, at ease, and clear about their life's direction. Have you been struggling with feeling like there is too much to do, that you're not okay, or not capable enough to make the changes you desire? Are you struggling to figure out how to get going and how to take better care of...
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I believe strongly that every individual has beautiful and amazing strengths within themselves. I also believe that every person experiences pain and suffering in life. During our time together it is my hope to facilitate a time and space to explore that pain as well as recognize the strengths you have. Life can be hard and I find it an honor that you trust me to share this time and space with...
It takes tremendous courage and strength to ask for help and allow another person into your life when you feel vulnerable and alone. It has been my honor to work with adolescents, adults, couples and families for the past several years to promote healing and growth. I strongly believe in utilizing a strength based approach that promotes a partnership between my clients and I so that we may achi...
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ACCEPTING CLIENTS! "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward" -kierkegaard. Pursuing additional support is one of the first steps towards therapeutic healing and growth. Although everyone's journey is different, my commitment as a counselor is to help with self exploration, empowerment and ability to uncover the underlying answers within themselves. Sometimes the most...
The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering. -Ben Orki, Nigerian Poet and Novelist Hello my name is Nathalia Grauvogel and thank you for looking at my profile. Please visit my website www.northernwellnesscounseling.com for more information about my practice. For quickest response please contact m...
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I believe that therapy is a partnership and relationship between myself and a client. We will work together to explore what it means to become whole, explore what your true authentic self looks like, and how to manifest your best self into your life. We will explore together ways to regulate emotions, cultivate healthy and satisfying relationships, reduce distress while integrating mindfulness ...
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