What is Internal Family Systems Therapy?

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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.

Therapists Who Specialize in IFS Therapy

Jungeun Kim, Ph.D. LP

Irvine

California

Are you a people-pleaser, overthinker and/or perfectionist, who is looking for a non-judgmental, transformative space to gain insights and self-awareness about why your inner critics are so loud? You may be feeling exhausted from putting yourself down and dismissing your own needs in the name of productivity, achievement, or avoiding rejection and mistakes. You have spent enough time being hars...

Regular Guys Counseling, LLC

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

Are you feeling like no matter what you do you always find yourself backed into the corner of self-doubt and decision paralysis? Are you feeling locked into self-destructive thought and behavioral patterns? Have you convinced yourself that your worst negative core beliefs are true and unchangeable? There is another way. Regular Guys Counseling specializes in navigating issues of masculinity, no...

Candice McDonald

Colorado Springs

Colorado

When feelings of stress are beginning to build up and a loss of control seems to be more and more inevitable, I can help. If you are having difficulty dealing with every day life or that everyone is against you, then lets talk about it. Putting yourself first will help bring out the best version of yourself. By making the steps to seek counseling, you will develop skills to help when life throws…
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Founder/CEO of Maple Leaf Counseling in Claremont, Arcadia, and Telehealth throughout California. We are passionate about helping clients find a solid sense of self, while staying emotionally connected with others. We believe that when someone gets to know themselves on a deeper level they are better able to live the life they choose.

Tyler Walker, MAC, LMHC

Gainesville

Florida

Tyler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida with his Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He integrates Emotion Focused therapy, Attachment theory, the Interpersonal Process, Person-Centered therapy, and IFS.
As an integrative psychiatric provider, I take a holistic and comprehensive approach to mental health care and blend both conventional psychiatry with complementary approaches. My focus is beyond treating symptoms and takes into consideration the gut-brain connection, genetics, interpersonal, lifestyle, and environmental contributions to create a personalized treatment plan, enhance self care, ...