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.
My clients include individual adults, couples, families, and groups. During my years in the counseling field I've worked with depression, anxiety, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, self-harm, addictions, dissociative disorders, men's and women's issues, codepedency, communication, infidelity, grief and loss, boundaries, divorce, parenting, marital problems, eating disorders, li...
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NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CLIENTS. I help couples, families and individuals cope with the disruptions and challenges of chronic illness, terminal illness, physical disabilities, mothers with high-risk, medically complicated pregnancies, or infants and children who are medically complex or have life-limiting illness. I also work with grief and loss, anxiety and relationship conflict, especially as...
We all want to feel good about how we show up in the world everyday, awake and happy at home, work, and out there in the world. I work with individuals, parents. I specialize in working with men's issues, anxiety and depression, relationship challenges, trauma and addiction, and life transitions such as divorce or career change. I work with couples struggling with conflict and parenting issues...
Have you experienced a traumatic event? Have you felt depressed, anxious, irritable, numb, hopeless, worthless, hypervigilant, shame, mistrust, a loss of self, or emotionally overwhelmed? Are you experiencing nightmares, flashbacks, panic attacks, insomnia, headaches, or problems concentrating? Have you thought about or participated in self-destructive behaviors or felt a loss of self? You are ...
** NOT CURRENTLY ABLE TO ACCEPT OR RESPOND TO NEW CLIENT REQUESTS ** I enjoy working with a wide range of clients. As a queer-identified person I am proud to specialize in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) affirmative treatment. While living in New York City, I worked with The Trevor Project helpline for LGBTQ youth, focused on LGBTQ populations while earning my MSW, and le...
*I am not taking any new clients right now.* Chances are things aren't going as well as you had hoped. You might be feeling a loss of purpose or direction or maybe you haven't felt joy in a while. Perhaps you have made decisions that aren't in your best interest or maybe you are feeling less confident then you used to. It's been hard to live in the present and you are feeling fear and anxiety. ...
My practice incorporates and integrates knowledge and techniques from various therapeutic modalities. I can conduct therapy sessions in English, Spanish or Portuguese. I have specific training in EMDR and Sensorimotor (somatic) Psychotherapy. I am very interested in the burgeoning field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and have experience in guiding Ketamine-assisted sessions. I'd like to...
I’m not currently accepting new clients. I will update this statement when the time comes that this changes. I work with individuals and couples feeling stressed, overworked, and disconnected. My style of therapy is interactive, supportive, and empathetic - I strive to work with you to explore patterns, deepen understanding, build compassion, and learn skills to turn conflict into connection. I...
Perhaps the suckiest part about wrestling with feelings of anxiety, depression and low self-worth is that so often our families and friends just don’t get it. Sure, they try to be helpful. But invalidating advice, like “just try to be grateful for what you have,” only makes you feel worse, as if somehow YOU’RE the problem. It leaves you feeling not only lost, but alone. As much as you isolate, ...
I use a systemic perspective as an LMFT to aide in the growth and healing for families, couples, and individuals who are recovering from trauma, anger, domestic violence, and many other struggles. I enjoy supporting clients as they walk their journey and offering new perspectives along the way using experiential and strengths-based modalities. I am sensitive to the life experiences of clients a...
NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. We are living in precarious times. Our world has been turned upside down and the secure future we've strived to build is collapsing around us. We are all experiencing a fair amount of anxiety and fear. If you have a history of anxiety and trauma, that becomes compounded in the era of the pandemic. Now more than ever, you need support, healing, and tools for navigating...
As a licensed clinical social worker, I am dedicated to helping children, adolescents, adults, couples and families to cope with daily challenges and transitions. I strive to help create a greater sense of overall peace, hope and self-awareness. It is my honor to be able to work with clients who are brave enough to show me into their world, so that I can help pave a smoother path. I specialize ...
*** Currently not accepting new clients*** I use a variety of approaches to meet the unique and individual goals of my clients. I strive to help my clients work through the challenges of their past, integrate their present and strive towards their future. I believe relationships form the foundation for healing and encourage my clients to explore a variety of holistic healing practices in additi...
