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
Visit AthenaVahn.com to schedule a free phone consultation. I work with those who want to breakthrough anxiety, PTSD, depression, emptiness, suffering, codependency, dysfunctional relationship patterns. I also specialize in divorce and heartbreak recovery. Feeling 'stuck' in suffering is not only incredibly painful, it can seem hopeless. My integrative approach blends therapy and coaching metho...
We all face experiences that are often difficult, painful, and even traumatic. So many of us face these situations feeling alone, overwhelmed, ashamed, and vulnerable. I believe healing and transformation comes from within, by reconnecting with our inner wisdom, becoming more self-aware, and growing more in self-love and compassion. Pain and vulnerability can also teach us a lot about ourselves...
Societal and familial conditioning are common threads that run through the center of depression and anxiety. Our limiting beliefs are not often truly our own, but that of a past wounded caregiver, the voice of difficult experiences, or societal norms. As a result, we often feel out of alignment with our morals, values, needs, and desires. The more stressed we are the more those limiting beliefs...
( English | العربية ) فمن المدهش تماما ما العلاج يمكن القيام به بالنسبة لك. زملائي وانا نرحب المنكرين والخبرة. نستمر في الاستفادة من العلاج الكلاسيكي مع العلاجات الحديثة والديناميكية. نحن متخصصون في علاج الاكتئاب والقلق ، وتعاطي المخدرات والإدمان ، والقضايا الفردية والعلاقات ، والمراهقين والأسر. نحن نوظف العلاجات الموجهة نحو البصيرة ، والعلاج السلوكي المعرفي ، والعلاج السلوكي الجدلي ، والمقابلا...
I believe that therapy is a wonderful way to explore inner thoughts and feelings in a safe, supportive, encouraging environment. I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults who are struggling with a variety of challenges such as trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, post partum, infertility, miscarriage, parenting struggles, and family and relationship difficulties. I believe in...
Anna Saviano
Kansas City
Missouri
Anna Saviano
Kansas City
Missouri
Being in the world can be hard *and* I believe the universe is abundant. My work focuses on supporting individuals on their journey of healing, growth and actualization. I provide a safe and comfortable space to explore and process whatever past or current concerns are disconnecting you from your life path. My goal is to help young adults and adults resolve trauma and fully engage in the life y...
Brian Costello
Buffalo
New York
Brian Costello
Buffalo
New York
We're all doing the best we can with what we have to work with. However, life is always changing, and the tools we were given in the past, may not be working for us in the present. Counseling can act as a software update for your mind, clearing out old ideas, unprocessed emotion, and beliefs that are holding you back from reaching your goals. I use EMDR therapy and other evidence-based modaliti...
Jen Oetjen
Mesa
Arizona
Jen Oetjen
Mesa
Arizona
What I have found is that most people are looking to feel significant, connected, validated, and content. People are exhausted trying to maintain a perfect lifestyle, raise the best kids, be the best spouse, friend, and volunteer they can be. They are trying to look amazing and maintain joy while doing everything for everyone else. Without even meaning to, people are piling more "to do's" on th...
Rachel Pelander
Seattle
Washington
Rachel Pelander
Seattle
Washington
*MY PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY FULL...please contact me to be added to my wait list.* Our lives are the context for tremendous brokenness and tremendous beauty. I would love to walk alongside you as you tend to the brokenness and discover the beauty. I specialize in supporting individuals and couples towards healing and hope using research based therapy approaches. I provide a safe place to process...
I am passionate about working with young adults and women. Here you will find compassionate, evidence based approaches to therapy, and I tailor therapy sessions to meet your individual needs. I take insurance (Cigna, BCBS, & Optum) as well as self-pay, and I am conveniently located off of Hartmann Exit on I40 in Lebanon, TN. Currently, I offer in person as well as telehealth appointments. I am ...
*NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* If you are seeking counseling, you may have noticed patterns in your life keeping you from the direction you would like to go. These patterns could include constant judgments of yourself and others, lashing out even at those to whom you are close, or shutting down when things get hard. You might be trying to make sense of challenging relationships, in the...
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or PTSD? Do you feel emotionally stuck? Or do you feel like your emotions high-jack you? Have people told you they can't get close to you? Have you tried to live a full and meaningful life but find you need help to overcome something in your past? I would love to meet with you. My approach is to teach skills that can bring relief in th...
Ephphatha ‘Be Opened’ Consulting Services, Inc.
Chicago
Illinois
Ephphatha ‘Be Opened’ Consulting Services, Inc.
Chicago
Illinois
Are you fighting with your partner and don't know why? It just seems like every time you both try and communicate it ends up in an argument. Where once was balance between work, life, and relationship, but now there is a feeling of imbalance. Has there been infidelity and wondering if your relationship can make it through? Or it just feels like your relationship is in a rut and you don't know w...