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.
Amidst all the doing, performing, and proving oneself, there comes a time when everything needs to slow down and people need to stand back and look around. When I met my counselor, I figured she would not notice and not try to understand and join me in hard places. I was wrong: it is possible to find someone who hears and values what is said, making space where life can be looked at differently...
My extensive experience and clinical concentration includes but is not limited to working with adolescents in the criminal justice system, adults struggling with a cancer diagnosis, and combat veterans with severe clinical PTSD and suicidal ideation. Individual and group therapy as well as psycho-educational groups have been my continued focus to guide individuals in processing and healing thei...
Darnel Scott, LMFT, completed her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University, TX and she is also a certified Neurofeedback practitioner. She has done extensive training in the field of Neurofeedback and enjoys the fast results this modality brings to her clients, especially those who struggle with Anxiety, Depression, ADD, ADHD, Autism, Migraines, PTSD and...
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