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 have years of experience working with adolescents and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and behavioral and mental heath issues . I believe in providing a welcoming and supportive environment, using a strength based/client centered approach to support and empower my people to find their happiness and empowerment. We all go through difficult times in life and I believe...
My name is Joelle Kuuleinani Branch, and I have been dedicated to serving my community of Hawaii for many years. My extensive experience provides me the privilege to support children, adolescents, adults, and families dealing with challenges like anxiety, depression, substance abuse, PTSD and much more. I have an extensive clinical work history with psychiatric facilities, hospital, substance...
I work alongside clients to help them find peace and understanding beyond the emotional pain, trauma, or negative habits that they are experiencing. I encourage, and make space for, clients to gain clarity within themselves, to decrease distress, create positive and meaningful relationships, and find hope through their darkest times. I use Interpersonal Process, Attachment, CBT, Trauma, Family...
Therapy can be an important resource on the journey through processing issues and gaining clarity, trust, self-discovery, and satisfaction in self and relationship. Throughout life, challenges arise that require care, attention, and help to navigate well. These challenges often demand that we learn new skills, strategies, and perspectives that can help move us toward the life we want to live. I...
I specialize in working with folks who have experienced trauma, Portuguese speakers, veterans, and people of color, in addition to providing services to clients with a range of presenting concerns. If you want to feel more connected to yourself and others, to feel more wholehearted and present and less overwhelmed or "stuck," to work through experiences in your past, and/or to feel more confide...
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I am beginning this independent practice after some 16 years in therapy delivery and instruction at The University of Arizona. Having passed about 80,000 hours of therapy delivery, you will see that my enthusiasm and compassion are poised to help you. I can be directive and offer homework and information sheets so our conversations can go with you. As an adult with ADHD, and now some 30 years o...
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In our work together, I'll help you explore your personal history so that you can achieve a deeper understanding of your current problems and achieve greater self-awareness. I believe our early experiences and traumas show up in our current lives and can manifest themselves in a myriad of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Therefore, I view therapy as a guide moving us towards the necessary...
Therigatha Center for Psychotherapy (TCP) serves primarily adult women between the ages of 18 and 65 healing from interpersonal trauma such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect, along with medical trauma. Trauma can manifest itself in anxiety, depression, problems with sleep, interpersonal relationship difficulties, and intimacy and somatic complaints (to name a few). TCP offers...
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You're exhausted and overwhelmed by life, it's just too much and you feel like a failure. The to-do list goes on forever, the kids always need YOU and you're not sure that you're really enough. Maybe you've been feeling sad, anxious, irritable, and disconnected from those you love. Or when you first woke up this morning everything felt okay for a minute, but then you remembered, and it was like...
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