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 believe that counseling should be affordable, accessible, and pursued without shame. Let's be honest, we have ALL encountered things in our lives that have impacted our mood, feelings, behaviors, thoughts, reasoning, judgement, decision-making and beliefs. Making the decision to invest in yourself and your personal wellness through counseling, takes courage. At Branch and Vines Counseling...
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I love helping kids, teens, & adults who feel stuck. Stuck with fears, stress, and worry. Stuck with anxiety that makes it hard to do things. Stuck with memories of a frightening event that happened a long time ago, but feels like it was just yesterday. Stuck with difficulties related to complex and attachment trauma. My areas of specialization include anxiety and trauma. I am an EMDR trained...
I am a licensed professional clinical mental health therapist with 17 years of experience in individual/group therapy for substance use, mental health disorders, and HIV/AIDS. I specialize in various and eclectic treatment approaches and modalities with compassionate and empathetic emphasis. For example, I use Cognitive Therapies (SCT, CBT, and DBT), Mindfulness, Exposure, and Motivational...
Tim has been treating clients of all ages with addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression issues for more than 20 years. He is an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University and has written about, and lectured extensively on, addiction and mental health topics. He has used his clinical expertise in the treatment of addiction within a variety of residential, outpatient, and community-based...
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I am a licensed psychotherapist with special training and expertise in the areas of Marriage and Family systems therapy. In the therapy sessions I provide a safe place for you to reflect on your personal growth, and I assist you in exploring present issues, helping you understand, identify, and modify dis-empowering beliefs. I am client focused, believing in the importance of the therapeutic...
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