Internal family systems

Internal Family Systems, IFS, is a way to practice therapy. IFS is incredibly intuitive, makes sense, and truly offers a way to know yourself from the inside out. From there you can transform your life - your relationships, your work, your identity, your behaviors - to match the hopes and dreams you have always longed and desired for. When I use IFS in my therapy practice, clients tell me they feel more connected to themselves, sense somatic shifts in how they carry stress and tension, have new found hope for life, and leave feeling deeply impacted by this experience.

I often describe it to people by saying, "Have you ever had the experience where one part of you thinks this and another part of you thinks that?" Well, if you have, this is the essence of IFS work. Getting to know these different parts, and using curiosity to connect with them paves the way to healing the parts of us that are deeply wounded and scared. Through this deep healing, our external life transforms because now we are no longer scared and wounded in the same ways, and we get to show up in our life as our innate, powerful self.

IFS is an evidence based practice, which means it has been tried and tested in research and passed with flying colors! IFS is a wonderful means to explore any and all issues. I, in particular, am experienced at working with clients who are dealing with developmental stages of motherhood, eating disorder, depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, and trauma.

If you are curious and would like to learn more about IFS, reference theCenter for Self Leadership.