IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems)
The foundation of how I work — getting to know the different parts of you instead of trying to silence them.
IFS is the foundation of how I work. Instead of treating your anxiety, anger, or shutdown as problems to eliminate, we'll get to know them as parts of you — each with a job, a fear, and a story.
Maybe there's a part of you that panics every time your phone buzzes, still hoping it's them. A part that's furious and wants to protect you from ever being hurt like this again. A part that goes numb because feeling all of it at once would be too much. None of these parts are the problem — they're all trying to protect you in the only ways they know how.
As we build trust with those parts, you'll likely notice you feel less at war with yourself, and more able to respond to hard moments instead of being run by them.
You might be here because —
- You feel like you're fighting yourself — one part wants to move on, another can't let go
- You've tried "just thinking positive" or standard coping skills and they haven't touched the real issue
- You're curious about why the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships
- You want healing that goes beneath behavior into why you feel what you feel
What sessions look like
We slow down and get curious about whatever is loudest in you that week — anxiety, anger, numbness, shame — and approach it not as a symptom to fix, but as a part of you with something to say. Over time, this builds a different relationship with yourself: less self-judgment, more self-leadership.
This work goes beneath "coping skills" into the actual architecture of why you feel what you feel.
Frequently asked
What is IFS therapy, exactly?
Internal Family Systems is a therapy model that sees the mind as made up of different "parts" — protective, wounded, and everything in between — plus a core Self underneath them all. Healing happens by building a relationship between your Self and your parts, rather than fighting or suppressing them.
Do I need to already understand IFS to start?
No. I'll explain the framework as we go — you don't need to read a book on it first (though if you want to, I have recommendations).