Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful, evidence-based therapy model based on the idea that, like members of a family, each person has a system of inner parts—each with its own role, voice, and purpose.

Some parts might show up as anxious thoughts, inner criticism, avoidance, or perfectionism. Others may carry deep emotional pain from childhood or past relationships. Even when these parts seem self-sabotaging, they all have one thing in common: they're trying to protect you.

IFS helps you reconnect to your core Self—the calm, compassionate presence within you—and from that space, begin to understand and heal the parts of you that feel stuck or wounded.

How Does IFS Work?

In IFS therapy, we learn how to:

• Identify your various parts and the roles they play

• Unblend from overwhelming thoughts and emotions

• Create space between your Self and your inner experience

• Develop relationships of compassion, curiosity, and clarity toward your inner world

• Gently help protective parts step back so that exiled, wounded parts can be seen and healed

This process brings deep insight, emotional relief, and long-term internal harmony.

Why Use IFS?

IFS is especially helpful for people who experience:

• Chronic inner conflict

• Harsh inner criticism

• Trauma-related symptoms

• Emotional shutdown or over-reactivity

• Anxiety, shame, or unworthiness

• Patterns of codependency or people-pleasing

• Feeling "stuck" despite trying to change

Whether you're struggling with the aftermath of childhood trauma or navigating present-day stress, IFS can help you build a more compassionate relationship with yourself.

How I Integrate IFS Into Therapy

We may weave IFS into our work together alongside other approaches such as Brainspotting, EMDR therapy, or talk therapy. Because IFS is a flexible model, it pairs beautifully with both somatic and trauma-focused modalities.

Together, we’ll create a path that’s personalized, collaborative, and responsive to your nervous system.

Ready to Begin?

If you're feeling blocked, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your true self, IFS therapy can help you understand what’s happening inside—and offer a way forward that honors all parts of you.