IFS

Internal Family Systems

IFS Internal Family Systems is a mental, emotional, and energetic therapeutic model used by non-therapist practitioners and licensed counselors. It is a method derived from the research and learning of Richard Schwartz, a psychotherapist of 40+ years. IFS is rooted as much in Indigenous practices as it is in Richard’s long history of working with clients.

In my experience, what lies at the the heart of IFS is the premise that we all exist as grounded, loving, compassionate, and curious beings, but that this true nature of ours can be, or is often, obscured by “parts” of us who hold past wounds, unmet needs, emotional burdens, internalized beliefs about self and other, and perspectives on the best way to get needs met.

IFS practitioners and therapists are trained to identify these parts and explore their concerns, emotional burdens, strategies, beliefs, and interests with the client, so that the client’s inner system can become less emotionally burdened, and more integrated and self-regulated.

I have been a PA (practice assistant) in many IFS training spaces for over 4 years. My role has been to work with training participants one-to-one, in triads, and in small groups, providing guidance in the use of IFS, answering questions on the philosophy and methodology of IFS, leading practice sessions, and working on the practical level with participants as they learn to explore their own inner family system. This experience, along with many years working with clients, has given me an incredible foundation of strength and skill, as well as a depth of experience with IFS.

My love for this modality lies in its close proximity to my own personal beliefs and practices, my longstanding Buddhist and conflict resolution ways. I have been using IFS for myself in my own growth since 2014 and have found it to be a profound method of deep and lasting healing for me as an individual and a “marginalized” member of our global sociocultural community.

For information on rates and fess for IFS individual sessions, click Rates and Fees.

IFIO

Intimacy from the Inside Out

IFIO Intimacy from the Inside Out is a relational therapeutic model that is founded in the tenets of IFS. The cornerstone of IFIO is tracking partner communications to uncover the ways each person’s IFS parts become activated and react. Tracking allows for more awareness within conflict and other interactions. Having a greater awareness of one’s own parts and of one’s partners’ parts can allow for more grounded communication, easier joint decision making, and overall connection. IFIO brings compassion to the surface and creates the spaciousness necessary to create and foster conscious and meaningful relationships.

For more information on rates and fees for poly and monogamous IFIO sessions, click Rates and Fees.