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Understanding therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS is a gentle approach that helps you understand the different “parts” of you — the anxious one, the inner critic — and lead them with calm.

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What Internal Family Systems helps with

Trauma and its lingering protectors
Self-criticism and shame
Inner conflict and feeling “two ways at once”
Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

What to expect

You’ll get to know your parts with curiosity instead of judgment, understand what each is protecting, and help them relax so your calm, wise Self can lead. It pairs well with EMDR and trauma work.

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Common questions

Is having “parts” a disorder?

No — parts are a normal feature of every mind. IFS simply gives language to the different feelings we all carry and a kind way to work with them.