All Parts are Welcome...

My work is rooted in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, which sees each of use as made of a core Self, but also many inner parts - some which try to protect us in well-intended but disruptive ways. IFS views most struggles as an overage of protection by parts who have become too extreme, and transforms this - not by force but by negotiation. 

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IFS goes beyond talk therapy to discover what we can't see from the surface, or in a typical therapy conversation. When we engage in inner journeying, or "going inside" as we sometimes call it, I am your co-pilot. I bring the map, the strategy and the safety manual, but you're behind the wheel. I will guide you through a process to safely learn what is driving your struggles, what is needed to shift them, and to obtain whole-system permission to do so. 

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This inner work is done in a respectful and disarming way. We often encounter barriers, protections and things that initially seem unapproachable. However, a common IFS expression is, "If it's IN the way, it IS the way". Using the tools of IFS, we befriend and negotiate with what we find - instead of pushing past, shaming or dismissing it. 

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My clients often experience significant relief quickly doing IFS work. Even if deeper goals or changes take time, experiencing the rapid inner reconnection to Self that IFS brings - often from even just one session - offers spaciousness, energy and a renewed sense of hope in what's possible. 

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Learn more about IFS in this brief video from the model's founder, Dick Schwartz, here: