Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
in person + virtual in Portland, Oregon and virtual in Seattle, Washington
Are you ready to feel calm, clear, and confident?
✦ IFS is super cool - Just sayin’ ✸
You may be feeling like a part of you wants to change while another part of you doesn’t feel ready to do the work. I understand, and I’m here to help.
I help people heal from past experiences, move through feeling stuck, and reconnect to their intuitive wisdom.
Read more about my approach to IFS Therapy ↓
My approach to Internal Family Systems (IFS)
You’re high functioning and successful, but you’re barely holding it all together. You help others all the time, whether or not you’re in a helping profession. Maybe there’s a part of you that’s ready to stop putting yourself last, while another part of you feels guilty for caring for yourself. Self care seems ok for other people, but you struggle with it personally. You recognize some people pleasing or codependent tendencies but don’t know how to stop. You’re aware of your past trauma. You've done everything right on the outside, but something feels off on the inside.
Like many of my clients, maybe you’ve been to therapy before. You know the tools and coping skills, like meditation, journaling, and breathing exercises, and maybe you’re even pretty good about using them. You feel drawn to spiritual practices and energy work but want those tools to be practical and useful. Maybe you’re even a healer or a helper, either professionally or in your personal life. Even though it feels scary, you’re ready to move on from past experiences and make space for creativity, spirituality, and your intuition.
It's very common for a part of you to be ready to change, while another part of you wants everything to stay the same. As an internal family systems (IFS) therapist, I honor and welcome all parts of you. Together we’ll look at how different parts of you interact with each other and show up in your life.
IFS is a gentle yet effective approach to healing from past trauma and experiences. In my experience personally and with my clients, it allows for deep, lasting healing. IFS offers a path to healing the root cause of anxiety, codependency, depression, eating disorders, childhood trauma, and many other common mental health issues.
In IFS therapy, there is the belief that through connection with our parts, we have the capacity to hold and experience Self energy - which is calm, curious, compassionate, and creative. When we can make space for and heal our parts, we have more access to this type of energy in our daily lives.
Check out the FAQ below for some more info!
FAQs
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IFS Therapy is $250 per 55 minute session. I may have sliding scale spots available. A good faith estimate is available upon scheduling or upon request.
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Over my years of practicing therapy, I’ve observed that committing to meeting weekly, even for a month or two, can make a massive difference in your progress.
However what is most important is that our relationship works for you (and me!).
I typically don’t see anyone less than every other week. Consistency is really important in order to create lasting change.
If every other week or weekly sessions are not accessible due to financial or other reasons, please discuss this with me during your consultation.
We can talk about this more in your complimentary consultation ✦ →
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I am certified level 2 IFS therapist. Being a certified IFS therapists means that I have completed a minimum number of years and hours of IFS practice and supervision, plus a lead trainer from the IFS institute has reviewed video of my sessions and given me their stamp of approval. You can read more about IFS training and certification here: https://ifs-institute.com/ifs-certification
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Yes! But not for psychotherapy. I cannot diagnose or treat mental health conditions for anyone outside of Washington, Oregon, or Texas. I cannot provide therapy to anyone outside of Washington, Oregon, or Texas.
However, I can work with you utilizing both parts work, reiki, energy reading, and astrology as a coach anywhere in the world! We can work on business and career development, spiritual concerns, relationship issues, creative blocks, etc. But if you need mental health support, I will refer you to a mental health professional.
For intuitive sessions outside of therapy, click here.
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I recommend checking out the IFS Institute.
My favorite IFS book is No Bad Parts, written by the founder of IFS - Richard Schwartz. The audio book is especially great, because it includes guided IFS meditations.