I bring my Trauma Informed & Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trained approach to all our work together. As an experiential & transformative therapy IFS brings profound Self understanding & Self-Compassion. That's where healing happens.

When we experience overwhelming pain, fear, sorrow & shame we tend to shut the vulnerable parts of ourselves away. Sometimes the parts that are ‘too’ joyous, free & Creative get exiled too. What's often left are the hard core critical or striving parts that are struggling to ‘hold it all together’ & the ‘fuck it all’ parts that swear to do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep us from feeling that pain again (by bingeing, distracting or raging). 

These patterns keep us from being the full expression of ourselves that we long for & that could offer the most to the people we love. IFS offers a way to welcome all of our parts to be known & healed in a safe, systematic & Compassionate way opening a new level of integration & authenticity.

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In our sessions I share both the map & lantern that this model offers as you enter your inner world, to explore those places where you might be feeling overwhelmed, confused & stuck. IFS brings understanding and Compassion to all those aspects of ourselves that we have hidden away or been disconnected from. It also guides us to Connect with an incredibly resourceful internal state called Self (ironically the close equivalent of the Buddhist concept of ‘no Self’) a way of being that is mindfully Compassionate & free from the agenda driven, stress laden & uncentered ego we learn to think of as ourselves. From this wise, Calm, Compassionate & Curious place we can welcome & re-Connect to all of our parts. It is transformative & can be used as a life practice beyond & independent of our work with a therapist so that we can begin to live from a place of Self leadership. As a model, it is evidence based with research demonstrating it’s efficacy in the treatment of Anxiety, Depression, PTSD & even Rheumatoid Arthritis. Learn more about IFS on my Resources page.

I welcome the opportunity to support you in bringing some Curiosity, Compassion & Clarity to your inner Sacred Wild.