Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Kaia Stamiris (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I have completed the official Level 1 training program for this model of therapy. I have also completed several continuing education courses, done extensive readings, and done IFS-specific consultation. This model appeals to me for its non-pathologizing stance and built-in supports for client autonomy.

Kathleen Converse (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Midori Ferris Wayne (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA

Matt Newey (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Over 30 hours of training and supervision in IFS

Stephanie Avery (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

M.Ed.

Parts Work (Internal Family Systems) includes the stance that there is an inherently good, wise, and health-seeking core Self to each person. It says that we are also made up of multiple other parts (inner critic, inner parent, inner perfectionist, etc.) and that these parts get trapped in behaviors and thought patterns from the past that no longer serve us. The goal in Parts Work is to help those parts “take a break” and instead be led by our core wise Self.

Dr. Reece Henrichs-Beck (they/them)

Clinical Psychologist

Ph.D.

"Paisley" Jen Burrell (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, LPC

I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a therapeutic approach that explores the dynamics within your mind. In our sessions, we'll work together to understand and navigate the various parts of yourself, addressing concerns such as anxiety, protection mechanisms, and inner conflicts. IFS provides a supportive journey to help you achieve balance, self-awareness, and healing. If you're seeking a personalized and empowering therapeutic experience, I am here to assist you on your journey.

Lindsay Bong, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

IFS is a transformative therapy model empowering clients to explore their inner world with compassion. By understanding and integrating various parts of the self, clients heal trauma and foster resilience. As a therapist, IFS equips me with tools to guide clients through this process so they can better understand themselves and their relationships.

Janel Ruehl (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

QMHP

I frequently utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS) style parts work to increase understanding of current patterns of coping and areas of internal conflict or tension.

Dani Dierking (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Art Therapist

LAT, LPC, ATR

Leonie Fischer-Laycock (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, LMHCA

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a compassionate and transformative approach to healing from PTSD. In IFS, we explore the different "parts" of ourselves—those that hold pain, fear, or anger as a result of trauma, and those that protect us from re-experiencing that pain. By gently guiding you to connect with and understand these parts, IFS helps to unburden the wounded parts of your psyche, allowing you to heal from past traumas.

Casey Campbell, LPC (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have completed level 1 training in Internal Family Systems through the IFS institute. In addition to trainings I keep current on IFS through readings and online education.

Steve Harper (He)

Professional Counselor

LPC, MCOUN, MED

Identifying your own sense of internal coherence begins with helping you connect with your essential 'self'. A whole-self approach will offer you practical tools for identifying and understanding your different "parts". This coherent framework can help you more accurately identify the changes you seek, while getting better at an acceptance of life on it's own terms.

Simon Yugler (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, LPC-A, LPF

IFS is a non-pathologizing form of therapy and embraces the many "parts" of us as natural facets of the psyche - aspects of ourselves which long to be known, understood, and healed. IFS is also a fantastic tool for psychedelic integration, as psychedelic experiences can often unlock or reveal unfamiliar, challenging, or empowering parts of us. Read my full article on IFS and Psychedelics, featured on Psychedelics Today: https://tinyurl.com/IFS-Psychedelics

Alexandra Moskovich (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC

Taunya Gesner (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NBCC

I am formally trained in IFS through their program. Let's heal your wounded inner parts.

Hailey Lauer (she/her/they/them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW LICSW CADC-I

My work with IFS goes beyond the limits of most practitioners because of the way that I deepen it with my training in clinical hypnosis, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and ego state therapy. IFS allows the engagement of self as interconnected "parts" which can allow for a very humanizing, empowering, graceful, and sometimes almost magical experience in therapy.

Bea Hurston (them/them)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling

Melissa Tomecek (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

IFS is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal. (https://ifs-institute.com/)

Kristin Tand (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

Internal Family Systems or IFS is a unique for of therapy that focuses on your internal "world" and how you interact with the different facets of yourself. It can be a helpful model to better understand patterns you find yourself in and how to change your inner landscape. I have completed Level 1 training through the IFS institute as well as participate in ongoing trainings, supervision, continuing education and practice. IFS is a wonderful therapy option to heal from the inside out.

Kelly Arthur, LMFT, LPC, CADC I

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

IFS is my primary modality for individual counseling because it is both highly effective and relatively easy for most people to work with, across a range of issues. It can help bring clarity to all the myriad parts of a complex human being dealing with complex life issues. I find that IFS also supports differentiation of self, which is key to personal freedom and relationship success.

Nancy Walker (she/her)

Professional Counselor

Dip BC, PABC

J.C. Stewart (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Eight Matallana (she/they)

Qualified Mental Health Professional

Sawyer Salameh (They/Them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps us explore the roles we adopted as children and how these roles might influence our current relationships. This approach fosters compassion and understanding for our inner child, allowing us to address and heal past wounds. By integrating this understanding, we can improve our present relationships and create healthier, more fulfilling connections.

Amber Caldera (she/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW 10901; LICSW 61446959

I am proficient in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a therapeutic model that recognizes and addresses multiple sub-personalities or parts within each individual. My expertise in IFS allows me to help clients explore their inner selves, understand complex patterns, and heal emotional wounds by promoting internal balance and self-leadership. This approach facilitates profound self-awareness and harmonious integration of the self.

Amanda Best (she/her/hers)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

LMFT-A

When it comes to understanding your own unique trauma, triggers, and inner child, there is no theory like IFS! Once we building a trusting therapeutic connection, we can utilize IFS to empower you to access the compassionate, centered and wise being that you are. Once we work together to guide you to trust your inner parts, we will watch the triggers melt away.

Blake Locher (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC

Using IFS, we partner to explore your inner world and get to know your parts of self. Though they are all pieces of the whole, there are parts that protect, parts that defend, parts that lead, and parts that get exiled away. Through this approach, powerful change happens. We can increase self-awareness, resolve inner conflict, heal pain, change destructive behavior and gain flexibility.

Gregory Kaplan (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, PhD

Jamie Friedman (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, PMHC

Eden Baron-Williams (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

We are made up of many parts that guide us, protect us, and walk along side us throughout our lives and relationships. Sometimes, these parts are loud while other important parts remain hidden, yet to be given an invitation to come out of the shadows and join us in our life journey. By engaging in inner child work, exploration of our parts, and promoting the Self, we can come closer to who we are, what we need, and how we access belonging in the intricacies of our internal and external world.

Tracie McDowell (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Liam Woods (he/him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Masters In Counseling

IFS (Internal Family Systems) is an incredible modality that helps us better understand our many parts and discover what they are trying to protect us from. "Parts Work" allows us to navigate and understand our conflicting needs and impulses. I love using IFS as a framework to foster understanding and non-judgment toward these parts. In a culture where self-criticism and self-hatred are so prevalent, IFS offers a powerful counterbalance— a way to gently facilitate change rather than force it.

Jed Rendleman (he/him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MFT

Throughout our lives, we learn behaviors to cope and feel safe. Perhaps a part of you became a perfectionist to protect a part that fears rejection. Over time, patterns like this can become entrenched, inhibiting our growth and even causing the very pain they were meant to prevent. I can help you identify these patterns and the parts of yourself they protect. Through curiosity and compassion, we can loosen their grip and even befriend them.

Amal Ortiz (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW

Parts work is a profound tool to help us understand our inner landscape, make sense of overwhelming feelings or thoughts, and create harmony when our internal world gets too loud.

Courtney Watson (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, Approved Supervisor (OBLPCT)

We all have different parts — some protective, some overwhelmed, some still hurting. IFS helps you get to know these parts with curiosity rather than judgment, so you can understand their roles and reconnect with a more centered, compassionate self.

Marina Nelson, MC (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Oregon LPC, Washington LMHC

I am Level 1 trained and in ongoing consultation towards certification.

Eric Goodwin (He/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC, MS

This approach helps you explore and heal the different parts of yourself that may feel anxious, critical, or overwhelmed. I’ve had advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), I am not yet Level 1 certified so I focus on parts work with clients. By understanding and caring for these parts, you can experience healing from anxiety, self-criticism, and trauma. My work is rooted in creating a safe space for this inner exploration, allowing you to feel more whole and at peace.

Caitlin "Caity" Lynch (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

When we know that all of our parts are welcome, we can let the Self -- our core part -- lead. We all know what it's like to feel torn about a decision, we feel two or three ways about something and aren't sure which part to listen to. IFS helps you to slow down and hear what each of your parts wants for you, and how to honor each one as part of your internal "family." Many clients find IFS helps them feel more empowered and in the driver's seat of their own life in a new way.

Gary Conachan III (he/they)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS

I have read several books and pursued my own learning about the Internal Family Systems approach. I've used it with clients and seen them find healing from acute trauma backgrounds. Conceptually, the IFS approach aligns with my values and beliefs around how we can change and heal.

Sarah Fawcett (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA

Margaret King (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

Parts work is extremely powerful and allows a deeper inner healing experience than many other modalities I have worked with. I incorporate the body & spirit into my work with clients. I am a believer that the there is no separation between mind and body when it comes to mental healthcare. Check out the IFS website more more: https://ifs-institute.com/about-us

Karla Wolf, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist. Providing evidence based, trauma informed therapy (with a social justice lens) to individual adults & couples

IFS believes that each of us is comprised of many psychological "parts", each with valuable qualities to help us thrive & protect us from pain. Each of us also has a core Self that can provide these "parts" with compassionate guidance which heals us & elevates our self esteem. As a Certified IFS therapist I use this evidence based model to support you on this journey. I also use IFS personally for my own growth & healing to insure that I can bring my whole Self to the therapy sessions with you.

Jenny Larson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC (OR), LMHC (WA), EMDR Certified

IFS is a way of looking at the different parts that make up each one of us. When we get to know those parts, both the protective ones and the ones that are hurting, we can help them heal. IFS helps us get to know our Self and understand the capacity our Self has to heal those parts and let the protectors move on to find other jobs.

Allison Strausberg (she/they)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I am an IFS-informed therapist and integrate the principles of IFS throughout each therapy session. IFS understands each of us as comprised of protective and wounded parts, with a centered Self at our core. Through relating to protective and wounded parts from Self, rather than pathologizing them, IFS offers tools for healing and transforming the way you relate to yourself and others.

Tyne Zewadski Clifton (they/she)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M. A. in Marriage and Family Therapy

We are all complicated, multi-faceted people! We naturally lean into different parts of ourselves as needed. Who you are as a coworker is different from who you are as a partner. This is an awesome, adaptive thing, but it gets us into trouble when more reactive parts are built to grab the steering wheel in stressful situations to keep us safe! I help folks to understand and build relationships with these reactive parts of us, so our adult selves can stay in the drivers' seat in tough times.

Elise Helms (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

La Saechao (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

Joby Mahto (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Level 1 Trained through the IFS Institute

Christopher Creaturo (he/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

IFS is a lens to view therapy where one's internal conflicts are made explicit as sub-personalities and engaged with from a place of love and fairness (titled Self, in the theory). This approach can make sense of longstanding patterns of behavior, resolve feeling "stuck" in various places in life, and let one heal and move forward with a new sense of wholeness.

Day Hancock Murphy (they/them)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MS, MFTA

I am a Level 1 IFS practicioner who loves to use the work with all forms of trauma, especially intergenerational and historical trauma. Parts work can be a powerful tool in the toolkit for helping to unstick difficult feelings

Su Yim, MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have completed multiple trainings in IFS, including Level 1 through the IFS Institute. To me, IFS is a non-pathologizing, openhearted approach to the complexity inside of each of us. Rather than assuming we are monoliths, IFS embraces all of our parts, whether they are ambivalent, in conflict, or rooted in the past in a tender, empowering, compassionate way.

Carly Rubin (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Caty Buckley (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I am part of a professional development group where we have focused on IFS for several years. I have taken various IFS trainings as well, though am not officially certified.

Shay Larken

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

McKenzie Brock

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I really enjoy using "parts" point of view in the therapeutic space. I find that getting to know your parts and how they show up can be a doorway to healing.

Heather Lokteff

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am a Level 1 trained IFS therapist. IFS conceptualizes individuals as having a system of "parts" within themselves. You might have an "inner critic" part of yourself, for example, that has held onto extreme beliefs that try to manage you. IFS is an experiential therapy that is designed to have your "Self" identify different parts of you that may be holding onto burdens and hurts from the past and build relationships with these parts to lead to healing and self-understanding.

Morgan Fitz Gibbon (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

OR #T1128

Danielle Meyer (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC/LMHC, ATR

I was trained in IFS in 2012 and have used it since. I love working with inner parts and a big part of my approach is cultivating inner wisdom and connection to self.

Brittany Kleinschnitz (they/them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I have basic training in IFS concepts and have been integrating parts work into my Somatic practice.

G. Ravyn (Ravyn) Stanfield (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A.in Counseling, EMDR trained, Licensed Acupuncturist

When we don’t understand our own behavior and feel frustrated that we can’t immediately change, IFS is often helpful. By understanding the parts of ourselves that try to manage and protect us, we can often find more ease, self-empathy, and motivation to change our lives.

Rhys Pasimio (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C3730

Through curiosity, compassion, and a gentle courage, we can look inward and cultivate a network of healing relationships within our very own system.

Emily Wagner (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Melissa Hartley (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

NCC, LPC

There is a wise, core 'Self' to us all, along with other 'parts' which try to help, but can get forced into unhealthy roles in our lives. Parts associated with trauma are often pushed down or 'exiled' out of awareness. When they do emerge, other protective parts try to suppress them, blocking access to core Self, which could help them heal. Together, we can help all your parts access your core Self and work both together, and for you in an adaptive and sustainable way.

Rebecca Lundberg (she/her)

Student Counselor

I have completed training in IFS therapy, an approach that allows people to identify and engage with different aspects of themselves, fostering self-compassion and healing. By facilitating dialogue between the core "Self" and various internal parts, IFS promotes integration and emotional balance. This model has been effective in addressing issues like trauma, anxiety, and self-esteem, enhancing personal growth and relationships.

Isabel McCune (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, MPH, NCC

Kiersten Lindahl (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MS, LMFT

Galina Arintcina (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

R10109

I believe that IFS is a great way to understand how things work. IFS helps explore and harmonize internal “parts” or subpersonalities. My expertise in IFS will help you understand the protective and wounded parts and foster self-compassion and internal balance. I use this approach in combination with EMDR to address complex emotional challenges and help achieve deep, lasting change.

Sasha Strong (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC

Self-energy can be a very powerful way to access healing and wisdom. I'm an IFS-informed therapist, and IFS fits in well with my experiental, somatic, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy training. IFS views having internal parts as normal and natural. In this view, all parts have wisdom and an important 'part' to play, and IFS helps people harmonize their inner relationships with parts, the Self, and the 'inner family.' I love IFS and I find that it works really well for some folks.

JESSICA VAN DER MERWE (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC

IFS is an evidenced based therapy that explores the "parts" of us to explore and resolve internal conflicts, depression, trauma, and anxiety. Within this framework, we increase self-compassion and value our natural protective strengths. I am certified in Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), trauma informed and integrative approach that includes mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Tanna TenHoopen Dolinsky

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Haley Bosco Doyle (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT

Alicia Turgesen (She/Her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT

Catherine Palmer (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC, MFT

Amy Manion (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Aaron Finbloom (he/him)

Somatic Practitioner

PhD

I work within an IFS model. This model helps to identify parts, un-blend them, and then find access to self-energy to provide relief to burdened managers and exiles.

Patrick Nagel (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS LPC

Also known as "Parts work", I have been practicing IFS for the past 4 years and have completely found my home in this theory. It uses such organic processes to identify different components or parts of your inner world. Some parts are protective in nature while other parts hold burdens and past traumas. IFS is a great process to help not only heal your underlying wounds but also incorporate the protectors along the way.

Kate Keating (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

While I am not certified as an IFS therapist, I have educated myself extensively on this transformative therapeutic approach.

Jen Yerty (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

I find Internal Family Systems really helpful to better understand and have compassion for all of our parts, as we are all multiple. I work with IFS to connect with protective parts, exiled trauma parts, and managerial parts to create better communication with all parts of you.

Grace Carter (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Internal Family Systems (IFS) uses Family Systems theory—the idea that individuals cannot be fully understood in isolation from the family unit—to develop techniques and strategies to effectively address issues within a person’s internal community or family. This evidence-based approach assumes each individual possesses a variety of sub-personalities, or “parts,” and attempts to get to know each of these parts better to achieve healing.

Arah Erickson (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC, LPC-A

I often work from an Internal Family Systems perspective. This really just means that I welcome all the contradictory parts of a person that may show up in navigating life's struggles. We work together to understand both the parts you know well and the parts that you might often try to avoid. Better understanding all the parts of yourself, and having compassion for them can be a powerful first step in healing, finding peace and a path forward.

Lauren Saville (She/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C5949

Lindsay Day (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

IFS posits that the mind is made up of multiple parts that can take on extreme roles or sub-personalities. Each part has its own perspective and memories and underlying the part is the person’s true Self, or core self. The goal of IFS is to heal wounded parts and achieve mental balance. In IFS, we are not aiming to remove any parts of ourselves that may be destructive; all parts are welcome and deserve to be healed. It is a great, non-pathological approach to mental health.

Carli Barnum (She/Her/Ella)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.Ed. | NCC

I utilize Parts and Memory Therapy (PMT), a modality similar to Internal Family Systems (IFS), to help clients release emotional burdens from the past and develop healthier internal dynamics. Through PMT, clients are guided to connect with and heal the 'parts' of themselves that hold onto difficult emotions or memories, leading to a greater sense of inner peace and wholeness. I am currently working toward becoming a certified PMT therapist.

Caitlin Truitt (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LICSW

When we grow up in tumultuous environments, our brains develop adaptations to help us survive. These adaptations become "parts" of ourselves that can stay on overdrive long into our adulthood, sometimes keeping us stuck in old relational patterns. Internal Family Systems is a powerful way to bring curiosity and compassion to these parts. When we offer acceptance and understanding to the parts of ourselves that we have been most critical of, they no longer have the same control over our lives.

Sarah Blaszczak, M.A, LMFT (She, her, hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT T1554

Most of us have some ambivalence about most things because we have multiple motivations (to succeed, to be happy, to be liked for example). IFS is a way to reach consensus within ourselves, particularly if we experienced trauma.

Bri Dittlinger (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

Trained in IFS skills integration in sessions

Erica Ochsenreither (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC, ATR-BC, LCAT

Katie Palumbo (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA. Practicing Counselor Associate #R8395

I am a Level 1 trained clinician through the Internal Family Systems Institute.Feel free to check out my website for additional information regarding my training and experience. I have extensive training in areas of autism assessment and evaluation, internal family systems, therapy, and psychedelic preparation and integration.

Portland Counseling & Anxiety Specialists

Licensed Professional Counselor

Chantal Miniet (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C8779

I am IFS informed and incorporate it into my practice. This therapeutic approach promotes self-discovery and inner harmony, empowering clients to integrate fragmented aspects of their psyche and cultivate greater emotional resilience and well-being through their journey of healing.

Sabrina Arnold (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

C7711

I use IFS to help people explore the different parts of themself. I appreciate how IFS helps people grow compassion for themself, and, like I said above, it goes well with CBT and EMDR.

Scott Fletcher (He/Him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA

I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) for the treatment of trauma.

WellPath Counseling & Associates

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Amanda Fitzpatrick (She/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist

LMFT

When working with individuals, I pull primarily from an IFS perspective. I have advanced training in IFS and Inner Relationship Focusing (which I call somatic parts work). Together we will invite your parts and identify them as messengers to guide your healing. We will use ritual, art, story telling and more to explore all the parts of yourself that have a voice. Our work will dive into your body story, uncovering your inherent worthiness and wisdom.

Dr. Sarah Kendrick (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PMH-C, CCTS, LPC, LMHC

Jill Walsh (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

LPCA, ATR-BC, LCAT

Brandy Halprin (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Kombai Nonnarath (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.S, NCC

I use IFS (Internal Family Systems) to help you get to know the different “parts” of yourself, like an inner critic, a people pleaser, or a worried part, that show up in thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. Rather than pushing these parts away, we gently explore them to understand what they’re trying to protect or express. Together, we’ll connect with your core Self, your calm, curious inner leader, to bring more clarity, healing, and balance.

Ashley Sullivan (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Emily Radcliffe (She/Her)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA, MCFT Associate

I am also working on official certifications for Internal Family Systems therapy. Like DBT, IFS can be a very powerful framework and can help folx process deep trauma, get to know themselves better, develop more self compassion and work through challenges including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, anger/rage, panic, PTSD, trauma and much more.

Kimberly Reilly (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, CAGS, QMHP

I have completed the IFS Institute Online Circle 6 month Program, as well as IFS Level 1 Training. This is one of my favorite evidenced based therapies, and continue to do trainings and certification programs with the IFS Institute.

Michelle Anderson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Erin Davis (They/Them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L8580

I frequently use Internal Family Systems (IFS) in my work with clients. By helping clients better understand the different parts of themselves and how these parts are sometimes negatively impacting their day to day lives. Often our parts are developed in child hood to 'protect' us, however, as we grow up, the types of protection these parts offer, become hindrances and hurtful to ourselves. Identifying these parts, showing love and compassion to them and then giving them a better 'job' is key.

Heather Simpson (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA MFT Associate

Gayle Waitches

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

Internal Family Systems suggests that our inner world is comprised of many varied parts, each with different opinions, beliefs and energies. It also suggests we hold within a calm, wise and loving Core Self. The work of IFS is to heal the wounded parts and restore balance within our system by attending to our often child-like parts which need loving care.

Louise Gordon (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I have been using IFS for several years and am on track to become certified.

Luc Boudreau (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

PC-A, LMHC-A, OT Reg, MA, NCC

I am "IFS trained" by the IFS Institute. I completed an extensive 6-month training program and continue to expand my knowledge through various continuing education opportunities. This training helps me guide clients in moving beyond symptom management and toward deep self understanding, emotional freedom, and inner harmony.

Kelsey Weise (she/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

With a background in research and training in this evidence-based approach, I'll help you get to know all the parts of yourself that work hard to help you, but might not get along so well! Just like when we say "a part of me wants X, but another part wants Y", conflict between the parts of ourselves often keeps us locked in frustrating (or at times even harmful) patterns. By building curiosity and compassion toward your parts and their roles, we can help them coexist more peacefully within.

Richard Marshall

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

M.A., LMFT

I use IFS (also referred to as "parts" work) with clients in order to heal wounded parts of ourselves and come to rely more on our immutable core selves. The goal with IFS is to help clients become more compassionate, curious, clear, creative, calm, confident, courageous, and connected.

Jessica Besner (she/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, M.S.

Completed PESI's intensive training on IFS in 2020, have been practicing since then. Continuing to learn about somatic IFS and the value of bottom-up processing. Also interested in using this modality for KAP and psychedelic work.

Annie Vail (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Hakomi Therapist (CHT)

Leslie Yeargers (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LPC, LMFT, Certified Sex Informed Couples Counselor

I have taken several self-study trainings in IFS and incorporate it into my practice to heal parts of ourselves that have been neglected due to trauma.

Benné Gulick (he/she/they/all)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA

Carrie Sturrock (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Professional Counselor Associate

I am formally trained in Internal Family Systems by the IFS Institute (Level 1 827 Beverly, MA) and participate in a somatically oriented IFS consultation group.

Taylor Kravitz (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT

Sometimes it feels like we have many conflicting parts of our internal world. This can lead to feeling a lot of confusion and self doubt. Using Internal Family Systems, I can help you untangle what may feel like a jumbled mess in your mind so that you can get to know your true Self and all the “parts” of yourself, especially the protective parts of you that can sometimes get in the way of your goals.

Jackie Turner (she, her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

I utilize parts work and aspects of IFS extensively in my work. We all contain multitudes, as the saying goes. Our inner protectors can use a variety of tactics to keep us safe, but these can often cause us trouble in other ways. In therapy we work to bring insight and voice to those multitudes we contain within us, and we also, importantly, work to build a stronger connection to your core self to allow you more agency to take back the reins and develop self-trust.

Chell Oak (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Sarah Block (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

IFS is another way of describing how we all have parts within us. If you've ever had a conversation with yourself (or an argument with yourself) you'll know what I mean. Parts work helps us deeply listen to ourselves, learn to appreciate and love all sides to ourselves and helps our internal word function a little smoother. I find it to be a very empowering and deep approach to healing that can make a big difference for folks.