Internal Family Systems Therapy

IFS is an experiential therapy. I may use IFS to help evoke self-understanding through experience, and combine this therapy with other approaches that use existential-humanistic and rational meaning-making talk therapy to make sense of what was experienced, to make change. 

Although many theories see the human as embedded in multiple systems and contexts, Internal family systems (IFS) views the person as a system themselves. In IFS, one imagines themselves as having numerous internal, connected parts, although in reality we are a whole that is often conflicted, the imaginative process facilitates creative change. Sometimes these parts can be at odds with each other but they are still a piece of the entire person; one can think about competing desires, ideas, feelings, and actions that are seemingly discrepant, or that create a sense of conflict within us (for example, when values clash). Our many perceived parts form what we can imagine is an internal family, and an IFS approach to therapy helps us to come to understand, and care for, every part of ourselves.

As an existential-humanist therapist who is trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) I use  components of IFS often but not exclusively. Blending my approaches helps me provide therapy that is always moving between the internal (intrapsychic) and external (interpersonal/contextual/ environmental) systems, and experiential and meaning-making experiences that impact our well-being.

At Valhalla Therapy you can choose to work online on a secure platform or in-person in the Nelson BC counselling office. Choosing what works for you depends upon a variety of factors: your location, availability, comfort, technological support, and personal preferences. To discuss what works best for you, contact Valhalla Therapy for a free consult.

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