IFS stands for Internal Family Systems. I added this therapy model to my work after personally experiencing the deep healing impact of my core childhood traumas.

If you have never heard of this therapy before, here’s the gist of it:

• Everyone has an "internal family" of parts (e.g., critics, protectors, exiles) that hold beliefs and feelings, often stemming from past experiences. 

• The Self is the core of wisdom, compassion, and calm within each person, characterized by qualities like curiosity, clarity, and courage, which can lead the internal system. 

• Even extreme or negative-seeming parts have good intentions and are trying to protect the system, and all parts are welcome to be understood and healed. 

• The goal is to unburden parts from extreme roles and allow the Self to lead, fostering internal harmony and healing from issues like trauma, anxiety, and depression. 

Your body is yelling at you and have gotten SO GOOD at ignoring it. The scary part is that you don’t even know how good you are.

In order to heal and grow you must learn its language. The emotions, sensations, tightness, anxiety, pain, and impulses are there for a reason and I teach you the why and how of this inner alarm system.

I have the ability to see more than what my clients show me. This can seem intimidating at first, but it actually makes them feel safe.

In session we will explore shadows, complexes, unconscious patterns that shape your behavior, and even process your dreams. Whatever we find, I hold it with you and teach you how to make this kind of awareness feel safe.

Just like the body must digest food before it can absorb nourishment, the psyche must digest experience before it can integrate or release it. Swallowing something—whether it’s a meal or a moment—doesn’t mean it’s been processed. If we skip this internal digestion, we stay stuck in unconscious reactions: quick triggers, looping patterns, and survival-based responses. Process work is about slowing down and metabolizing what life hands us so we can respond with clarity instead of reflex.

In my practice, I guide clients through three stages: first, we name the experience—some kind of emotional fodder, some straw to turn into gold. Then we re-witness it, tracking the sensations and emotional signals that arise. These sensations aren’t random; they’re messengers pointing to unmet needs or old wounds. When we listen closely, we gain discernment. That discernment leads to conscious creation—where we align with what we truly believe, set boundaries that support our healing, and begin to move with intention.