IFS Therapy for Therapists
I help therapists heal their own relationships with parts of themselves which allows them to support the healing of their clients from a more anchored, authentic place.
You are a human too.
Whether you are in graduate school to become a therapist or you have been licensed for 20 years, it is always a joy for me to help therapists connect more to their most authentic selves.
✤ You may want to get to know your "therapist parts" such as the "caretaker," the "fixer," or the "imposter."
✤ You may be curious about why you can help clients navigate difficult situations while still struggling with your own — “Why can I help other people learn to accept themselves but I can’t do that for myself?”
✤ You may want to explore areas connected to your clinical work, or maybe you just want a place that can hold all of what you are carrying for your clients
I believe that therapists committed to their own internal work are better equipped to not only support their clients but also embody fulfilling lives outside of the therapy space.
While some therapists may want to focus on client-related topics in their own sessions, my experience is that many therapists want a space to be human first. This is often how I feel in my own therapy!
It is important to me that we both acknowledge the unique experiences that you may be holding as a therapist while also never forgetting your humanness.
If you are curious about IFS therapy as a clinician, as a human, or both, I love introducing the model to therapists. I especially enjoy guiding IFS-trained therapists into a deepened understanding of their systems, whether the focus is on parts connected to your professional or personal life. My experiences teaching the IFS model to others include academic contexts as a guest lecturer at various graduate counseling programs, practicum contexts as a guest supervisor, and official IFS Institute training contexts as a Program Assistant (PA).