IFS Therapist in Oakland & San Francisco

IFS Therapy

IFS Therapy can help you heal the wounded part of you and recover from trauma, including childhood trauma.

Unresolved trauma can keep you from cultivating the relationships that matter most. Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a form of psychotherapy and a trauma treatment that helps you identify, accept, and heal the wounded parts of yourself. You don’t have to suffer from anxiety, depression, repressed trauma, or substance abuse alone. IFS therapy can help. 

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Dealing with mental health issues can prevent you from moving forward in your life. IFS trauma therapy can help you heal from various symptoms and conditions to begin your healing process.

IFS trauma therapy has a very high success rate in most patients. One study shows 92% of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participants no longer showed symptoms after 16 trauma therapy sessions. While everyone has multiple parts that make up their unique personality, some people experience an internal struggle as one dominates the other. IFS therapy can help you identify and understand each part to manage conflicts and life in harmony.

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Therapists and clients work together in IFS therapy to identify certain parts of you that suppress emotions and prevent healing. Sometimes this can be as simple as what coping skills you use. Our therapists will help locate and understand these parts so that you can address the underlying issues triggering mental health symptoms. These symptoms can stem from complex trauma, such as domestic violence, or other events. We are here to help you move on from your trauma and help you live the life you want.

FAQs

What does IFS trauma therapy treat?

IFS therapy can help treat numerous mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or issues from trauma, addictions, and compulsive behavior. As you learn to regulate your emotions, learn problem-solving skills, and break unhealthy behavior patterns, you can gain better control of your life and begin your trauma recovery process. IFS can help treat minor to more severe mental health conditions and disorders.

Will IFS therapy focus on my family?

While the family is not the focus of IFS, you will learn how to interact with different parts of yourself that may have roots in your various family members. IFS therapy specifically focuses on the internal parts of an individual that influence thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. You will learn tools that help you navigate external factors that influence your decisions and goals.

How should I prepare for an IFS session?

Before your IFS session, you can write your goals and what you hope to gain from our sessions. We also encourage you to keep a journal of your emotions, thoughts, any specific traumatic event or situations you want to discuss, and behaviors and which ones you want to focus on in therapy. Feel free to share them in your sessions as your therapist helps you flesh it out and explore your feelings. Our mental health treatment sessions are led by you, so your comfort and feelings guide how your session goes.

Does IFS therapy take a long time to work?

Along with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy also can be used as a treatment plan for mood and anxiety issues, including depression, panic attacks, phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and more.

How do I schedule an appointment?

You can call us directly and get in touch with our client coordinator, or fill out our contact form on our website and get a response in less than 24 hours. We offer in-person trauma treatment sessions in the San Francisco, CA area, and phone conferences for those located anywhere else in the state of California.