IFS and IFIO
I work with both individuals and relationships using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO).
IFS helps you explore and heal your inner world — the different “parts” of you that may hold pain, protect you, or drive old patterns. This work builds self-leadership, compassion, and inner harmony.
IFIO extends IFS into relationships, supporting couples and mothers and adult daughters in communicating more openly, repairing ruptures, and building connection.
I offer this work in two ways:
Therapy: For clients in California and Vermont. This includes treatment of mental health conditions and may be covered by insurance.
Coaching/Practitioner Work: For clients anywhere (including outside my licensed states). This focuses on personal growth, self-awareness, and relationship patterns. Coaching is not therapy and is not insurance-based.
No matter the frame, the skills and methods I bring are the same. My role is to help you feel safe, supported, and empowered as you work toward more harmony within yourself and your relationships.
IFS therapy not only addresses the ways we are wounded but encourages us to learn from them so that we can lead truly authentic lives.
Who I work with…
We might be a good fit for each other if…
You want your life to be meaningful, honest, and aligned with who you really are.
You are at a crossroads and faced with big life choices that feel like they have significant consequences.
You don’t want to rush into action, and yet you feel a strong call from your life waiting for you on the other side of this crossroads.
You are tired of all the questions and want answers. But, part of you knows that you might not be even asking the right questions, yet.
Maybe you’ve tried therapy and it helped for a little bit but then you slipped into the same patterns or it didn’t focus enough on your dreams and goals.
You’re ready to make a significant time, financial, and energetic investment for the liberation you know that you deserve.
Together, we might explore:
Why you are here and what you are meant to do
Setting and upholding healthy boundaries
Understanding the chatter in your head that makes you feel incompetent, lost, fearful, not good enough, or undeserving of love (from others and yourself)
Knowing the strengths and gifts you feel most strongly about sharing
Choosing work that feels energizing, authentic, and financially rewarding
Communicating your feelings and needs
Increasing compassion for self and others
Building nurturing and sustainable relationships with partners and friends
Deciding if your current relationship is a good fit for joy and lasting love
What is an IFS therapist?
What does IFS bring to Therapy?
Most therapy is focused on changing the things you don’t like in your life. People seek out therapy to have someone help them get clear on what they want and take action toward that.
IFS posits that once you go to the root of what is holding you back, understand and appreciate the positive intent of all your parts, you will naturally take authentic action in alignment with your deepest truths.
I’ve seen in others and witnessed in my Self—time and time again—that this is true.
What is the time and cost commitment?
Our first 30-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit is complimentary.
My rate is $240 for a 60-minute individual therapy session and $300 for a 75-minute
relationship therapy session (intimate partners, family members, friends).
I have a limited number of reduced fee openings, so please reach out if this is necessary.
So, before you make a BIG decision that a part of you knows isn’t aligned…
grab a warm cookie I just baked and let’s sit by this fire.