You know trauma is affecting your life, but you don’t know what to do about it.
Maybe unpleasant memories play on repeat in your head. Maybe you have emotional reactions that are much bigger than they "should" be. Or maybe trauma lives in your body, causing muscle tension and making you jump when someone hugs you- even when it’s your husband or kids.
It’s not an issue of awareness. You know you’re stuck in a trauma response. The issue is you don’t know how to stop it.
You don't have to keep living this way.
I use Internal Family Systems therapy to help clients overcome trauma so they can:
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reduce muscle tension
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be present with their families
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enjoy the moment
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stop living in fight or flight
What is IFS therapy for trauma?
What is IFS?
What to expect.
During our sessions, we’ll work together to identify the parts that you’re struggling with.
If you have a specific goal, like working on your marriage, ending destructive behaviors, or quieting your inner critic, we'll focus on the parts related to your goal.
If you have lots of things to work on or don't know where to start, I can help you decide what to focus on first, or we'll base sessions on whatever you need each week.
Rather than criticize, suppress, or rationalize your parts away, we'll explore how they serve you. You’ll develop more awareness of what parts are present at any given time, and help parts operate differently- so you're more cool, calm, and collected.
If you have wounded or traumatized parts, we work with them to let go of the past burdens and memories weighing you down.
Our work can help you:
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Reduce anxiety, overthinking, and worrying
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Be more present and dissociate less
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Relax your body and manage chronic pain better
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Stop people pleasing and be assertive
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Stop wanting to engage in destructive or harmful behaviors