Internal Family Systems (IFS) Psychologists and Therapists in Seaforth, NSW
Underpinning a client-centred approach, I bring to my work extensive training in mindfulness strategies and relaxation techniques to help clients reduce stress and alleviate anxiety and depression. My approach favours the behaviour focused therapies of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (ACT) encouraging people to reach their full potential and live according to their values. The principles of both DBT and ACT work together to help clients manage painful thoughts and feelings and support them in resolving issues around drug and alcohol addiction, depression, anxiety, and loss.
Underpinning a client-centred approach, I bring to my work extensive training in mindfulness strategies and relaxation techniques to help clients reduce stress and alleviate anxiety and depression. My approach favours the behaviour focused therapies of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (ACT) encouraging people to reach their full potential and live according to their values. The principles of both DBT and ACT work together to help clients manage painful thoughts and feelings and support them in resolving issues around drug and alcohol addiction, depression, anxiety, and loss.
My holistic approach to therapy blends diverse modalities, including Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, attachment theory, mindfulness and more.
Hello and welcome. Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Are you struggling to manage your overwhelming emotions? You might be experiencing relationship challenges causing you distress and find it difficult to express your needs and wants. Perhaps difficult past experiences impact your present circumstances leaving you feeling stuck and lonely. Or you might be concerned about your or someone else’s substance use, disordered eating, or suffering chronic pain. These experiences might leave you feeling powerless. I am here to support you in finding freedom from what holds you back and achieving true lasting transformation.
My holistic approach to therapy blends diverse modalities, including Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, attachment theory, mindfulness and more.
Hello and welcome. Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Are you struggling to manage your overwhelming emotions? You might be experiencing relationship challenges causing you distress and find it difficult to express your needs and wants. Perhaps difficult past experiences impact your present circumstances leaving you feeling stuck and lonely. Or you might be concerned about your or someone else’s substance use, disordered eating, or suffering chronic pain. These experiences might leave you feeling powerless. I am here to support you in finding freedom from what holds you back and achieving true lasting transformation.
Hey, I'm Scout, a relationship therapist.
You're probably here because something in your relationship feels stuck, hard, uncomfortable, painful or alarming. You're seeking support, and I'm here to help.
Whether it's communication issues, conflict, betrayal, infidelity, sex, trauma, separation, divorce, conflict, self-esteem, codependency, addiction, intimacy, attachment, ENM, family stuff or your relationship to yourself, I offer a down-to-earth therapeutic approach to help you develop awareness, gain clarity and leave with tools to feel more confident in how you navigate relationships moving forward.
Hey, I'm Scout, a relationship therapist.
You're probably here because something in your relationship feels stuck, hard, uncomfortable, painful or alarming. You're seeking support, and I'm here to help.
Whether it's communication issues, conflict, betrayal, infidelity, sex, trauma, separation, divorce, conflict, self-esteem, codependency, addiction, intimacy, attachment, ENM, family stuff or your relationship to yourself, I offer a down-to-earth therapeutic approach to help you develop awareness, gain clarity and leave with tools to feel more confident in how you navigate relationships moving forward.
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I am a Fellow and clinical supervisor of both the Australian Psychological Society’s Colleges of Clinical Psychologists and Health Psychologists. I have completed training in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Nutritional Medicine in Mental Health, and Neurofeedback, and have 25 years of clinical experience in public, medical, and private settings. My therapeutic approach is goal-oriented and employs biopsychosocial strategies to hasten your recovery. Your therapy is designed for your unique needs, based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and utilising a variety of other modalities as required
I am a Fellow and clinical supervisor of both the Australian Psychological Society’s Colleges of Clinical Psychologists and Health Psychologists. I have completed training in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Nutritional Medicine in Mental Health, and Neurofeedback, and have 25 years of clinical experience in public, medical, and private settings. My therapeutic approach is goal-oriented and employs biopsychosocial strategies to hasten your recovery. Your therapy is designed for your unique needs, based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and utilising a variety of other modalities as required
I’m a counsellor based in Bondi Junction, supporting predominantly women and anyone navigating life’s emotional challenges and transitions. My aim is to create a safe, compassionate space where you feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
I work in a person-centred way, walking alongside you with gentle guidance and support. Healing comes from within, and together we’ll explore your path at your pace, focusing on what matters most to you. I also draw on evidence-based approaches, including ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic practices, tailoring them to your unique needs.
Therapy starts with being heard and feeling seen!
I’m a counsellor based in Bondi Junction, supporting predominantly women and anyone navigating life’s emotional challenges and transitions. My aim is to create a safe, compassionate space where you feel truly seen, heard, and understood.
I work in a person-centred way, walking alongside you with gentle guidance and support. Healing comes from within, and together we’ll explore your path at your pace, focusing on what matters most to you. I also draw on evidence-based approaches, including ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic practices, tailoring them to your unique needs.
Therapy starts with being heard and feeling seen!
I tailor psychological intervention to your individual, unique needs and presentation, using evidence based modalities such as IFS, EMDR, DBT, CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness.
Hi I’m Bri, I am here to help you make sense of what it is that you are going through. I utilise the bodies innate capacity to process and heal from the stressors, traumas, and past experiences that are keeping you stuck and repeating patterns that are no longer serving you. With this knowledge I will support you to develop the skills to understand and regulate your nervous system, build internal safety, reprocess the limiting beliefs holding you back, and connect with your core authentic self. Assisting you to navigate life's inevitable up and downs with ease and live the life you truly want.
I tailor psychological intervention to your individual, unique needs and presentation, using evidence based modalities such as IFS, EMDR, DBT, CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness.
Hi I’m Bri, I am here to help you make sense of what it is that you are going through. I utilise the bodies innate capacity to process and heal from the stressors, traumas, and past experiences that are keeping you stuck and repeating patterns that are no longer serving you. With this knowledge I will support you to develop the skills to understand and regulate your nervous system, build internal safety, reprocess the limiting beliefs holding you back, and connect with your core authentic self. Assisting you to navigate life's inevitable up and downs with ease and live the life you truly want.
I look forward to helping you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and ultimately feel a sense of empowerment to live an authentic meaningful life.
I look forward to helping you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and ultimately feel a sense of empowerment to live an authentic meaningful life.
As we progress, when you are ready, we may process distress held in memory using EMDR, Attachment-Focussed EMDR and IFS methods.
I'm quite passionate about helping people to understand the stories that their minds hold about their sense of safety, security, worth, control and belonging. Trauma stories were created in the past, when the mind tried to make meaning from experiences that felt scary, unsafe or out of our control. The mind holds on to these stories as a way of protecting us from being hurt in the future, and replays them when it predicts future danger or suffering. But that's not the whole story. Using evidence-based, neuroscientific psychological approaches, we can process traumatic memory, distress and disturbance, and heal psychic wounds.
As we progress, when you are ready, we may process distress held in memory using EMDR, Attachment-Focussed EMDR and IFS methods.
I'm quite passionate about helping people to understand the stories that their minds hold about their sense of safety, security, worth, control and belonging. Trauma stories were created in the past, when the mind tried to make meaning from experiences that felt scary, unsafe or out of our control. The mind holds on to these stories as a way of protecting us from being hurt in the future, and replays them when it predicts future danger or suffering. But that's not the whole story. Using evidence-based, neuroscientific psychological approaches, we can process traumatic memory, distress and disturbance, and heal psychic wounds.
I help couples, families and individuals seeking to achieve healthy relationships and improved mental health. I specialise in marriage, family counselling, during/post-separation, infidelity, communication and conflict resolution. I also provide individual counselling to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma. My work is very solution focused so my clients can achieve fast results. Over the years, I've transitioned from a legal career into counselling/psychology so my clients can expect high ethical standards, high academic competency as well as a modern and fresh approach to relationships and psychotherapy.
I help couples, families and individuals seeking to achieve healthy relationships and improved mental health. I specialise in marriage, family counselling, during/post-separation, infidelity, communication and conflict resolution. I also provide individual counselling to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma. My work is very solution focused so my clients can achieve fast results. Over the years, I've transitioned from a legal career into counselling/psychology so my clients can expect high ethical standards, high academic competency as well as a modern and fresh approach to relationships and psychotherapy.
I am a Relationships Therapist and Sexologist. I am extremely passionate about helping clients have healthier more fulfilling relationships. I work with all types of relationships from monogamy to consensual non monogamy. I also work with mismatched desire, erectile difficulties, painful sex, performance anxiety and out of control sexual behaviors. I am passionate about diversity and equality and aim to walk beside my clients on their journey providing a non-judgmental, supportive and safe environment. I am sex-positive, LGBTIQ, Poly and BDSM friendly.
I am a Relationships Therapist and Sexologist. I am extremely passionate about helping clients have healthier more fulfilling relationships. I work with all types of relationships from monogamy to consensual non monogamy. I also work with mismatched desire, erectile difficulties, painful sex, performance anxiety and out of control sexual behaviors. I am passionate about diversity and equality and aim to walk beside my clients on their journey providing a non-judgmental, supportive and safe environment. I am sex-positive, LGBTIQ, Poly and BDSM friendly.
For many clients, I incorporate attachment-based, Internal Family Systems and trauma-informed approaches.
I help people understand how difficult or painful relationship experiences shape connection, trust, boundaries and self-worth. You may find yourself overthinking relationships, people pleasing, struggling to trust others, fearing rejection or feeling lonely, anxious or not good enough. These patterns might show up with partners, in family relationships, workplaces, dating, friendships or parenting. Maybe you recognise similar responses surfacing in your interactions but feel unsure where to begin.
For many clients, I incorporate attachment-based, Internal Family Systems and trauma-informed approaches.
I help people understand how difficult or painful relationship experiences shape connection, trust, boundaries and self-worth. You may find yourself overthinking relationships, people pleasing, struggling to trust others, fearing rejection or feeling lonely, anxious or not good enough. These patterns might show up with partners, in family relationships, workplaces, dating, friendships or parenting. Maybe you recognise similar responses surfacing in your interactions but feel unsure where to begin.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or struggling with the impact of trauma, abuse, loss, or relationship difficulties? Reaching out for support can feel daunting, particularly when you’ve been carrying things alone. I am a Psychotherapist and Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 13 years’ experience supporting individuals. My expertise is in complex trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, domestic and family violence, attachment wounds, and institutional abuse. Together, we can explore patterns, build insight, strengthen relationships, create meaningful change, and live with greater clarity and confidence.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or struggling with the impact of trauma, abuse, loss, or relationship difficulties? Reaching out for support can feel daunting, particularly when you’ve been carrying things alone. I am a Psychotherapist and Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 13 years’ experience supporting individuals. My expertise is in complex trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, domestic and family violence, attachment wounds, and institutional abuse. Together, we can explore patterns, build insight, strengthen relationships, create meaningful change, and live with greater clarity and confidence.
Hello there,
Welcome, I am currently accepting new clients, with no wait time or need to have a GP referral.
Hello there,
Welcome, I am currently accepting new clients, with no wait time or need to have a GP referral.
My approach is collaborative and compassionate, using ACT, CBT, IFS, and mindfulness-based therapies.
I provide online counselling and telehealth therapy for adults and couples across Australia. I support people experiencing grief, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and relationship difficulties to improve emotional regulation, strengthen connection, and manage daily life more effectively, including NDIS participants.
My approach is collaborative and compassionate, using ACT, CBT, IFS, and mindfulness-based therapies.
I provide online counselling and telehealth therapy for adults and couples across Australia. I support people experiencing grief, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and relationship difficulties to improve emotional regulation, strengthen connection, and manage daily life more effectively, including NDIS participants.
I integrate Internal Family Systems ( IFS), trauma-informed, strengths-based, somatic, and person-centred approaches.
My clients are usually people who feel stuck in their relationships or after a breakup. Many already have insight—they understand their patterns but can’t seem to change them, which often leads to frustration, shame, or self-doubt. I help them understand what’s happening within their internal system—both emotionally and practically—so they can recognise their triggers, regulate their responses, and respond differently in real situations. This includes working through the patterns and reactions that keep them stuck, so they can move forward in a way that actually feels different.
I integrate Internal Family Systems ( IFS), trauma-informed, strengths-based, somatic, and person-centred approaches.
My clients are usually people who feel stuck in their relationships or after a breakup. Many already have insight—they understand their patterns but can’t seem to change them, which often leads to frustration, shame, or self-doubt. I help them understand what’s happening within their internal system—both emotionally and practically—so they can recognise their triggers, regulate their responses, and respond differently in real situations. This includes working through the patterns and reactions that keep them stuck, so they can move forward in a way that actually feels different.
Specialising in female life transitions including relationships, couples, careers, fertility, grief, parenting, peri and menopause, age-related health struggles and more. We offer online counselling nationally, and in-person and Walk+Talk therapy in Randwick and Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. All our therapists are registered with PACFA and ARCAP. If you are struggling with emotional and psychological challenges, personal or professional, Working Well provides the care you deserve, one conversation at a time. Whether you want new strategies that build a healthier happier life, or simply a safe space to vent, Working Well can help.
Specialising in female life transitions including relationships, couples, careers, fertility, grief, parenting, peri and menopause, age-related health struggles and more. We offer online counselling nationally, and in-person and Walk+Talk therapy in Randwick and Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. All our therapists are registered with PACFA and ARCAP. If you are struggling with emotional and psychological challenges, personal or professional, Working Well provides the care you deserve, one conversation at a time. Whether you want new strategies that build a healthier happier life, or simply a safe space to vent, Working Well can help.
I integrate relational psychodynamic models with IFS, ACT and experiential creative methods in a trauma informed, embodied way.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by the weight of old wounds, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or unsure how to manage intense emotions, loss, relationships, or parts of yourself that seem in conflict. You may be navigating recovery, life's transitions, questioning your identity, living with ADHD, or trying to make sense of complex trauma. More than anything, you want to feel more connected—to yourself, to others, and to a life that feels meaningful and grounded.
I integrate relational psychodynamic models with IFS, ACT and experiential creative methods in a trauma informed, embodied way.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by the weight of old wounds, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or unsure how to manage intense emotions, loss, relationships, or parts of yourself that seem in conflict. You may be navigating recovery, life's transitions, questioning your identity, living with ADHD, or trying to make sense of complex trauma. More than anything, you want to feel more connected—to yourself, to others, and to a life that feels meaningful and grounded.
My clients seek my services for many reasons. Their individual circumstances or concerns vary but ultimately they express a want for their lived experiences to be different. They may want to shift their relationship with themselves, or with others or they may want the time, space and trusting therapeutic relationship to authentically show up and be vulnerable and develop aspects of themselves or identify goals or different ways of being. Often the reasons individuals seek support may not be instantly clear. They may have an identified goal or a few and then as the therapeutic relationship develops, so does their own unique process.
My clients seek my services for many reasons. Their individual circumstances or concerns vary but ultimately they express a want for their lived experiences to be different. They may want to shift their relationship with themselves, or with others or they may want the time, space and trusting therapeutic relationship to authentically show up and be vulnerable and develop aspects of themselves or identify goals or different ways of being. Often the reasons individuals seek support may not be instantly clear. They may have an identified goal or a few and then as the therapeutic relationship develops, so does their own unique process.
My approach blends Humanistic Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Internal Family Systems ( IFS), Polyvagal Theory, Somatics and Eastern healing philosophies with a coaching framework.
Hello! I’m Emily Lewis, an online neurodivergent psychologist, counsellor and coach. I support Autistic, ADHD or AuDHD women, and those beyond the binary, who feel exhausted from years of masking, burnout, or trying to live by expectations that never fit. You may be seeking to explore your neurodivergent identity after self-identification or a diagnosis, or looking for support with executive function, emotional regulation, sensory needs or self-compassion.
My approach blends Humanistic Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Internal Family Systems ( IFS), Polyvagal Theory, Somatics and Eastern healing philosophies with a coaching framework.
Hello! I’m Emily Lewis, an online neurodivergent psychologist, counsellor and coach. I support Autistic, ADHD or AuDHD women, and those beyond the binary, who feel exhausted from years of masking, burnout, or trying to live by expectations that never fit. You may be seeking to explore your neurodivergent identity after self-identification or a diagnosis, or looking for support with executive function, emotional regulation, sensory needs or self-compassion.
My approach is trauma-informed and along with my post graduate studies in counselling and psychotherapy, combines a number of holistic and integrative approaches such as Process-Oriented Psychology (Process Work), somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems ( IFS) and family constellations.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
My approach is trauma-informed and along with my post graduate studies in counselling and psychotherapy, combines a number of holistic and integrative approaches such as Process-Oriented Psychology (Process Work), somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems ( IFS) and family constellations.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists
What is Internal Family Systems therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a type of talk therapy that focuses on sub-personalities, or “families,” within a person, which may be made up of wounded parts and unpleasant emotions like anger and shame. These sub-personalities can come into conflict with each other and with an individual’s core Self, leaving the person feeling detached from positive traits such as the “8 C’s” of confidence, calmness, creativity, clarity, curiosity, courage, compassion, and connectedness. By healing a patient’s wounded parts, a therapist aims to restore balance and bring on positive change.
How does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
An IFS therapist will work with a patient to identify their particular sub-personalities, recognize the emotions powering them, and release them. By doing so, the patient should become more able to address any underlying problems their sub-personalities may have been trying to protect them from. Ultimately, a patient discovers ways to manage internal and external conflicts on their own, through techniques such as relaxation exercises, journaling, and making charts depicting the relationships between their core Self and their distinct parts.
Does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
IFS therapy has been shown to help people address conditions such as depression, anxiety, panic, fears and phobias, trauma, and substance use disorders. Some research has also found that it can help individuals deal with symptoms of physical health conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, such as pain, everyday functioning, depressive feelings, and low self-compassion. There are some conditions for which IFS treatment, specifically discussions of one’s “parts,” may be less appropriate, such as schizophrenia or other states that involve psychosis or paranoia.
How long does Internal Family Systems therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for IFS therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core concepts of IFS, some patients quickly make progress. While experiences vary, most will find that it is a relatively longer-term therapy, involving months and sometimes years of sessions.