Internal Family Systems (IFS) Psychologists and Therapists in Southbank, VIC
Our evidence-based approaches, including ACT, schema therapy, EFT & IFS, help clients navigate relationship challenges, rebuild intimacy & manage emotional distress.
At Couples Therapy Melbourne, we support individuals and couples facing relationship challenges, emotional disconnection, and communication breakdowns. We work with those struggling to rebuild intimacy, manage conflict, or navigate life transitions such as marriage or parenthood. Our clients often feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or past trauma, impacting their relationships. We provide a safe, compassionate space to develop effective communication skills, strengthen emotional bonds, and gain clarity on relationship dynamics. Our goal is to help clients reconnect, heal, and foster healthier, more fulfilling connections.
Our evidence-based approaches, including ACT, schema therapy, EFT & IFS, help clients navigate relationship challenges, rebuild intimacy & manage emotional distress.
At Couples Therapy Melbourne, we support individuals and couples facing relationship challenges, emotional disconnection, and communication breakdowns. We work with those struggling to rebuild intimacy, manage conflict, or navigate life transitions such as marriage or parenthood. Our clients often feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or past trauma, impacting their relationships. We provide a safe, compassionate space to develop effective communication skills, strengthen emotional bonds, and gain clarity on relationship dynamics. Our goal is to help clients reconnect, heal, and foster healthier, more fulfilling connections.
I employ presence-oriented psychotherapy, integrating approaches like ACT, MBCT, MBSR, Polyvagal therapy, somatic experiencing, and trauma-informed IFS.
Navigating the intricate landscape of mental health, I specialize in supporting adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged individuals. From attachment and trauma to anxiety, relationship challenges, career stress, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, self-harm, substance abuse, low self-esteem, ADHD, complex trauma, and BPD – I address a diverse range of concerns. With a compassionate approach, we embark on a healing journey tailored to the unique needs of each individual, fostering resilience and well-being. Together, we navigate the complexities, promoting growth and empowerment in the face of various mental health challenges.
I employ presence-oriented psychotherapy, integrating approaches like ACT, MBCT, MBSR, Polyvagal therapy, somatic experiencing, and trauma-informed IFS.
Navigating the intricate landscape of mental health, I specialize in supporting adolescents, young adults, and middle-aged individuals. From attachment and trauma to anxiety, relationship challenges, career stress, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, self-harm, substance abuse, low self-esteem, ADHD, complex trauma, and BPD – I address a diverse range of concerns. With a compassionate approach, we embark on a healing journey tailored to the unique needs of each individual, fostering resilience and well-being. Together, we navigate the complexities, promoting growth and empowerment in the face of various mental health challenges.
I work with kind, intelligent, and reflective individuals who, despite their outward achievements, feel trapped by unhelpful patterns and past experiences. My clients often feel a sense of being lost, broken, or tainted. They may struggle with chronic self-doubt and the belief that they are not worthy of a fulfilling life. They are looking to move from a place of simply surviving to a life of meaning and purpose.
I work with kind, intelligent, and reflective individuals who, despite their outward achievements, feel trapped by unhelpful patterns and past experiences. My clients often feel a sense of being lost, broken, or tainted. They may struggle with chronic self-doubt and the belief that they are not worthy of a fulfilling life. They are looking to move from a place of simply surviving to a life of meaning and purpose.
Many of the people I work with are capable, thoughtful, and exhausted from holding it together for a long time. They live with anxiety, grief, the long aftermath of trauma, or the quiet disconnection that comes from years of carrying more than felt sustainable. Couples come looking for somewhere to put down the weight of recurring conflict, distance, or ruptures that have not healed on their own. Many have already had therapy that did not quite reach them. They want a practitioner whose understanding of what they are carrying does not stop at the textbook.
Many of the people I work with are capable, thoughtful, and exhausted from holding it together for a long time. They live with anxiety, grief, the long aftermath of trauma, or the quiet disconnection that comes from years of carrying more than felt sustainable. Couples come looking for somewhere to put down the weight of recurring conflict, distance, or ruptures that have not healed on their own. Many have already had therapy that did not quite reach them. They want a practitioner whose understanding of what they are carrying does not stop at the textbook.
I am a Level 3 Internal Family Systems Therapist, EMDR Consultant (in training), and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (in training Advanced).
RMB Psychology not only brings the mind, but also invites the body into therapy thus delivering wholistic psychotherapy. Whilst it is only natural to avoid that which hurts us, wei titrate the therapeutic work to a pace that your nervous system tolerates, as we rewire your brain and heal your nervous system from the somatic memories it has carried.
I am a Level 3 Internal Family Systems Therapist, EMDR Consultant (in training), and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (in training Advanced).
RMB Psychology not only brings the mind, but also invites the body into therapy thus delivering wholistic psychotherapy. Whilst it is only natural to avoid that which hurts us, wei titrate the therapeutic work to a pace that your nervous system tolerates, as we rewire your brain and heal your nervous system from the somatic memories it has carried.
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I specialise in supporting adult survivors of childhood trauma in healing from CPTSD. Listen to my podcast Healing CPTSD, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, for more resources and information.
I specialise in supporting adult survivors of childhood trauma in healing from CPTSD. Listen to my podcast Healing CPTSD, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, for more resources and information.
I work with adults & couples dealing with anxiety, depression, PTSD & complex trauma, relationship difficulties, OCD and other emotional concerns. I approach therapy with a deep curiosity about you: how you see things like noone else. Depending on what brings you to therapy, we may explore how pivotal moments in life have shaped you, your beliefs, and your relationships, or we may look at practical ways you could bring about the changes you hope for. My aim is to provide a supportive space that helps you understand things more clearly, accept yourself more fully, and feel more capable of meeting life’s challenges.
I work with adults & couples dealing with anxiety, depression, PTSD & complex trauma, relationship difficulties, OCD and other emotional concerns. I approach therapy with a deep curiosity about you: how you see things like noone else. Depending on what brings you to therapy, we may explore how pivotal moments in life have shaped you, your beliefs, and your relationships, or we may look at practical ways you could bring about the changes you hope for. My aim is to provide a supportive space that helps you understand things more clearly, accept yourself more fully, and feel more capable of meeting life’s challenges.
As a registered counsellor and psychotherapist, I’m here to support you with the issues you’re currently facing. Whether it’s something you’ve struggled with for a while or life has suddenly taken a challenging turn, I can provide a safe space where you'll be treated with warmth and compassion. My aim is for you to feel really seen, heard and understood.
My approach is collaborative and integrative so I can respond flexibly to your unique needs. My work is trauma-informed and draws on the latest evidence-based research. I use modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy and Focusing Oriented Therapy.
As a registered counsellor and psychotherapist, I’m here to support you with the issues you’re currently facing. Whether it’s something you’ve struggled with for a while or life has suddenly taken a challenging turn, I can provide a safe space where you'll be treated with warmth and compassion. My aim is for you to feel really seen, heard and understood.
My approach is collaborative and integrative so I can respond flexibly to your unique needs. My work is trauma-informed and draws on the latest evidence-based research. I use modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy and Focusing Oriented Therapy.
Thank you for checking in to read my intro. Beginning your healing journey starts here by taking this first step. I welcome you with a warm, friendly, open heart and a well experienced ear to listen, affirm, understand and to help you to process some of your deep personal, emotional and relationship concerns. Treating individuals above teens, couple's and families with my personal mentoring and coaching based psychology. I love all people, have lived for 62yrs, have various degrees and training in latest modalities to help you to be calm, integrate and to heal. Call or message me for a free chat about your needs, I welcome you:-)
Thank you for checking in to read my intro. Beginning your healing journey starts here by taking this first step. I welcome you with a warm, friendly, open heart and a well experienced ear to listen, affirm, understand and to help you to process some of your deep personal, emotional and relationship concerns. Treating individuals above teens, couple's and families with my personal mentoring and coaching based psychology. I love all people, have lived for 62yrs, have various degrees and training in latest modalities to help you to be calm, integrate and to heal. Call or message me for a free chat about your needs, I welcome you:-)
I also draw from EMDR, Brainspotting, Flash Technique, Emotion-Focused Therapy, IFS-informed parts work, Focusing, Havening, EFT/Meridian Tapping, clinical hypnosis, and Qigong-informed practices, tailored to each client’s needs.
I offer a safe, respectful space to help you process trauma, regulate emotions, reconnect with your body, and understand inner patterns. Therapy is tailored to your needs, using body-mind, compassion-focused, and evidence-informed approaches to support healing, integration, and self-understanding.
I also draw from EMDR, Brainspotting, Flash Technique, Emotion-Focused Therapy, IFS-informed parts work, Focusing, Havening, EFT/Meridian Tapping, clinical hypnosis, and Qigong-informed practices, tailored to each client’s needs.
I offer a safe, respectful space to help you process trauma, regulate emotions, reconnect with your body, and understand inner patterns. Therapy is tailored to your needs, using body-mind, compassion-focused, and evidence-informed approaches to support healing, integration, and self-understanding.
I have a Masters of Clinical Psychology and I have received training in several therapy types including: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy and Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
I like the therapy room to be warm and welcoming. I enjoy working with teens and adults struggling with a range of issues, no matter how complex or longstanding. I am also culturally sensitive and LGBTIQA+ inclusive. I have experience working with issues like depression, anxiety, stress, anger, PTSD and trauma, grief and loss, domestic violence, interpersonal/relationship issues, chronic pain/illness and neurodiverse people (ADHD/ASD).
I have a Masters of Clinical Psychology and I have received training in several therapy types including: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy and Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
I like the therapy room to be warm and welcoming. I enjoy working with teens and adults struggling with a range of issues, no matter how complex or longstanding. I am also culturally sensitive and LGBTIQA+ inclusive. I have experience working with issues like depression, anxiety, stress, anger, PTSD and trauma, grief and loss, domestic violence, interpersonal/relationship issues, chronic pain/illness and neurodiverse people (ADHD/ASD).
Imagine feeling overwhelmed, lonely, unsupported, burdened by grief or mental health issues. These challenges can leave you feeling lost and stuck in your current circumstances. The goal is to find hope, purpose, and a healthier life. Vanessa Del Valle at Wellness & Co. understands these struggles and provides the support and guidance needed to navigate these challenges and emerge stronger.
Imagine feeling overwhelmed, lonely, unsupported, burdened by grief or mental health issues. These challenges can leave you feeling lost and stuck in your current circumstances. The goal is to find hope, purpose, and a healthier life. Vanessa Del Valle at Wellness & Co. understands these struggles and provides the support and guidance needed to navigate these challenges and emerge stronger.
The essence of my therapy is in building solid, safe relationships collaboratively with my clients, catering to the unique needs of each person in a non-judgmental way. Rather than tell someone what they need, I prefer a merging of minds to make meaningful and sustainable differences. Together we explore resources to overcome adversity and suffering whilst learning to accept and adapt to the complicated facets of life where required. My therapeutic approach is also rooted in a deep exploration of early life experiences, with a focus on understanding and facilitating the healing of trauma or patterned behaviour.
The essence of my therapy is in building solid, safe relationships collaboratively with my clients, catering to the unique needs of each person in a non-judgmental way. Rather than tell someone what they need, I prefer a merging of minds to make meaningful and sustainable differences. Together we explore resources to overcome adversity and suffering whilst learning to accept and adapt to the complicated facets of life where required. My therapeutic approach is also rooted in a deep exploration of early life experiences, with a focus on understanding and facilitating the healing of trauma or patterned behaviour.
I work with women and teen girls from 14 years and over. My space is non-clinical on purpose, Authenticity and working alongside my clients is very important to me. I get to know your story, your patterns and the impacts they're having on your current life. I help to build awareness around them and give you tangible, evidence backed tools that are personalised to your lifestyle. I see women with anxiety, burnout, depression, women who are in life transitions, eating disorders, neurodivergence and high performing women some of whom want to up level and others who are tired of perfectionism.
I work with women and teen girls from 14 years and over. My space is non-clinical on purpose, Authenticity and working alongside my clients is very important to me. I get to know your story, your patterns and the impacts they're having on your current life. I help to build awareness around them and give you tangible, evidence backed tools that are personalised to your lifestyle. I see women with anxiety, burnout, depression, women who are in life transitions, eating disorders, neurodivergence and high performing women some of whom want to up level and others who are tired of perfectionism.
I am a warm, compassionate and dedicated provisional psychologist. I strive to create a comfortable and safe environment for all my clients that is free from judgement and filled with curiosity. I have experience working with issues with mood, anxiety, trauma, complex trauma, stress, relationship issues, and perfectionism. I aim to be the stable mountain that helps you weather whatever storm they are facing and will work collaboratively with you to meet their goals while maintaining trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ friendly and neurodiversity-affirming care.
I am a warm, compassionate and dedicated provisional psychologist. I strive to create a comfortable and safe environment for all my clients that is free from judgement and filled with curiosity. I have experience working with issues with mood, anxiety, trauma, complex trauma, stress, relationship issues, and perfectionism. I aim to be the stable mountain that helps you weather whatever storm they are facing and will work collaboratively with you to meet their goals while maintaining trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ friendly and neurodiversity-affirming care.
If you're struggling with shame, anxiety, or existential concerns related to your religious background (whether you have left your religious community or are still happily a part of it), I'm here to help you move forward. Religion plays a huge role shaping our understanding of ourselves, our values, and the world around us. It can be a daunting but incredibly rewarding journey to open these ideas up for examination. My goal is to provide you with a safe, supportive space to explore, deconstruct, and create new understandings that feel true to who you are.
If you're struggling with shame, anxiety, or existential concerns related to your religious background (whether you have left your religious community or are still happily a part of it), I'm here to help you move forward. Religion plays a huge role shaping our understanding of ourselves, our values, and the world around us. It can be a daunting but incredibly rewarding journey to open these ideas up for examination. My goal is to provide you with a safe, supportive space to explore, deconstruct, and create new understandings that feel true to who you are.
In my private practice, I provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and life experiences openly. My counselling approach is client-centred, meaning I believe that each individual has the inner strength and capacity for growth, healing, and change. My role is to walk alongside clients as they navigate challenges, helping them gain clarity, develop coping strategies, and build self-awareness.
In my private practice, I provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and life experiences openly. My counselling approach is client-centred, meaning I believe that each individual has the inner strength and capacity for growth, healing, and change. My role is to walk alongside clients as they navigate challenges, helping them gain clarity, develop coping strategies, and build self-awareness.
If you're committed to a better world and struggling with the emotional and psychological toll that comes with that, contact me now. Whether it's the isolation of seeing what others can't, the exhaustion of trying to keep up, or the frustration with your limited influence, I'm here to help. You don't need therapy that adjusts you to a world you're trying to change, you need a therapist who gets it.
If you're committed to a better world and struggling with the emotional and psychological toll that comes with that, contact me now. Whether it's the isolation of seeing what others can't, the exhaustion of trying to keep up, or the frustration with your limited influence, I'm here to help. You don't need therapy that adjusts you to a world you're trying to change, you need a therapist who gets it.
With over a decade of experience, I offer trauma-informed therapy for adolescents and adults using EFT, EMDR, and integrative approaches like CBT, ACT, IFS and Flash Technique.
Many of my clients feel overwhelmed by past experiences, stuck in patterns they can’t shift, or unsure how to heal old emotional wounds. They are struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress that affect all areas of their lives including their relationships and work. They want relief, clarity, and a sense of inner calm and confidence. They’re seeking a safe, supportive space to understand themselves, process trauma, and reconnect with what matters to them.
With over a decade of experience, I offer trauma-informed therapy for adolescents and adults using EFT, EMDR, and integrative approaches like CBT, ACT, IFS and Flash Technique.
Many of my clients feel overwhelmed by past experiences, stuck in patterns they can’t shift, or unsure how to heal old emotional wounds. They are struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress that affect all areas of their lives including their relationships and work. They want relief, clarity, and a sense of inner calm and confidence. They’re seeking a safe, supportive space to understand themselves, process trauma, and reconnect with what matters to them.
I welcome working with families, couples and adults who feel stuck in recurring patterns, disconnected from themselves, overwhelmed by life's challenges, or longing for something more meaningful. They may be struggling with anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, low self-worth, life transitions, or a sense that they've lost touch with who they truly are. I provide a warm, reflective space to explore emotions, relationships, and the deeper forces shaping your experience. Together, we cultivate insight, self-compassion, and lasting change, helping you feel more authentic, connected, and fulfilled.
I welcome working with families, couples and adults who feel stuck in recurring patterns, disconnected from themselves, overwhelmed by life's challenges, or longing for something more meaningful. They may be struggling with anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, low self-worth, life transitions, or a sense that they've lost touch with who they truly are. I provide a warm, reflective space to explore emotions, relationships, and the deeper forces shaping your experience. Together, we cultivate insight, self-compassion, and lasting change, helping you feel more authentic, connected, and fulfilled.
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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.