Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Cardiff, CA
You're worried about your child & exhausted from trying to figure out what will actually help. Maybe mornings feel stressful, homework turns into a nightly battle, or your child melts down over seemingly small things. Maybe your teen has become withdrawn, overwhelmed, constantly stressed, or impossible to reach.If you've tried everything and nothing seems to create lasting change, you're not alone. I help families understand what's happening beneath the behavior so we can address the root causes, strengthen connection, and create meaningful, lasting change - not just manage symptoms.
You're worried about your child & exhausted from trying to figure out what will actually help. Maybe mornings feel stressful, homework turns into a nightly battle, or your child melts down over seemingly small things. Maybe your teen has become withdrawn, overwhelmed, constantly stressed, or impossible to reach.If you've tried everything and nothing seems to create lasting change, you're not alone. I help families understand what's happening beneath the behavior so we can address the root causes, strengthen connection, and create meaningful, lasting change - not just manage symptoms.
Accepting new clients! I provide a safe, confidential space for individuals, couples, and families navigating stress and life transitions such as finishing school and starting college. Challenges at work, school, or home can impact overall happiness-and you don’t have to face them alone. Together, we will piece together your needs and your child’s needs to create a clear plan for success. With over 20 years as an educator and therapist in schools, I specialize in connecting with teens, and young adults and offering practical skills you can use right away to help your family thrive.
Accepting new clients! I provide a safe, confidential space for individuals, couples, and families navigating stress and life transitions such as finishing school and starting college. Challenges at work, school, or home can impact overall happiness-and you don’t have to face them alone. Together, we will piece together your needs and your child’s needs to create a clear plan for success. With over 20 years as an educator and therapist in schools, I specialize in connecting with teens, and young adults and offering practical skills you can use right away to help your family thrive.
You may feel heavy, tense, restless, or as if you’ve been carrying everything inside for far too long, bracing against a world that feels unpredictable or unsafe. Effort, thought, or explanation may no longer reach the place that aches. I work in a quiet, body-based, and collaborative way that meets suffering where it lives—beneath words, in the nervous system itself. Therapy isn’t about fixing you; it’s about coming home to yourself. Over time, safety returns, agency rebuilds, and as you create well-being from within, the world begins to meet you differently—you feel included, connected, and fully at home in life rather than apart
You may feel heavy, tense, restless, or as if you’ve been carrying everything inside for far too long, bracing against a world that feels unpredictable or unsafe. Effort, thought, or explanation may no longer reach the place that aches. I work in a quiet, body-based, and collaborative way that meets suffering where it lives—beneath words, in the nervous system itself. Therapy isn’t about fixing you; it’s about coming home to yourself. Over time, safety returns, agency rebuilds, and as you create well-being from within, the world begins to meet you differently—you feel included, connected, and fully at home in life rather than apart
Seeking out support for yourself or for your child is a courageous act, and one that is full of hope. Childhood and parenting can be tremendously challenging, and you do not need to figure out all of the pieces alone. I would be honored to work alongside you, providing a safe environment to share your story, gently face and move through challenges, and develop solutions that will bring you and your child relief and allow you both to thrive.
Seeking out support for yourself or for your child is a courageous act, and one that is full of hope. Childhood and parenting can be tremendously challenging, and you do not need to figure out all of the pieces alone. I would be honored to work alongside you, providing a safe environment to share your story, gently face and move through challenges, and develop solutions that will bring you and your child relief and allow you both to thrive.
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I work psychodynamically, integrating Object Relations (Klein/Bion) with Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Complex-Trauma therapy.
Do you feel like you are stuck in a pattern of behaviors and thoughts that aren't working for you? Are you using food, alcohol, drugs, sex, hoarding, or other compulsive behaviors to avoid negative feelings? Do you fall into a pit of despair or hopelessness that you are afraid others may not understand? Do you have trouble making or keeping friendships, relationships, jobs? I will work with you to figure out how you developed certain coping mechanisms, and help you to release self-blame and perfectionism.
I work psychodynamically, integrating Object Relations (Klein/Bion) with Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Complex-Trauma therapy.
Do you feel like you are stuck in a pattern of behaviors and thoughts that aren't working for you? Are you using food, alcohol, drugs, sex, hoarding, or other compulsive behaviors to avoid negative feelings? Do you fall into a pit of despair or hopelessness that you are afraid others may not understand? Do you have trouble making or keeping friendships, relationships, jobs? I will work with you to figure out how you developed certain coping mechanisms, and help you to release self-blame and perfectionism.
I'm an integrative therapist, drawing from multiple modalities such as ACT, CBT, IFS, Hakomi, Gestalt, and mindfulness.
I can help reduce anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma effects and support you through life transitions to find greater meaning, purpose, and passion. My strengths-based approach operates on the belief that people can initiate positive changes with the right support. While therapy varies, I work efficiently and with care to alleviate symptoms quickly. Change and healing come from insight and action in an environment of trust, safety, compassion, and connection. I’m here to meet you where you are and guide you toward your goals.
I'm an integrative therapist, drawing from multiple modalities such as ACT, CBT, IFS, Hakomi, Gestalt, and mindfulness.
I can help reduce anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma effects and support you through life transitions to find greater meaning, purpose, and passion. My strengths-based approach operates on the belief that people can initiate positive changes with the right support. While therapy varies, I work efficiently and with care to alleviate symptoms quickly. Change and healing come from insight and action in an environment of trust, safety, compassion, and connection. I’m here to meet you where you are and guide you toward your goals.
Life can be unpredictable and challenging- at times, we may struggle to find the tools to cope with its stressors, heal from its wounds, or live wholeheartedly. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, loss, transition, feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, self-doubt; you are not meant to do it all alone. I believe that therapy should be supportive, non-judgmental, and safe, while also inviting honest feedback necessary for change. In our relationship, I am an advocate for your health and well-being. We work together to help you get closer to the purposeful, connected, and fulfilled life you deserve.
Life can be unpredictable and challenging- at times, we may struggle to find the tools to cope with its stressors, heal from its wounds, or live wholeheartedly. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, loss, transition, feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, self-doubt; you are not meant to do it all alone. I believe that therapy should be supportive, non-judgmental, and safe, while also inviting honest feedback necessary for change. In our relationship, I am an advocate for your health and well-being. We work together to help you get closer to the purposeful, connected, and fulfilled life you deserve.
You want to learn to be kinder to yourself, process your feelings, put yourself first without guilt, and heal from a past that’s holding you back. You can admit that you’re harder on yourself than you deserve and want this to change.
That's where I come in! I help teens, adults, and relationship structures explore their lives in order to improve their communication and strengthen their connections to themselves and their communities. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, confusion about life, sexual health curiosities, relationship stress, or major life transitions, I’m ready to meet you with warmth and care.
You want to learn to be kinder to yourself, process your feelings, put yourself first without guilt, and heal from a past that’s holding you back. You can admit that you’re harder on yourself than you deserve and want this to change.
That's where I come in! I help teens, adults, and relationship structures explore their lives in order to improve their communication and strengthen their connections to themselves and their communities. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, neurodivergence, confusion about life, sexual health curiosities, relationship stress, or major life transitions, I’m ready to meet you with warmth and care.
My own framework, Internal Family Systems ( IFS), helps clients understand and find compassion for all the thoughts and feelings that contribute to their experiences.
Do you yearn for a better, happier life, but feel weighed down by stress, anxiety, or sadness? Do difficult thoughts and feelings prevent you from doing the things you need to do? You aren’t alone - it is so easy to become caught in a cycle of worry, depression, and negative self-talk, especially in these uncertain times. Along with the stressors that come up in our daily lives, other things can affect how we feel and function, including our upbringing, a relentless inner critic, feelings of disconnect, inherited wounds, and painful past experiences.
My own framework, Internal Family Systems ( IFS), helps clients understand and find compassion for all the thoughts and feelings that contribute to their experiences.
Do you yearn for a better, happier life, but feel weighed down by stress, anxiety, or sadness? Do difficult thoughts and feelings prevent you from doing the things you need to do? You aren’t alone - it is so easy to become caught in a cycle of worry, depression, and negative self-talk, especially in these uncertain times. Along with the stressors that come up in our daily lives, other things can affect how we feel and function, including our upbringing, a relentless inner critic, feelings of disconnect, inherited wounds, and painful past experiences.
Lorraine Navarro.
I am currently accepting new clients. I specialize in working with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions such as navigating stress related to loss, relationships, employment, housing instability, and other significant life challenges.
I help by creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and supported as they explore their challenges. Together, we work toward building coping strategies, uncovering strengths, and developing tools that promote stability and growth.
Lorraine Navarro.
I am currently accepting new clients. I specialize in working with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions such as navigating stress related to loss, relationships, employment, housing instability, and other significant life challenges.
I help by creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and supported as they explore their challenges. Together, we work toward building coping strategies, uncovering strengths, and developing tools that promote stability and growth.
Life has seasons of transition—new roles, losses, shifting relationships—that can feel heavy to carry alone. I work with adults, young adults, and couples who are juggling a lot: caregivers balancing family obligations, professionals under constant pressure, college or early-career clients, and partners seeking to reconnect. My clients often name ongoing stress or anxiety, burnout, communication struggles, trust concerns, grief, or a quiet sense of self-doubt. In our work, we slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and practice tools you can use between sessions—clear communication.
Life has seasons of transition—new roles, losses, shifting relationships—that can feel heavy to carry alone. I work with adults, young adults, and couples who are juggling a lot: caregivers balancing family obligations, professionals under constant pressure, college or early-career clients, and partners seeking to reconnect. My clients often name ongoing stress or anxiety, burnout, communication struggles, trust concerns, grief, or a quiet sense of self-doubt. In our work, we slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and practice tools you can use between sessions—clear communication.
, I have been helping people recover from the effects early childhood trauma and have received specialized training in AF-EMDR, IFS and somatic therapy.
On the road of life, we may find that our dreams and aspirations for living have been derailed, slowed, or halted by challenges like traumatic events, troubled relationships, illness, loss, unwanted thoughts, or difficulties with our mood. These challenges are the bumps on our road, but the feelings of isolation, grief, sadness, fear, guilt or shame that often follow can feel like unyielding roadblocks. In times like these, we need a supportive ally—someone who offers safety, warmth, and understanding.
, I have been helping people recover from the effects early childhood trauma and have received specialized training in AF-EMDR, IFS and somatic therapy.
On the road of life, we may find that our dreams and aspirations for living have been derailed, slowed, or halted by challenges like traumatic events, troubled relationships, illness, loss, unwanted thoughts, or difficulties with our mood. These challenges are the bumps on our road, but the feelings of isolation, grief, sadness, fear, guilt or shame that often follow can feel like unyielding roadblocks. In times like these, we need a supportive ally—someone who offers safety, warmth, and understanding.
I use person-centered therapy, along with experiential work, IFS, and EMDR to support deeper healing.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals and couples, with experience supporting military and law enforcement communities as well as hospice and bereavement care. I specialize in trauma and grief, and I aim to create a space where you feel safe, seen, and understood.
I use person-centered therapy, along with experiential work, IFS, and EMDR to support deeper healing.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals and couples, with experience supporting military and law enforcement communities as well as hospice and bereavement care. I specialize in trauma and grief, and I aim to create a space where you feel safe, seen, and understood.
Therapy Center and Family Counseling Corporation
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92121
We specialize and treat depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, addiction and relationship concerns. We also provide parent training and coaching. Our team specializes in working extensively with adolescents, children, and families in traditional outpatient services. My name is Jamak and I am the Co-Founder of Therapy Center and Family Counseling Corporation. I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience. I specialize in working with individuals, couples, families, and adolescents. I use a humanistic, and culturally sensitive approach to all topics that may be encountered.
We specialize and treat depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, addiction and relationship concerns. We also provide parent training and coaching. Our team specializes in working extensively with adolescents, children, and families in traditional outpatient services. My name is Jamak and I am the Co-Founder of Therapy Center and Family Counseling Corporation. I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience. I specialize in working with individuals, couples, families, and adolescents. I use a humanistic, and culturally sensitive approach to all topics that may be encountered.
I tailor therapy to your unique needs, integrating depth-oriented, Internal Family Systems ( IFS), attachment-based, and trauma-informed approaches to help you heal from anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, burnout, and life transitions by discovering the patterns beneath your struggles.
Many of the struggles that bring us to therapy—anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, self-doubt, or feeling stuck—often have deeper roots than we realize. Together, we'll explore the patterns shaped by past experiences, relationships, and life transitions so lasting change becomes possible. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I offer a warm, compassionate, and collaborative space where teens, adults, and couples can heal, strengthen relationships, and move toward a more authentic, connected, and fulfilling life.
I tailor therapy to your unique needs, integrating depth-oriented, Internal Family Systems ( IFS), attachment-based, and trauma-informed approaches to help you heal from anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, burnout, and life transitions by discovering the patterns beneath your struggles.
Many of the struggles that bring us to therapy—anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, self-doubt, or feeling stuck—often have deeper roots than we realize. Together, we'll explore the patterns shaped by past experiences, relationships, and life transitions so lasting change becomes possible. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I offer a warm, compassionate, and collaborative space where teens, adults, and couples can heal, strengthen relationships, and move toward a more authentic, connected, and fulfilling life.
I tailor therapy to your needs using Internal Family Systems, ACT, DBT, attachment-based principles, Art Therapy, and Recreational Therapy.
Whether you're new to therapy or have been on your healing journey for years, I aim to create a safe, supportive space where you feel understood and empowered. I am a First-Generation Bilingual (Spanish) Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with experience supporting children, teens, adults, couples, and families (ages 6–70). AMFT 20037. Supervised by Kyle Cablay, AMFT 135911. I help clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, grief, ADHD, addiction, life transitions, identity, cultural challenges, and demands of athletic performance. Together, we'll build insight and strength and move toward the life you want.
I tailor therapy to your needs using Internal Family Systems, ACT, DBT, attachment-based principles, Art Therapy, and Recreational Therapy.
Whether you're new to therapy or have been on your healing journey for years, I aim to create a safe, supportive space where you feel understood and empowered. I am a First-Generation Bilingual (Spanish) Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with experience supporting children, teens, adults, couples, and families (ages 6–70). AMFT 20037. Supervised by Kyle Cablay, AMFT 135911. I help clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, grief, ADHD, addiction, life transitions, identity, cultural challenges, and demands of athletic performance. Together, we'll build insight and strength and move toward the life you want.
We offer therapy for Pacific Mind Health patients who are also receiving care through our medication management program, providing a connected and supportive treatment experience. Chantal Herrada is an licensed clinical social worker who specializes in providing therapeutic services to children, adults, and families by using trauma-informed and strength-based approaches. Her commitment to mental health is deeply rooted in personal experiences, which have fueled her passion for helping others navigate their mental health journeys.
We offer therapy for Pacific Mind Health patients who are also receiving care through our medication management program, providing a connected and supportive treatment experience. Chantal Herrada is an licensed clinical social worker who specializes in providing therapeutic services to children, adults, and families by using trauma-informed and strength-based approaches. Her commitment to mental health is deeply rooted in personal experiences, which have fueled her passion for helping others navigate their mental health journeys.
Depending on your goals in therapy, I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy, and I provide Psychoeducation on the mind and body connection.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who allows openness and a safe space for my clients to heal. My purpose is to help my clients identify and work through their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to uncover their true, authentic selves. I am always keeping up with the latest mental health research to educate my clients because I have their best interest in mind
Depending on your goals in therapy, I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy, and I provide Psychoeducation on the mind and body connection.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who allows openness and a safe space for my clients to heal. My purpose is to help my clients identify and work through their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to uncover their true, authentic selves. I am always keeping up with the latest mental health research to educate my clients because I have their best interest in mind
Using modern approaches like IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and Narrative Therapy, we will help you write new stories about your life that increase confidence.
Tightness in the chest. Knots in the stomach. Lumps in the throat. Your body tells the story of someone who works hard, cares deeply for others, stays five steps ahead… while secretly, you're drowning in anxiety, expectations, and self-doubt. Maybe you've told yourself to avoid your feelings, but it hasn't worked. Maybe you've even tried therapy before, and it didn't change anything. If this sounds like you, please know that you're not alone, and you're not broken; change is always possible.
Using modern approaches like IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and Narrative Therapy, we will help you write new stories about your life that increase confidence.
Tightness in the chest. Knots in the stomach. Lumps in the throat. Your body tells the story of someone who works hard, cares deeply for others, stays five steps ahead… while secretly, you're drowning in anxiety, expectations, and self-doubt. Maybe you've told yourself to avoid your feelings, but it hasn't worked. Maybe you've even tried therapy before, and it didn't change anything. If this sounds like you, please know that you're not alone, and you're not broken; change is always possible.
I am a bilingual licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I am dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and build stronger, more resilient relationships. With a warm and non-judgmental approach, I create a safe space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe in empowering individuals to achieve independence, confidence, and success in their daily lives. Through my education and work experience, I personalize and create interventions with the collaboration of the client.
I am a bilingual licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I am dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and build stronger, more resilient relationships. With a warm and non-judgmental approach, I create a safe space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe in empowering individuals to achieve independence, confidence, and success in their daily lives. Through my education and work experience, I personalize and create interventions with the collaboration of the client.
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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.