Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Sonoma, CA
The skills I teach incorporate various tools, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), relational life therapy (RLT), natural healing therapies (including mindful meditation and amino acid supplements for mental health issues), and more.
Life is a wild journey. There is so much to navigate through, and many of us do not have a road map. With no directions to guide us, we often get stuck circulating around the same issues. We repeat patterns of thoughts, behaviors, actions. We overanalyze. We shame ourselves. Anything can trigger these cycles: trauma, drama, emotions, a sense of grandiosity…
The skills I teach incorporate various tools, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), relational life therapy (RLT), natural healing therapies (including mindful meditation and amino acid supplements for mental health issues), and more.
Life is a wild journey. There is so much to navigate through, and many of us do not have a road map. With no directions to guide us, we often get stuck circulating around the same issues. We repeat patterns of thoughts, behaviors, actions. We overanalyze. We shame ourselves. Anything can trigger these cycles: trauma, drama, emotions, a sense of grandiosity…
Trauma Processing: I use EMDR and/or Internal Family Systems Therapy depending on what works better for you.
Specializing in: RELATIONSHIPS -- improving a current one or finding a new one. If you're in a relationship, come in alone or with your partner. Reclaim feelings of connectedness and aliveness in relationship. I also treat ADDICTION and TRAUMA. Recovering from substance or behavioral addictions -- yours or someone else's. Together, we will identify ways that you can get your needs met that don't hurt you or those you love. I will help you work through the pain you're trying to avoid by numbing out. There really is a better way!
Trauma Processing: I use EMDR and/or Internal Family Systems Therapy depending on what works better for you.
Specializing in: RELATIONSHIPS -- improving a current one or finding a new one. If you're in a relationship, come in alone or with your partner. Reclaim feelings of connectedness and aliveness in relationship. I also treat ADDICTION and TRAUMA. Recovering from substance or behavioral addictions -- yours or someone else's. Together, we will identify ways that you can get your needs met that don't hurt you or those you love. I will help you work through the pain you're trying to avoid by numbing out. There really is a better way!
I offer a practice that clears trauma and old energy patterns similar to EMDR, works respectfully and effectively with the parts of yourself like IFS (Internal Family Systems), releases tension, pain, and anxiety, and connects you with your inner wisdom.
Are you yearning to be your authentic self but feel held back by anxiety, hopelessness, or unhelpful old beliefs? Do you notice unhealthy relationship patterns you want to change? In my practice I use a method of holistic psychotherapy called Soul Lightening Acupressure which incorporates energy work and is gentle, effective, and efficient. As energy that has been lodged in your body from trauma or stress flows freely again, old patterns of thoughts and behaviors can clear, insights arise, and rapid and lasting healing can occur. After a session you will usually feel calm, centered, grounded, and lighter with new sense of clarity.
I offer a practice that clears trauma and old energy patterns similar to EMDR, works respectfully and effectively with the parts of yourself like IFS (Internal Family Systems), releases tension, pain, and anxiety, and connects you with your inner wisdom.
Are you yearning to be your authentic self but feel held back by anxiety, hopelessness, or unhelpful old beliefs? Do you notice unhealthy relationship patterns you want to change? In my practice I use a method of holistic psychotherapy called Soul Lightening Acupressure which incorporates energy work and is gentle, effective, and efficient. As energy that has been lodged in your body from trauma or stress flows freely again, old patterns of thoughts and behaviors can clear, insights arise, and rapid and lasting healing can occur. After a session you will usually feel calm, centered, grounded, and lighter with new sense of clarity.
I use evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and ERP because these work, and they empower you to find your own strength in your healing journey.
Congratulations on taking this step; I would be honored to help. I offer strengths-based, in-person therapy in the Phoenix area, and telehealth in California, using cognitive-behavioral techniques, inner-child work, EMDR and Exposure and Response Prevention. Specializations include Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, addiction and recovery, and treating children and adolescents with anxiety. I am well-versed in 12-Step philosophy and love helping people thrive in their sobriety.
I use evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and ERP because these work, and they empower you to find your own strength in your healing journey.
Congratulations on taking this step; I would be honored to help. I offer strengths-based, in-person therapy in the Phoenix area, and telehealth in California, using cognitive-behavioral techniques, inner-child work, EMDR and Exposure and Response Prevention. Specializations include Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, addiction and recovery, and treating children and adolescents with anxiety. I am well-versed in 12-Step philosophy and love helping people thrive in their sobriety.
I am skilled and/or certified in a variety of evidence-based approaches such as CBT, MB-CBT, TF-CBT, Non-Violent Communication, Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing.
Welcome. I have over 24 years of experience as a therapist, and master's degrees in both Clinical Psychology and Physiology. I also have over 30 years of experience teaching and practicing mindfulness, and a background in neuroscience research. If you are suffering from anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, addiction or family/marriage problems, I can help. I can take you beyond traditional talk-based therapy to access and change emotional and behavioral patterns that keep you stuck. Please see my website for additional information on my training and experience.
I am skilled and/or certified in a variety of evidence-based approaches such as CBT, MB-CBT, TF-CBT, Non-Violent Communication, Internal Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing.
Welcome. I have over 24 years of experience as a therapist, and master's degrees in both Clinical Psychology and Physiology. I also have over 30 years of experience teaching and practicing mindfulness, and a background in neuroscience research. If you are suffering from anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, addiction or family/marriage problems, I can help. I can take you beyond traditional talk-based therapy to access and change emotional and behavioral patterns that keep you stuck. Please see my website for additional information on my training and experience.
Florence Landau
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476 (Online Only)
You are uniquely YOU! So depending on your particular needs and preferences, I might call upon my training in Family Systems, Somatic, Trauma informed, IFS, Gottman, EFT, Ketamine Assisted, or Art and Movement Therapy.
I believe in your inherent strength, wisdom, resilience, creativity and ability to heal. I believe in your right to have a beautiful life, filled with joy, love, vitality, and healthy relationships (with yourself and others). I believe that this life is precious, (it is not a dress rehearsal), so let's get you on the path to start feeling better NOW! Together, within a nurturing therapeutic relationship, I hold space for you to safely look at, learn from and move through your hurt and stuck places. I teach you tools to gently connect with your body and heart again, and cheer you on as you heal, grow and blossom!
You are uniquely YOU! So depending on your particular needs and preferences, I might call upon my training in Family Systems, Somatic, Trauma informed, IFS, Gottman, EFT, Ketamine Assisted, or Art and Movement Therapy.
I believe in your inherent strength, wisdom, resilience, creativity and ability to heal. I believe in your right to have a beautiful life, filled with joy, love, vitality, and healthy relationships (with yourself and others). I believe that this life is precious, (it is not a dress rehearsal), so let's get you on the path to start feeling better NOW! Together, within a nurturing therapeutic relationship, I hold space for you to safely look at, learn from and move through your hurt and stuck places. I teach you tools to gently connect with your body and heart again, and cheer you on as you heal, grow and blossom!
Krista Gallagher
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I utilize mindful self-compassion, IFS, Inner-Child work, Gestalt, Emotional Freedom Technique, Polyvagal Theory, & am trained in Gottman therapy for couples.
Having been a client myself, I understand how important it is to find a therapist who you feel really "gets you" and with whom you feel safe and comfortable being vulnerable and open. I focus on creating a foundation of presence, safety, and trust in the therapeutic relationship. I am here to see you, hear you, understand you, and support you & will meet you with a non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive presence as we work together. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, chronic pain & illness, life transitions, motherhood & parenting, couples therapy, & working with those who identify as being HSP/Empaths.
I utilize mindful self-compassion, IFS, Inner-Child work, Gestalt, Emotional Freedom Technique, Polyvagal Theory, & am trained in Gottman therapy for couples.
Having been a client myself, I understand how important it is to find a therapist who you feel really "gets you" and with whom you feel safe and comfortable being vulnerable and open. I focus on creating a foundation of presence, safety, and trust in the therapeutic relationship. I am here to see you, hear you, understand you, and support you & will meet you with a non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive presence as we work together. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, chronic pain & illness, life transitions, motherhood & parenting, couples therapy, & working with those who identify as being HSP/Empaths.
Margaret M Oh
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476 (Online Only)
I provide skill based strategies for those needing effective solutions to move forward but also I use psychodynamic approaches such as IFS and EMDR where I deeply connect with your experiences to feel alongside you as you work through your challenges.
My name is Margaret, your individual and relationship therapist. I am a marriage and family therapist who are here to help you through some challenging time in your life. You may have read countless self-help books, scrolled through TikTok videos and listened to Podcast to find answers to your never ending pursuit of perfection, despair in your relationship, people pleasing tendencies, and constant anxiety. I am here to let you know that you don't have to go through this alone. You can discover the answers you are seeking in a safe space where you will feel seen and understood.
I provide skill based strategies for those needing effective solutions to move forward but also I use psychodynamic approaches such as IFS and EMDR where I deeply connect with your experiences to feel alongside you as you work through your challenges.
My name is Margaret, your individual and relationship therapist. I am a marriage and family therapist who are here to help you through some challenging time in your life. You may have read countless self-help books, scrolled through TikTok videos and listened to Podcast to find answers to your never ending pursuit of perfection, despair in your relationship, people pleasing tendencies, and constant anxiety. I am here to let you know that you don't have to go through this alone. You can discover the answers you are seeking in a safe space where you will feel seen and understood.
Jana Morgan, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE PAY SERVICES AT A CONVENIENT TIME AND IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. If you have fluctuating moods, a dissatisfaction with your relationships and life in general, take a step to actively move into a healthier part of you. We will have important dialogue which assist you to sort and live your priorities. Via mind-body/somatic and psychodynamic approaches, I will help you find your balance, get relief, sleep better, love safer and deeper. Generally we work together once to twice per week, insight and cognitive restructuring are part of the process. Overall, you will receive care and refuge to heal.
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE PAY SERVICES AT A CONVENIENT TIME AND IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. If you have fluctuating moods, a dissatisfaction with your relationships and life in general, take a step to actively move into a healthier part of you. We will have important dialogue which assist you to sort and live your priorities. Via mind-body/somatic and psychodynamic approaches, I will help you find your balance, get relief, sleep better, love safer and deeper. Generally we work together once to twice per week, insight and cognitive restructuring are part of the process. Overall, you will receive care and refuge to heal.
When we meet you will enjoy a private and safe environment to discuss and explore the hopes and challenges you are facing. I care about your wishes, needs and/or goals in the therapy. I work with adults, couples and families. Forty years as a psychotherapist has taught me to emphasize your strengths and hopes. I will support you in a reassuring and respectful way in identifying your needs. I work with most issues, but specialize in areas of: life transitions, couples communication and relationship issues, conflict resolution, harm reduction, fulfillment, eating and shifting areas of unhappiness towards a more alive and vital life.
When we meet you will enjoy a private and safe environment to discuss and explore the hopes and challenges you are facing. I care about your wishes, needs and/or goals in the therapy. I work with adults, couples and families. Forty years as a psychotherapist has taught me to emphasize your strengths and hopes. I will support you in a reassuring and respectful way in identifying your needs. I work with most issues, but specialize in areas of: life transitions, couples communication and relationship issues, conflict resolution, harm reduction, fulfillment, eating and shifting areas of unhappiness towards a more alive and vital life.
Welcome! My name is Catherine Harris and I am honored to assist you with your healing journey. After 20 years of seeing clients, I still enjoy every day of this work. When off duty, I am usually hiking up a mountain, paddle boarding, or enjoying time with loved ones.
Welcome! My name is Catherine Harris and I am honored to assist you with your healing journey. After 20 years of seeing clients, I still enjoy every day of this work. When off duty, I am usually hiking up a mountain, paddle boarding, or enjoying time with loved ones.
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Caitlin Blair
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MSW, ASW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
Until now you've been hiding it okay, but recently you’ve been feeling more & more overwhelmed. You know something needs to change but you need help starting. I'm glad you're here, it means you have even the tiniest hope that life could be better. I’m passionate about helping teens, and adults learn how to find balance, peace, and self-compassion in practical holistic ways. The majority of my practice focuses on helping clients with high achieving, perfectionist, and people pleasing tendencies. I also enjoy working with fellow AAPI and POC folks process intergenerational trauma. My approach is warm, casual, and gently challenging.
Until now you've been hiding it okay, but recently you’ve been feeling more & more overwhelmed. You know something needs to change but you need help starting. I'm glad you're here, it means you have even the tiniest hope that life could be better. I’m passionate about helping teens, and adults learn how to find balance, peace, and self-compassion in practical holistic ways. The majority of my practice focuses on helping clients with high achieving, perfectionist, and people pleasing tendencies. I also enjoy working with fellow AAPI and POC folks process intergenerational trauma. My approach is warm, casual, and gently challenging.
Hannah Philbin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
Symptoms draw our attention to areas that need care. That is often where we start. What is bothering you and what might be underneath? Together, we can expand your understanding of what is troubling you and build on your innate resilience. Sometimes it is as simple as just being heard. But when it is not, shifting thoughts, words, and actions may provide relief and develop improved coping skills. (Heads up: sometimes it gets worse before it gets better) If you've had enough, if you are done avoiding or pointing fingers, if you are reading to make changes, then let's do this. Process groups available T & W.
Symptoms draw our attention to areas that need care. That is often where we start. What is bothering you and what might be underneath? Together, we can expand your understanding of what is troubling you and build on your innate resilience. Sometimes it is as simple as just being heard. But when it is not, shifting thoughts, words, and actions may provide relief and develop improved coping skills. (Heads up: sometimes it gets worse before it gets better) If you've had enough, if you are done avoiding or pointing fingers, if you are reading to make changes, then let's do this. Process groups available T & W.
Joey Downey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476 (Online Only)
Working with me will be empowering, energetic, and at times fun. You will grieve losses, heal wounds, celebrate successes and reimagine your future. Together, we will explore childhood relationship programing and work on a reboot of early patterns that are no longer useful. I will help you choose healthier roles and boundaries, while building a life with you in the driver's seat. "For every event in life, there are many different angles. When you look at the same event from a wider perspective, your sense of worry and anxiety reduces, and you have greater joy." - The Dalai Lama
Working with me will be empowering, energetic, and at times fun. You will grieve losses, heal wounds, celebrate successes and reimagine your future. Together, we will explore childhood relationship programing and work on a reboot of early patterns that are no longer useful. I will help you choose healthier roles and boundaries, while building a life with you in the driver's seat. "For every event in life, there are many different angles. When you look at the same event from a wider perspective, your sense of worry and anxiety reduces, and you have greater joy." - The Dalai Lama
Hi! My name is Poppy Peluce-Fune. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience. My focus is you! I use an eclectic approach that is specifically designed to meet your needs, your healing potential, and at the pace you choose. I have a passion for fostering the human potential toward healing. I would love to go on this personal journey with you! Although I have worked with clients of all ages and presenting concerns from various walks of life, my approach is a good fit for older teens and younger to middle-aged individuals.
Hi! My name is Poppy Peluce-Fune. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience. My focus is you! I use an eclectic approach that is specifically designed to meet your needs, your healing potential, and at the pace you choose. I have a passion for fostering the human potential toward healing. I would love to go on this personal journey with you! Although I have worked with clients of all ages and presenting concerns from various walks of life, my approach is a good fit for older teens and younger to middle-aged individuals.
Do you feel alone, lost, empty, or dissatisfied? Are you struggling with meaningless work or overwhelmed about the state of our world? Do you want to feel happy and peaceful so you can appreciate and enjoy your life? Maybe you long to have time in the wild and beautiful natural places. Perhaps you desire supportive and healthy relationships with people who share your values. Or maybe your deepest wish is to know your purpose, to be involved in inspiring and meaningful work where you can know and share your gifts.
Do you feel alone, lost, empty, or dissatisfied? Are you struggling with meaningless work or overwhelmed about the state of our world? Do you want to feel happy and peaceful so you can appreciate and enjoy your life? Maybe you long to have time in the wild and beautiful natural places. Perhaps you desire supportive and healthy relationships with people who share your values. Or maybe your deepest wish is to know your purpose, to be involved in inspiring and meaningful work where you can know and share your gifts.
My love for human development and growth and my outmost trust in human potential inspire me to facilitate effective, meaningful and ever-transformative change in my own life and in the lives of those who become my therapy clients. Through collaborative, respectful, compassionate and daring processes, I am here, with my talents and skills, to support you in finding your ways to live and love successfully. I am highly experienced and skilled at working with individual adults, couples and families, towards significant healing from anxieties, depression, relationship-challenges, major life adjustments and transitions, minor or significant trauma, grief and loss.
My love for human development and growth and my outmost trust in human potential inspire me to facilitate effective, meaningful and ever-transformative change in my own life and in the lives of those who become my therapy clients. Through collaborative, respectful, compassionate and daring processes, I am here, with my talents and skills, to support you in finding your ways to live and love successfully. I am highly experienced and skilled at working with individual adults, couples and families, towards significant healing from anxieties, depression, relationship-challenges, major life adjustments and transitions, minor or significant trauma, grief and loss.
Cynthia Psaila, Marriage and Family Therapist, Inc
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
The science and technique of providing therapy is something I consider an honor to share with client’s. If you are suffering, struggling to connect, or to find stability and progress in life, the process of therapy can support your growth and self esteem through these challenges. I work primarily with adults, couples, and teens on specific issues such as anxiety, emotional dis-regulation, relationship stress, trauma or loss, difficult transitions, and family or career development. Engaging in therapy can be the first step toward creating more balance and confidence in what matters most to you.
The science and technique of providing therapy is something I consider an honor to share with client’s. If you are suffering, struggling to connect, or to find stability and progress in life, the process of therapy can support your growth and self esteem through these challenges. I work primarily with adults, couples, and teens on specific issues such as anxiety, emotional dis-regulation, relationship stress, trauma or loss, difficult transitions, and family or career development. Engaging in therapy can be the first step toward creating more balance and confidence in what matters most to you.
Therapy is an invaluable tool to our well-being— a tool that aims to support individuals through difficult times. I strongly believe our purpose on earth is to grow and evolve as individuals along this journey of life. We are all born with unique personalities into a world that heavily influences the way we perceive love and fear. Our early experiences shape the path we take. It is not easy to separate that which is truly us from what was imposed upon us. The therapeutic process provides space for vulnerability and exploration of our individual life so we can strip away that which does not belong to us.
Therapy is an invaluable tool to our well-being— a tool that aims to support individuals through difficult times. I strongly believe our purpose on earth is to grow and evolve as individuals along this journey of life. We are all born with unique personalities into a world that heavily influences the way we perceive love and fear. Our early experiences shape the path we take. It is not easy to separate that which is truly us from what was imposed upon us. The therapeutic process provides space for vulnerability and exploration of our individual life so we can strip away that which does not belong to us.
Lawanda Jackson With Light Heart Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
You feel like you’re being swept up and away by life like a leaf in the wind, or like life is simply happening to you. You feel overwhelmed by family or work challenges and like you have no control over the direction of your life. Or, you keep finding yourself in the same type of relationships and life circumstances over and over again and aren’t sure how to put an end to these painful patterns. I am a holistic, body oriented therapist and I specialize in helping people tap into their own agency, resilience, and strength to feel empowered in their lives.
You feel like you’re being swept up and away by life like a leaf in the wind, or like life is simply happening to you. You feel overwhelmed by family or work challenges and like you have no control over the direction of your life. Or, you keep finding yourself in the same type of relationships and life circumstances over and over again and aren’t sure how to put an end to these painful patterns. I am a holistic, body oriented therapist and I specialize in helping people tap into their own agency, resilience, and strength to feel empowered in their lives.
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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.