Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Evergreen, CO
Carrie Elste
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, IFS, KAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Imagine yourself empowered to step out of overwhelm, exhaustion and worry. Who would you be? What would you create? My ideal clients are people experiencing overwhelm due to perfectionism, people pleasing & care taking tendencies. These are trauma responses. Together we will define your boundaries, find your voice, & get you busy living a life you love. We will get to know all parts of you, what core beliefs are holding you back, and utilize EMDR and Internal Family Systems work to reshape your thoughts, behavior patterns and beliefs. I am passionate about seeing clients grow quickly through boutique therapy that works for them.
Imagine yourself empowered to step out of overwhelm, exhaustion and worry. Who would you be? What would you create? My ideal clients are people experiencing overwhelm due to perfectionism, people pleasing & care taking tendencies. These are trauma responses. Together we will define your boundaries, find your voice, & get you busy living a life you love. We will get to know all parts of you, what core beliefs are holding you back, and utilize EMDR and Internal Family Systems work to reshape your thoughts, behavior patterns and beliefs. I am passionate about seeing clients grow quickly through boutique therapy that works for them.
Nina Danhorn
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
As an intuitive trauma and grief counselor, I am deeply committed to helping my clients find true healing from complex PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety and depression. I am passionate about providing solution focused and lasting results on your journey to a happy life you truly deserve. I am an EMDR certified, DBT, IFS, Sandplay and Expressive Arts, Somatic Experiencing trained clinician with 15 years of experience in depth counseling. My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices. I continuously seek opportunities for professional development and stay up-to-date with latest research and therapeutic techniques.
As an intuitive trauma and grief counselor, I am deeply committed to helping my clients find true healing from complex PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety and depression. I am passionate about providing solution focused and lasting results on your journey to a happy life you truly deserve. I am an EMDR certified, DBT, IFS, Sandplay and Expressive Arts, Somatic Experiencing trained clinician with 15 years of experience in depth counseling. My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices. I continuously seek opportunities for professional development and stay up-to-date with latest research and therapeutic techniques.
Jennifer Kathleen Gauvain
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
As a certified Internal Family Systems therapist ( IFS), I specialize in working with couples and individuals who want to create healthy, satisfying relationships.
With compassionate guidance, I believe in a therapeutic partnership with my clients to draw on your personal strengths, build new skills, increase awareness, and assist you in creating positive change. For more than 30 years I have worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. My focus includes relationship issues, pre-marital counseling, family stressors, trauma related experiences, anxiety, depression, self-injurious behaviors, parenting issues, & grief and loss. By starting where you are, I can help you identify your needs, and together we will begin the journey towards a deeper level of change and satisfaction.
As a certified Internal Family Systems therapist ( IFS), I specialize in working with couples and individuals who want to create healthy, satisfying relationships.
With compassionate guidance, I believe in a therapeutic partnership with my clients to draw on your personal strengths, build new skills, increase awareness, and assist you in creating positive change. For more than 30 years I have worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. My focus includes relationship issues, pre-marital counseling, family stressors, trauma related experiences, anxiety, depression, self-injurious behaviors, parenting issues, & grief and loss. By starting where you are, I can help you identify your needs, and together we will begin the journey towards a deeper level of change and satisfaction.
I integrate family systems and strengths-based therapy and approach each counseling relationship with compassion and intention.
Hello! My name is Emily and I am a clinician serving individuals and groups in Southwest Colorado. My desire is for you to find true healing from life's pain and develop self-compassion for your future. I hope to offer authentic connections and meaningful relationships, and I believe that hurt can become one of your greatest teachers—and something that can be understood with empathy. Walking through the trauma of life is never easy, and I would love to come alongside you with love and a few skills that can help you thrive in a way that you haven’t before.
I integrate family systems and strengths-based therapy and approach each counseling relationship with compassion and intention.
Hello! My name is Emily and I am a clinician serving individuals and groups in Southwest Colorado. My desire is for you to find true healing from life's pain and develop self-compassion for your future. I hope to offer authentic connections and meaningful relationships, and I believe that hurt can become one of your greatest teachers—and something that can be understood with empathy. Walking through the trauma of life is never easy, and I would love to come alongside you with love and a few skills that can help you thrive in a way that you haven’t before.
Erik Vienneau, AWAKE Mindful Therapy
Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Let’s uncover your inner peace. We get that you want freedom from struggle. It’s tough navigating life’s ups and downs. It’s normal for things to fall apart and change in life. It hurts to fight against it. We bet you're ready for something completely different. Maybe, you're ready to stop avoiding life's tough stuff and instead go towards it with self-compassion to wake up to your true, perfect, whole, and beautifully evolving Self. Imagine creating your life from a place of joy, abundance and possibility. You don't have to settle for just "getting by." We help you see and live your truth - you are amazing!
Let’s uncover your inner peace. We get that you want freedom from struggle. It’s tough navigating life’s ups and downs. It’s normal for things to fall apart and change in life. It hurts to fight against it. We bet you're ready for something completely different. Maybe, you're ready to stop avoiding life's tough stuff and instead go towards it with self-compassion to wake up to your true, perfect, whole, and beautifully evolving Self. Imagine creating your life from a place of joy, abundance and possibility. You don't have to settle for just "getting by." We help you see and live your truth - you are amazing!
I appreciate your interest in my practice. I have been providing psychotherapy in a variety of settings for over 25 years. I currently work with adults in individual, family and couples therapy.
I appreciate your interest in my practice. I have been providing psychotherapy in a variety of settings for over 25 years. I currently work with adults in individual, family and couples therapy.
Megan Yarnall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Envision a life where the obstacles you face, such as depression, anxiety, fear, and loneliness, no longer hinder your progress. The unease and apprehension of feeling worried, guilty, adrift, or uncertain can be overwhelming. When these concerns cloud your mind and hinder your sense of purpose, they profoundly impact your mood, relationships, and overall quality of life. In a life unburdened by these challenges, you can cultivate deeper, more meaningful relationships, derive greater satisfaction from your professional and personal endeavors, and better manage worries and fears.
Envision a life where the obstacles you face, such as depression, anxiety, fear, and loneliness, no longer hinder your progress. The unease and apprehension of feeling worried, guilty, adrift, or uncertain can be overwhelming. When these concerns cloud your mind and hinder your sense of purpose, they profoundly impact your mood, relationships, and overall quality of life. In a life unburdened by these challenges, you can cultivate deeper, more meaningful relationships, derive greater satisfaction from your professional and personal endeavors, and better manage worries and fears.
Monica Peiffer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, QS
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439 (Online Only)
Many of the areas I was drawn to specializing in are a result of having gone through challenging experiences myself. Much of my empathy is derived from knowing some of what my client is vulnerably sharing to help gently hold space and help them process. As I moved through my career as a therapist as well as my own experiences as a therapy client, I was directed more toward modalities I found effective for my clients as well as myself; some of these approaches include attachment-focused EMDR as well as parts work.
Many of the areas I was drawn to specializing in are a result of having gone through challenging experiences myself. Much of my empathy is derived from knowing some of what my client is vulnerably sharing to help gently hold space and help them process. As I moved through my career as a therapist as well as my own experiences as a therapy client, I was directed more toward modalities I found effective for my clients as well as myself; some of these approaches include attachment-focused EMDR as well as parts work.
Gladys Villa
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LAC, MBA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
It seems like doing life got harder. Stress is prevalent, the room clears out. You feel overwhelmed, patience is low and checking out sounds like a good idea. Tired of trying to make everyone happy? Got friends? Love? Expressing confidence is difficult and you question yourself constantly. All of these can lead to depression, anxiety, unhealthy relationships and poor habits and addiction. But they don't have to cause suffering. There are many tools available to you that can help you problem solve, reduce anxious and depressive symptoms, improve relationships and even tools that you can start using right now to find love.
It seems like doing life got harder. Stress is prevalent, the room clears out. You feel overwhelmed, patience is low and checking out sounds like a good idea. Tired of trying to make everyone happy? Got friends? Love? Expressing confidence is difficult and you question yourself constantly. All of these can lead to depression, anxiety, unhealthy relationships and poor habits and addiction. But they don't have to cause suffering. There are many tools available to you that can help you problem solve, reduce anxious and depressive symptoms, improve relationships and even tools that you can start using right now to find love.
Chelsea Follett, Sober Curious Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LAC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Has your life become consumed with ANXIETY? Your thoughts are constantly buzzing, but you can’t seem to turn your brain off? Are you starting to question whether you’re drinking too much or too often? It’s not like you’re missing classes or blacking out every weekend. But you’re wondering if your drinking is crossing into “problem territory.” At some level, you know your drinking and anxiety are connected. Yet, you don’t want to STOP drinking. There is a middle ground – a place to manage your anxiety and CHANGE your relationship with substances. Together, we’ll figure out something that works for YOU!
Has your life become consumed with ANXIETY? Your thoughts are constantly buzzing, but you can’t seem to turn your brain off? Are you starting to question whether you’re drinking too much or too often? It’s not like you’re missing classes or blacking out every weekend. But you’re wondering if your drinking is crossing into “problem territory.” At some level, you know your drinking and anxiety are connected. Yet, you don’t want to STOP drinking. There is a middle ground – a place to manage your anxiety and CHANGE your relationship with substances. Together, we’ll figure out something that works for YOU!
Exhausted? Frustrated with how things are going with your kid? When things are not going well for your child and all you want is the very best for them, but you just can’t get there, it’s time to call in some help. You know your child has so many wonderful qualities, but things are just not going smoothly and all you want is to take their struggles away. Maybe there is a big transition happening, maybe you have noticed a change in your child recently, or maybe you need some help managing behaviors that have been happening for a long time. I have helped so many find their confidence and joy and I can help you too. Let's talk!
Exhausted? Frustrated with how things are going with your kid? When things are not going well for your child and all you want is the very best for them, but you just can’t get there, it’s time to call in some help. You know your child has so many wonderful qualities, but things are just not going smoothly and all you want is to take their struggles away. Maybe there is a big transition happening, maybe you have noticed a change in your child recently, or maybe you need some help managing behaviors that have been happening for a long time. I have helped so many find their confidence and joy and I can help you too. Let's talk!
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I love helping couples, parents and families work through a variety of different issues. I work with clients struggling with relationship concerns, behavior problems, anxiety, depression, communication, and more. I enjoy working with those going through transitions and bring an engaging approach to ensuring clients feel supported. With a bachelor's in early childhood, I also enjoy helping clients explore their pasts and how those early years impact us now. I have a passion for helping parents or those becoming parents to increase their toolbox to better obtain healthy relationships.
I love helping couples, parents and families work through a variety of different issues. I work with clients struggling with relationship concerns, behavior problems, anxiety, depression, communication, and more. I enjoy working with those going through transitions and bring an engaging approach to ensuring clients feel supported. With a bachelor's in early childhood, I also enjoy helping clients explore their pasts and how those early years impact us now. I have a passion for helping parents or those becoming parents to increase their toolbox to better obtain healthy relationships.
This life can be painful. The way out is journeying within. While our deep potential is to live from an empowered, compassionate presence-anxiety and depression can obscure our essential nature. We are not immune from loss, change and uncertainty. Yet, with trauma, unmet emotional needs and messages from our culture-we can become overwhelmed with anger, shame and despair. We may try to alleviate our pain with compulsive, distracting or addictive behaviors that may ultimately limit our capacity to connect with ourselves and others. Our suffering intensifies when we feel alone in it, with an inner critic who blames us for hurting.
This life can be painful. The way out is journeying within. While our deep potential is to live from an empowered, compassionate presence-anxiety and depression can obscure our essential nature. We are not immune from loss, change and uncertainty. Yet, with trauma, unmet emotional needs and messages from our culture-we can become overwhelmed with anger, shame and despair. We may try to alleviate our pain with compulsive, distracting or addictive behaviors that may ultimately limit our capacity to connect with ourselves and others. Our suffering intensifies when we feel alone in it, with an inner critic who blames us for hurting.
Paige Vance
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MFTC, LPCC, EMDR, EFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Hi there! You have a story to tell, and I'd be honored to listen. Life is messy; full of positive moments and full of stress, isolation, anxiety, disconnection, and loss. I truly believe counseling is a powerful and courageous place to find healing and belongingness to yourself and the people you love most. Together, we'll get curious about your experience in order to enrich your life.
Hi there! You have a story to tell, and I'd be honored to listen. Life is messy; full of positive moments and full of stress, isolation, anxiety, disconnection, and loss. I truly believe counseling is a powerful and courageous place to find healing and belongingness to yourself and the people you love most. Together, we'll get curious about your experience in order to enrich your life.
I have a passion and desire to help individuals and families find the happiness and change they are seeking. With an optimistic belief about the human spirit, I believe the therapeutic relationship and experience are powerful catalysts to positive growth. I enjoy the flexibility and authenticity that being in private practice allows for and appreciate working with clients at their pace to reach their unique goals. I take an integrative approach to my work with an attachment based, systems perspective focused on issues related to trauma.
I have a passion and desire to help individuals and families find the happiness and change they are seeking. With an optimistic belief about the human spirit, I believe the therapeutic relationship and experience are powerful catalysts to positive growth. I enjoy the flexibility and authenticity that being in private practice allows for and appreciate working with clients at their pace to reach their unique goals. I take an integrative approach to my work with an attachment based, systems perspective focused on issues related to trauma.
Renee Lockhart
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
As Mary Oliver wisely wrote, "All eternity is in the moment.”. Our childhood, past experiences, and future hopes all culminate in here and now expressions. Given the time, space, and healthy environment, I believe we all have an intrinsic knowledge of what we need to heal and thrive. With warmth and authenticity, I strive to offer protected and restorative therapeutic experiences, where self-discovery, healing and genuine self-acceptance is possible. While personal growth can feel, at times, overwhelming, my hope is to also weave in a bit of levity and strength-based positivity.
As Mary Oliver wisely wrote, "All eternity is in the moment.”. Our childhood, past experiences, and future hopes all culminate in here and now expressions. Given the time, space, and healthy environment, I believe we all have an intrinsic knowledge of what we need to heal and thrive. With warmth and authenticity, I strive to offer protected and restorative therapeutic experiences, where self-discovery, healing and genuine self-acceptance is possible. While personal growth can feel, at times, overwhelming, my hope is to also weave in a bit of levity and strength-based positivity.
Are you facing issues that have left you feeling like there are no good solutions? Are you dealing with loss through divorce or death? Are you not sure whether or not you are in an abusive relationship, or, what to do about it? Are you at a transitional place in your life regarding your career or personal goals? Using a client-centered, eclectic approach, we will approach our work together in an effective way that is focused on your particular needs and brings results. I bring over 40 years of professional experience with relationship issues of all kinds, including child abuse and neglect and domestic violence.
Are you facing issues that have left you feeling like there are no good solutions? Are you dealing with loss through divorce or death? Are you not sure whether or not you are in an abusive relationship, or, what to do about it? Are you at a transitional place in your life regarding your career or personal goals? Using a client-centered, eclectic approach, we will approach our work together in an effective way that is focused on your particular needs and brings results. I bring over 40 years of professional experience with relationship issues of all kinds, including child abuse and neglect and domestic violence.
Looking for a Psychologist who is effective in rapid treatment techniques such as EMDR? I am experienced in working with couples with marital issues and with individuals who are experiencing anxiety, depression, guilt or trauma. I will hear you and help you in a compassionate and patient manner. If it important to you to work with someone who can integrate spiritual and psychological treatment, I have training in both areas.
Looking for a Psychologist who is effective in rapid treatment techniques such as EMDR? I am experienced in working with couples with marital issues and with individuals who are experiencing anxiety, depression, guilt or trauma. I will hear you and help you in a compassionate and patient manner. If it important to you to work with someone who can integrate spiritual and psychological treatment, I have training in both areas.
Heartland Wellness PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PAPT, BC-TAM
Verified Verified
Evergreen, CO 80401
Have you suffered despite medications and talk therapy for a long time. Then it’s time to dive deep into the root cause. I provide a safe environment with unconditional positive regard. Your journey into a healthy mind begins here. Be free from your suffering to live a life of purpose and happiness. Many of today’s Mental, Physical, and Social illness stem from genetic predisposition, Traumatic experiences, Metabolic function, lifestyle and Stress. Growing evidence points to connection between mental illness and altered metabolism in the brain.By identifying and treating underlying causes, I can help improve your mental health.
Have you suffered despite medications and talk therapy for a long time. Then it’s time to dive deep into the root cause. I provide a safe environment with unconditional positive regard. Your journey into a healthy mind begins here. Be free from your suffering to live a life of purpose and happiness. Many of today’s Mental, Physical, and Social illness stem from genetic predisposition, Traumatic experiences, Metabolic function, lifestyle and Stress. Growing evidence points to connection between mental illness and altered metabolism in the brain.By identifying and treating underlying causes, I can help improve your mental health.
Cindy Campbell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Evergreen, CO 80439
Waitlist for new clients
It takes strength and vulnerability to do therapy. Sometimes the bravest thing is just showing up. I am a teacher at heart and will take advantage of a teaching moment. I believe you can learn about self and what keeps you stuck, what maintaining factors influence you and the lens you see your world through. I believe in being authentic and curious while exploring possibilities vs labeling and judging. Knowing who we are authentically is powerful. Sometimes the authentic self gets lost, but it is there at your core. "Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within" Gabor Maté.
It takes strength and vulnerability to do therapy. Sometimes the bravest thing is just showing up. I am a teacher at heart and will take advantage of a teaching moment. I believe you can learn about self and what keeps you stuck, what maintaining factors influence you and the lens you see your world through. I believe in being authentic and curious while exploring possibilities vs labeling and judging. Knowing who we are authentically is powerful. Sometimes the authentic self gets lost, but it is there at your core. "Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within" Gabor Maté.
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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.