Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in 48225
Tracy R Purnell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Harper Woods, MI 48225
Reason for You Counseling can help you find your purpose while discovering how to live life in a healthy way. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or other mental health concerns; I am here to support you throughout your healing journey. We will work together exploring your life challenges, triggers and symptoms that are preventing you from flourishing. I engage with clients by building healthy therapeutic relationships and strongly believe that it is important to help clients create a healthy roadmap for their life.
Reason for You Counseling can help you find your purpose while discovering how to live life in a healthy way. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or other mental health concerns; I am here to support you throughout your healing journey. We will work together exploring your life challenges, triggers and symptoms that are preventing you from flourishing. I engage with clients by building healthy therapeutic relationships and strongly believe that it is important to help clients create a healthy roadmap for their life.
Sollars and Associates
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Harper Woods, MI 48225
I am a licensed psychologist and the clinical director of Sollars and Associates Integrative Counseling and Psychological Services. I have been providing counseling and psychotherapy for over 30 years in the Metro Detroit area and our group practice spans across the state of Michigan. With support, encouragement and expert insight many people begin to feel better after their first session.
I am a licensed psychologist and the clinical director of Sollars and Associates Integrative Counseling and Psychological Services. I have been providing counseling and psychotherapy for over 30 years in the Metro Detroit area and our group practice spans across the state of Michigan. With support, encouragement and expert insight many people begin to feel better after their first session.
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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.