Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Virginia, MN
Nourished Counseling & Wellness is excited offer individual, family, and couples counseling to the Iron Range ! We are a new company with experienced clinicians providing outpatient mental health therapy services for teens and adults out of our new renovated office spaces in the Olcott Plaza in Virginia, MN.
Nourished Counseling & Wellness is excited offer individual, family, and couples counseling to the Iron Range ! We are a new company with experienced clinicians providing outpatient mental health therapy services for teens and adults out of our new renovated office spaces in the Olcott Plaza in Virginia, MN.
As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and couples on their journey towards healing and self-discovery. I work with individuals aged 13 and older who struggle with symptoms related to unresolved trauma, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and OCD. I create a safe and compassionate space where individuals can explore their innermost thoughts and emotions. My goal is to empower clients to tap into their inner resilience and cultivate a sense of wholeness.
As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and couples on their journey towards healing and self-discovery. I work with individuals aged 13 and older who struggle with symptoms related to unresolved trauma, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and OCD. I create a safe and compassionate space where individuals can explore their innermost thoughts and emotions. My goal is to empower clients to tap into their inner resilience and cultivate a sense of wholeness.
I also deliver services with a recovery orientated lens while using an attachment and internal family systems lens.
Because I’ve worked in both medical and school environments, I understand how overwhelming it can feel when life challenges stack up—whether that’s health issues, family stress, or emotional burnout. I've walked along side clients to slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and find a way forward that feels realistic and sustainable.
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Together, we focus on what matters most to you—building insight, strengthening coping tools, and creating change that fits your life.My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and focused on helping you feel more resourced, more steady, and mor
I also deliver services with a recovery orientated lens while using an attachment and internal family systems lens.
Because I’ve worked in both medical and school environments, I understand how overwhelming it can feel when life challenges stack up—whether that’s health issues, family stress, or emotional burnout. I've walked along side clients to slow things down, make sense of what’s happening, and find a way forward that feels realistic and sustainable.
I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Together, we focus on what matters most to you—building insight, strengthening coping tools, and creating change that fits your life.My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and focused on helping you feel more resourced, more steady, and mor
I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. Therapy is a way to identify positive and negative patterns in your life, discover your strengths, learn new coping skills, and feel empowered to overcome hardships. Setting goals is important for achieving new milestones, helping identify what is important in your life, and creating an overall sense of direction for your future. I strive to provide a warm, safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for self-discovery to reach your goals.
I am deeply committed to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. Therapy is a way to identify positive and negative patterns in your life, discover your strengths, learn new coping skills, and feel empowered to overcome hardships. Setting goals is important for achieving new milestones, helping identify what is important in your life, and creating an overall sense of direction for your future. I strive to provide a warm, safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for self-discovery to reach your goals.
Clients come to me seeking more than talk therapy—they’re looking for a safe, grounded space to be truly seen and supported. With 25+ years of social work experience, I bring clinical expertise and a compassionate, collaborative approach. I specialize in trauma, interpersonal conflict, anxiety and depression, and caregiver support, using somatic practices and polyvagal theory to promote lasting change. In my North Shore setting, clients find space to rest, reflect, and reconnect—gaining insight, releasing old patterns, and building a more peaceful, empowered life.
Clients come to me seeking more than talk therapy—they’re looking for a safe, grounded space to be truly seen and supported. With 25+ years of social work experience, I bring clinical expertise and a compassionate, collaborative approach. I specialize in trauma, interpersonal conflict, anxiety and depression, and caregiver support, using somatic practices and polyvagal theory to promote lasting change. In my North Shore setting, clients find space to rest, reflect, and reconnect—gaining insight, releasing old patterns, and building a more peaceful, empowered life.
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Primary Therapy approaches: IFS, ERP, and EMDR.
I can help you transform the emotional barriers and fears that keep you disconnected from your innate qualities of calm, confidence, and clarity so you feel empowered in facing life's challenges and can live more freely always knowing how to return to your inner calm. I look forward to helping you with developing a different relationship with your emotions.
Primary Therapy approaches: IFS, ERP, and EMDR.
I can help you transform the emotional barriers and fears that keep you disconnected from your innate qualities of calm, confidence, and clarity so you feel empowered in facing life's challenges and can live more freely always knowing how to return to your inner calm. I look forward to helping you with developing a different relationship with your emotions.
Well was created with the purpose of helping individuals, couples, and families grow independently and as a whole. We realize that life has its challenges and can sometimes feel overwhelming and unrelenting, which may leave us feeling hopeless. Other times life may have us feeling stuck and needing someone to walk along side us as we seek understanding.
Well was created with the purpose of helping individuals, couples, and families grow independently and as a whole. We realize that life has its challenges and can sometimes feel overwhelming and unrelenting, which may leave us feeling hopeless. Other times life may have us feeling stuck and needing someone to walk along side us as we seek understanding.
Fear and uncertainty? Obsessions? Compulsions? It's time to change your thoughts and start living again. I am a firm believer that you have a choice as to what you put your mental energy into each day. I am here to help reestablish that agency you already have. It is my hope that we can build a foundation of trust to begin to get to the root of any emotional turmoil you may be feeling that is keeping you stuck in your fears. Through therapy it is my belief that you can weather the struggles of life and grow stronger.
Fear and uncertainty? Obsessions? Compulsions? It's time to change your thoughts and start living again. I am a firm believer that you have a choice as to what you put your mental energy into each day. I am here to help reestablish that agency you already have. It is my hope that we can build a foundation of trust to begin to get to the root of any emotional turmoil you may be feeling that is keeping you stuck in your fears. Through therapy it is my belief that you can weather the struggles of life and grow stronger.
Online Therapists
Renee Burns
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C, CCTP
Duluth, MN 55804
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Hello there! If you're looking for a dynamic therapist with over 20 years of experience working nationally in a variety of settings, including outpatient hospitals, crisis, schools, and wilderness, who brings humor, compassion, and lived experience to session, then I may be a good fit for you!
Whether supporting people through difficult life transitions, processing family struggles, or offering parenting support, my practice is deeply rooted in a mindfulness-based, client-centered and integrative approach. I know how strong the healing power of the client-therapist relationship can be if it is grounded in mutuality and respect.
Hello there! If you're looking for a dynamic therapist with over 20 years of experience working nationally in a variety of settings, including outpatient hospitals, crisis, schools, and wilderness, who brings humor, compassion, and lived experience to session, then I may be a good fit for you!
Whether supporting people through difficult life transitions, processing family struggles, or offering parenting support, my practice is deeply rooted in a mindfulness-based, client-centered and integrative approach. I know how strong the healing power of the client-therapist relationship can be if it is grounded in mutuality and respect.
Hi, I am Michael Meyer. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and for nearly 20 years, I have been helping people navigate life's challenges by focusing on their strengths and building genuine, down to earth connections. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds, and I've spent much of my career supporting youth and adults through struggles with anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, Autism Spectrum traits, and other impactful symptoms. In sessions, I draw from a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based practices, and EMDR. I believe that feeling truly seen and supported is important.
Hi, I am Michael Meyer. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and for nearly 20 years, I have been helping people navigate life's challenges by focusing on their strengths and building genuine, down to earth connections. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds, and I've spent much of my career supporting youth and adults through struggles with anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, Autism Spectrum traits, and other impactful symptoms. In sessions, I draw from a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based practices, and EMDR. I believe that feeling truly seen and supported is important.
Most recently, I have been learning about and using techniques from internal family systems.
Many folks seek therapy due to a disconnection: from themselves, others, or community. Sometimes this disconnection shows up as distracting worries, relationship strain, or mood troubles. For others, they simply feel "stuck". If any of this is resonating with you, I am so glad you are considering therapy.
Most recently, I have been learning about and using techniques from internal family systems.
Many folks seek therapy due to a disconnection: from themselves, others, or community. Sometimes this disconnection shows up as distracting worries, relationship strain, or mood troubles. For others, they simply feel "stuck". If any of this is resonating with you, I am so glad you are considering therapy.
Are you unhappy with the current version of yourself? Or dealing with unrelenting pressure and feel like you’re drowning & can’t keep up with life’s demands? Or maybe you are trapped by your thoughts and finding it hard to get out of your own head. I was right there where you are. I had built a “successful” and “normal” life so I was happy, right? Everything looked good on the outside, but internally, I was a mess. The chronic pain, spacey-ness, irritability, and unrelenting pressure never seemed to stop. I was unhappy and lost in this version of myself, it finally became too much.
Are you unhappy with the current version of yourself? Or dealing with unrelenting pressure and feel like you’re drowning & can’t keep up with life’s demands? Or maybe you are trapped by your thoughts and finding it hard to get out of your own head. I was right there where you are. I had built a “successful” and “normal” life so I was happy, right? Everything looked good on the outside, but internally, I was a mess. The chronic pain, spacey-ness, irritability, and unrelenting pressure never seemed to stop. I was unhappy and lost in this version of myself, it finally became too much.
I am psychodynamically trained as well as skilled in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), emotion regulation (DBT), Internal Family Systems ( IFS)/ Parts Work and EMDR.
I believe each of us already holds the keys to our highest good. I have helped a range of people, men, women, teens, and members of the LGBTQ community, examine their lives from new perspectives and discover new solutions. Getting to the root of the problem is key to transformation (not just managing symptoms).
I am psychodynamically trained as well as skilled in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), emotion regulation (DBT), Internal Family Systems ( IFS)/ Parts Work and EMDR.
I believe each of us already holds the keys to our highest good. I have helped a range of people, men, women, teens, and members of the LGBTQ community, examine their lives from new perspectives and discover new solutions. Getting to the root of the problem is key to transformation (not just managing symptoms).
I specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Narrative Therapy, helping individuals, couples, and families strengthen relationships, process grief, and rewrite personal stories.
My ideal client is someone navigating challenges in their relationships, personal identity, or life transitions. They may be struggling with feelings of disconnection, grief, or unresolved family dynamics. This client seeks a safe, supportive space to explore their emotions, understand their patterns, and rebuild healthier connections with themselves and others. Their goals might include improving communication, strengthening emotional bonds, processing trauma, or redefining personal narratives. They are motivated to grow and open to exploring themselves.
I specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Narrative Therapy, helping individuals, couples, and families strengthen relationships, process grief, and rewrite personal stories.
My ideal client is someone navigating challenges in their relationships, personal identity, or life transitions. They may be struggling with feelings of disconnection, grief, or unresolved family dynamics. This client seeks a safe, supportive space to explore their emotions, understand their patterns, and rebuild healthier connections with themselves and others. Their goals might include improving communication, strengthening emotional bonds, processing trauma, or redefining personal narratives. They are motivated to grow and open to exploring themselves.
Hi there! Finding a space where you can process topics such as grief, death, or chronic illness can be hard to find. I help individuals address topics that the greater community might consider uncomfortable. I work to normalize individual's lived experiences, providing them with coping skills and empowering them to reach their goals.
Hi there! Finding a space where you can process topics such as grief, death, or chronic illness can be hard to find. I help individuals address topics that the greater community might consider uncomfortable. I work to normalize individual's lived experiences, providing them with coping skills and empowering them to reach their goals.
I tend to lean towards CBT, IFS, and I like to tie in the enneagram when it is helpful.
I'm here to not only listen, but help you find a path forward. I enjoy working with couples, folks struggling with anger, and helping to navigate and heal from trauma. If you are an angry person yourself or you have an angry teen that needs someone to talk to, I'm ready to listen and help. For couple's therapy, I follow the Gottman theory rather closely. Issues I can help with are broad, but cover general intimacy, infidelity, communication struggles, and so on. In the past few years, I've started incorporating the Enneagram into my work as well and found it helpful both in couple's and individual therapy.
I tend to lean towards CBT, IFS, and I like to tie in the enneagram when it is helpful.
I'm here to not only listen, but help you find a path forward. I enjoy working with couples, folks struggling with anger, and helping to navigate and heal from trauma. If you are an angry person yourself or you have an angry teen that needs someone to talk to, I'm ready to listen and help. For couple's therapy, I follow the Gottman theory rather closely. Issues I can help with are broad, but cover general intimacy, infidelity, communication struggles, and so on. In the past few years, I've started incorporating the Enneagram into my work as well and found it helpful both in couple's and individual therapy.
My work is depth-oriented, trauma-informed, and grounded in Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
You’re a therapist or helping professional who appears capable and put-together on the outside—but inside you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. You may struggle with chronic self-criticism, perfectionism, or a sense that you’re always in survival mode. Even though you understand the language of mental health, something still feels unresolved. You don’t want quick fixes or surface-level coping strategies—you want to get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck.
My work is depth-oriented, trauma-informed, and grounded in Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
You’re a therapist or helping professional who appears capable and put-together on the outside—but inside you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. You may struggle with chronic self-criticism, perfectionism, or a sense that you’re always in survival mode. Even though you understand the language of mental health, something still feels unresolved. You don’t want quick fixes or surface-level coping strategies—you want to get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck.
My work is grounded in IFS(Internal Family Systems),somatic approaches and Accelerated Resolution Therapy(ART) to help you understand what's happening inside and gently create more ease and regulation
Thank you for arriving here with me. Whether you are experiencing past trauma that is resurfacing, the weight of burnout, or the quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one, you deserve a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I help adults (18+) explore their inner worlds with compassion and curiosity. Clients often come to me navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout, self-esteem challenges, self-identity or major life transitions like loss of a loved one, breakup/divorce or perimenopause/menopause. My intention is to provide safe space to land.
My work is grounded in IFS(Internal Family Systems),somatic approaches and Accelerated Resolution Therapy(ART) to help you understand what's happening inside and gently create more ease and regulation
Thank you for arriving here with me. Whether you are experiencing past trauma that is resurfacing, the weight of burnout, or the quiet exhaustion that comes from always being the strong one, you deserve a space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I help adults (18+) explore their inner worlds with compassion and curiosity. Clients often come to me navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout, self-esteem challenges, self-identity or major life transitions like loss of a loved one, breakup/divorce or perimenopause/menopause. My intention is to provide safe space to land.
Since 1985, St Mary's Grief Support Services has provided a safe place for grieving youth and adults of all ages to heal. Because each individual's response to loss is unique, we offer an umbrella of resources to choose from. Seeking support can make the difference between grieving in isolation and thriving. Our mission is to facilitate healthy grieving and offer specialized therapy and support for those impacted by serious illness, caregiving, or the death of a family member, friend, or pet. Free grief literature is also available on our website.
Since 1985, St Mary's Grief Support Services has provided a safe place for grieving youth and adults of all ages to heal. Because each individual's response to loss is unique, we offer an umbrella of resources to choose from. Seeking support can make the difference between grieving in isolation and thriving. Our mission is to facilitate healthy grieving and offer specialized therapy and support for those impacted by serious illness, caregiving, or the death of a family member, friend, or pet. Free grief literature is also available on our website.
Through an IFS-Informed lens, we will work on building self-compassion, resourcing, and embodiment.
If you want to create more safety, meaning, and purpose in your life—whether by learning to listen to the innate wisdom of your body, building a sense of self-worth, healing trauma, or deepening your relationship with your inner self— I would love to talk with you. We all possess the tools to heal and grow; we just need safe spaces and supportive relationships to explore them. I take a holistic, body-centered approach, integrating mindfulness, deep listening, and somatic exploration to help you uncover insights, discover your strengths, and embrace change at your own pace.
Through an IFS-Informed lens, we will work on building self-compassion, resourcing, and embodiment.
If you want to create more safety, meaning, and purpose in your life—whether by learning to listen to the innate wisdom of your body, building a sense of self-worth, healing trauma, or deepening your relationship with your inner self— I would love to talk with you. We all possess the tools to heal and grow; we just need safe spaces and supportive relationships to explore them. I take a holistic, body-centered approach, integrating mindfulness, deep listening, and somatic exploration to help you uncover insights, discover your strengths, and embrace change at your own pace.
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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.