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Katie Mason
Counselor, LPC-S, LMHC, BC-HHP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Gulfport, MS 39503
Waitlist for new clients
If this is your first time seeking therapy, welcome! I strive to create a safe and supportive environment to help you explore your past and/or current life stressors. I believe that anyone can benefit from having the space to explore traumas, anxieties, life transitions, and more. I offer a holistic, solution-focused approach with my clients, and I often utilize modalities such as IFS, Transpersonal Psychology, and discuss spirituality and existential topics as needed. My services are virtual only for MS clients and either in person or virtual for FL clients. My office is located in Maitland and I work with clients 13 and older.
If this is your first time seeking therapy, welcome! I strive to create a safe and supportive environment to help you explore your past and/or current life stressors. I believe that anyone can benefit from having the space to explore traumas, anxieties, life transitions, and more. I offer a holistic, solution-focused approach with my clients, and I often utilize modalities such as IFS, Transpersonal Psychology, and discuss spirituality and existential topics as needed. My services are virtual only for MS clients and either in person or virtual for FL clients. My office is located in Maitland and I work with clients 13 and older.
(321) 218-5908 View (321) 218-5908
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Catherine Jones
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Gulfport, MS 39501
** Please email me for quickest response to appointment inquires.**
** Please email me for quickest response to appointment inquires.**
(228) 687-8724 View (228) 687-8724
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Jamie R Taylor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MABC, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Gulfport, MS 39501
Relationships can be so rewarding, but they can also be so hard! When our relationships are hurting, it affects all other aspects of our lives. You may feel overwhelmed, sad, anxious, and alone--even when others are with you. Sometimes the arguments get on a cycle, and we can't figure out how to stop them. You do not feel heard and you cannot get your partner to understand you. You ask yourself, why is it so hard to communicate? If your relationship is causing you distress, feels overwhelming, and you do not know how to stop the arguments, then I am here for you!
Relationships can be so rewarding, but they can also be so hard! When our relationships are hurting, it affects all other aspects of our lives. You may feel overwhelmed, sad, anxious, and alone--even when others are with you. Sometimes the arguments get on a cycle, and we can't figure out how to stop them. You do not feel heard and you cannot get your partner to understand you. You ask yourself, why is it so hard to communicate? If your relationship is causing you distress, feels overwhelming, and you do not know how to stop the arguments, then I am here for you!
(662) 833-3001 View (662) 833-3001
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Michelle M Jeanfreau
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Gulfport, MS 39503
Not accepting new clients
The decision to come to therapy is often a difficult step to take. Life by nature is not easy to navigate. We all get stuck now and again. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, working with individuals, families, adolescents, and couples to strengthen relationships through some of life's challenges and transitions.
The decision to come to therapy is often a difficult step to take. Life by nature is not easy to navigate. We all get stuck now and again. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, working with individuals, families, adolescents, and couples to strengthen relationships through some of life's challenges and transitions.
(769) 207-8301 View (769) 207-8301

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Cari Ann Gaunt
Counselor, MAMFC, LPC
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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.