Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Mount Laurel, NJ
I am a caring and attentive therapist who takes the time to get to know my clients. My education and clinical background have been focused in many areas of trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and grief/bereavement. Together, my clients and I work toward healing and bringing a sense of peace to their lives. I am certified and have extensive practice in Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR and Trauma Focused therapies. I am a NJ licensed clinical therapist.
I am a caring and attentive therapist who takes the time to get to know my clients. My education and clinical background have been focused in many areas of trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and grief/bereavement. Together, my clients and I work toward healing and bringing a sense of peace to their lives. I am certified and have extensive practice in Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR and Trauma Focused therapies. I am a NJ licensed clinical therapist.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have worked with and continue to
work with adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I also
work with those who are currently experiencing both grief/loss and/or
trauma. In addition, my experience extends to working with families whose
children have been diagnosed with either a learning disability or mental
health diagnosis, and helping to navigate the systems to better support
them. Over the years I have also had an opportunity to work in the medical
and psychiatric fields, which have afforded me the opportunity to view your
issues/problems as a whole.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have worked with and continue to
work with adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I also
work with those who are currently experiencing both grief/loss and/or
trauma. In addition, my experience extends to working with families whose
children have been diagnosed with either a learning disability or mental
health diagnosis, and helping to navigate the systems to better support
them. Over the years I have also had an opportunity to work in the medical
and psychiatric fields, which have afforded me the opportunity to view your
issues/problems as a whole.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma-informed therapist, I help individuals reclaim their voice, restore self-trust, and heal from experiences that have left them feeling overwhelmed, unseen, or silenced. Specializing in working with adolescents, women, and caregivers who carry complex trauma, attachment wounds, or identity-based stress. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, people-pleasing, grief, burnout, or relationship patterns rooted in emotional harm.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma-informed therapist, I help individuals reclaim their voice, restore self-trust, and heal from experiences that have left them feeling overwhelmed, unseen, or silenced. Specializing in working with adolescents, women, and caregivers who carry complex trauma, attachment wounds, or identity-based stress. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, people-pleasing, grief, burnout, or relationship patterns rooted in emotional harm.
Healing and growth become possible when you feel truly understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change.
Courtney is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional based in New Jersey. She is passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges while fostering deeper self-awareness, stronger relationships, and lasting emotional well-being.
Healing and growth become possible when you feel truly understood, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change.
Courtney is a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional based in New Jersey. She is passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges while fostering deeper self-awareness, stronger relationships, and lasting emotional well-being.
In my professional work I have learned to empathize deeply and to make observations and interpretations based on years of accumulated clinical knowledge and experience. While my professional training has been invaluable, my clients (and my colleagues, too) have been the most extraordinary teachers of life and healing. Through my work I have learned to be more open and compassionate and more fully human. This enables me to be a more effective facilitator in the healing process of psychotherapy. It is always a privilege to do emotional healing work with another human being--both of us are enriched.
In my professional work I have learned to empathize deeply and to make observations and interpretations based on years of accumulated clinical knowledge and experience. While my professional training has been invaluable, my clients (and my colleagues, too) have been the most extraordinary teachers of life and healing. Through my work I have learned to be more open and compassionate and more fully human. This enables me to be a more effective facilitator in the healing process of psychotherapy. It is always a privilege to do emotional healing work with another human being--both of us are enriched.
Have you been having challenges with day-to-day activities? Have you been feeling more stressed than usual? Have you been feeling down or hopeless? Are you going through a major life transition and need someone to talk to? I am here to help and provide you with the support that you need.
Have you been having challenges with day-to-day activities? Have you been feeling more stressed than usual? Have you been feeling down or hopeless? Are you going through a major life transition and need someone to talk to? I am here to help and provide you with the support that you need.
Susan is an IFS Certified Therapist.
Susan K. Childers is a seasoned business professional in the mental health counseling field. As a member of several national and state counseling associations and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in NJ and PA, she has served in private practice for 18 years. Utilizing evidence-based practices and interventions to transform problem issues into healthier living, Susan works with families, couples, adolescents, and women who have experienced life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and career issues. She offers a faith-based option.
Susan is an IFS Certified Therapist.
Susan K. Childers is a seasoned business professional in the mental health counseling field. As a member of several national and state counseling associations and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in NJ and PA, she has served in private practice for 18 years. Utilizing evidence-based practices and interventions to transform problem issues into healthier living, Susan works with families, couples, adolescents, and women who have experienced life transitions, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and career issues. She offers a faith-based option.
Mending Hearts Behavioral Health
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, BCPCC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Mending Hearts Behavioral Health and Family Services offers outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, families, and children. At Mending Hearts, we combine the clinical aspects of mental health therapy with a more personalized approach that enables you to heal in all areas of your life. We have created a culture and environment with a professional team that is warm and embracing.
Mending Hearts Behavioral Health and Family Services offers outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, families, and children. At Mending Hearts, we combine the clinical aspects of mental health therapy with a more personalized approach that enables you to heal in all areas of your life. We have created a culture and environment with a professional team that is warm and embracing.
So often, it can be difficult to open up to a stranger. For many of us, placing our struggles in the hands of others can be an emotionally and sometimes physically demanding task. A safe space is needed, one without judgment or bias; a place to feel cared for, listened to, and supported. This is the space Croy strives to create.
So often, it can be difficult to open up to a stranger. For many of us, placing our struggles in the hands of others can be an emotionally and sometimes physically demanding task. A safe space is needed, one without judgment or bias; a place to feel cared for, listened to, and supported. This is the space Croy strives to create.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just stuck?
Whether you're navigating a life transition, past trauma, relationship struggles, or day-to-day stress, you don't have to go through it alone. I'm here to help you make sense of what you're feeling, gain clarity, and move toward meaningful change using the strengths you already have.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or just stuck?
Whether you're navigating a life transition, past trauma, relationship struggles, or day-to-day stress, you don't have to go through it alone. I'm here to help you make sense of what you're feeling, gain clarity, and move toward meaningful change using the strengths you already have.
Welcome to therapy! Whether you are seeking support for yourself, your family, or your relationship, I am here to help. I work with couples, families, and individuals. My approach is grounded in a narrative lens, which emphasizes understanding experiences from multiple perspectives and fostering emotional insight to promote connection and growth.
When I'm not at the office, I love to spend time outdoors, with my dog, and doing art! I value self care, and I bring this value into my work with clients. Doing what you love is part of maintaining a healthy mind!
Welcome to therapy! Whether you are seeking support for yourself, your family, or your relationship, I am here to help. I work with couples, families, and individuals. My approach is grounded in a narrative lens, which emphasizes understanding experiences from multiple perspectives and fostering emotional insight to promote connection and growth.
When I'm not at the office, I love to spend time outdoors, with my dog, and doing art! I value self care, and I bring this value into my work with clients. Doing what you love is part of maintaining a healthy mind!
Our clinicians integrate EMDR, IFS-informed therapy, ACT, DBT, attachment-focused work, and other approaches tailored to your needs.
You look like you’re holding it together — school, work, relationships — but inside you feel anxious, reactive, or exhausted. Maybe you’re stuck in the same relationship patterns, carrying old wounds, navigating identity questions, or trying to support everyone else while ignoring yourself. You want relief from anxiety, clarity in your relationships, and a steadier sense of who you are. More than coping skills, you want real change that lasts.
Our clinicians integrate EMDR, IFS-informed therapy, ACT, DBT, attachment-focused work, and other approaches tailored to your needs.
You look like you’re holding it together — school, work, relationships — but inside you feel anxious, reactive, or exhausted. Maybe you’re stuck in the same relationship patterns, carrying old wounds, navigating identity questions, or trying to support everyone else while ignoring yourself. You want relief from anxiety, clarity in your relationships, and a steadier sense of who you are. More than coping skills, you want real change that lasts.
On the outside, you look like you have it together.
You’re showing up. Getting things done. Handling your responsibilities.
But internally? You’re tired. Overwhelmed. Maybe even a little stuck.
And at some point, you’ve probably told yourself: “I’m fine. I just need to get it together.”
But if that were working… you wouldn’t be here.
A lot of the people I work with are high-functioning. They’re managing work, relationships, and daily life—but behind the scenes, they’re dealing with anxiety, stress, burnout, or coping in ways they don’t feel great about.
Not falling apart—but not okay either.
On the outside, you look like you have it together.
You’re showing up. Getting things done. Handling your responsibilities.
But internally? You’re tired. Overwhelmed. Maybe even a little stuck.
And at some point, you’ve probably told yourself: “I’m fine. I just need to get it together.”
But if that were working… you wouldn’t be here.
A lot of the people I work with are high-functioning. They’re managing work, relationships, and daily life—but behind the scenes, they’re dealing with anxiety, stress, burnout, or coping in ways they don’t feel great about.
Not falling apart—but not okay either.
Hi, I’m Cindy. I take a creative, collaborative approach to therapy,helping you understand patterns, reconnect with yourself, and work through challenges in meaningful ways. I support people with anxiety, OCD, mood disorders, life transitions, ADHD, and feeling stuck or disconnected. I often use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), shadow work (gently exploring the hidden parts of ourselves), and creative tools like EFT tapping, imagery, or humor. Together, we’ll build clarity, resilience, and practical tools for everyday life.
Hi, I’m Cindy. I take a creative, collaborative approach to therapy,helping you understand patterns, reconnect with yourself, and work through challenges in meaningful ways. I support people with anxiety, OCD, mood disorders, life transitions, ADHD, and feeling stuck or disconnected. I often use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), shadow work (gently exploring the hidden parts of ourselves), and creative tools like EFT tapping, imagery, or humor. Together, we’ll build clarity, resilience, and practical tools for everyday life.
I am certified in Internal Family Systems ( IFS) and EMDR, both therapies that support deep healing by helping you understand and care for the many parts that make up your inner world.
Entering therapy is a courageous step, one that reflects a deep commitment to healing and personal growth. If you are feeling weighed down by past experiences, relationship patterns, grief, or life transitions, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Through years of clinical practice and my own therapy, I have come to trust the innate wisdom and resilience within each person. My work focuses on helping people access their inner wisdom and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with themselves and others. I specialize in healing childhood trauma, working with grief and loss, aging, and major life transitions.
I am certified in Internal Family Systems ( IFS) and EMDR, both therapies that support deep healing by helping you understand and care for the many parts that make up your inner world.
Entering therapy is a courageous step, one that reflects a deep commitment to healing and personal growth. If you are feeling weighed down by past experiences, relationship patterns, grief, or life transitions, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Through years of clinical practice and my own therapy, I have come to trust the innate wisdom and resilience within each person. My work focuses on helping people access their inner wisdom and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with themselves and others. I specialize in healing childhood trauma, working with grief and loss, aging, and major life transitions.
I use attachment-based, play, Theraplay, IFS-informed, and expressive approaches depending on your needs.
I work with children, teens, college students, young adults, and families navigating anxiety, ADHD, Autism, emotional dysregulation, school struggles, relationships, family changes, and life transitions. Many of my clients feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or have difficulty expressing what is happening inside. I help clients and families understand what is underneath the struggle, strengthen emotional regulation and relationships, and build confidence in navigating everyday life.
I use attachment-based, play, Theraplay, IFS-informed, and expressive approaches depending on your needs.
I work with children, teens, college students, young adults, and families navigating anxiety, ADHD, Autism, emotional dysregulation, school struggles, relationships, family changes, and life transitions. Many of my clients feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or have difficulty expressing what is happening inside. I help clients and families understand what is underneath the struggle, strengthen emotional regulation and relationships, and build confidence in navigating everyday life.
I am trustworthy, compassionate, and down to earth individual with whom you can be vulnerable and be able address delicate moments with. In this world within, your experiences, and just the process of moving through life can feel as if you can't grasp the right emotions at times. Whatever you may be experiencing, I hope to help you through your own human experience. My goal is to help the individuals explore, identify, and change negative patterns that maintain this certain lifestyle.
I am trustworthy, compassionate, and down to earth individual with whom you can be vulnerable and be able address delicate moments with. In this world within, your experiences, and just the process of moving through life can feel as if you can't grasp the right emotions at times. Whatever you may be experiencing, I hope to help you through your own human experience. My goal is to help the individuals explore, identify, and change negative patterns that maintain this certain lifestyle.
Are you looking for a warm, welcoming therapy space where you can feel understood—not judged? I help children, teens, and adults process trauma, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, life transitions, and the moments that leave them feeling stuck or overwhelmed. I specialize in neurodivergent-affirming therapy for ADHD, autism (ASD), OCD, and related neurodivergent experiences. Together, we’ll reduce shame, build self-understanding, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop practical coping skills that honor your uniqueness.
Are you looking for a warm, welcoming therapy space where you can feel understood—not judged? I help children, teens, and adults process trauma, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, life transitions, and the moments that leave them feeling stuck or overwhelmed. I specialize in neurodivergent-affirming therapy for ADHD, autism (ASD), OCD, and related neurodivergent experiences. Together, we’ll reduce shame, build self-understanding, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop practical coping skills that honor your uniqueness.
If you’ve lived through long-term emotional pain or abuse, especially in childhood, it may have shaped the way you see yourself. Maybe you’ve been told you’re too sensitive, too much or that you shouldn't feel the way you do. You may carry a chronic sense of feeling misunderstood. This can show up as anxiety, depression, self-criticism, caretaking, over-functioning, avoiding, or isolated while still longing for connection. You may function well on the outside while feeling disconnected on the inside. These responses are not flaws, they are adaptive survival strategies that have actually helped you cope!
If you’ve lived through long-term emotional pain or abuse, especially in childhood, it may have shaped the way you see yourself. Maybe you’ve been told you’re too sensitive, too much or that you shouldn't feel the way you do. You may carry a chronic sense of feeling misunderstood. This can show up as anxiety, depression, self-criticism, caretaking, over-functioning, avoiding, or isolated while still longing for connection. You may function well on the outside while feeling disconnected on the inside. These responses are not flaws, they are adaptive survival strategies that have actually helped you cope!
Why let your fears become your limits? Growth often begins when we unlearn what no longer serves us. Therapy is a starting point to understand those stuck patterns, challenge what’s holding you back, and make intentional changes toward a more meaningful life. My approach combines compassion with direct, thoughtful guidance. I tend to be collaborative and flexible in session and provide enough structure so you feel like you’re making real progress rather than feeling stuck in the same patterns week after week.
I work with children, teens, young adults, & adults navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, and major life stressors.
Why let your fears become your limits? Growth often begins when we unlearn what no longer serves us. Therapy is a starting point to understand those stuck patterns, challenge what’s holding you back, and make intentional changes toward a more meaningful life. My approach combines compassion with direct, thoughtful guidance. I tend to be collaborative and flexible in session and provide enough structure so you feel like you’re making real progress rather than feeling stuck in the same patterns week after week.
I work with children, teens, young adults, & adults navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, and major life stressors.
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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.