Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Allison Park, PA
Cognitive Processing, Internal Family Systems, Compassion Focused.
My clients describe my approach to therapy as engaging, caring, sensitive, and genuine. I have years of experience working with addiction, families, and individuals. I believe in the power of connection through therapy and am truly inspired by being a part of the change process for my clients. My clients appreciate my focus, sense of humor, and the understanding that comes with a variety of life experiences.
Cognitive Processing, Internal Family Systems, Compassion Focused.
My clients describe my approach to therapy as engaging, caring, sensitive, and genuine. I have years of experience working with addiction, families, and individuals. I believe in the power of connection through therapy and am truly inspired by being a part of the change process for my clients. My clients appreciate my focus, sense of humor, and the understanding that comes with a variety of life experiences.
My clients describe my approach to therapy as engaging, caring, sensitive, and genuine. I have years of experience working with addiction, families, couples, and individuals. I believe in the power of connection through therapy and am truly inspired by being a part of my clients' change process. My clients appreciate my focus, sense of humor, and the understanding that comes with a variety of life experiences.
My clients describe my approach to therapy as engaging, caring, sensitive, and genuine. I have years of experience working with addiction, families, couples, and individuals. I believe in the power of connection through therapy and am truly inspired by being a part of my clients' change process. My clients appreciate my focus, sense of humor, and the understanding that comes with a variety of life experiences.
Megan Berringer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
2 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! If you're looking for a therapist who is more than just an active listener - one who is going to challenge you, offer you tangible skills and help restore your trust in your body and your mind - you're in the right place. Maybe you want to heal your attachment wounds to improve your relationships, get back to your sport after injury or have another baby after a traumatic birth experience. Maybe you're not sure what "getting better" would look like, and you need someone to help you set attainable goals.
Welcome! If you're looking for a therapist who is more than just an active listener - one who is going to challenge you, offer you tangible skills and help restore your trust in your body and your mind - you're in the right place. Maybe you want to heal your attachment wounds to improve your relationships, get back to your sport after injury or have another baby after a traumatic birth experience. Maybe you're not sure what "getting better" would look like, and you need someone to help you set attainable goals.
Claire Thomas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
7 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with adults navigating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) trauma, and addiction / substance use, blending cognitive and somatic therapies (EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Exposure Therapy, and Inference-Based CBT).
I work with individuals in PA and MI seeking a compassionate space for introspection and healing. You may feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges or past experiences, but you also bring unique strengths and perspectives. My approach honors your individuality, helping you uncover insights and foster meaningful growth along your journey.
I work with adults navigating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) trauma, and addiction / substance use, blending cognitive and somatic therapies (EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Exposure Therapy, and Inference-Based CBT).
I work with individuals in PA and MI seeking a compassionate space for introspection and healing. You may feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges or past experiences, but you also bring unique strengths and perspectives. My approach honors your individuality, helping you uncover insights and foster meaningful growth along your journey.
I am a Trauma informed, EMDR trained associate therapist. I work with a diverse range of teen as well as adult individual clients. Helping others to be the best version of themselves is my passion in life. There is nothing more rewarding to me than seeing a client make progress. Embarking into therapy takes courage and I am inspired by my clients everyday. Their perseverance and strength always impress me and I am grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside them and possibly you on your journey. I do not take your trust for granted and I would be honored if you entrust your personal story and experiences with me.
I am a Trauma informed, EMDR trained associate therapist. I work with a diverse range of teen as well as adult individual clients. Helping others to be the best version of themselves is my passion in life. There is nothing more rewarding to me than seeing a client make progress. Embarking into therapy takes courage and I am inspired by my clients everyday. Their perseverance and strength always impress me and I am grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside them and possibly you on your journey. I do not take your trust for granted and I would be honored if you entrust your personal story and experiences with me.
Welcome! Seeking therapy is a brave and strong decision. I believe in helping every part of the mind and finding solutions to problems, both big and small. I work with your current strengths and coping skills to help bring up solutions so that you can take on everyday challenges. Regardless of the obstacle you are facing, together we can find solutions and increase positive outcomes.
Welcome! Seeking therapy is a brave and strong decision. I believe in helping every part of the mind and finding solutions to problems, both big and small. I work with your current strengths and coping skills to help bring up solutions so that you can take on everyday challenges. Regardless of the obstacle you are facing, together we can find solutions and increase positive outcomes.
I have been trained in a number of psychotherapeutic modalities and, over the past few years, have largely focused my work with clients on the Internal Family Systems ( IFS) model of therapy.
Through the process of self-discovery, clients can heal feelings of depression, anxiety, grief, fear and other difficult emotions to actualize their fullest potential and choose open-hearted connection with Self and others. Clients can also use this model to help with parts around impulsivity or parts that keep them stuck in stubborn patterns.
I have been trained in a number of psychotherapeutic modalities and, over the past few years, have largely focused my work with clients on the Internal Family Systems ( IFS) model of therapy.
Through the process of self-discovery, clients can heal feelings of depression, anxiety, grief, fear and other difficult emotions to actualize their fullest potential and choose open-hearted connection with Self and others. Clients can also use this model to help with parts around impulsivity or parts that keep them stuck in stubborn patterns.
Life can feel heavy and overwhelming sometimes. You might be carrying pain you haven’t been able to name or facing challenges that leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are seeking deeper insight, emotional healing, and authentic change. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive and affirming. My background as an immigrant and woman of color informs the way I listen, hold space, and offer support with care, humility, and respect for each person’s lived experience.
Life can feel heavy and overwhelming sometimes. You might be carrying pain you haven’t been able to name or facing challenges that leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I work with teens, young adults, and adults who are seeking deeper insight, emotional healing, and authentic change. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive and affirming. My background as an immigrant and woman of color informs the way I listen, hold space, and offer support with care, humility, and respect for each person’s lived experience.
Tomilyn Ward
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MPC, EMDR, PCIT
5 Endorsed
Allison Park, PA 15101
I specialize in EMDR. therapy. I also work with clients who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, and more. I have training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder. I also have experience with working closely with clients who have experienced traumatic births as well as birth workers and medical providers who witness traumatic births. I have attended over 30 births as a birth doula and I understand the process of birth for parents and providers.
I specialize in EMDR. therapy. I also work with clients who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, and more. I have training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder. I also have experience with working closely with clients who have experienced traumatic births as well as birth workers and medical providers who witness traumatic births. I have attended over 30 births as a birth doula and I understand the process of birth for parents and providers.
I provide Existential, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and Ketamine-Assisted therapies.
I do my best work with clients who are curious about themselves, have a good sense of humor, and are often at a significant transition point in their lives. Clients most often begin working with me around issues related to trauma, anxiety, or relational wounding and are seeking new ways to relate to themselves, others, and the world around them. My overarching goal in my work with clients is to help them move through the world with a greater degree of consciousness, courage, and compassion - whatever that may mean or look in their lives.
I provide Existential, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and Ketamine-Assisted therapies.
I do my best work with clients who are curious about themselves, have a good sense of humor, and are often at a significant transition point in their lives. Clients most often begin working with me around issues related to trauma, anxiety, or relational wounding and are seeking new ways to relate to themselves, others, and the world around them. My overarching goal in my work with clients is to help them move through the world with a greater degree of consciousness, courage, and compassion - whatever that may mean or look in their lives.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself, anxious, sad, or stuck? I help moms, teens, and families navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, overwhelm, parenting stress and burnout or postpartum challenges so they can find calm, confidence, and connection again. I offer therapy in the North Hills (McCandless and Wexford areas) and virtual sessions for clients anywhere in Pennsylvania.
Do you feel disconnected from yourself, anxious, sad, or stuck? I help moms, teens, and families navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, overwhelm, parenting stress and burnout or postpartum challenges so they can find calm, confidence, and connection again. I offer therapy in the North Hills (McCandless and Wexford areas) and virtual sessions for clients anywhere in Pennsylvania.
Resilience Counseling and Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Do you feel like your emotions are interfering with your ability to live your fullest life? If so, I might be able to help. I offer a safe and compassionate space, along with guidance and effective coping strategies to help you get your life back in balance. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults for over twenty years in the mental health field. I have experience treating a variety of mental health concerns including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, eating disorders and addiction.
Do you feel like your emotions are interfering with your ability to live your fullest life? If so, I might be able to help. I offer a safe and compassionate space, along with guidance and effective coping strategies to help you get your life back in balance. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults for over twenty years in the mental health field. I have experience treating a variety of mental health concerns including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, eating disorders and addiction.
In my practice, it is vital to collaborate closely with parents and family systems to provide consistent support and lasting change.
When working with adolescents and adults, I draw from a variety of evidence-based practices that are best suited for each client and utilize holistic approaches such as grounding techniques, mindfulness, and body awareness to help you connect with yourself, discover inner strengths, and develop effective coping skills.
In my practice, it is vital to collaborate closely with parents and family systems to provide consistent support and lasting change.
When working with adolescents and adults, I draw from a variety of evidence-based practices that are best suited for each client and utilize holistic approaches such as grounding techniques, mindfulness, and body awareness to help you connect with yourself, discover inner strengths, and develop effective coping skills.
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Do you struggle to focus, feel scattered, or weighed down by stress and self-doubt? ADHD, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression can make daily life exhausting and leave you feeling stuck in patterns you want to break. You may long for balance, peace of mind, and tools that actually work in your daily life. Therapy offers a safe place to reset, heal, and rediscover your strengths. Together, we’ll create strategies tailored to you so you can feel more confident, grounded, and ready to move forward with clarity and strength.
Do you struggle to focus, feel scattered, or weighed down by stress and self-doubt? ADHD, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression can make daily life exhausting and leave you feeling stuck in patterns you want to break. You may long for balance, peace of mind, and tools that actually work in your daily life. Therapy offers a safe place to reset, heal, and rediscover your strengths. Together, we’ll create strategies tailored to you so you can feel more confident, grounded, and ready to move forward with clarity and strength.
I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Treatment, and Anxiety Treatment, and I am trained in CBT, ACT, IFS, and ADHD Treatment.
In addition to treating depression, anxiety, self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, and trauma, I enjoy working with people who identify as neurodivergent and people in the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Treatment, and Anxiety Treatment, and I am trained in CBT, ACT, IFS, and ADHD Treatment.
In addition to treating depression, anxiety, self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, and trauma, I enjoy working with people who identify as neurodivergent and people in the LGBTQIA+ community.
You’ve done the work. Therapy isn’t new to you—you’ve been there, talked through it, gained awareness. You get why you are the way you are, but despite all of that, you still feel stuck. Like no matter how much you understand your past, something deeper is keeping you in survival mode.
Maybe you had to grow up fast. Maybe life didn’t give you much room to just be a kid. You’re great at figuring things out, staying strong, analyzing your feelings—but sometimes, it feels like you’re thinking your way around healing instead of actually feeling it.
That’s where I come in.
You’ve done the work. Therapy isn’t new to you—you’ve been there, talked through it, gained awareness. You get why you are the way you are, but despite all of that, you still feel stuck. Like no matter how much you understand your past, something deeper is keeping you in survival mode.
Maybe you had to grow up fast. Maybe life didn’t give you much room to just be a kid. You’re great at figuring things out, staying strong, analyzing your feelings—but sometimes, it feels like you’re thinking your way around healing instead of actually feeling it.
That’s where I come in.
Hello! I’m Connie, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I have worked in the field for 20 years in a variety of roles. I am experienced with a wide range of clinical areas, including Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression. You are the expert of your life. Beneath the barriers, you have the capacity to connect with your authentic wants and needs. I can guide you to increase your understanding of your authentic-self and increase your confidence to achieve these goals. I would love the opportunity to work with you, but more importantly, I hope you find a therapist that is a great fit.
Hello! I’m Connie, a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. I have worked in the field for 20 years in a variety of roles. I am experienced with a wide range of clinical areas, including Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression. You are the expert of your life. Beneath the barriers, you have the capacity to connect with your authentic wants and needs. I can guide you to increase your understanding of your authentic-self and increase your confidence to achieve these goals. I would love the opportunity to work with you, but more importantly, I hope you find a therapist that is a great fit.
As an IFS therapist and psychedelic integration coach, I work with people interested in moving beyond the confines of the mind to attend to all aspects of their rich and complex inner worlds.
Guided by the belief that true healing encompasses mind, body, and spirit, I offer a nurturing space for clients to delve into expanded states of consciousness, facilitating personal transformation and self discovery. Through this work, clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves, unlocking their potential for profound growth.
As an IFS therapist and psychedelic integration coach, I work with people interested in moving beyond the confines of the mind to attend to all aspects of their rich and complex inner worlds.
Guided by the belief that true healing encompasses mind, body, and spirit, I offer a nurturing space for clients to delve into expanded states of consciousness, facilitating personal transformation and self discovery. Through this work, clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves, unlocking their potential for profound growth.
Hello! My name is Kathleen Walker, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. In my thirties, I decided to change careers and began my work in the Mental Health field. During the last ten years of education and practice, my love for this work has grown exponentially. I have a deep respect for people who are attempting to work towards bettering their lives, no matter where they are in that process. So much of my experience involves working with those who are fighting addiction and impulse issues.
Hello! My name is Kathleen Walker, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. In my thirties, I decided to change careers and began my work in the Mental Health field. During the last ten years of education and practice, my love for this work has grown exponentially. I have a deep respect for people who are attempting to work towards bettering their lives, no matter where they are in that process. So much of my experience involves working with those who are fighting addiction and impulse issues.
My approach to treatment of complex trauma is an integrative triphasic approach that utilizes psychodynamic therapy, ego states, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy, and EMDR.
You’ve survived what should have broken you, but the impact of those experiences lingers in sneaky ways—dissociation, shame, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in unhealthy / toxic patterns that no longer serve you or the person you're becoming. You long for deeper connections to safe people, crave relief from overwhelm, or need to break cycles of trauma, especially as a parent. You want to heal, to feel whole, and to reclaim / unconditionally embrace the parts of yourself lost to survival. Learning to be important to yourself can be challenging if you were never safe enough to be important before. Trust is scary.
My approach to treatment of complex trauma is an integrative triphasic approach that utilizes psychodynamic therapy, ego states, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy, and EMDR.
You’ve survived what should have broken you, but the impact of those experiences lingers in sneaky ways—dissociation, shame, emotional numbness, or feeling stuck in unhealthy / toxic patterns that no longer serve you or the person you're becoming. You long for deeper connections to safe people, crave relief from overwhelm, or need to break cycles of trauma, especially as a parent. You want to heal, to feel whole, and to reclaim / unconditionally embrace the parts of yourself lost to survival. Learning to be important to yourself can be challenging if you were never safe enough to be important before. Trust is scary.
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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.