Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in San Antonio, TX
I am trained in EMDR therapy and IFS level 1.
Hi there! Do you often find yourself feeling tired and overwhelmed? Is your life spinning out of control? Believe me, I know how it feels, I have been there myself before. Therapy will help you feel more connected to yourself and others, create boundaries, and find more joy and peace. I want to invite you to awaken to the life you were made for.. filled with hope and healing. We will move forward one step at a time and go at your speed.
I am trained in EMDR therapy and IFS level 1.
Hi there! Do you often find yourself feeling tired and overwhelmed? Is your life spinning out of control? Believe me, I know how it feels, I have been there myself before. Therapy will help you feel more connected to yourself and others, create boundaries, and find more joy and peace. I want to invite you to awaken to the life you were made for.. filled with hope and healing. We will move forward one step at a time and go at your speed.
Sarah Elizabeth Bennett
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78228
Some of the techniques I use are Cognitive Behavioral therapy, person-centered counseling, & family systems.
Hi there! I’m Sarah, a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate passionate about supporting couples, families, individuals, and children in their journeys toward healthier relationships and emotional well-being. You are the expert of your life, I am just a therapist that can help you find your path. No one talks about it but therapy can be hard. Therapy involves us discussing our emotions, acknowledging what we are feeling, and making active steps towards change. Thank you for taking steps towards taking care of you. My goal as a clinician is to provide a safe space that will empower you to be yourself.
Some of the techniques I use are Cognitive Behavioral therapy, person-centered counseling, & family systems.
Hi there! I’m Sarah, a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate passionate about supporting couples, families, individuals, and children in their journeys toward healthier relationships and emotional well-being. You are the expert of your life, I am just a therapist that can help you find your path. No one talks about it but therapy can be hard. Therapy involves us discussing our emotions, acknowledging what we are feeling, and making active steps towards change. Thank you for taking steps towards taking care of you. My goal as a clinician is to provide a safe space that will empower you to be yourself.
Erika Alanis-Garcia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78249 (Online Only)
I specialize in Brainspotting and Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
I believe life is a journey full of unexpected twists and turns. We experience those times when everything is going just like we had planned it, but then we arrive at those moments in our journey that are full of uncertainty, stress, angst, tension, confusion, self-doubt, you name it. I am here to help you during those difficult times.
I specialize in Brainspotting and Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
I believe life is a journey full of unexpected twists and turns. We experience those times when everything is going just like we had planned it, but then we arrive at those moments in our journey that are full of uncertainty, stress, angst, tension, confusion, self-doubt, you name it. I am here to help you during those difficult times.
Welcome, my name is Marilyn Crawford and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I work with individuals and specialize in trauma resolution and attachment trauma using EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, and Attachment Therapy to help you process difficult experiences and emotions. I also have experience is working with clients experiencing anxiety, life transitions, and depression.
Welcome, my name is Marilyn Crawford and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I work with individuals and specialize in trauma resolution and attachment trauma using EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, and Attachment Therapy to help you process difficult experiences and emotions. I also have experience is working with clients experiencing anxiety, life transitions, and depression.
Susan Sunne Hogan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78204 (Online Only)
I specialize in trauma-focused therapy, using CBT, EMDR, IFS, and Motivational Interviewing to support individuals and couples through emotional overwhelm, trauma, and transitions.
I work with individuals and couples seeking to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a safe, supportive environment. My ideal client faces challenges such as trauma, overwhelming emotions, or life transitions and desires meaningful change. Using trauma-focused therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IFS, and Motivational Interviewing, we’ll collaborate to build strategies that empower you to heal, grow, and create balance. Together, we’ll work to develop personalized coping skills to navigate life’s challenges and foster emotional resilience.
I specialize in trauma-focused therapy, using CBT, EMDR, IFS, and Motivational Interviewing to support individuals and couples through emotional overwhelm, trauma, and transitions.
I work with individuals and couples seeking to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a safe, supportive environment. My ideal client faces challenges such as trauma, overwhelming emotions, or life transitions and desires meaningful change. Using trauma-focused therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IFS, and Motivational Interviewing, we’ll collaborate to build strategies that empower you to heal, grow, and create balance. Together, we’ll work to develop personalized coping skills to navigate life’s challenges and foster emotional resilience.
Zainab Lailah Johnson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78254 (Online Only)
Whether DBT, CBT, or IFS, count on a tailored approach.
Embracing Change, Cultivating Growth: Viktor E. Frankl famously remarked, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." This quote echoes the essence of my journey into mental health therapy—a path that serendipitously unfolded before me. I'm thrilled you've found your way here! My own journey to becoming a mental health therapist was far from straightforward, but it consistently drew me back to this profound calling. There's an irresistible pull for me in walking alongside individuals as they navigate life's ups and downs. I didn't stumble into this career by accident it called out to
Whether DBT, CBT, or IFS, count on a tailored approach.
Embracing Change, Cultivating Growth: Viktor E. Frankl famously remarked, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." This quote echoes the essence of my journey into mental health therapy—a path that serendipitously unfolded before me. I'm thrilled you've found your way here! My own journey to becoming a mental health therapist was far from straightforward, but it consistently drew me back to this profound calling. There's an irresistible pull for me in walking alongside individuals as they navigate life's ups and downs. I didn't stumble into this career by accident it called out to
I use an eclectic therapeutic framework that includes concepts and tools from ACT, DBT, IFS, SFT, and the Liberation Health Model.
Hey! I'm glad you're here. Acknowledging you need help and seeking it are often some of the hardest and scariest steps to take. My approach to counseling is grounded in uncovering and nurturing your strengths while holding space for your humanity with understanding and respect. Together, we work to explore core motivations, beliefs, and any barriers to living authentically. Therapy can often feel overwhelming or uncertain, so I strive to humanize the process, offering practical skills and tools that support living in your truth.
I use an eclectic therapeutic framework that includes concepts and tools from ACT, DBT, IFS, SFT, and the Liberation Health Model.
Hey! I'm glad you're here. Acknowledging you need help and seeking it are often some of the hardest and scariest steps to take. My approach to counseling is grounded in uncovering and nurturing your strengths while holding space for your humanity with understanding and respect. Together, we work to explore core motivations, beliefs, and any barriers to living authentically. Therapy can often feel overwhelming or uncertain, so I strive to humanize the process, offering practical skills and tools that support living in your truth.
Celeste Gusme
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78213 (Online Only)
I use several therapy modalities depending on your needs including Cognitive Therapy Processing, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Social Rhythm Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
Do you find it hard to navigate relationships due to childhood trauma, growing up with a family member struggling with addiction or mental illness, or consider yourself to be highly emotionally sensitivity? Whether it's from childhood trauma, relational trauma, or being highly empathetic, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, or Borderline Personality Disorder, building healthy relationships can feel overwhelming—but it’s entirely possible. I specialize in helping adults process and heal from trauma and develop healthy relationship skills.
I use several therapy modalities depending on your needs including Cognitive Therapy Processing, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Social Rhythm Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
Do you find it hard to navigate relationships due to childhood trauma, growing up with a family member struggling with addiction or mental illness, or consider yourself to be highly emotionally sensitivity? Whether it's from childhood trauma, relational trauma, or being highly empathetic, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, or Borderline Personality Disorder, building healthy relationships can feel overwhelming—but it’s entirely possible. I specialize in helping adults process and heal from trauma and develop healthy relationship skills.
Antoinettemarie Messina Kalmus
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, CMHC, LPC-A
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78229
Blending techniques from play therapy, narrative therapy, internal family systems theory, behavioral, and choice theories allows me to develop plans specific to my clients.
Using my previous career experience in nursing, education, and mental health coaching, I aim to help clients find balance, peace, self-appreciation, and empowerment. We are all an intersection of our beliefs, values, and culture. By integrating these aspects into a resilient and consistent idea of self, we can tackle all life throws at us.
Blending techniques from play therapy, narrative therapy, internal family systems theory, behavioral, and choice theories allows me to develop plans specific to my clients.
Using my previous career experience in nursing, education, and mental health coaching, I aim to help clients find balance, peace, self-appreciation, and empowerment. We are all an intersection of our beliefs, values, and culture. By integrating these aspects into a resilient and consistent idea of self, we can tackle all life throws at us.
Brian Hindert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78260 (Online Only)
I take an eclectic approach combining cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, rational-emotive therapy, emdr, and IFS.
Courage and willingness are required to create a more fulfilling and joyful life. If you are suffering from stress, anxiety, family issues, or maybe an addiction and you are ready to find a different way to live, I am here to support and empower you. Generally people do not understand what is happening within themselves so I am here to help you find the root of your troubles and take the appropriate actions to heal and live a better life.
I take an eclectic approach combining cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, rational-emotive therapy, emdr, and IFS.
Courage and willingness are required to create a more fulfilling and joyful life. If you are suffering from stress, anxiety, family issues, or maybe an addiction and you are ready to find a different way to live, I am here to support and empower you. Generally people do not understand what is happening within themselves so I am here to help you find the root of your troubles and take the appropriate actions to heal and live a better life.
Abby Hasberry
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78249 (Online Only)
I have been trained in Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (FS), and narrative therapy and believe that the client is the expert in his/her own life.
After years in education as a college professor, teacher, and principal, my joy is working with all types of adults in all phases of adulthood. My ideal client is reflective and purposeful. My clients are typically young adults transitioning to careers and learning to “adult”, adoptees discovering their identities and processing trauma, and birth/first mothers navigating grief and loss. I support my clients through reflection, trauma processing, self-discovery, and identity development so that they can embrace mental clarity live purposefully.
I have been trained in Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems (FS), and narrative therapy and believe that the client is the expert in his/her own life.
After years in education as a college professor, teacher, and principal, my joy is working with all types of adults in all phases of adulthood. My ideal client is reflective and purposeful. My clients are typically young adults transitioning to careers and learning to “adult”, adoptees discovering their identities and processing trauma, and birth/first mothers navigating grief and loss. I support my clients through reflection, trauma processing, self-discovery, and identity development so that they can embrace mental clarity live purposefully.
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I use a combination of traditional talk therapy, internal family systems, solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to support clients in their healing journey.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, working in various capacities. I am dedicated to helping those seeking insight and change, and I strive to be highly attuned to my clients, their concerns, and their goals. Many people come to therapy searching for answers about their lives, and I believe that addressing these matters can lead to significant personal transformation. I work with individuals experiencing depression, grief, life transitions, and trauma, tailoring my approach to meet your specific therapeutic needs.
I use a combination of traditional talk therapy, internal family systems, solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to support clients in their healing journey.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, working in various capacities. I am dedicated to helping those seeking insight and change, and I strive to be highly attuned to my clients, their concerns, and their goals. Many people come to therapy searching for answers about their lives, and I believe that addressing these matters can lead to significant personal transformation. I work with individuals experiencing depression, grief, life transitions, and trauma, tailoring my approach to meet your specific therapeutic needs.
Sarah Allison Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd, NCC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78240
I offer parts work through Internal Family Systems ( IFS) to help find internal balance and harmony.
My practice is focused on helping teens and young adults navigate the complexities of anxiety, people pleasing, and finding your self-worth. Life may feel like a juggling act due to balancing the demands of your identity, work, school, and navigating relationships. You may be finding it difficult to be in the present moment due to your constant worries and you may be having a lot of self-doubt in the decisions that you make. While we work together, we will create a safe space where you are able to explore your anxieties, express your emotions, and create effective strategies that will help you navigate life's ups and downs.
I offer parts work through Internal Family Systems ( IFS) to help find internal balance and harmony.
My practice is focused on helping teens and young adults navigate the complexities of anxiety, people pleasing, and finding your self-worth. Life may feel like a juggling act due to balancing the demands of your identity, work, school, and navigating relationships. You may be finding it difficult to be in the present moment due to your constant worries and you may be having a lot of self-doubt in the decisions that you make. While we work together, we will create a safe space where you are able to explore your anxieties, express your emotions, and create effective strategies that will help you navigate life's ups and downs.
Annah Marie Guzman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, LCDC, SAP
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78258
I'm an LPC, LCDC, and a trauma informed, client-centered psychotherapist. I am certified in TF-CBT, EMDR trained, and IFS informed, and I will tailor treatment to fit your specific needs. I look forward to meeting you and joining you in your healing journey by providing quality care. Whether you, your teenager or you and partner are going through a difficult season of life or have experienced a significant trauma (s), I am available to help. If you are struggling with a transition, life change, grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, relationships, school, work, or just need support, call us.
I'm an LPC, LCDC, and a trauma informed, client-centered psychotherapist. I am certified in TF-CBT, EMDR trained, and IFS informed, and I will tailor treatment to fit your specific needs. I look forward to meeting you and joining you in your healing journey by providing quality care. Whether you, your teenager or you and partner are going through a difficult season of life or have experienced a significant trauma (s), I am available to help. If you are struggling with a transition, life change, grief, depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, relationships, school, work, or just need support, call us.
Victoria McCord Valerga
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, MDiv, JD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78216
Victoria is committed to providing individual counseling to persons dealing with problem drinking, trauma recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, and those with strong international ties using Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
As a psychotherapist, Victoria walks with you as you learn to befriend your inner world. She has a J.D. from St. Mary’s Univ., and dual Master's degrees in Divinity and Social Work from UChicago. She is also a skilled interfaith chaplain who integrates spiritual perspectives to support the emotional well-being and balance of her clients, when helpful. From her hospice experience, Victoria welcomes discussions related to aging, loss, and grief. In her leisure time, she enjoys globetrotting, board game nights, cycling along city Greenways, and nurturing orphaned kittens for local animal rescues.
Victoria is committed to providing individual counseling to persons dealing with problem drinking, trauma recovery, LGBTQ+ concerns, and those with strong international ties using Internal Family Systems ( IFS).
As a psychotherapist, Victoria walks with you as you learn to befriend your inner world. She has a J.D. from St. Mary’s Univ., and dual Master's degrees in Divinity and Social Work from UChicago. She is also a skilled interfaith chaplain who integrates spiritual perspectives to support the emotional well-being and balance of her clients, when helpful. From her hospice experience, Victoria welcomes discussions related to aging, loss, and grief. In her leisure time, she enjoys globetrotting, board game nights, cycling along city Greenways, and nurturing orphaned kittens for local animal rescues.
Julia Morris
Licensed Professional Counselor, IFS, EMDR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78253 (Online Only)
Welcome! The word trauma can sound scary and feel intense and overwhelming. I specialize in working with complex trauma and dissociative disorders, anxiety, mood disorders, and personality disorders. As an IFS, EMDR, and Somatic practitioner, I work with clients on helping all of their parts to find peace, return to the state of Self-Leadership, and find healing!
Welcome! The word trauma can sound scary and feel intense and overwhelming. I specialize in working with complex trauma and dissociative disorders, anxiety, mood disorders, and personality disorders. As an IFS, EMDR, and Somatic practitioner, I work with clients on helping all of their parts to find peace, return to the state of Self-Leadership, and find healing!
Monique Nadolny
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78211
Hello, I'm Monique, an Associate Counselor at Metanoia Counseling with a Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Counseling from Texas A&M University San Antonio. I’m dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families on their journeys toward healing, growth, and mental well-being. My ideal client may be managing grief, trauma, or relationship challenges and seeks a safe space to be heard and empowered. Using evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, and Internal Family Systems, I tailor my trauma-informed approach to each client’s unique needs, fostering resilience and meaningful change.
Hello, I'm Monique, an Associate Counselor at Metanoia Counseling with a Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Counseling from Texas A&M University San Antonio. I’m dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families on their journeys toward healing, growth, and mental well-being. My ideal client may be managing grief, trauma, or relationship challenges and seeks a safe space to be heard and empowered. Using evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT, and Internal Family Systems, I tailor my trauma-informed approach to each client’s unique needs, fostering resilience and meaningful change.
Christopher Lee Creaturo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78230 (Online Only)
I specialize in techniques of EMDR for trauma, Internal Family Systems for meeting and healing our exiled parts, Mentalization Based Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Jungian techniques such as dreamwork, and Attachment-informed strategies to improve relationships.
I look for clients that are serious about change, tired of the dead ends and ready to step into a new life path as their best selves. My practice offers tools for trauma, depression, anxiety, and also works to progress life's bigger picture, and aid the search for direction and purpose that we often feel is missing. This toolset includes EMDR and Internal Family Systems, as well the creation of a healing space to reflect. We can bring about hope to the stuck parts of our worlds, and gain an edge to finally be fully present in our own lives and relationships again. Email is preferred to take the next step and see if we fit!
I specialize in techniques of EMDR for trauma, Internal Family Systems for meeting and healing our exiled parts, Mentalization Based Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Jungian techniques such as dreamwork, and Attachment-informed strategies to improve relationships.
I look for clients that are serious about change, tired of the dead ends and ready to step into a new life path as their best selves. My practice offers tools for trauma, depression, anxiety, and also works to progress life's bigger picture, and aid the search for direction and purpose that we often feel is missing. This toolset includes EMDR and Internal Family Systems, as well the creation of a healing space to reflect. We can bring about hope to the stuck parts of our worlds, and gain an edge to finally be fully present in our own lives and relationships again. Email is preferred to take the next step and see if we fit!
I help clients identify solutions using tools they already own through Solution-Focused Therapy, explore parts of themselves through Internal Family Systems, process previous traumas that contribute to their worldview through Cognitive Processing Therapy, and reframe their stories through Narrative Therapy.
Hi, my name is Samantha Gordon and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my practice, I focus on helping others to manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this. I help individuals, couples, and their families manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this.
I help clients identify solutions using tools they already own through Solution-Focused Therapy, explore parts of themselves through Internal Family Systems, process previous traumas that contribute to their worldview through Cognitive Processing Therapy, and reframe their stories through Narrative Therapy.
Hi, my name is Samantha Gordon and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In my practice, I focus on helping others to manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this. I help individuals, couples, and their families manage issues related to relationships with themselves and others, family dynamics, body image, disordered eating, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and all that goes along with this.
Through Internal Family Systems ( IFS) therapy, we’ll work with the parts of you that took on those roles to survive.
If you have read all the self-help books and watched countless Instagram reels about relationships, but no matter what tips and tricks you try, you still can’t get through to your partner and they feel distant, it’s time to address what’s really going on. You might feel like no matter how much you do or how hard you try, it’s never enough to feel secure or fully seen in your relationship. That constant anxiety, the overthinking, the need for reassurance—it’s exhausting. What if, instead of trying harder, you tried something different?
Through Internal Family Systems ( IFS) therapy, we’ll work with the parts of you that took on those roles to survive.
If you have read all the self-help books and watched countless Instagram reels about relationships, but no matter what tips and tricks you try, you still can’t get through to your partner and they feel distant, it’s time to address what’s really going on. You might feel like no matter how much you do or how hard you try, it’s never enough to feel secure or fully seen in your relationship. That constant anxiety, the overthinking, the need for reassurance—it’s exhausting. What if, instead of trying harder, you tried something different?
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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.