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Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in Colorado Springs
You've probably noticed you're not always one consistent thing.
There's the part of you that wants to heal, and the part that's terrified of what that means. The part that pushes people away to stay safe. The part that works itself into the ground so there's no time to feel anything. The part that knows better, and the part that does it anyway. That's your system doing exactly what it was designed to do: protect you.
IFS helps you actually meet those parts. Understand them. And finally give them a reason to stand down.
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?
Internal Family Systems is a therapy model developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz that views the mind as made up of multiple distinct parts, each with its own perspective, role, and way of trying to help you survive.
At the center of the system is the Self, your core: calm, curious, compassionate, capable of leading. Around it are parts that have taken on protective roles, often since childhood, to keep you safe from pain.
IFS doesn't pathologize any part of you. There are no bad parts. They're not problems to be eliminated. They're parts that took on too much, too young, and never got the message that things have changed.
The work is getting to know them, understanding what they're carrying, and helping them trust that the Self can lead now.
What IFS Can Help With:
Complex trauma and childhood wounds
Anxiety and chronic worry
Self-sabotaging patterns
People-pleasing and difficulty with boundaries
Perfectionism and burnout
Shame and low self-worth
Emotional dysregulation
Dissociation
Relationship patterns that keep repeating