Heal Anxiety & Trauma from the Inside Out with IFS Therapy
Serving adults in Los Altos, San Jose, and Half Moon Bay, CA
Available Online across all of CA & In-Person in the SF Bay Area
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a transformative, evidence-based therapy that helps you reconnect with your true self and bring healing to the parts of you that carry pain, anxiety, or trauma. Rather than trying to "fix" you, IFS helps you build a relationship with your inner world, fostering calm, clarity, and compassion from the inside out.
- Work with inner parts rather than against them
- Build lasting emotional resilience
- Release old burdens without re-traumatizing
How IFS Helps with Anxiety & Trauma
Anxiety and trauma often stem from inner conflicts between parts of ourselves - a part that worries constantly, a part that shuts down, a part that criticizes. IFS helps you understand these parts and why they're doing what they're doing.
Through this process, you learn to lead your internal system with compassion, rather than fear. Clients often report feeling more in control, less reactive, and more connected to themselves and others.
What to Expect in Therapy
- Weekly or bi-weekly 50-minute sessions (in-person or virtual)
- Gentle exploration of inner parts at your own pace
- Collaborative and compassionate therapeutic relationship
- HIPAA-compliant online sessions for privacy and security
A Note for Clarity
Mindful Child & Family Therapy offers Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy with clinicians trained in the IFS model. Clients who are specifically seeking depth-oriented IFS work are welcome to request an IFS-trained therapist during the intake process.
We also maintain a dedicated Internal Family Systems–focused website called Collective Self Energy. This site highlights our IFS approach and the clinicians who practice from this model.
All therapy services — including intake, scheduling, communication, documentation, and billing — are provided through Mindful Child & Family Therapy. The same clinicians and systems are used regardless of which website you visit.