Evidence-Based Therapy

What Is
Internal Family Systems?

An evidence-based therapeutic model that brings clarity, connection, confidence, and compassion into your everyday life.

Throughout life, we develop protective strategies to cope with pain—strategies that become embedded "parts" of ourselves. These parts often persist long after the original wound has passed, creating patterns that no longer serve us.

The Core Insight

IFS recognizes that within each of us exist the inherent resources necessary to care for and heal these parts—allowing us to design, create, and pursue a life that feels truly authentic and free.

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Healing from Within

Compassionate, transformative therapy

The IFS Process

How IFS Works

Instead of labeling any part of you as "bad" or "broken," IFS guides you toward compassionate self-understanding—even for the parts that cause distress.

Step 1

Identify Your Parts

Learn to recognize the distinct voices, emotions, and behavioral patterns that comprise your inner landscape. Each part has its own perspective and purpose.

Step 2

Understand Their Purpose

Discover how each part—even those that cause harm or discomfort—developed to protect you. Understanding breeds compassion.

Step 3

Access Your Core Self

Connect with your innate, undamaged core—the calm, wise, compassionate center that has always existed within you, ready to lead your healing.

Step 4

Create Inner Harmony

Guide your parts toward collaboration rather than conflict. As internal tension dissolves, emotional resilience and authentic living emerge naturally.

"The goal isn't to eliminate parts—it's to understand, honor, and integrate them so your true Self can lead with clarity and compassion."

How IFS Differs from
Traditional Talk Therapy

While traditional therapy discusses your challenges from a single perspective, IFS recognizes the multiplicity within—honoring each part's voice, beliefs, and protective intentions.

Traditional Talk Therapy

Focuses on discussing experiences and challenges from a singular, unified perspective of "you."

Explores why you feel anxious, sad, or stuck

Conversation about problems from one viewpoint

May involve repeatedly analyzing past experiences

IFS Therapy

Recognizes you as a constellation of "parts"—each with its own voice, beliefs, emotions, and protective role.

Identifies which part feels that way and why

Collaboration between your core Self and inner parts

Addresses root causes, not just surface symptoms

The IFS Difference

In standard therapy, you might explore why you feel anxious or stuck. IFS goes deeper: we get curious about which part of you feels that way, what that part is protecting you from, and how it developed its role.

This approach allows us to address the root of the problem—not just manage surface symptoms. Instead of simply talking about your struggles, IFS helps you interact with your parts directly in a structured, compassionate way.

Many clients find IFS less overwhelming than traditional methods because it's not about reliving trauma or endlessly analyzing the past. It's about building a relationship with all parts of yourself—helping your calm, confident "core Self" lead the way and bring your inner system into balance.

Traditional Therapy =

Conversation about problems from one point of view

IFS Therapy =

Collaboration between your Self and parts to create lasting change

Ready to Begin?

Experience IFS therapy
in Lubbock or online

Whether you're new to therapy or seeking a different approach, IFS offers a compassionate path toward healing and self-understanding.

Want to learn more about IFS?

Visit the IFS Institute