Internal Family Systems or "Parts Work" is an embodied experiential therapeutic approach that creates a meeting between the young, wounded, rigid parts of ourselves and the expansive, healing capacity that lies within each of us. Originally developed as a treatment for eating disorders, IFS offers a radical shift in western psychology that relies not on the expert therapist but on our inner resources for emotional, psychological and spiritual changes. 

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I began offering IFS sessions to fellow mediators in early 2023 as many people who came to meditation  met with their old habits and patterns: striving, over-efforting, self-criticism, doubt, shame, guilt and all the rest. Meditation and the teachings of the Buddha offer powerful teachings to end greed, hatred, and delusion, but it can often be confusing to overcome the tangle of self-judgement and inner criticism in which many of us in the modern world find ourselves. IFS and parts work offers an intuitive and clear process to apply acceptance, sincerity, and love (or might we say mettā) to untangle these knots. 

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IFS coaching is similar to IFS therapy in that it applies the IFS model to our emotional challenges, but for the intention of growth. Unlike therapy, IFS coaching does not involve a medical diagnosis, is not treatment for a medical condition, and is not under the purview of medical insurance. You need not be a meditator to benefit from these sessions, but an inclination towards your psycho-social-spiritual growth and a baseline of functioning are key ingredients in making the most of these sessions. 

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Meetings available in 6-session blocks, sliding scale available. 

Email Laura@mettamindtherapy.com to find out more or request a session. ​

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