Specialized in Internal Family System Therapy

Discover Inner Harmony Through IFS Therapy

Compassionate Internal Family Systems therapy to help you understand, heal, and integrate your inner parts to find peace within yourself.

What is Internal Family Systems?

IFS is a powerful, evidence-based psychotherapy that helps you understand and harmonize the different parts of yourself, leading to profound healing and self-understanding.

Understanding Your Inner System

IFS recognizes that our psyche is naturally composed of multiple "parts" or subpersonalities, each with its own perspective, feelings, and role. At the center is your Self: a calm, compassionate, and curious core that can lead healing.

Have you ever felt conflicting feelings, like part of you wants to do something, but another part of you stands in your own way? Through IFS therapy, you'll learn to access your Self and develop a compassionate relationship with all your parts, including those that may be hurting, protective, or stuck in old patterns.

Managers

Proactive protectors that try to keep you safe and in control

The Self

Your core essence: calm, curious, compassionate, and capable of healing

Firefighters

Reactive protectors that emerge to distract you from emotional pain

Exiles

Wounded parts carrying pain, trauma, or shame from the past

The IFS Difference

Unlike traditional therapies that try to eliminate symptoms, IFS honors all parts of you. There are no "bad" parts, only parts that are burdened and need healing. This approach leads to lasting transformation rather than suppression.

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Non-Pathologizing

Evidence-Based

Transformative

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Understanding Our Layers

Abstract painting by Mayra with vivid shades of Orange, Red and Blue.

All humans come in layers. Each of those layers are constantly interacting with one another, influencing your mind, thoughts, decisions and behaviors. For individuals of color, the intersectionality of our identities can even feel complicated or heightened.

Inspired by this belief, Mayra Vasquez created this painting to represent how each layer of our lived experiences can impact the way we see ourselves, others, and the world. 

The process of learning to understand each layer and its impact can be challenging and mind-perplexing (hence our name, “MINDplexcity”), but it’s also a rewarding journey of acceptance, openness, and compassion for yourself and others.

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Bring your complicated, genuine, intersectional self: there is room for you here. ‍We provide counseling for individuals and couples in Washington.