IFS Therapy in Downtown Los Angeles and Online
For those who are tired of battling themselves.
IFS Therapy can help move you towards more connection, compassion, and creativity.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidence-based approach that helps you understand your inner world so that you feel less overwhelmed by your emotions. Built on the understanding that every person contains multitudes, IFS is an experiential process that leads to more understanding and long-lasting change. A foundational concept of IFS is that within each of us there is a core Self and many different parts. Protective parts that manage how we engage in the world, and exiled parts that carry pain we haven't been able to face.
Through IFS, we explore how every part within you has a role. Oftentimes, these roles were developed in response to experiences of harm, loss, or overwhelm, and sometimes, they no longer serve us. In our work together, I'll help you find new roles for the parts of you that no longer feel helpful, so that you can lead your life with more clarity, compassion, and curiosity, guided by your core sense of Self.
Want to feel more connected to yourself — your thoughts, your emotions, and your body.
Are curious about what it takes to heal trauma that makes you feel stuck in old patterns.
Desire creative ways to navigate overwhelm and internal conflict with more clarity and agency.
Are looking to release the burdens of shame and self-criticism that has been with you for years.
Seek space to access parts of yourself that have long been pushed aside or exiled.
IFS THERAPY CAN BE HELPFUL IF YOU:FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS-
Yes — IFS is accessible to people at any stage of their therapy journey. You don’t need prior experience with therapy or familiarity with psychological concepts. You don’t even need to know what a “part” is. The only thing needed is a willingness to get curious about your inner world.
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IFS sessions are experiential — meaning we don’t just talk about your patterns, we work with them directly. You might be guided to notice a part of yourself, get curious about it, and begin building a relationship with it. Sessions are collaborative, unhurried, and led by what feels most alive for you in the room.
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This varies depending on what you are bringing to therapy and how frequently we meet. Many clients begin to notice meaningful shifts within the first two to three months of weekly sessions. Deeper work often continues for a year or more. Not because progress has stalled, but the process itself becomes something people want to stay in.
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For OCD and anxiety, I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a structured, skills-based approach that works differently from IFS. For grief, trauma, and identity, IFS is my main framework. Alongside it, I draw on grief therapy, somatic and body-based approaches, and expressive arts. For clients navigating cultural identity and intergenerational trauma, Multicultural Counseling and Ethnic Studies inform how I hold context and community in the room. Some clients use ERP, some use IFS, and some use both, and we decide together based on your goals.
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Yes — I offer IFS Therapy online in California. I’ve found that IFS is effective both in-person and virtually.
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Yes — I offer IFS Therapy in-person at my office in the Arts District, Los Angeles. Many of my clients live in the area and also come from Culver City, West Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Highland Park.
OFFERING IFS THERAPY FOR:Grief and Loss, LGBTQ Adults, People Pleasing, Trauma, Burnout, Identity Exploration, Anxiety, Intergenerational Trauma, Filipino Americans
Reflections on IFS Therapy
Come get to know the parts of you that have been working so hard, and feel more like yourself.
Offering in-person IFS Therapy in the Arts District / Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles — and online throughout California.