We are thrilled to welcome Ashley Thompson, a California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, to our team. Ashley specializes in working with individuals who identify as Highly Sensitive Persons, perfectionists, people-pleasers, or planners, helping them navigate life’s challenges with compassion and insight.

Learn more to discover if Ashley is an ideal fit for your therapy needs!

We are thrilled to welcome Peggy, Clinical Social Worker licensed in the state of Oregon, to our clinical team. Peggy brings a deep passion for helping individuals reconnect with themselves and navigate life’s challenges with authenticity and compassion.

Learn more to find out if Peggy is an ideal fit for your therapy needs!

We’re excited to introduce you to Friend of the Collective Peter Legård Nielsen. As an IFS therapist, he helps clients get in direct contact with their sub-personalities and free them from incorrect notions, burdens, burdensome emotions, and misplaced roles. Often, these sub-personalities have completely different perceptions of past events than the clients do, leading to the resolution of apparently insoluble mental conflicts in particularly surprising ways through the body.

Learn more about our friend, Peter Legård Nielsen, in this interview!

The Self serves as a guiding light, able to communicate with parts from a place of acceptance and compassion, which facilitates healing among burdened or challenging parts. And, it exists in everyone. In contrast to CBT’s focus on challenging and replacing distorted thoughts, IFS focuses on fostering a depth of understanding that comes from the core of the person—their Self.

Meet Shelly, an LMHC from Des Moines, Iowa, and our next IFS-TC Friend of the month! Shelly runs Compassionate Hearts Therapy, where she passionately uses the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model with her clients, specializing in areas like depression, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. Introduced to IFS during graduate school in Chicago, she fell in love with the model's elegant approach to unpacking feelings.

Read more to learn about Shelly's IFS-inspired resource, "The Parts Inside of Me."

We're thrilled to introduce Ciara McGriskin, the visionary behind Souliology, as our featured IFS friend of the collective! Ciara's journey into the world of Internal Family Systems (IFS) began from her experience as a clinical hypnotherapist seeking to enrich her practice with a complementary modality. Upon discovering IFS, she recognized it as the missing piece she had been searching for.

Driven by her transformative experiences with IFS, Ciara founded Souliology, offering IFS retreats in Europe and the USA. These retreats, predominantly led by Senior IFS Lead trainers, cater to IFS therapists, practitioners, and those interested in IFS from around the globe.

Click to learn more about Ciara and Souliology!

Learn more about our friend, Tammy Sollenberger, in this interview!

We are excited to welcome David Polidi, a Licensed Independent Social Worker, as the newest clinician on our Massachusetts IFS Telehealth Collective clinical team. With a passion for connecting with individuals and helping them feel empowered throughout their healing journey, he has a strong interest in helping those who have experienced trauma.

David believes that counseling is only as good as the connection you have with someone, therefore building authentic relationships, where people feel safe to express all of their emotions without feeling any judgment.

Learn more about IFS clinician David Polidi to see if she seems like a right fit for you!

We're excited to introduce Tammy Sollenberger as our featured IFS Friend of the Month! Tammy is a podcast host and author, and her work offers accessible insights into IFS for both clinicians and individuals seeking personal growth. Tammy's work is driven by her belief in the transformative power of IFS to heal and deepen understanding of oneself and others, and we’re proud to call her this month’s friend of the collective.

Learn more about our friend, Tammy Sollenberger, in this interview!

We're thrilled to announce our featured IFS Friend of the Month, author and IFS Therapist Dorie Cameron! With over 30 years of professional experience with extensive training in psychology, education, creativity, and yoga, Dorie has shared her two books with us as resources for our community.

Learn more about our friend, Dorie Cameron, in this interview!

Meet Dr. Frank Rogers, a luminary in the realm of psycho-spiritual healing and a cherished member of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) community. As a spiritual director and soul companion, Dr. Rogers seamlessly integrates IFS into his transformative work, and we’re proud to feature him as this month’s Friend of the Collective!

Learn more about our friend, Dr. Frank Rogers on our blog!

Meet Sarah Houy, MA, LPC, RYT, a valued member of the IFS Telehealth Collective community. Sarah is the founder of Sentur Health and began her Internal Family Systems (IFS) training in 2015. Sarah is a trauma survivor and trauma therapist, holding a deep understanding of healing and self-transformation. She created the Sentur app to support others in their healing journeys, providing them with powerful tools and resources.

Thank you, Sarah, for sharing your work with our community and being a friend of the IFS Telehealth Collective!

Learn more about our friend, Sarah Houy!

We are excited to welcome Mieke Kohl, a Licensed Certified Social Worker, as the newest clinician on our Massachusetts IFS Telehealth Collective clinical team. With a passion for helping individuals discover their own healing paths, Mieke is particularly interested in supporting people in healing from childhood trauma.

Mieke quotes the words of Gabor Mate: “The essence of trauma is a disconnect from the self. Therefore, the essence of healing is not just uncovering one’s past, but reconnecting with oneself in the present.”

Learn more about IFS clinician Mieke Kohl to see if she seems like a right fit for you!

We are thrilled to introduce you to Heather Smith, MA, LPC (she/her), a valued member of the IFS Telehealth Collective community. Heather is the founder of The Moxie School, LLC, and today, we're excited to dive into her story, her work as an IFS therapist, and the incredible resources she has created to bridge the world of IFS and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.

Thank you, Heather, for being a Friend of the Collective and for sharing your work with our community!

Learn more about our friend, Heather Smith!

We are thrilled to welcome Barbara Wall, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, as the newest clinician on our New York IFS Telehealth Collective clinical team. Despite over a decade of experience in this field, Barbara shares that she holds it an absolute honor and "beautiful privilege to walk alongside someone, to hear their story, honor their truth, and witness them showing up for themselves in healing and heroic ways."

Learn more about IFS clinician Barbara Wall to see if she seems like a right fit for you!

We are so delighted for you to get to know Michelle Glass (she/her), CIFSP.. Michelle has created Daily Parts Meditative Resources to not only support the unblending process, but also boost the integration along one’s IFS healing journey.

Thank you, Michelle, for being a Friend of the Collective and for sharing your work with our community!

Learn more about our friend, Michelle Glass!

We are thrilled to welcome Yao-Szu Tsou, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, to the IFS Telehealth Collective clinical team in California. With extensive training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and certification as an EMDR practitioner, Yao-Szu brings a wealth of expertise providing therapy in English, Mandarin or Taiwanese.

Learn more about IFS clinician Yao-Szu (Carolyn) Tsou to see if she seems like a right fit for you!

Not only is Jenna an experienced IFS therapist, she is an all-around incredible human with an old-soul.  Her desire is to make heartfelt connections to people through written word, speaking engagements, and consulting in a deeply personal way. Thank you, Jenna, for being a Friend of the Collective and for sharing your work with our community!

Learn more about our friend, Jenna Riemersma!

This month, The IFS Telehealth Collective is excited to introduce you to Jill DePass, the newest member of our team now accepting clients for Online IFS therapy in California. We had the opportunity to hear from Jill about how she stays grounded in Self energy, her focus on working with clients from diverse backgrounds, and her love of being with her dogs in nature.

Learn more about IFS clinician Jill DePass to see if she seems like a right fit for you!

The terms Parts and Self come up in anything related to Internal Family Systems℠(IFS), but what are they really?

Check out this blog written by IFS-TC clinician Alicia Dabney to learn more!

This month, The IFS Telehealth Collective is ready to introduce you to Stephen Toriello, the newest California-based member of our team now accepting clients for Online IFS therapy. We had the opportunity hear from Stephen about how he first discovered IFS therapy, his focus on trauma-informed meditation practices and somatic applications of IFS, and what you might find him up to on the weekend.

Learn more about IFS clinician Stephen Toriello to see if he seems like a right fit for you!