IFS Therapist in Oakland & San Francisco

IFS Therapy

IFS Therapy can help you heal the wounded part of you and recover from trauma, including childhood trauma.

Unresolved trauma can keep you from cultivating the relationships that matter most. Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a form of psychotherapy and a trauma treatment that helps you identify, accept, and heal the wounded parts of yourself. You don’t have to suffer from anxiety, depression, repressed trauma, or substance abuse alone. IFS therapy can help. 

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Dealing with mental health issues can prevent you from moving forward in your life. IFS trauma therapy can help you heal from various symptoms and conditions to begin your healing process.

IFS trauma therapy has a very high success rate in most patients. One study shows 92% of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participants no longer showed symptoms after 16 trauma therapy sessions. While everyone has multiple parts that make up their unique personality, some people experience an internal struggle as one dominates the other. IFS therapy can help you identify and understand each part to manage conflicts and life in harmony.

Don’t let repressed feelings keep you from living the life you want. Calm Again Counseling in San Francisco, CA, can help.

Therapists and clients work together in IFS therapy to identify certain parts of you that suppress emotions and prevent healing. Sometimes this can be as simple as what coping skills you use. Our therapists will help locate and understand these parts so that you can address the underlying issues triggering mental health symptoms. These symptoms can stem from complex trauma, such as domestic violence, or other events. We are here to help you move on from your trauma and help you live the life you want.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in San Francisco

We offer IFS therapy in San Francisco to help you explore your inner world with compassion and clarity. If you’ve ever felt torn inside—like one part of you wants to rest, while another pushes you to keep going—IFS may offer a path toward lasting inner peace.

What Is IFS Therapy?

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful, gentle, and evidence-based approach to therapy. It helps you understand and heal the different “parts” of yourself—your inner voices, patterns, and emotional responses.

Rather than seeing these parts as problems to be fixed, IFS views them as protectors. They’ve developed in response to your life experiences, especially past pain or trauma. Even the most self-sabotaging behaviors often come from a part that’s trying to protect you from something deeper.

IFS therapy guides you to:

  • Meet these parts with compassion

  • Unburden the pain they carry

  • Access your true Self—the calm, curious, and confident core within you

Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, self-criticism, or just feeling stuck, IFS therapy in San Francisco can offer a transformative path forward.

How Does IFS Therapy Work?

In a session with an IFS therapist in San Francisco, we’ll help you gently tune in to your inner experience. There’s no pressure to "fix" anything—instead, we approach with curiosity and trust in your own system’s wisdom.

Through guided self-inquiry and dialogue, you’ll:

  • Learn to identify your parts (e.g., the inner critic, the overachiever, the avoider)

  • Understand what each part is trying to do for you

  • Build a trusting relationship between your Self and your parts

  • Help the most burdened or wounded parts heal

“You don't need to get rid of parts of yourself—you need to learn how to listen to them.” – Calm Again Counselling

Who Can Benefit from IFS Therapy in San Francisco?

IFS therapy is especially helpful for those who:

  • Struggle with anxiety, depression, or inner conflict

  • Experience repetitive patterns in relationships

  • Carry shame, guilt, or unresolved trauma

  • Feel overwhelmed by self-criticism or perfectionism

  • Want to deepen self-awareness and self-compassion

Many clients say IFS feels different from other therapies—it’s not about talking in circles or reliving trauma. It’s about changing your relationship with yourself at the root.

Why Choose Calm Again Counselling for IFS Therapy in San Francisco?

San Francisco is a fast-paced, high-achieving environment, and it’s easy to lose connection with yourself in the process. At Calm Again Counselling, we provide a sanctuary for self-discovery, healing, and growth.

Here’s what makes our approach unique:

Certified IFS Therapist in San Francisco: With advanced training in the IFS model, we’re committed to offering genuine, skilled care.

Whole-Person Focus: We don’t pathologize you. We see your symptoms as intelligent responses, and we listen to them.

Trauma-Informed and Culturally Sensitive: We honor your lived experiences and create a space where all parts of you feel safe and welcome.

Located in the Heart of San Francisco: Accessible for in-person sessions, with virtual therapy options available across California.

How Our IFS Therapist in San Francisco Can Help

At Calm Again Counselling, we use IFS therapy in San Francisco to support a wide range of mental health concerns. This approach is particularly effective for clients seeking a deeper, more compassionate understanding of their inner life.

Some of the issues we commonly help with include:

  • Anxiety and overthinking

  • Depression and emotional numbness

  • Post-traumatic stress and unresolved trauma

  • Self-esteem and inner criticism

  • Perfectionism and burnout

  • Relationship challenges and attachment wounds

  • Grief, loss, and life transitions

  • People-pleasing and boundary issues

If you often feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change, or torn between different parts of yourself, IFS therapy can help you move forward with clarity and calm.

IFS Therapy Is About Reconnection

At the heart of IFS therapy is the belief that you already have the wisdom to heal—you just need help accessing it.

“Ready to Work with an IFS Therapist in San Francisco?

Whether you're just starting your healing journey or you’ve been in therapy before and want something deeper, IFS therapy in San Francisco can offer the inner clarity and calm you've been longing for.

FAQs

What does IFS trauma therapy treat?

IFS therapy can help treat numerous mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or issues from trauma, addictions, and compulsive behavior. As you learn to regulate your emotions, learn problem-solving skills, and break unhealthy behavior patterns, you can gain better control of your life and begin your trauma recovery process. IFS can help treat minor to more severe mental health conditions and disorders.

Will IFS therapy focus on my family?

While the family is not the focus of IFS, you will learn how to interact with different parts of yourself that may have roots in your various family members. IFS therapy specifically focuses on the internal parts of an individual that influence thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. You will learn tools that help you navigate external factors that influence your decisions and goals.

How should I prepare for an IFS session?

Before your IFS session, you can write your goals and what you hope to gain from our sessions. We also encourage you to keep a journal of your emotions, thoughts, any specific traumatic event or situations you want to discuss, and behaviors and which ones you want to focus on in therapy. Feel free to share them in your sessions as your therapist helps you flesh it out and explore your feelings. Our mental health treatment sessions are led by you, so your comfort and feelings guide how your session goes.

Does IFS therapy take a long time to work?

Along with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy also can be used as a treatment plan for mood and anxiety issues, including depression, panic attacks, phobias, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and more.

How do I schedule an appointment?

You can call us directly and get in touch with our client coordinator, or fill out our contact form on our website and get a response in less than 24 hours. We offer in-person trauma treatment sessions in the San Francisco, CA area, and phone conferences for those located anywhere else in the state of California.