Somatic & IFS
Come back to the present. Come back to yourself.
Somatic & IFS · In-person in South Charlotte · Telehealth across North Carolina
What Are Somatic Therapy and IFS?
Somatic therapy is an approach that recognizes the body as a partner in healing, not just the mind. When we experience stress, trauma, or difficult emotions, they don’t just live in our thoughts. They live in our bodies too. In tension, in how we breathe, in the way we hold ourselves. Somatic therapy helps us tune into those physical signals and use them as a doorway to deeper healing.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is based on the idea that we’re all made up of different “parts.” You might recognize this in yourself: there’s a part of you that wants to change, and a part that resists. A part that feels confident, and a part that holds a lot of fear. IFS helps us understand those parts with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment and to heal the ones that are still carrying pain from the past.
These two approaches complement each other beautifully, and I often weave them together depending on what you need.
Who is this For?
Somatic therapy and IFS tend to resonate deeply with people who:
- Feel like talk therapy alone hasn’t gotten to the root of things
- Notice they carry stress or emotion in their body (tension, tightness, fatigue)
- Feel at war with themselves; Pulled in different directions
- Have a history of trauma that feels stored somewhere deeper than words
- Want to build more self-compassion and internal understanding
You don’t need to have a meditation practice or any prior experience. These are skills we build together, at your pace.
What Does a Session Look Like?
Sessions feel more like a guided exploration than a traditional talk therapy hour. We might start by checking in with what’s happening in your body right now. Any sensations, areas of tension, or places that feel alive or numb.
In IFS work, I might invite you to get curious about a particular feeling or reaction, to notice it, give it space, and gently get to know what it’s carrying. This isn’t about analyzing yourself from a distance. It’s about building a warmer, more compassionate relationship with every part of who you are.
You stay in the driver’s seat throughout. I’m here to guide the process, not direct it.
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