What is Internal Family Systems?
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) was developed by Richard Schwartz and offers a compassionate way to approach ourselves and our inner world. It acknowledges that we have parts of that may hold pain and burdens from our experiences, and that we have part of us that respond to that pain in order to protect ourselves from further pain and shame. Inherent in each of our inner worlds is Self-energy which helps deepen in the relationship with the parts of us from a compassionate, courageous, curious, and connectedness place within us.
As a Certified IFS Therapist, Kayla is deeply passionate about helping support individuals to heal and deepen in relationship with the parts of them that hold burdens of rejection and shame. She centers all individuals committed to this work, with a significant emphasis on QTBIPOC, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ communities.
There’s more happening inside us than we realize.
Explore IFS With Kayla
IFS Consultation
For therapists and clinicians seeking to deepen in their learning from formal IFS trainings or expand learning to become IFS informed.
Consultation includes case consultation, unblending from your own parts, and/or role-plays to gain greater confidence within your system and the systems of your clients.
IFS Trainings & Workshops
Bring IFS-informed learning opportunities to your conference, schools, community, and clinical team.
Trainings may center on the foundations of IFS, the impact of the external system on our parts, shame and parts work, or more specialized trainings to meet the needs and goals of your event.
IFS Resources & Learning
Continue your curiosity of IFS through self-guided journal prompts, educational guides, videos, online trainings, and more resources exploring IFS and the inner world.
Topics will include shame, QTBIPOC, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experiences, perfectionism, and building a compassionate relationship with your
Shame and the Inner World
When shame meets our internal world, it has a systemic impact on all of our parts.
Shame often sounds like:
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“I'm unworthy and unlovable.”
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“I'm not enough.”
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"I don't belong.”
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“It's all my fault.”
But IFS gives us another question to ask:Who inside learned to believe this—and what happened that made that belief necessary?
Rather than simply trying to silence shame, we can become curious about the internal system that developed around it.
