Internal Family Systems (IFS)

The Core of IFS: Parts & Self

IFS teaches that your inner world is made up of parts:

• Managers – Pro-active parts that try to prevent pain by controlling life (perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, self-criticism). 

• Firefighters – Reactive protectors that step in when pain breaks through (numbing, addictive behaviors, anger, dissociation).

• Exiles – Vulnerable parts that carry wounds such as shame, grief, fear, or rejection. These parts carry encapsulated childhood pain.

Self: The you that is not a part. 

At the core of every person is the Self — a calm, compassionate, curious, confident presence that is never damaged, no matter what you’ve been through. IFS therapy helps you access this Self and build a trusting relationship with your parts. 

Healing happens as your parts begin to trust the leadership of the Self and experience a new, lasting inner relationship built on safety and compassion.

The parts that carry pain can then release the burdens they have been holding through a gentle and intentional unburdening process — allowing them to transform rather than remain stuck in old roles.

I am trained in the following techniques and specializations: 

Working with polarizations, unburdening legacy trauma, personal unburdening, unattached burdens (UB's). Working with addiction, depression, dissociation & extreme protectors.

A session takes 75-90 minutes and can take place on location (Den Bosch, NL) or on Zoom.