This article as well as this article explain the many reasons I decided to stop taking insurance. You can use your HSA funds to cover your sessions. Also, engaging in extended sessions (therapy intensives) can be a cost-effective way to achieve more in a shorter period of time. See my Rates page for more details.

While IFS is a comprehensive approach to healing, I am also fully trained in EMDR and incorporate Somatic Experiencing, Polyvagal Theory, and mindfulness into sessions as well. Disclaimer: I have not completed the full Somatic Experiencing training. I have taken introductory classes.

This is a common question that is not so easy to answer. It usually depends on the extent to which your defense mechanisms are in control. In IFS, we call these “protectors” and un-burdening doesn’t happen until these parts of our inner system step back and allow access to the parts of us that carry the burdens. This can happen quite quickly for some, while others need more time to gain trust in the process.