Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Exton, PA
Gabriella Borelli
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341 (Online Only)
Whether through talk therapy (Mindfulness Based CBT and ACT), parts work (Internal Family Systems), or more experiential approaches like music, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), or Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), we’ll find tools that work best for you.
Are you struggling with anxiety, OCD, body image, disordered eating or perfectionism? I specialize in working with adults and young adults who are ready to explore the roots of their challenges and motivated to dive into their personal growth journey. Together, we’ll process your past, uncover the patterns that have shaped your behaviors and thoughts, and address how perfectionism manifests in your life. I love working with clients who are ready to take action and apply strategies for meaningful change. If you're motivated to reflect and committed to practicing new skills between sessions, together we can create lasting progress.
Whether through talk therapy (Mindfulness Based CBT and ACT), parts work (Internal Family Systems), or more experiential approaches like music, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), or Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), we’ll find tools that work best for you.
Are you struggling with anxiety, OCD, body image, disordered eating or perfectionism? I specialize in working with adults and young adults who are ready to explore the roots of their challenges and motivated to dive into their personal growth journey. Together, we’ll process your past, uncover the patterns that have shaped your behaviors and thoughts, and address how perfectionism manifests in your life. I love working with clients who are ready to take action and apply strategies for meaningful change. If you're motivated to reflect and committed to practicing new skills between sessions, together we can create lasting progress.
Bridget Appleby
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
With a trauma-focused lens, I integrate IFS, Gestalt, mindful self-compassion, and mindfulness techniques.
ATTN: Out of Office and will not respond until 10/21/24. If you’re feeling stuck—knowing what’s hard but unsure how to break through—you're not alone. Whether you're grappling with trauma, anxiety, or the lasting effects of sexual or domestic abuse, it’s normal to feel uncertain about the next step. Therapy can be a safe and powerful space to unpack these struggles, find clarity, and learn how to move forward in a way that feels right for you. Together, we will empower you, helping you take control of your life and build deeper, more meaningful connections—with yourself, others, and the world.
With a trauma-focused lens, I integrate IFS, Gestalt, mindful self-compassion, and mindfulness techniques.
ATTN: Out of Office and will not respond until 10/21/24. If you’re feeling stuck—knowing what’s hard but unsure how to break through—you're not alone. Whether you're grappling with trauma, anxiety, or the lasting effects of sexual or domestic abuse, it’s normal to feel uncertain about the next step. Therapy can be a safe and powerful space to unpack these struggles, find clarity, and learn how to move forward in a way that feels right for you. Together, we will empower you, helping you take control of your life and build deeper, more meaningful connections—with yourself, others, and the world.
I use psychodynamic theory, ACT, CBT, DBT, IFS and mindfulness techniques.
Hi! I'm Kelsey, a licensed therapist who believes that transformation occurs when we feel safe to be our authentic self without the fear of judgement. My approach is warm and comfortable and I strive to create a strong therapeutic connection with my clients, built on trust. I specialize in working with adults and teens coping with anxiety, depression and grief. I have extensive experience working with perinatal and postpartum mental health, and perinatal loss. I’m devoted to holding a warm space while you explore what may be holding you back and how to embody your own personal values and truths.
I use psychodynamic theory, ACT, CBT, DBT, IFS and mindfulness techniques.
Hi! I'm Kelsey, a licensed therapist who believes that transformation occurs when we feel safe to be our authentic self without the fear of judgement. My approach is warm and comfortable and I strive to create a strong therapeutic connection with my clients, built on trust. I specialize in working with adults and teens coping with anxiety, depression and grief. I have extensive experience working with perinatal and postpartum mental health, and perinatal loss. I’m devoted to holding a warm space while you explore what may be holding you back and how to embody your own personal values and truths.
Haydn Briggs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP, CET III
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
Waitlist for new clients
My specialty is systemic and experiential therapy— Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and psychodrama.
With courage, every person can develop the clarity and confidence to confront their challenges and restore wholeness to their lives. In connecting to your inner wisdom you open the door to self-compassion, peace, satisfaction, and transformation. I’m here to help empower you to do that.
My specialty is systemic and experiential therapy— Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and psychodrama.
With courage, every person can develop the clarity and confidence to confront their challenges and restore wholeness to their lives. In connecting to your inner wisdom you open the door to self-compassion, peace, satisfaction, and transformation. I’m here to help empower you to do that.
Drawing from and utilizing Internal Family Systems (IFS), Shadow Work (Jungian), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, play therapy, and somatic interventions.
Do you often grapple with feelings of inadequacy and low confidence? Do you feel stuck and/or experience intense anxiety? Do you often feel detached? If you answered, "yes", to any of these prompts, please know I am here to support you. I help adults and children navigate life transitions, social anxiety, panic disorder, anxiety, depression, and self esteem issues. I also assist clients who have experienced past trauma and bring a compassionate, patient, warm, and nonjudgmental approach; viewing each client as a whole person, with past experiences shaping their present moment.
Drawing from and utilizing Internal Family Systems (IFS), Shadow Work (Jungian), Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness, play therapy, and somatic interventions.
Do you often grapple with feelings of inadequacy and low confidence? Do you feel stuck and/or experience intense anxiety? Do you often feel detached? If you answered, "yes", to any of these prompts, please know I am here to support you. I help adults and children navigate life transitions, social anxiety, panic disorder, anxiety, depression, and self esteem issues. I also assist clients who have experienced past trauma and bring a compassionate, patient, warm, and nonjudgmental approach; viewing each client as a whole person, with past experiences shaping their present moment.
I use family systems concepts to illuminate and improve relational patterns.
Have you "disappeared" in order to be in a relationship? Do you feel "selfish" considering your own needs and wants? Would you like to stand up for yourself AND still be in relationship? Is the phrase, "I matter, too," one you want to believe? If so, the time has come to create effective ways to move into relationship with Self and Others. The truth is that each of us matters equally. When we live from a place of mutual importance, we honor boundaries, make decisions for ourselves, and are responsible for the only person we can truly manage, our self.
I use family systems concepts to illuminate and improve relational patterns.
Have you "disappeared" in order to be in a relationship? Do you feel "selfish" considering your own needs and wants? Would you like to stand up for yourself AND still be in relationship? Is the phrase, "I matter, too," one you want to believe? If so, the time has come to create effective ways to move into relationship with Self and Others. The truth is that each of us matters equally. When we live from a place of mutual importance, we honor boundaries, make decisions for ourselves, and are responsible for the only person we can truly manage, our self.
Maria Christina Salomone Gabelberger
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
With over 30 years of experience, I offer you a compassionate listening heart AND a wealth of research-based tools. Extensive experience with anxiety, relationships, trauma, career and college issues, depression and life transitions. I am LGBTQ+ affirming & a member, sex positive, culturally inquisitive. Some tools I offer are: compassionate inquiry, guided meditation, hypnotherapy, IFS, EMDR, CBT, nature-walk therapy and yoga therapy and many more.
With over 30 years of experience, I offer you a compassionate listening heart AND a wealth of research-based tools. Extensive experience with anxiety, relationships, trauma, career and college issues, depression and life transitions. I am LGBTQ+ affirming & a member, sex positive, culturally inquisitive. Some tools I offer are: compassionate inquiry, guided meditation, hypnotherapy, IFS, EMDR, CBT, nature-walk therapy and yoga therapy and many more.
Lara Krawchuk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
Our Healing Concepts therapists are nationally recognized grief, traumatic loss, physical illness, religious trauma and attachment injury experts! We are highly skilled IFS practitioners and trainers with deep respect for the model.
Are you a teen, adult or young adult feeling sad, stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, hurt, or alone? Have you experienced a loss or life transition that is difficult to make sense of? Are you looking to try IFS? I understand the suffering and confusion caused by painful life experiences. No matter how big the hurt; I help clients see that healing and growth are always attainable! My team and I are passionate healers! We work collaboratively with you to create an effective healing experience tailored to your unique needs. Clients say we are compassionate, creative, courageous, open-minded and deeply connected. Help is near!
Our Healing Concepts therapists are nationally recognized grief, traumatic loss, physical illness, religious trauma and attachment injury experts! We are highly skilled IFS practitioners and trainers with deep respect for the model.
Are you a teen, adult or young adult feeling sad, stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, hurt, or alone? Have you experienced a loss or life transition that is difficult to make sense of? Are you looking to try IFS? I understand the suffering and confusion caused by painful life experiences. No matter how big the hurt; I help clients see that healing and growth are always attainable! My team and I are passionate healers! We work collaboratively with you to create an effective healing experience tailored to your unique needs. Clients say we are compassionate, creative, courageous, open-minded and deeply connected. Help is near!
Opt for evidence-based, cutting edge individual or group therapy based on The Hakomi Method, Gestalt, IFS, Jungian Tarot—or even Quantum Touch and shamanic energy healing if you’d like.
“I love my therapist, but we’ve hit a plateau,” potential clients often say when reaching out to me. Or they’re tired of being treated like they’re broken. If you’ve spent years in therapy and are ready to go deeper and experience profound shifts and lasting change, try mindfulness-based, somatic (body-mind) psychotherapy and inner parts work. In short time, most new clients say, “Wow, that was very different from what I expected!”—in a positive way. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), empath, or old soul yearning to be truly understood and are ready to process more deeply and talk and analyze less, welcome!
Opt for evidence-based, cutting edge individual or group therapy based on The Hakomi Method, Gestalt, IFS, Jungian Tarot—or even Quantum Touch and shamanic energy healing if you’d like.
“I love my therapist, but we’ve hit a plateau,” potential clients often say when reaching out to me. Or they’re tired of being treated like they’re broken. If you’ve spent years in therapy and are ready to go deeper and experience profound shifts and lasting change, try mindfulness-based, somatic (body-mind) psychotherapy and inner parts work. In short time, most new clients say, “Wow, that was very different from what I expected!”—in a positive way. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP), empath, or old soul yearning to be truly understood and are ready to process more deeply and talk and analyze less, welcome!
A safe space to be truly heard, seen and understood. Whether you are grieving, experiencing anxiety, having difficulty in a relationship, or looking for support while going through a life transition, therapy is a place to talk, reflect, cry, and sometimes even laugh. It is a form of caring for yourself. To pause. To reset. To take a breath.
A safe space to be truly heard, seen and understood. Whether you are grieving, experiencing anxiety, having difficulty in a relationship, or looking for support while going through a life transition, therapy is a place to talk, reflect, cry, and sometimes even laugh. It is a form of caring for yourself. To pause. To reset. To take a breath.
Candice Bieganski (Mccarthy)
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Exton, PA 19341
Waitlist for new clients
Life's challenges can often make us feel stuck, alone, and invalidated. I want you to know that your feelings are not only valid but also an essential part of your unique journey. In our therapeutic space, I am dedicated to creating a warm and accepting environment where you can authentically be yourself, even when it feels messy or uncertain. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my mission is to empower individuals on their journey to emotional well-being and freedom. I specialize in providing support to adults 18+ navigating through overwhelming or traumatic experiences, as well as those in recovery from addiction.
Life's challenges can often make us feel stuck, alone, and invalidated. I want you to know that your feelings are not only valid but also an essential part of your unique journey. In our therapeutic space, I am dedicated to creating a warm and accepting environment where you can authentically be yourself, even when it feels messy or uncertain. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, my mission is to empower individuals on their journey to emotional well-being and freedom. I specialize in providing support to adults 18+ navigating through overwhelming or traumatic experiences, as well as those in recovery from addiction.
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As a Pre-Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with children and teens who are navigating neurodevelopmental and mood disorders searching for their place in the world. With a focus on creating a warm and non-judgmental environment, I am dedicated to providing a safe space where young clients can explore their feelings and experiences.
As a Pre-Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with children and teens who are navigating neurodevelopmental and mood disorders searching for their place in the world. With a focus on creating a warm and non-judgmental environment, I am dedicated to providing a safe space where young clients can explore their feelings and experiences.
Caitlyn Proctor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
Anxious, stressed, hot mess? Your emotions have felt too overwhelming to acknowledge, you try to ignore them, but they spill over into your daily life. You become activated and have difficulty managing big emotions when they come to the surface. Negative thoughts swirl in your head and you spiral, believing your inner critic's every word. You're ready to break free from the old story! If you're feeling the ripple effects of your past, or struggle to show up in the present, I know how to help! I enjoy working with young and middle aged women, helping them to gain their confidence, find their voice, and feel empowered in their lives.
Anxious, stressed, hot mess? Your emotions have felt too overwhelming to acknowledge, you try to ignore them, but they spill over into your daily life. You become activated and have difficulty managing big emotions when they come to the surface. Negative thoughts swirl in your head and you spiral, believing your inner critic's every word. You're ready to break free from the old story! If you're feeling the ripple effects of your past, or struggle to show up in the present, I know how to help! I enjoy working with young and middle aged women, helping them to gain their confidence, find their voice, and feel empowered in their lives.
Currently accepting new clients. Do you feel stuck? Perhaps you used to feel confident and capable, and now you feel like you can't get any traction. I work with people who are used to have the answers, and now find themselves at a loss - smart tweens who are struggling with their emotions, smart teenagers who are struggling with their families, smart adults who feel like there's more for them in life. People who are creative and hard-working often find me to be a good fit, including executives, those who are in non-traditional jobs or jobs with unconventional structures, and those who are in non-traditional relationships..
Currently accepting new clients. Do you feel stuck? Perhaps you used to feel confident and capable, and now you feel like you can't get any traction. I work with people who are used to have the answers, and now find themselves at a loss - smart tweens who are struggling with their emotions, smart teenagers who are struggling with their families, smart adults who feel like there's more for them in life. People who are creative and hard-working often find me to be a good fit, including executives, those who are in non-traditional jobs or jobs with unconventional structures, and those who are in non-traditional relationships..
Currently Accepting Clients- Hi, I’m Arianna and I have a special interest working with children, adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with body image issues, life stage transitions, trauma, relationships, and anxiety. I show up as a human first and believe that in order to create a space in which my clients feel safe showing up as their authentic selves, I need to first show up as my authentic self. I seek to help the client get a better understanding of themselves and meet their inner selves with compassion and non-judgement.
Currently Accepting Clients- Hi, I’m Arianna and I have a special interest working with children, adolescents, teens, and young adults struggling with body image issues, life stage transitions, trauma, relationships, and anxiety. I show up as a human first and believe that in order to create a space in which my clients feel safe showing up as their authentic selves, I need to first show up as my authentic self. I seek to help the client get a better understanding of themselves and meet their inner selves with compassion and non-judgement.
Mark Weichelt earned his Master’s in Clinical Counseling from LaSalle University, and received extensive training in contextual behavioral science, primarily ACT, including DBT, CBT, and other mindfulness-based approaches. He is certified both as a clinical trauma professional and mindfulness meditation teacher. In recent years, Mark has been working extensively with young adults facing transition challenges and/or ADHD-related issues. Mark has found success in integrating meditation and other mindfulness practices to promote growth and encourage personal exploration, inside and outside of the clinical setting.
Mark Weichelt earned his Master’s in Clinical Counseling from LaSalle University, and received extensive training in contextual behavioral science, primarily ACT, including DBT, CBT, and other mindfulness-based approaches. He is certified both as a clinical trauma professional and mindfulness meditation teacher. In recent years, Mark has been working extensively with young adults facing transition challenges and/or ADHD-related issues. Mark has found success in integrating meditation and other mindfulness practices to promote growth and encourage personal exploration, inside and outside of the clinical setting.
Kanjana Hartshorne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, C-IAYT, CCFP, Reiki M
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
In a safe, comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a holistic, highly individualized approach tailored to your needs in order to help you attain personal growth and awareness. Together we will work to create an experience where you feel empowered and on a positive path to mind, body, and spiritual wellness. Through collaboration, you will be able to reconcile and understand your past loss/traumas/relationships, overcome your challenges/patterns to live in the present, and make changes so you can grow into your true potential.
In a safe, comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a holistic, highly individualized approach tailored to your needs in order to help you attain personal growth and awareness. Together we will work to create an experience where you feel empowered and on a positive path to mind, body, and spiritual wellness. Through collaboration, you will be able to reconcile and understand your past loss/traumas/relationships, overcome your challenges/patterns to live in the present, and make changes so you can grow into your true potential.
Lisa Rollins
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341 (Online Only)
Hi, it is my pleasure to meet you! I am a marriage and family therapist that has experience working with individuals, couples, and families. I have provided my expertise to children, adolescents, and adults. I believe that while therapy is a place to collaborate with me in identifying potential barriers in your life to overcome, it is also a place to share the things that are going well in your life too. So, I encourage you to not be afraid of the road ahead as we travel together in shaping a new path that will help you better understand, who you are as a person.I will encourage or challenge you to face your fears.
Hi, it is my pleasure to meet you! I am a marriage and family therapist that has experience working with individuals, couples, and families. I have provided my expertise to children, adolescents, and adults. I believe that while therapy is a place to collaborate with me in identifying potential barriers in your life to overcome, it is also a place to share the things that are going well in your life too. So, I encourage you to not be afraid of the road ahead as we travel together in shaping a new path that will help you better understand, who you are as a person.I will encourage or challenge you to face your fears.
Stumbling blocks....this is a way to describe some of the patterns and responses we can get caught up in over time that hinder us from fulfillment and joy. We all have them and they can show up in our relationships, at work, as parents, with our family of origin and with ourselves. In my therapy practice, we unpack our maladaptive tendencies and their roots to fully understand what holds us back or doesn't serve us. We then learn new ways of being and determine what is within in our power to change. This shifts those stumbling blocks to stairways.
Stumbling blocks....this is a way to describe some of the patterns and responses we can get caught up in over time that hinder us from fulfillment and joy. We all have them and they can show up in our relationships, at work, as parents, with our family of origin and with ourselves. In my therapy practice, we unpack our maladaptive tendencies and their roots to fully understand what holds us back or doesn't serve us. We then learn new ways of being and determine what is within in our power to change. This shifts those stumbling blocks to stairways.
Karen Levin Moser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PAT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Exton, PA 19341
Live with courage... Have the courage to become who you are truly meant to be. Empowered with validation and motivation people are capable of transforming their lives. Authenticity, awareness, compassion, hope, and gratitude – cultivate these qualities in yourself and your relationships to bring peace, happiness, harmony, joy, and a sense of satisfaction to your soul and life. Connect with your inner wisdom to find the answers you need to create the change you want. Don’t let precious years go by – give yourself the gift of beginning or continuing your journey now.
Live with courage... Have the courage to become who you are truly meant to be. Empowered with validation and motivation people are capable of transforming their lives. Authenticity, awareness, compassion, hope, and gratitude – cultivate these qualities in yourself and your relationships to bring peace, happiness, harmony, joy, and a sense of satisfaction to your soul and life. Connect with your inner wisdom to find the answers you need to create the change you want. Don’t let precious years go by – give yourself the gift of beginning or continuing your journey now.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists
What is Internal Family Systems therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a type of talk therapy that focuses on sub-personalities, or “families,” within a person, which may be made up of wounded parts and unpleasant emotions like anger and shame. These sub-personalities can come into conflict with each other and with an individual’s core Self, leaving the person feeling detached from positive traits such as the “8 C’s” of confidence, calmness, creativity, clarity, curiosity, courage, compassion, and connectedness. By healing a patient’s wounded parts, a therapist aims to restore balance and bring on positive change.
How does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
An IFS therapist will work with a patient to identify their particular sub-personalities, recognize the emotions powering them, and release them. By doing so, the patient should become more able to address any underlying problems their sub-personalities may have been trying to protect them from. Ultimately, a patient discovers ways to manage internal and external conflicts on their own, through techniques such as relaxation exercises, journaling, and making charts depicting the relationships between their core Self and their distinct parts.
Does Internal Family Systems therapy work?
IFS therapy has been shown to help people address conditions such as depression, anxiety, panic, fears and phobias, trauma, and substance use disorders. Some research has also found that it can help individuals deal with symptoms of physical health conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, such as pain, everyday functioning, depressive feelings, and low self-compassion. There are some conditions for which IFS treatment, specifically discussions of one’s “parts,” may be less appropriate, such as schizophrenia or other states that involve psychosis or paranoia.
How long does Internal Family Systems therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for IFS therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core concepts of IFS, some patients quickly make progress. While experiences vary, most will find that it is a relatively longer-term therapy, involving months and sometimes years of sessions.