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Internal Family Systems (IFS)/ Part Work

Therapist consulting a family during a session.

Have you ever felt like part of you wants one thing, yet another part of you wants something else?

Do you ever feel exhausted from anxiety, self-criticism, people pleasing, or perfectionism?

Every part of you has a reason for being there........these parts of you are actually trying to protect you from something.

In 'part' work, we don't push these parts of us away, we get curious about them, we learn from them, and we work towards balancing and healing our parts. 


'Part' work is gentle yet powerful, and moves at a pace that feels safe. 

'Part' work can be helpful for...

Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and childhood wounds, Perfectionism, People-pleasing, Low self-worth, Relationship struggles, Grief and Loss, Stress and burnout, Life transitions, Feeling stuck in familiar patterns, Developing greater self-compassion, Evolving spiritually, and more.

Getting Started with 'Parts' Work

You don't need to know anything about IFS/'part' work before coming to therapy.


You simply need a willingness to become curious about yourself.


If you're looking for long-lasting healing, not by judging the parts of you that struggle, but by genuinely getting curious about them, understanding their protective nature, and healing deep wounds, I would love to be your guide on that journey. 

"I believe each of us has an innate capacity for healing. Sometimes life experiences disconnect us from that awareness of our ability to heal and therefore create hopelessness. 'Part' work can be a place to reconnect to our self-healing abilities and create life long inner peace."

~ Dr. Summer Silva

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