Explore IFS Therapy in Charlotte, NC – Heal and Transform Your Life
If you’ve been considering therapy but aren’t sure it’s right for you, or if previous therapy approaches didn’t help you create lasting change, IFS therapy might be exactly what you need. Whether you’re new to therapy or seeking a different approach, you’ve come to the right place.
As an experienced, certified, IFS therapist in Charlotte, NC, I specialize in helping individuals like you uncover and heal the internal conflicts that may be holding you back. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, we will work together to identify and understand the different “parts” of you that influence your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. These parts often carry unresolved emotions or beliefs that can cause inner turmoil and prevent you from living your fullest, most authentic life.
By using IFS, I guide you to a deeper understanding of these parts—whether they are the inner critic, the protector, or the wounded child. Once we identify and understand the roles these parts play, we can work toward healing them. Over time, this process creates lasting transformation, allowing you to feel more integrated, self-compassionate, and empowered.
Together, we’ll help you reconnect with your true self, reduce emotional pain, and break free from unhelpful patterns. IFS therapy offers a powerful, compassionate approach to healing, helping you create the changes you’ve been longing for in your life.
Ready to begin your healing journey with IFS therapy in Charlotte, NC? Contact me today to schedule a consultation or learn more about how IFS therapy can support you.
IFS For Parents
You’ve read books and listened to podcasts and you know how important it is to parent from a place of calm and connection. But each time your child has a meltdown you hear that familiar shark music in your head as your mind fills with fears about whether her emotions are too extreme and her disrespect has gone too far. In those moments you find yourself raising your voice, threatening your child, and losing your temper. And as the dust settles shame sets in. This isn’t the kind of parenting you want to do but you are at a loss because it seems like nothing else works.
It’s almost like there is an internal battle between the part of you that is committed to parenting mindfully and the part of you that feels like if you don’t raise your voice your child is going to walk all over you. As a result you find yourself struggling to be consistent because you never know which part will take over in the moment.
Internal Family Systems is a therapy approach that recognizes that all of us are made up of many different parts. Parts that feel joy and crave connection, parts that are terrified of failing, parts that push us to give 110%, and parts that thrive on feeling in control. When we are parenting and something our child does leads us to react with intense emotions it means a hurting part has taken over. On the other hand, when our parts settle all of us also have access to the wisdom of our highest Self. IFS therapy will allow you to do the deeper work of exploring your triggers so that you can heal these young parts of yourself and begin parenting from Self.
Clients who work with me build their ability to “internally parent” themselves so that they are able to heal their inner child. After doing this work clients find they are better able to parent with intention and to respond to their children rather than reacting with big emotions. Check out this blog post for a few quick tips that will positively impact your relationship with your child.
Why Self Led Parenting Matters
IFS For Children
Amanda Zaidman also uses IFS techniques in child and adolescent therapy. When children are able to recognize that “a part of them is angry” or a “part of them is worried” they can learn how to help that part settle and feel safe. As parents and children begin to embrace these concepts and this language children learn an invaluable life skill that allows them slow down and notice what they are feeling so that they can attend to themselves instead of ignoring their feelings or lashing out at others.
IFS For Couples – Intimacy From The Inside Out
Before having kids you felt more connected to your partner. You are still a team but now your primary roles are Mom and Dad instead of Husband and Wife. Between all the responsibilities of raising a family, maintaining a household, and holding down a job you find you have very little left for your partner. Or maybe your struggle is that even though you have the same values you can’t see eye to eye on which parenting approach to use with your kids. Amanda Zaidman specializes in IFIO therapy (IFS couples work) for couples who want to get on the same page and rekindle their emotional connection.
