ONLINE IFS THERAPY FOR CREATIVES AND ENTREPRENEURS in LOS ANGELES AND ACROSS california
TAKE UP SPACE WITHOUT fear, guilt, OR self-abandonment.
YOU’RE TIRED OF numbing out JUST TO GET THROUGH THE DAY.
You’re seen as strong, competent, and driven, but inside you feel disconnected from yourself and from the people around you. You’re an expert at intellectualizing your problems, yet connecting to your body and deeper emotions feels harder.
You want to be seen and understood, but a quiet guilt keeps you from expressing what you actually need. You want to feel your feelings, but you worry this will just make things worse.
Maybe YOU’RE…
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You wonder why you struggle with deep feelings of inadequacy, self-loathing, and shame. You’ve been through challenging life experiences, but you minimize what you’ve been through and tell yourself that others have had it worse.
Maybe you feel stuck in upsetting memories from the past, experience flashbacks or nightmares, or feel disconnected from your body. You feel like you should be “over it” by now, and are ashamed that you can’t move forward.
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You want to understand why you keep ending up in relationships that leave you feeling unfulfilled, lonely, and hurt. You seem to attract and be drawn to people who aren’t good for you, and yet you feel powerless over this pattern.
You want a healthy relationship, but as soon as you get close to someone, your anxiety skyrockets, your boundaries go out the window, and you struggle to feel safe and trust the person you’re with. You may already be familiar with attachment theory and want to learn more about your own attachment style and how to move toward secure attachment.
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You’re creative, savvy, and high-achieving. On the outside you’re thriving, but internally you’re struggling to take breaks or prioritize yourself. To-do lists are endless, and you’re the only one who can get everything done.
Self-doubt begins to creep in, and you wonder how long you can keep this up. You chose this career path for the freedom to do things your way, but now it feels like the world is on your shoulders. You want to live in alignment with your true values and goals, but you feel like you’re losing yourself in the process.
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You’re good at intellectualizing your problems, but this isn’t helping you heal or shift unhelpful patterns. Maybe you’ve tried traditional talk therapy and felt frustrated that you’re not getting the deep relief you were seeking.
You may have read about IFS and even tried out techniques on your own. You know you’re seeking an alternative approach to therapy that goes deep and offers lasting change, and you recognize you can’t do this alone. You’re feeling stuck and crave more structure and expertise from someone who really gets it.
HI, I’M ARIEL.
I believe in therapy that gets to the root.
Therapy with me is a commitment to deep, meaningful personal growth — and to change that lasts.
I specialize in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for creatives and entrepreneurs navigating trauma, attachment wounds, and burnout. Together we’ll explore the protective “parts” within you so long-standing patterns can begin to shift.
MY SPECIALTIES
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Going through trauma can cause you to feel fearful, anxious, isolated, and numb. Through IFS therapy, I can help you to take back power over your traumatic experiences so you can feel more connected to yourself and your body again.
Whether you have experienced complex relational/childhood trauma, sexual abuse or assault, emotional abuse, or a single traumatic event, we will work together to heal your traumatized parts so that you can fully live in the present without the burdens of your past impacting your daily life.
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The relationships we have with our primary caregivers set the stage for how we relate to and show up with romantic partners. You might notice you struggle with fear of rejection, fear of intimacy, lack of trust, or setting boundaries, and that no matter how hard you try, these patterns (or parts) keep showing up.
By understanding the good intentions of these parts, we’ll get to the root of the attachment wounds that were formed in childhood and help them to unburden, allowing you to feel more present, trusting, and confident in your relationship with yourself and with others.
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You might be a small business owner, a therapist, a creative, or entertainment professional. You thrive when you’re at the wheel and in control of your decisions, and yet this comes with a great deal of pressure and personal responsibility. You might struggle with setting boundaries in your work, asking for help from others, or feeling constantly on the verge of burnout.
Through IFS, we’ll investigate the parts that are keeping you stuck and help them to shift in order to create more space for you to show up fully. This deep work will also help to bring more clarity to your values and sense of purpose, and connect you back to the reasons you got into this work in the first place.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a non-pathologizing approach to therapy that is grounded in the belief that our inner experience is made up of multiple “parts” that show up in various ways to protect us and help us survive.
Through trauma and other adverse life experiences, parts can move into extreme roles (such as overworking, shutting down) and become burdened with shame, blame, and other negative core beliefs. Through IFS, we’ll bring curiosity towards your parts and the jobs they have taken on for survival. We’ll then work to shift unhelpful patterns, identify the root causes of pain, and heal deeply held limiting beliefs, allowing you to unburden emotional wounds and restore connection, trust, and harmony to your internal system.
START YOUR
healing journey:
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Reach Out
You can schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation here. During this call, I’ll answer any questions you may have about me or the process of therapy, and discuss what to expect from our sessions together. If we are a good fit, we’ll move forward with scheduling our first appointment.
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Get to work
We’ll meet weekly, biweekly, or for weekly extended sessions depending on your therapy goals and what would be most appropriate for your healing. We’ll work together to deepen your understanding of yourself and your parts, and help you to feel more connected to your body and emotions.
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See change
Through our work together, you’ll start to feel empowered in your own process of change and growth. You’ll notice patterns shifting and more confidence and trust in yourself. You’ll be able to take the insight and tools you’re learning in therapy and apply them in your own life in a way that feels impactful.
TAKE BACK POWER OVER OLD PATTERNS.
You deserve to feel connected to yourself and your body again. I can help you to heal deep wounds, shift attachment patterns, and clarify your values and purpose, allowing you to show up fully and authentically in your work, life, and relationships.
Ready to get started?