Episode 6

Part by Part - A Conversation on the Power of IFS

Ever had someone just want to slap a label on you? Maybe your experiences of therapy in the past haven’t been beneficial? Perhaps you just love the movie Inside Out movie. This episode with Stef, an IFS Therapist is for you!

In today’s episode Stef lets you in on what Internal Family Systems is all about. Where we discuss how IFS was so powerful for Stef personally and how it values human uniqueness. We also talk about some of the misconceptions people have about IFS.

Stef Marris who is a trauma informed counsellor from Arena Counselling in Canberra, Australia.

Stef encourages her clients to be curious about their internal world and to heal the parts of themselves that hold their emotional wounds. She has a wealth of study behind her and both personal and professional experience that informs her practice greatly.

Stef has a special interest in working with complex trauma as well as teens and young adults.

More details about Stef and her practice can be found at https://www.arenacounselling.com.au

You can find Stef on Instagram – www.instagram.com/arena_counselling

About the Podcast

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About your host

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Samantha Sellers

Sam is a registered therapist in Australia; she specialises in Religious Trauma, Deconstruction and the Queer Community. She works locally in Goulburn, NSW and online worldwide (except US & Canada)

She values the privilege that she gets to sit with people, hear their story and share in the highs and lows of the thing we call life. Sam loves nothing more than being a part of someone feeling seen and heard.

Sam is a proudly queer woman and married to the wonderful Chrissy and together they have a sweet Cavoodle named Naya who is a frequent guest in the therapy space.