IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems) in Surrey

You don’t need to fix yourself. You need to meet yourself.

If you feel like you're constantly in conflict with yourself or exhausted from trying to manage anxiety, shame, or self-doubt, IFS therapy can offer a different way forward.

At Tidal Trauma Centre in Surrey, we specialize in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a deeply compassionate and powerful approach to working with your inner world.

What is IFS Therapy?

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a trauma-informed model that views the mind as a system of "parts", each with its own role, voice, and history.
Some protect. Some react. Some carry pain.

And at your centre? There’s a Self that is calm, curious, and capable of healing.

IFS helps you:
• Understand the protective roles your parts are playing
• Build inner trust and reduce internal conflict
• Reconnect with parts that carry fear, grief, or shame
• Restore internal safety so healing can unfold

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Why People Choose IFS Therapy in Surrey

IFS is ideal for those who want more than coping strategies.
It offers deeper, integrative healing by working directly with the parts of you that hold experience and emotion.

Clients often come to us when they:
• Feel stuck in cycles of avoidance or overwhelm
• Struggle with self-criticism, people-pleasing, or perfectionism
• Want to address trauma in a respectful, non-pathologizing way
• Long for inner calm and emotional clarity

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What You Can Expect in Session

IFS sessions at Tidal Trauma Centre are collaborative, gentle, and paced by your system.

You’ll learn how to:
• Get to know your protective parts
• Discover what those parts are afraid will happen
• Build relationships with the exiled parts carrying pain
• Let your Self, not shame, lead the way

Your therapist may integrate IFS with somatic tracking, mindfulness, or EMDR if that feels right for your system.

How We Practice IFS at Tidal Trauma Centre

IFS doesn’t stand alone. It’s part of a trauma-informed, integrative model that may include:
• EMDR Therapy for trauma resolution
• Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for body-based regulation
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for processing feelings and attachment ruptures
• Attachment-based and relational therapy for safe connection in the room

Our sessions are in person at our Cloverdale office in Surrey, easily accessible from Langley.

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Is IFS Therapy Right for You?

IFS may be a fit if you:
• Want to heal trauma without having to re-tell everything
• Feel different parts of you are at odds
• Want to understand your reactions instead of judge them
• Are ready to build trust inside yourself
• Want something deeper than strategies and scripts

Our Clinic in Cloverdale, Surrey

In-person therapy sessions are held at our counselling centre in Cloverdale, a neighbourhood within Surrey, BC.

We are easily accessible from Langley, South Surrey, Delta, White Rock, and Vancouver with free parking available.

Prefer online sessions? Explore Online IFS Therapy

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Next Steps

Fill out a New Client Form and we’ll match you with one or more counsellors who support IFS Therapy.

Book a free consult or appointment using our secure online platform, whenever you’re ready.

Not sure how to choose a therapist?
Client Guide to Consult Calls.

  • IFS is a structured, evidence-based model of parts work. All IFS is parts work, but not all parts work follows the IFS model.

  • Not unless your system is ready. In IFS, we always start with safety and trust.

  • That varies. Some clients feel shifts within weeks. Others work longer for sustained inner transformation.

  • Yes. Many clients use IFS alongside EMDR, somatic therapy, or talk-based counselling.