Frequently Asked Questions

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a parts-based therapy that views the mind as made up of different “parts,” each with its own role, intention, and history. Rather than trying to eliminate symptoms, IFS helps you understand and work compassionately with the parts of you that are stuck in protective or reactive patterns.

IFS is especially helpful for trauma, attachment wounds, shame, inner criticism, anxiety, depression, and relational struggles. It supports deep healing by strengthening access to your core Self—the part of you that is calm, grounded, and capable of leading internal change.

IFIO, or Intimacy From the Inside Out, is an IFS-based approach to couples therapy. It helps partners understand the protective reactions that take over during conflict and communicate from a calmer, more open place.

Individual therapy focuses on your own experiences, patterns, and relationships. In couples therapy, the relationship is the focus, and both partners work together to understand and change the cycle between them.

Sessions are flexible and shaped around your specific goals.

In individual therapy, EMDR and IFS helps you understand protective patterns, process painful experiences, and create change without overwhelming your system.

In couples therapy, the focus is on the patterns between you—slowing down conflict, understanding what each partner is reacting to, and building more clarity, connection, and access to Self-led communication.

The work is always collaborative, practical, and paced with care.

Yes. As humans, much of our trauma came from and shows up in relationships. I work extensively with relationship-related concerns, including attachment injury, chronic conflict, emotional disconnection, and patterns of reactivity in close relationships.

In addition to EMDR, my work is informed by:

• IFS and IFIO (Intimacy From the Inside Out) to understand how each partner’s parts interact

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to support emotional safety, responsiveness, and secure attachment

This approach helps clients recognize how past experiences shape current relational patterns and develop new ways of navigating conflict, boundaries, and emotional closeness.

Yes. Many relationship struggles are rooted in unresolved trauma and protective survival strategies rather than communication deficits alone. Trauma-informed therapy helps clients understand what gets activated during conflict, slow reactive cycles, and respond with greater clarity and self-leadership.

Clients often report improved emotional regulation, clearer boundaries, and more satisfying connections—both in romantic relationships and other important areas of life.

Yes. EMDR and IFS can be safely and effectively provided via telehealth when adapted thoughtfully. I am trained in delivering trauma therapy online and carefully assess readiness, stability, and fit before beginning trauma processing.

Telehealth allows clients throughout Colorado to access specialized trauma-informed care without the limitations of geography.

Paying directly allows for greater flexibility, privacy, and choice in the focus and structure of therapy.

Yes. Therapists hold a great deal- for their clients, their families, and often everyone around them. Therapy can offer a place to set some of that down and make room for your own trauma history, burnout, relationship patterns, or the emotional weight of clinical work.

Professional consultation is also available to support your clinical work. Individual and small-group consultation draws from IFS, EMDR, and attachment-based approaches, with a super practical focus on complex trauma, relational work, clinical stuck points, and using these models in thoughtful, adaptive ways.

Professional consultation is designed specifically for clinicians and focuses on case conceptualization, skill development, and integrative use of modalities such as IFS, EMDR, IFIO, and EFT. While it is not psychotherapy, we will give your system the support it needs to do your best work without taking on things that are not yours.

Spring Creek EMDR is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and provides psychotherapy via secure telehealth to clients throughout Colorado. Consultation and training services for therapists may be available more broadly.

The first step is scheduling an initial consultation. This allows us to explore your goals, answer questions, and determine whether working together feels like a good fit.