IFS Therapy in San Antonio
Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) & EMDR for Trauma Healing
IFS therapy in San Antonio—combined with EMDR—supports trauma healing, emotional balance, and deeper self-connection.
Healing from inner chaos and emotional turmoil begins with one essential truth:
You are not damaged.
You do not need to be fixed.
You were hurt—and what you need is understanding, compassion, and healing.
Many people seek trauma therapy in San Antonio because they feel overwhelmed, emotionally reactive, or disconnected from themselves and others. Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a deeply validating, non-pathologizing framework for understanding these experiences.
Healing Inner Chaos and Emotional Turmoil
Inner conflict often feels like being pulled in opposite directions:
Wanting closeness but pushing people away
Craving rest but feeling driven to overfunction
Experiencing harsh self-criticism, anxiety, emotional numbness, or sudden emotional reactions that feel out of proportion
These experiences are not signs of something being “wrong” with you.
They are signs of an inner system that adapted to survive.
When Inner Conflict Takes Over
From an IFS perspective, these struggles come from inner “parts” that developed in response to trauma, loss, or chronic stress. While these parts originally served a protective purpose, they can become extreme or reactive over time—creating inner chaos, emotional pain, and strain in relationships.
This is where IFS trauma therapy becomes especially powerful.
You’re not broken.
Your system adapted to survive.
How Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Helps
Internal Family Systems therapy focuses on understanding and healing your inner world—rather than fighting or suppressing symptoms.
IFS therapy helps you:
Understand protective patterns such as anxiety, avoidance, people-pleasing, or self-criticism
Safely access and heal wounded parts shaped by trauma
Strengthen your core Self—the calm, compassionate, and wise center within you
Increase emotional regulation, clarity, and self-trust
As parts feel understood and supported, they naturally soften. This leads to less inner conflict, greater emotional balance, and more freedom in how you respond to life and relationships.
There Are No Bad Parts
A core principle of IFS therapy is simple yet transformative:
There are no bad parts.
Every part of you developed for a reason. Each carries a story that makes sense within a trauma-informed lens—even if its strategies no longer serve you today.
You are not crazy.
Your reactions are understandable.
EMDR + IFS: A Powerful Approach to Trauma Healing
Kimberlee offers IFS-informed EMDR therapy, an integrative approach that combines the strengths of both modalities.
EMDR helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories
IFS ensures the parts connected to those memories feel safe, supported, and not overwhelmed
Together, this approach allows for:
Deep unburdening of traumatic experiences
Increased access to Self-energy (calm, clarity, compassion)
Reduced emotional reactivity and anxiety
Greater internal harmony and resilience
Many clients find EMDR combined with Internal Family Systems to be especially gentle, effective, and transformative.
Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self
IFS therapy is not about becoming someone new.
It’s about restoring balance within your inner system so your authentic Self can lead.
As parts come into harmony, many clients experience:
Greater peace and emotional clarity
Healthier relationships
Increased self-trust
A renewed sense of wholeness
Healing is possible.
Wholeness is your natural state.
Training & Clinical Approach
Kimberlee Daughtry integrates Internal Family Systems therapy with EMDR in trauma-focused work.
She is currently completing Level 1 IFS training through the Kendall Hart Institute, with anticipated completion in April 2026.
Invest in yourself. Invest in your quality of life.
WE’RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN EMBRACING THAT.
Kimberlee Daughtry is a certified EMDR therapist through EMDRIA.