Dr. Rigobert Kefferputz

IFS Therapy on Salt Spring Island

Healing from the inside out.

IFS therapy has been personally transformative for me, and it's a modality I'm proud to offer. It works by fostering curiosity and self-awareness, helping you release limiting patterns, process past wounds, and build real emotional resilience.

Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based psychotherapy model that views the mind as naturally made up of multiple 'parts' — each with its own perspective, feelings, and role. Some parts protect us from pain, others carry the weight of past experiences, and at the core is your calm, compassionate Self. IFS helps you access that Self and heal the parts that are stuck in old patterns.

It's especially powerful for trauma, anxiety, depression, and that persistent sense of inner conflict or disconnection. Rather than pathologizing your experience, IFS meets every part of you with curiosity and compassion. The result is deep, lasting change — not just symptom management.

As a naturopathic doctor, I integrate IFS with my understanding of how emotional patterns affect physical health. Chronic stress, unresolved trauma, and suppressed emotions can drive inflammation, hormonal imbalances, and immune dysfunction. Addressing the mind-body connection is often the missing piece in treatment.

Why Internal Family Systems

Evidence-Based

IFS is a well-researched psychotherapy model recognized for effectiveness in treating trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Mind-Body Integration

Emotional healing supports physical health by reducing stress-driven inflammation and hormonal imbalance.

Lasting Change

Rather than managing symptoms, IFS resolves root-level patterns for deep, sustainable transformation.

Conditions Treated With Internal Family Systems

Trauma & PTSD

Anxiety

Depression

Burnout

Chronic Stress

Emotional Eating

Addictions

Relationship Difficulties

Low Self-Worth

Inner Conflict

Frequently Asked Questions

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