IFS THERAPY SCOTLAND NETWORK
Welcome to
IFS Scotland
This site has been set up for two reasons.
Firstly to enable you to find a trained IFS Therapist operating in Scotland.
Secondly to act as conduit for anyone contemplating or waiting to embark on IFS Training.
Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a transformational method devised by Richard Schwartz of the IFS Institute. It offers compassion and hope and a way of understanding your inner Self and the parts that make up your personality. IFS therapy can bring healing and transformation of the personality by empowering the Self with all its creative resources to take leadership of the internal system. By doing so, it can heal hurt and fragmented parts of the mind. It is endorsed by various trauma experts including Gabor Maté and Bessel Van der Kolk.
Looking for a therapist?
We know from experience that it can be challenging to find an IFS trained therapist. Even when you have found one, are they available to accept new clients?
This site provides an easy way to identify qualified therapists in Scotland. We will make a commitment to update it weekly to let you know if we have spaces.
If you are happy to see a therapist in other parts of the UK or Internationally, we have provided the directory links below.
Therapists
Scotland based therapists on this site have been trained in the IFS Model by the IFS Institute (IFSI), the former Center for Self Leadership or other established comprehensive & experiential trainings e.g. IFS Counselling Association (IFSCA).
Contact IFS UK for current training options
Location: Online
Michelle Kerins
Appointments:
Online
Individuals:
YES - No appointments
Under 18s:
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Click here for more information.
Location: Scottish Borders
Stephen Nisbet
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Individuals:
YES - Available
Under 18s:
YES - Available
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
YES - Available
Click here for more information.
Location: Argyll/ Inverness
Dr Fiona McClean
Appointments:
Online
Individuals:
YES - No appointments
Under 18s:
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Click here for more information.
Location: Edinburgh
Mary Hunter
Appointments:
Online
Individuals:
YES - No appointments
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES - No appointments
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
YES - Available
Click here for more information.
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Location: Orkney
Celia Clark
Appointments:
Online
Individuals:
YES - available
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
YES
Waiting List:
NO
Click here for more information.
Location: Edinburgh and Glasgow
Stephen Heller-Murphy
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES - online and in Edinburgh
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
YES
Waiting List:
YES
Click here for more information.
Location: Inverness
Shona MacPherson
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES - available
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
YES - Available
Click here for more information.
Location: Fife
Maggie Costella
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES - available
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Click here for more information.
Location: Haddington, East Lothian
Valerie Smith
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
YES
Waiting List:
NO
Contact:
Click to Email:
Tel: 07356 288878
Location: Glasgow, Falkirk
Alistair Brown
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Location: Dumfries
Julia Mesnikoff
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Contact:
Location: Balquidder & Crieff
Morven Sutherland Pelly
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
YES
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Contact:
Location: East Neuk, Fife
Tanya Ronder
Appointments:
Online only at this time
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Location: Livingston
Stephen Drysdale
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Location: Edinburgh
Sadie Jean Sloss
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
YES
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List:
NO
Location: Glasgow
Sobbia Saleem
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
NO
Supervision:
NO
Waiting List: YES
Location: Edinburgh
Harris Papachristopoulos
Appointments:
Face-to-face
Online
Individuals:
YES
Under 18s (16 and over):
NO
Couples:
YES
Supervision:
YES
Waiting List:
YES
Training as a therapist
Having practiced IFS in Scotland for a number of years we are excited about what this model offers therapeutically and are keen to explore developing it across Scotland. We would like to reach out and connect with those who are already trained and with those awaiting training opportunities. If you would potentially like to be part of this network and whatever may develop from it then please get in touch.
In the UK professional IFS training is provided via IFS UK.