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8 Highly Recommended Los Angeles IFS Therapists

  • If you’re feeling disconnected from yourself or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can help you get back in tune with your authentic self. 
  • IFS therapy recognizes that we all have different “parts” within us, and healing happens when we learn to understand and harmonize these aspects of ourselves.
  • At Yellow Chair Collective, we understand the unique challenges of navigating multiple identities and offer culturally responsive, trauma-informed IFS therapy.
  • Here, we introduce you to our expert IFS clinicians who can help you develop a compassionate relationship with all parts of yourself.
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Meet the therapists

Why trust us?

We’re a leading practice specializing in culturally responsive mental health care. Our team has extensive experience helping clients navigate complex identity issues through trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and evidence-based approaches, including IFS therapy. Each therapist has their own specialty areas in addition to IFS, allowing us to support a wide range of clients effectively.

How we selected

The therapists we’ve highlighted here are trained in IFS therapy, have clinical experience with diverse populations, and hold their own unique identities and life experiences so you can find the right fit for your specific needs and goals. Not sure if you see the right fit here? Meet the rest of our team or contact us to get matched with a therapist. 

Meet the therapists

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Linda Yoon, LCSW

Recommended for IFS for ADHD

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Neurodivergent clients (teen & adult ADHD), Asian American professionals, founders & entrepreneurs, creatives & Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
  • Clientele: Teens, adults
  • Location: California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Linda, the founder of Yellow Chair Collective, brings warmth and deep understanding to helping clients embrace all parts of themselves. She understands how different parts can hold conflicting cultural values or feel torn between family expectations and personal dreams. With her neurodivergent-affirming approach, Linda creates a safe space where your protective parts can relax and your authentic Self can emerge.

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Isaac Kim, MA

Recommended for IFS for anxiety

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Anxiety, perfectionism, relationship struggles, faith & spirituality
  • Clientele: Teens, adults
  • Location: California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Isaac creates the kind of emotional safety where even your most guarded parts feel welcome. His gentle, caring presence helps you explore those perfectionist or anxious parts without judgment. As a Korean American therapist, Isaac understands the internal tug-of-war between cultural expectations and personal desires. His approach weaves together EMDR and IFS to help you heal your anxiety parts on an even deeper level.

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Prakrti “Pixie” Polowy, MA

Recommended for IFS for relationship issues
  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Couples therapy, interracial/intercultural relationships, busy professionals, parents experiencing burnout
  • Clientele: Adults, couples, families
  • Location: California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Pixie knows what it’s like when your stressed-out, people-pleasing parts take over and leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and your loved ones. Having navigated corporate life and motherhood herself, she warmly guides you back to your grounded Self. Her approach helps you recognize when you’re operating on autopilot and gently return to more authentic, fulfilling ways of being in your relationships and daily life.

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Razdeep Kaur, MSW

Recommended for IFS for highly sensitive people & grief

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Grief & loss, highly sensitive people & empaths, anxiety
  • Clientele: Teens, adults
  • Location: California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Razdeep holds space for all your parts during life’s most tender moments—the sensitive part, the heartbroken part, the part that’s ready to heal. She understands the intricate complexity of being highly sensitive and helps you embrace this gift while setting loving boundaries. Blending Eastern wisdom with IFS, Razdeep creates a nurturing environment where your grieving parts can be heard and you can find a sense of peace in moving forward while still honoring what was lost. 

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Helen Garcia, LCSW

Recommended for IFS for burnout & perfectionism

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Creatives, Highly Sensitive People (HSP), immigrant experience, ADHD
  • Clientele: Teens, adults
  • Location: California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Helen brings humor and heart to helping creative souls understand their inner perfectionist without letting it run the show. She knows how that driven part can hijack your creativity and joy, leaving you burnt out and blocked. With warmth and wisdom, Helen helps you develop a loving relationship with your high-achieving parts while reconnecting to the playful, authentic Self that makes your creative work truly shine.

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Fariah Nur-Hart, LMFT

Recommended for IFS for identity issues

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Mixed Asian identity, cultural & religious expectations, Asian & South Asian populations, adult children of emotionally immature parents
  • Clientele: Teens, adults, families
  • Location: Burbank, CA & Online (California, Oregon)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

As someone with Korean and Pakistani heritage, Fariah deeply understands the parts of you that carry different cultural expectations and the unique challenges of navigating multiple worlds. She creates a warm, affirming space where all your identities are celebrated. With gentle humor and genuine care, Fariah helps you find harmony between your various cultural parts and develop Self-leadership that honors every aspect of who you are.

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Phuong Tang, LCSW

Recommended for IFS for trauma

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Trauma & PTSD, refugee & immigrant experiences, intergenerational trauma, anxiety, depression, burnout
  • Clientele: Adults, older adults
  • Location: Manhattan Beach, CA & California (online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Phuong blends twenty years of clinical experience with her own refugee journey to her work with fellow Asian Americans. She helps people develop deep compassion for the protective parts of themselves that developed in response to survival needs and stick around even when things are safe now. Through honoring these wounds and strengthening Self-leadership, Phupong creates a space for profound healing and growth.

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Celia Chen, MA

Recommended for IFS & somatics

  • Offers IFS: ✓
  • Good fit for: Trauma survivors, highly sensitive people & empaths, those seeking body-based healing
  • Clientele: Adults, older adults, couples
  • Location: Arcadia, CA & California (Online)
  • Virtual therapy: Yes

Celia combines IFS with somatic techniques to help you reconnect with your body’s inherent wisdom. She understands how different parts hold emotions and memories in the body, and her gentle approach helps you listen to what your body is telling you. Celia creates a warm, safe space where your wounded parts can finally feel heard and your Self can lead with compassion and strength.

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FAQs about IFS therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic approach that recognizes we all have different “parts” within us—like the perfectionist, the critic, the protector, or the wounded child. IFS helps you develop a compassionate relationship with these parts while strengthening your core Self, which is naturally equipped to lead with curiosity, compassion, and wisdom.

IFS may be helpful if you experience internal conflict, feel disconnected from yourself, struggle with self-criticism, or simply want to understand yourself better. It’s particularly effective for those dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or cultural identity conflicts where different parts of you may hold competing values or beliefs.

IFS can address a wide range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, relationship conflicts, family dynamics, grief, burnout, perfectionism, and identity issues. It’s especially valuable for those navigating multicultural identities or feeling torn between different aspects of themselves. Our team is well-equipped to support you with any and all of these challenges.

In IFS therapy, you’ll learn to identify and understand your different parts—both protective and wounded ones. Your therapist will help you develop Self-leadership, where your core Self can compassionately care for all parts. Sessions often involve dialogue with different parts and developing internal harmony rather than trying to eliminate difficult emotions or behaviors.

Yellow Chair Collective specializes in culturally responsive care for multicultural communities. If you value therapy that honors your cultural identity, family dynamics, and unique intersectional experiences while providing evidence-based IFS treatment, our practice may be an excellent fit for your healing journey.

Start by filling out this brief online form. You can let us know if you’d like to work with a specific therapist or if you’d like us to help match you with the right fit. From here, our care coordination team will be in touch to set you up with an appointment.

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