IFS Therapists in Los Altos & California
Collective Self Energy highlights the clinicians at Mindful Child & Family Therapy who practice from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) lens. We offer IFS therapy in Los Altos and online throughout California for adults seeking depth-oriented healing, parts work, and Self-led integration.
All therapy services — including intake, scheduling, and communication — are provided through Mindful Child & Family Therapy.
Meet Our Internal Family Systems Therapists
Each therapist below offers Internal Family Systems therapy as a central aspect of their clinical work. While all are trained through the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute, each brings their own clinical style and areas of focus to the work.
Full professional bios, credentials, and appointment scheduling are available through Mindful Child & Family Therapy
Jalene N. Salus, Supervisor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #45363
650-297-3400 x 10
Location: In person in Half Moon Bay | Online across California
Fee: $250
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Jalene integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and Somatic IFS as a central aspect of her clinical work, with a particular passion for supporting women and couples. She is one of the few clinicians in our practice with specialized training in using IFS for couples, helping partners understand the protective parts that shape their dynamics and cultivate more Self-led connection.
Through parts work, she helps women and couples understand the protective dynamics shaping their relationships and cultivate greater Self-led connection, clarity, and emotional safety.
In her work with women, Jalene offers depth-oriented parts work that supports healing early attachment wounds, softening self-criticism, and reconnecting with inner steadiness and clarity. She is passionate about supporting people with chronic pain. Her approach is grounded, relational, and attuned to the nervous system, allowing clients to move at a pace that feels safe and integrative.
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Jill DePass, Registered Psychological Associate
#PSB9402592, RN
650-297-3400 x 29
Supervised by Lisa Macias, PhD Psy #32178
Location: In person in Los Altos and Mountain View – Los Altos
Fee: $200
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Jill integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, supporting older teens and adults navigating eating disorders, compulsive behaviors, OCD, anxiety, and complex trauma. She has completed IFS Level 1 training and previously worked for several years at the IFS Telehealth Collective, where her entire caseload consisted of individuals specifically seeking IFS therapy.
Through parts work, she helps clients compassionately explore the protective patterns underlying compulsive behaviors, trauma responses, and emotional overwhelm, supporting greater internal trust and Self-leadership.
Jill brings depth and steadiness to parts work with clients who struggle with emotional regulation, self-critical inner systems and shame. She has particular experience supporting neurodivergent adults and older teens, helping them build compassionate internal awareness while gently unburdening protective and exiled parts. She also has a passion for supporting people with chronic pain.
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Julie Yoo, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #145769
650-297-3400 x15
Location: In person in Mountain View – Los Altos, and San Jose | Online across California
Fee: $200
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Julie integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, with a particular passion for supporting immigrants and second- and third-generation immigrants navigating cultural identity, intergenerational expectations, and complex family dynamics. Her parts-oriented approach offers space to explore how protective patterns formed in response to migration, belonging, and survival.
Through parts work, she helps clients reconnect with parts shaped by culture, identity, and emotional disconnection, fostering greater internal awareness and Self-led integration.
Julie also works with adults who feel emotionally disconnected or unsure how to access their inner world. She brings patience and attunement to parts work with clients who may identify as neurodivergent or on the autism spectrum, helping them build greater internal awareness, clarity, and Self-leadership at a pace that feels safe and sustainable.
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Linda Meyer, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW #96165
650-297-3400 x 11
Locations: In person in Half Moon Bay | Online in all of California.
Fee: $250
Linda brings a high level of Internal Family Systems (IFS) training (Level 3 through the IFS Institute) to her work with adults and teens healing from trauma, complex trauma, PTSD, and deep emotional wounds stemming from experiences such as sexual abuse, rape, or molestation. She also has a strong commitment to supporting veterans and individuals who served in the military, helping them reconnect with parts of themselves that carry pain, protection, and resilience.
Linda’s approach is trauma-informed, integrative, and grounded in both IFS and EMDR. She works collaboratively with clients to understand how protective parts interfere with healing and to cultivate compassionate Self-leadership. Clients who feel stuck in patterns of survival or numbness often find her steady presence and deep experience supportive and empowering.
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Shruti Nair, APCC, Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
APCC #8499 Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Supervised by Jaclyn Long, MFT #47100
650-297-3400 x 14
Location: Online across California
Fee: $170
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Shruti integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, supporting adults and older teens navigating trauma, anxiety, and OCD. She brings warmth and steadiness to parts work, helping clients understand the protective systems that drive compulsive behaviors, self-criticism, and emotional overwhelm.
Through parts work, she helps clients gently understand the protective systems driving anxiety, OCD, and relational conflict, strengthening access to Self-led steadiness and emotional regulation.
Shruti also enjoys working with couples and individuals who identify as neurodivergent. Her approach is collaborative and depth-oriented, guiding clients toward greater internal clarity, regulation, and Self-led connection within their relationships and within themselves.
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Jaclyn Long, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
MFT#47100
650-297-3400 x 2
Locations: In person in Los Altos and Half Moon Bay | Online across California
Fee: $250
Jaclyn is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist and Somatic IFS Therapist whose clinical work supports adults seeking depth-oriented healing from trauma, anxiety, early childhood wounds, and relational challenges. Drawing on over two decades of experience, she blends IFS with somatic, mindfulness-based, and trauma-informed approaches to help clients unburden the protective parts that have kept them stuck and access greater Self-leadership and internal clarity.
Jaclyn’s experience includes supporting adults in life transitions, chronic health and pain concerns, grief and loss, relational and communication challenges, and the cultivation of nervous system regulation and integration. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that each person has inherent resilience and wisdom to rediscover through parts work.
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MFT #103006 Jennifer Merrill, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW #29484
650-297-3400 x12
Locations: In person in Half Moon Bay | Online across California
Fee: $250
Jennifer integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, bringing Level 2 IFS training from the IFS Institute and somatic IFS experience to her work with individual adults, parents and families. She supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD/Complex PTSD, grief, identity challenges, life transitions, and trauma recovery in ways that honor each person’s internal systems and strengths.
Jennifer’s approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and client-centered — blending somatic parts work with other evidence-based tools to support mind-body integration and resilience. She creates a safe, compassionate space where clients can explore what protects them, understand patterns that no longer serve, and strengthen their access to Self-led clarity and regulation.
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Justin Gillespie, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #156860
650-297-3400 x19
Location: In Person in Mountain View – Los Altos & San Jose
Fee: $200
Justin brings Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a foundational part of his clinical work, offering compassionate support to older teens, adults, and couples navigating trauma, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, OCD and identity challenges. He is a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist (Level 2 through the IFS Institute).
Justin’s work is grounded in helping clients understand the protective parts that influence their patterns and relationships, fostering greater Self-leadership, regulation, and authenticity. He has extensive experience working with multicultural clients, and offers parts-based healing that strengthens internal clarity and relational connection.
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Lisa Macias, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Psy #32178
650-297-3400 x9
Locations: In person in Mountain View – Los Altos and San Jose, CA | Online across California
Fee: $280
Lisa integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, with a particular passion for supporting couples seeking deeper understanding and repair. She helps partners understand the patterns underlying their dynamic – as they explore the protective parts that shape communication, conflict, and attachment patterns, fostering greater Self-led connection and relational security.
Lisa also brings extensive experience supporting individuals navigating long-standing compulsive patterns and self-defeating cycles that impact emotional well-being and relationships. Through parts work, she helps clients compassionately understand the protective systems that developed in response to overwhelm and shame – in turn strengthening internal clarity, steadiness, and choice.
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María Benavent, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #156861
650-297-3400 x 21
Location: In person in Mountain View – Los Altos | Online across California
Fee: $200
María integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, supporting adults navigating trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, and life transitions. She brings warmth and steadiness to parts work, creating a space where clients can gently explore the protective systems shaped by early relational experiences.
Through parts work, she helps clients build compassionate awareness of the parts that carry fear, self-doubt, or overwhelm, strengthening access to Self-led clarity and emotional resilience. Her approach supports individuals who are ready to deepen their internal understanding while cultivating greater trust within themselves and their relationships.
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Travis Shubeck, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
PSY# 34824
650-297-3400 x 5
Location: Online across California
Fee: $250
Travis integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of his clinical work with teens, adults, couples, and parents navigating trauma, emotional regulation challenges, anxiety, shame, and relational patterns. He brings a warm, collaborative presence to parts work, helping clients understand how protective systems influence their inner world and relationships.
Through parts work, he helps clients explore the protective patterns that emerge in response to overwhelm, stress, or relational wounding — supporting them in strengthening access to Self-led clarity, regulation, and internal coherence.
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Vani Hariharan, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
LMFT #141028
650-297-3400 x 22
Location: In person in San Jose and Los Altos | Online across California
Fee: $200
Vani integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy as a central aspect of her clinical work, supporting children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, early childhood and intergenerational wounds, and challenges related to identity, culture, and interpersonal relationships. Her work honors the protective parts shaped by lived experience, including immigration, racial and cultural identity, and complex emotional patterns.
Through parts work, she helps clients compassionately explore the protective systems that arise around fear, overwhelm, and relational conflict, strengthening access to Self-led clarity and resilience. Her approach supports individuals and families who are ready to deepen their internal understanding and move toward more integrated and intentional ways of relating to themselves and others.
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AMFT #109016