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This blog offers support, education, and encouragement from Michaela Zoppa, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado Springs. You’ll find practical resources, thoughtful insights, and compassionate guidance to help improve your mental health and navigate anxiety, burnout, and trauma. My goal is to share information that feels empowering, authentic, hopeful, and truly helpful in your healing journey.
You Are Not Your Perfectionism: A Perspective from IFS Therapy
Perfectionism isn’t who you are. It’s a protective part of you. Learn how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps you understand and heal the part that’s trying to keep you safe.
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy?
IFS therapy helps you understand the different “parts” within you—like the perfectionist, the people-pleaser, or the inner critic—and build a compassionate relationship with them. This post explains what parts are, how they develop, and how IFS can support healing from anxiety, trauma, and burnout.