Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Salem, IL
Browse Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Salem, Illinois. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Mary Gale Gurnsey
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I became passionate about this work because I've witnessed how deeply relationship trauma affects people's ability to trust themselves and others. Many of my clients come in feeling lost, unsure of what healthy actually looks like, and carrying the weight of past relationships where they lost their sense of self.
What I love most is helping people recognize that they're not broken — they're responding logically to what they've experienced. By understanding your attachment patterns and past dynamics, we can build a different future. My goal is to help you feel secure in yourself while building relationships where you're truly valued as an equal partner.
I believe therapy should be collaborative, non-judgmental, and respectful of your pace.
18 Years Experience
Online in Salem, IL (Online Only)
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Cindy Yu
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Cindy Yu is a bilingual (English and Mandarin Chinese) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Florida, Alabama, and Illinois. She is well-trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, solution-focused therapy, Bowen’s theory, Gottman Method, CBT, and more. Cindy believes that each client is comprised of unique yet charismatic components such as personal upbringings, religious beliefs, and cultural backgrounds, that all contribute to narrate a cohesive personal story. This fundamental ideology has cultivated her into offering her clients unconditional positive regard and respect, while tailoring her treatment orientations to better serve each client’s individuality. Her passion is to help individuals, couples, and families to understand the misunderstood, to discover hope from the hopelessness, to speak the unspoken, and to seek possibilities through the impossible. Cindy also has a background in the medical field where she has obtained a strong foundational knowledge for medical diagnosis and medications. She understands the intricacy between medical burden and mental health.
5 Years Experience
Online in Salem, IL (Online Only)
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TriWellness
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC, LCSW, LPC, BCN, CIT, CYYT, QEEG-C, AAT-I
Triwellness Therapy is a holistic, neuroscience-informed mental health practice dedicated to empowering mind, body, and soul. We believe lasting healing happens when emotional health, physical well-being, and meaningful connection are addressed together.
Our clinicians work with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, burnout, and life transitions. We specialize in chronic illness and medical trauma, supporting individuals and families coping with the emotional impact of ongoing health conditions, complex diagnoses, and difficult medical experiences.
At Triwellness, therapy is collaborative, personalized, and evidence-based. We integrate practical tools for nervous system regulation with deeper therapeutic exploration to create sustainable, meaningful change. Whether you are seeking support for yourself, your child, or your relationship, our goal is to provide a safe, compassionate space where you feel seen, understood, and empowered.
Through in-person and telehealth services, we are committed to helping our clients build resilience, restore balance, and reconnect with their strength and wholeness.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salem, IL
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Sarah Fandel
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LMHC, LCPC
Are you looking to better manage stress? To improve your self-esteem, relationships, or emotion regulation? To heal from trauma or loss? To move away from avoidance, people pleasing, perfectionism or other habits that hold you back? Whether you seek to work on a specific goal or to focus more generally on self-exploration and growth, I am happy you are considering working with me. I am confident that we all possess a deep capacity for healing, resiliency, and connection. I strive to continually learn from and integrate multi-faceted modalities and theories of counseling to provide therapy that aligns with your individual needs and goals.
I work with clients affected by depression; anxiety; systems of oppression, any form of trauma or abuse; life transition difficulties; emotion dysregulation; attachment and relationship concerns; disordered eating patterns, body image issues; obsessive compulsive tendencies; phobias; gender dysphoria; and identity concerns.
11 Years Experience
Online in Salem, IL (Online Only)
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Letitia Cullens-Proctor
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, CCMHC
I’m a trauma therapist specializing in EMDR and KAP and supporting people heal from historic trauma and reconnect with themselves in the present. I also work with individuals navigating the “later-in-life” realizations such as receiving an adult ADHD/autism diagnosis (even without the official diagnosis) or rethinking long-held beliefs about who they are and how they want to live. My approach interweaves humor with curiosity and warmth because therapy doesn’t have to feel clinical to be effective. Whether you're processing trauma, exploring a new identity, or just feeling stuck, I’m here to support you with compassion, clarity, and respect.
6 Years Experience
Online in Salem, IL (Online Only)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Salem, IL Statistics
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Salem, IL average 16 years of experience and charge around $197 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (80%), Trauma and PTSD (70%), and Depression (63%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$197
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
47%
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 80% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 63% | Depression |
| 60% | Stress |
| 59% | Self Esteem |
| 54% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 51% | Loss or Grief |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 69% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | Women |
| 47% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Men |
| 28% | Christian |
| 25% | Military / Veterans |