Ilanit Tal
Heart-centered healing for lasting change
About
Belief systems color how we perceive our world.
When we are young and facing challenging circumstances alone, we take on certain beliefs to make sense of it all. As adults, we need to update our systems and the parts of us that may have gotten stuck in the past.
The problem is that we often approach our problems from the head and not the heart. Logic is only the first step, and leads to minimal relief at best which can leave you feeling frustrated and hopeless.
I guide clients through a heart centered process that transforms outdated belief systems.
When we are young and facing challenging circumstances alone, we take on certain beliefs to make sense of it all. As adults, we need to update our systems and the parts of us that may have gotten stuck in the past.
The problem is that we often approach our problems from the head and not the heart. Logic is only the first step, and leads to minimal relief at best which can leave you feeling frustrated and hopeless.
I guide clients through a heart centered process that transforms outdated belief systems.
Packages
Free 15-minute consultation
15-minute consultation; let's assess our fit and get your questions answered
One 75-minute IFS session
75-minute guided IFS (Internal Family Systems) meditation and coaching session with Ilanit; best for those returning for a follow-up session; 3 session-starter package is recommended for new clients
Three 75-minute sessions
Three 75-minute guided IFS meditation and coaching sessions; save $75 when you purchase 3 sessions at once; starter package for beginning to get to know and connect with your parts
Six 75-minute sessions
Six 75-minute guided IFS meditation and coaching sessions; save $250 by purchasing 6 in advance; recommended for deeper work
Psychedelic Preparation and Integration Package
This 6 session package includes 3 preparation and 3 integration sessions; safely optimize your medicine work and internalize and apply the insights from your ceremony or medicine work; this is not sitting services
IFS Practice Groups for Clinicians and Practitioners
4 2-hour practice groups like those in IFSI trainings and Syzygy workshops; 3 participants needed to form a group
Testimonials
"I've worked with many healers over the years. My session with Ilanit took me deeper than I've been before and led to a big breakthrough. I felt like I was on an ayahuasca journey but without the medicine. I am so grateful."
- CEO and pro-athlete
"I can't say enough wonderful things about Ilanit. She has a loving spirit and calming vibe. She is very knowledgeable about IFS and as a PA seems to always know the right thing to say. I have learned so much as a result of my time with her."
- IFS Level 1 trainee
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?
IFS is mindfulness based modality developed by Richard Schwartz, PhD 40 years ago when he started listening to how his clinical clients were talking about the different parts of themselves being conflicted.
The IFS model gives us a way to relate to different parts of ourselves that may take on pretty extreme roles to try to protect us from feeling pain. For example, over analyzing, perfectionism, self-criticism, caretaking, manipulation, dissociation, procrastination, addictions, to name a few.
Getting curious about and showing appreciation for those parts of us opens up the possibility to liberate ourselves from past pains that drive extreme behaviors. From there we can reintegrate our systems in a way that celebrates our strengths and resilience and live in integrity from a place of Self-leadership.
IFS is used in therapy rooms, classrooms, jails, businesses and more. It is a paradigm that has brought peace to many and is backed by research. While it can be practiced alone with at-home meditations or workbooks, doing the work with a trained practitioner can help with perspective, connection. and deeper healing.
"IFS has morphed over time from being exclusively about psychotherapy to becoming a kind of spiritual practice, although you don’t have to define yourself as spiritual to practice it. At its core, IFS is a loving way of relating internally (to your parts) and externally (to the people in your life), so in that sense, IFS is a life practice, as well. It’s something you can do on a daily, moment-to-moment basis—at any time, by yourself or with others." - Richard Schwartz "No Bad Parts"
The IFS model gives us a way to relate to different parts of ourselves that may take on pretty extreme roles to try to protect us from feeling pain. For example, over analyzing, perfectionism, self-criticism, caretaking, manipulation, dissociation, procrastination, addictions, to name a few.
Getting curious about and showing appreciation for those parts of us opens up the possibility to liberate ourselves from past pains that drive extreme behaviors. From there we can reintegrate our systems in a way that celebrates our strengths and resilience and live in integrity from a place of Self-leadership.
IFS is used in therapy rooms, classrooms, jails, businesses and more. It is a paradigm that has brought peace to many and is backed by research. While it can be practiced alone with at-home meditations or workbooks, doing the work with a trained practitioner can help with perspective, connection. and deeper healing.
"IFS has morphed over time from being exclusively about psychotherapy to becoming a kind of spiritual practice, although you don’t have to define yourself as spiritual to practice it. At its core, IFS is a loving way of relating internally (to your parts) and externally (to the people in your life), so in that sense, IFS is a life practice, as well. It’s something you can do on a daily, moment-to-moment basis—at any time, by yourself or with others." - Richard Schwartz "No Bad Parts"
Where can I learn more about IFS?
Check out my resources page with lots of great ways to learn more and even practice on your own! https://www.ifswithilanit.com/resources
What is Ilanit's professional background and training?
I completed Level 1 training through the IFS Institute, served as a Level 1 PA (program assistant) and as a Guide for Step One through the Syzygy Institute, (i.e. help teach therapists how to practice IFS), have attended eight 1-week-long workshops with IFS founder, Dick Schwartz, over the past decade, and am a client myself as well.
I became an IFS practitioner after a career in academic research. I completed my doctorate in Evolutionary Psychology in 2009. Since 2019, I have served as the Associate Director of Research for the IFS nonprofit, the Foundation for Self Leadership.
I became an IFS practitioner after a career in academic research. I completed my doctorate in Evolutionary Psychology in 2009. Since 2019, I have served as the Associate Director of Research for the IFS nonprofit, the Foundation for Self Leadership.
Who does Ilanit work with?
I enjoy working with anyone who is ready to take their healing to levels that mindfulness or meditation alone or traditional therapies might not reach. I also enjoy working with healers, therapists, leaders and clients wanting guidance in preparatory and integration work before and after plant medicine ceremonies.
Why IFS with Ilanit?
I love the gentle and accepting yet powerful healing nature of the IFS model and have been working with it since 2013. IFS helps us slow down, get out of our heads and into our bodies and hearts for lasting transformation. I use the model to speak for my parts with you and encourage you to do the same in order to create a safe space for you to connect with yourself in profound ways. Our work together will be authentic, compassionate, playful, moving and challenging at times. Bring your curiosity and an open mind and the rest will follow!
How do I pronounce Ilanit?
It's ee-la-neet, with an emphasis on the last syllable. Try saying that 5-times fast ;)