Internal Family Systems Therapy
North Sydney & Online
I am a PACFA-registered clinical counsellor and Level 2 trained IFS therapist with seven years of practice, working with individuals experiencing trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, addiction, and major life transitions. I offer in-person sessions in North Sydney and online therapy across Australia, with health fund rebates available through Bupa, Medibank, HCF, ahm, and ARHG.
Ways We Can Work Together
Healing Trauma
Trauma happens to us, not because of us. Using IFS, we work with what you are still carrying from difficult experiences — gently, at a pace that feels safe, and without needing to retell the story in detail. As that weight begins to lift, lasting healing becomes possible.
Navigating Relationships
Relationship therapy explores the patterns that shape how you connect, react, and protect yourself with others. Through IFS, we look beneath conflict to the attachment wounds and emotional responses driving your behaviour — building the inner foundation from which more secure, satisfying relationships become possible.
Befriending Anxiety
Anxiety is like a fire alarm that keeps sounding even when there is no fire. Using IFS, we get curious about what the anxiety is protecting rather than fighting to make it stop. As it begins to feel heard and understood, its urgency naturally settles — and a quieter, steadier way of moving through life becomes possible.
Life Direction
Feeling stuck between one chapter of life and the next is rarely about lacking direction. It is usually about competing internal voices pulling in different directions. Through IFS, we create space for those voices to be heard — and for a clearer sense of what comes next to emerge on its own terms.
Working with Addiction
Recovery is rarely just about willpower. Through IFS, we work with the shame that drives addictive behaviour, the behaviour that draws blame, and the cycle that keeps both in place. As the pain at the source is reached and healed, the pull of the addictive pattern naturally begins to loosen.
Everything I’ve lived through — the challenges, the growth, the mistakes, and the turning points - has shaped the therapist I am today. These experiences have made me softer, stronger and more deeply committed to helping others move through trauma, relationship patterns, and moments of uncertainty in their lives. My work blends clinical training, business experience, and mind–body practices, using insight and compassion to support genuine, lasting change.
About Me
My Therapeutic Approach
I offer therapy grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that helps you understand the inner parts that have developed to manage stress, anxiety, and past emotional pain. Rather than trying to eliminate or control these patterns, we work to understand and respect the protective role they’ve played in your life. As these parts feel heard and supported, they naturally begin to relax, allowing deeper healing to unfold. Together, we reconnect you with your true Self—a calm, wise presence beneath the noise—so you can move through life with greater clarity, balance, confidence, and direction.
Benefits of IFS Therapy
✅ Calm Beyond Overthinking
IFS helps you quiet the inner critic and find steadiness without needing everything to be perfect.
✅ Confidence Without Approval-Seeking
Shift from chasing reassurance to trusting your own judgment, your pace, and your inner clarity.
✅ A Voice You Feel Safe to Use
Move from staying quiet or keeping the peace to expressing what you truly think and need—without fear or guilt.
✅ Change Without Self-Doubt
Navigate transitions without collapsing into old patterns, pressure, or fear of failing.
✅ Compassion for Your Perfectionist Parts
Understand the parts that push, drive, and demand so much—so they can soften without losing the strengths they’ve given you.
✅ More Energy, Less Burnout
If you’ve been pushing through for too long, it starts to show.
IFS helps you understand what’s draining you so you can regain energy that feels real—not forced.
✅ Boundaries Without Guilt
Learn to say no without panic and yes without resentment—by working with the parts that try to keep everyone happy.
✅ From Surviving to Thriving
Overworking, avoiding, or numbing helped you get through.
IFS helps these protective parts relax so you can move from coping to actually living.
Testimonials
‘The sessions I have had with Crawf so far have been incredibly insightful, allowing me to explore parts of myself I had locked away for a long time. Crawf has a natural ability to make you feel seen and understood, and he is a very skilled IFS therapist. I look forward to continuing on this journey with his guidance.”
– Nathalie, Sydney
"Crawf's application of Internal Family Systems therapy is impressive and provided with great empathy, compassion and appreciation. I highly recommend Crawf's therapy as it's been highly effective and I've appreciated the structured approach to developing mental resilience and finding internal peace."
– John, Melbourne
"I highly recommend Crawf. Working with him has been one of the most valuable things I’ve done for my personal growth. He is incredibly intuitive and understanding, and also has a great ability to break down and distil complex or difficult concepts in a way that feels clear and empowering."
– Rachel, Brisbane
Contact
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