Find support for Trauma, Shame, and Complex Patterns through IFS & Compassion-Focused Therapy
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Compassion-focused support for every need
How IFS Therapy Helps
Select a challenge to learn how our compassion-focused approach can help
Working with anxious parts
Anxiety serves as a protector, working overtime to keep you safe from perceived threats. In IFS therapy, we help you:
- Discover what these anxious parts are actually protecting
- Connect with your calm, grounded Self beneath the fear
- Show protectors they can relax their vigilance
- Create lasting relief through internal system change
Befriending your inner critic
That harsh voice developed to shield you from rejection and failure. Through IFS, you'll:
- Approach your critic with curiosity instead of more self-judgment
- Uncover the fears driving its harsh messages
- Build trust so it can step back and let Self lead
- Replace criticism with genuine self-compassion
Healing relationship patterns
Conflicts activate protective parts in each person, creating reactive cycles. IFS therapy guides you to:
- Notice which parts take over during arguments
- Develop awareness of your partner's protective responses
- Choose Self-led responses over automatic reactions
- Cultivate genuine trust and deeper intimacy
Healing trauma with compassion
Wounded parts carry pain while protectors work to keep those memories contained. Our approach offers:
- Healing that follows your internal system's natural timing
- Safety-first methods that prevent re-traumatization
- Self-led healing rather than therapist-driven techniques
- Particularly powerful results with complex trauma histories
Getting unstuck from old patterns
Feeling stuck often signals internal polarization between conflicting parts. We'll work together to:
- Map out which parts maintain the stuckness
- Recognize the protective logic each part follows
- Facilitate cooperation between previously opposing parts
- Open pathways to clarity and forward momentum
Real transformation, measurable impact
See the results our clients experience, based on post-session feedback.
Testimonial
What They Say About Us
Mind Renew filled me with immense power. I learned to meet parts of myself I'd been fighting for years with compassion instead of criticism.
Learning to work with my inner critic instead of fighting it, that was the breakthrough I needed.
For the first time, I felt understood, not broken, just hurting. The compassion I experienced helped me find my own.
We Specialize in Compassion
Every Mind Renew therapist specializes in compassion-focused therapy using Internal Family Systems (IFS). This approach treats your anxiety, self-criticism, and pain not as problems to fix, but as protectors to understand and befriend.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Meet your parts with curiosity, not judgment
- Understand why protective patterns exist
- Access your calm, compassionate Self
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Trauma-Informed Care
- Healing at the pace your system can handle
- No force, only compassion and safety
- Especially effective for complex trauma
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Compassion Cultivation
- Transform self-criticism into self-kindness
- Build emotional resilience from within
- Lasting change through befriending yourself
YOUR THERAPIST
Laurentiu Costrut MSc.
Clinical Psychologist & IFS Specialist
Laurentiu brings nearly a decade of clinical and educational expertise in IFS and Compassion-Focused Therapy. Every session at Mind Renew is built on that foundation — not a hypothesis, but lived clinical experience.
Licensed clinical psychologist registered with the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
International Member of the American Psychological Association
Trained in IFS and Compassion Focused Therapy through the Compassion Institute at Stanford University
Lecturer at IPW Hochschule Nordhausen, leading compassion-based training programs since 2018
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Supporting well-being from every angle
We strengthen your mental, emotional, and relational well-being
Mental Health
We help you understand and work with anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed parts rather than fighting against them. Through IFS therapy, you'll learn to access the calm, compassionate Self that can lead your internal system with wisdom. Our approach creates lasting change by addressing the root causes of mental health challenges, not just managing symptoms.
Emotional Well-being
We teach you to recognize and regulate your emotions without judgment or suppression. You'll develop the capacity to sit with difficult feelings while maintaining connection to your grounded Self. Through compassionate parts work, you'll transform emotional reactivity into emotional resilience that serves you in all areas of life.
Relationships
We help you identify which protective parts get activated in relationship conflicts and learn to respond from Self-energy instead. You'll understand your own patterns and develop empathy for your partner's protective parts. This approach creates deeper intimacy, better communication, and more authentic connection in all your relationships.
Self-Care
We guide you in developing a compassionate relationship with yourself that goes beyond surface-level self-care practices. You'll learn to recognize when parts need attention and how to meet those needs with kindness. True self-care emerges naturally when you're in Self-leadership and listening to your internal system with curiosity.
Personal Growth
We support you in accessing your innate qualities of clarity, courage, and creativity that exist in your compassionate Self. You'll unburden protective parts that have been holding you back and step into fuller self-expression. Personal growth happens naturally when your internal system feels safe and all parts are working together harmoniously.
Trauma Recovery
We provide a gentle, parts-led approach to healing trauma that respects your system's pace and never forces exposure. You'll learn to work with protector parts before accessing wounded exiles, ensuring safety throughout the process. Our trauma-informed IFS therapy helps you heal from your compassionate Self, leading to lasting relief without re-traumatization.
Choose Your Path
Whether you're exploring therapy for the first time or ready for deeper work, we offer flexible options to support your journey.
Five Sessions
For focused work on specific challenges over time
- Five 50-minute sessions with your therapist
- Space to explore what matters most to you
- Valid for 5 months, at a pace that suits you
Ten Sessions
For deeper, sustained therapeutic work and continuity
- Ten 50-minute sessions with your therapist
- Deeper work, lasting change, real continuity
- Valid for 12 months, at a pace that suits you
Individual Session
For those who prefer to take therapy one session at a time
- 50-minute session with your therapist
- A safe space to begin, at your own pace
- No commitment required beyond this session
START YOUR HEALING JOURNEY
Ready to begin compassion-focused therapy?
- Schedule a free 25-minute consultation with our team
- Learn how IFS can help with your specific challenges
- Get matched with the right therapist for you
100+ clients trust Mind Renew for their healing journey