IFS Therapy in Arlington, Virginia
Arlington sits at the intersection of ambition and intensity — federal agencies, defense contractors, tech companies, and one of the most educated workforces in the country, all packed into a dense urban environment just across the river from DC. If you live here and feel like something is off beneath the surface despite checking all the boxes, you're not alone — and IFS therapy was made for exactly this.
Cushing Counseling offers online IFS therapy for Arlington residents through Radiance Sanneman, MS, LCPC — a Level 1 trained IFS therapist licensed in Virginia.
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What Is IFS Therapy?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidence-based model developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz. Its insight: your mind is not one unified "you" but a system of parts — the achiever, the critic, the worrier, the part that shuts down in conflict — each trying to help you in different ways, sometimes at cross-purposes.
At the center is your Self: steady, curious, compassionate. IFS therapy helps you access that Self and use it to heal the parts carrying old pain, fear, or shame. It's deeply effective for people who are analytically sharp, self-aware, but still feel something isn't resolving.
What Radiance Treats
Arlington clients work with Radiance for:
Anxiety, perfectionism, and high-functioning stress
Trauma — complex, relational, childhood, and sexual trauma
The inner critic and shame-based patterns
Relationship patterns: emotional unavailability, fear of vulnerability, conflict avoidance
LGBTQ+ affirmation and identity exploration
Religious and spiritual trauma
Life transitions: career, identity, relationships
Meet Your IFS Therapist
Radiance Sanneman, MS, LCPC, NCC, CCMHC Licensed in Virginia | Level 1 IFS Therapist
Radiance serves Arlington clients — from Clarendon to Ballston, Pentagon City to Crystal City — via secure telehealth. She is a queer, trans woman deeply committed to affirming, trauma-informed care for all identities and backgrounds.