Compassion-Based Exposure Therapy: A Trauma-Informed Approach Rooted in IFS and ACT
At Denver Emotional Health, we offer a transformative, compassion-driven approach to exposure therapy by integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). This unique method supports deep healing—especially for those who’ve felt stuck or retraumatized by traditional exposure therapies.
Why Compassion-Based Exposure Therapy Works When Others Don’t
Unlike conventional exposure therapy that may push clients toward feared situations without inner alignment, our approach respects your internal world. Using IFS-informed ERP, we help you build trust with protective parts, gain consent, and invite change through inner cooperation—not force. This makes our work ideal for individuals with trauma histories, anxiety, OCD, or who’ve struggled with avoidance-based coping strategies.
Healing Through the Integration of IFS, ACT, and ERP
We combine three powerful frameworks to address fear, avoidance, and trauma on multiple levels—mind, body, and spirit:
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): Build compassionate relationships with the parts of you that hold fear or pain. Exposure is done only with inner consent.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Shift from avoidance and control to taking meaningful action rooted in your soulful values.
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): Engage in step-by-step, personalized exposure with full system alignment, guided by Self-leadership.
Our Compassion-First Philosophy
We don’t ask you to “push through” discomfort. Instead, we help you:
- Listen to and understand your protective parts
- Strengthen your Self-energy to lead healing
- Practice exposure at your pace, with internal safety
- Anchor your motivation in what matters most to you
This is a trauma-sensitive, neuroscience-informed path to lasting change.
Who We Help
This approach is ideal for those facing:
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Social or Health Anxiety
- Avoidance-Based or Control-Oriented Coping Patterns
If traditional therapy hasn’t worked—or has felt too harsh—our gentle, integrative method may be what you’ve been searching for.
What You’ll Learn
- Self-to-part communication for internal alignment
- Mindfulness and body-based grounding practices
- Clarifying your values to guide meaningful exposure
- Tools for navigating fear and reducing internal conflict
- Practices that restore trust, confidence, and inner harmony
Ready to Heal With Compassion?
Whether you’ve tried exposure therapy before or you’re brand new to this process, our IFS-ACT-ERP integration offers a respectful, powerful, and deeply healing path forward.
Let’s take the next step—together.