“I am extremely grateful for my IFS sessions with Nat. The IFS process is extremely fascinating. She’s able to hold a compassionate, patient, non-judgemental container - which was invaluable for trusting the flow of that process. It was such a beautiful revelation how much calmer, centred and brave I felt after the sessions. Now after a few sessions I’m aware of my emotions and more connected with my self-energy.”
— Victoria
“I recently had the privilege of attending an Internal Family Systems (IFS) session with Nat. From the moment the session began, Nat’s calming presence and deep understanding created a safe space where I felt encouraged to explore the depths of my inner world.
During the session, I had the opportunity to connect with my inner child, a part of me that had been quietly holding me back out of fear. This inner child seemed to carry a weight of past experiences and emotions that were affecting my present life. With Nat’s gentle guidance and the framework of IFS, I was able to approach this wounded part of myself with compassion and curiosity.
Nat skillfully led me through a journey of self-discovery, helping me to better understand the origins of these feelings and the ways in which they were influencing my thoughts and behaviours. Through the process, I gradually began to feel a profound sense of connection and empathy towards my inner child, realizing that its intentions were always rooted in a desire to protect and shield me from pain.
As the session unfolded, I felt a shift taking place within me. With Nat’s guidance, I was able to embrace my inner child and offer it the reassurance and support it needed. It was as if I could take the scared child and lift him onto my shoulders as I acknowledged and validated those long-held emotions. I found myself growing stronger, and a newfound sense of empowerment emerged.
By the end of the session, I felt lighter, more centred, and deeply connected to myself. Nat’s skilful facilitation, combined with the transformative principles of IFS, had truly worked wonders. I left the session with a sense of gratitude and clarity, knowing that I now had the tools to carry my inner child with me, not as a burden, but as a source of strength and resilience. ”
— Chris Woodward
“Nat is an open and good listener. She was guided by what I shared in the session and intuitively asked questions that helped me understand what I needed to do. Following the session, I’ve made a profound connection with my inner child and have been exploring events at different stages of my life that still hold a charge. It’s helped me to see the truth of what was really taking place at a higher level of consciousness. This has been both beautiful and empowering work. ”
— Veronica Ireland
“I’ve had several sessions with Van Zee Being over the past two years. Two regression sessions and a number of IFS sessions; all of which have been interesting and insightful but the most transformative and profound for me was IFS. Nat holds space in the most supportive and nurturing way and after each session, I feel like we peel back another layer of trauma or conditioning and I’m provided with a fresh perspective and deeper understanding of myself.
It has also given me coping strategies and approaches that I have been able to integrate into my life on a daily basis so I can see real and effective change. The sessions have made me feel more empowered, connected and capable. I would highly recommend her services as both a coach and alternative therapist. ”
— Adele Brydges
“Nat has a great way of making one feel relaxed, safe and connected. My Internal Family System session with her gave me a valuable new perspective on the different elements of my being and how an awareness of these parts might aid in me finding deeper harmony. I had some insights from certain memories that came up that I’ve since been evaluating. The session also reminded me of the compassion that I want to keep cultivating for certain parts of myself to enable better balance and spaciousness for my needs and desires. Thank you, Nat, for being a kind, patient and gentle guide, whilst also being direct and clear. I look forward to exploring this further!”
— Güte Immelman
“During my internal family systems session Nat gently guided me, into what felt like a conscious state of relaxation. She helped me release a part not native to my system that was causing issues. Afterwards, I felt like my regular self except with Iess knotting in my stomach where there had been some blocked energy. It’s interesting that I’d had a lot of explorative medical tests, cameras and scans and they could find nothing wrong despite quite extreme symptoms.
So far I haven’t had any bad digestive episodes since so I would recommend Nat’s approach to shift the ‘energetic’ source of chronic ailments, once serious medical issues have been ruled out the conventional way. ”
— Elizabeth Barnet
“I was really intrigued by the IFS approach and had some thought it might help with my feeling of being emotionally blocked and I’m pleased to say that it really did. Nat began with a gradual relaxation process which helped me de-couple my emotions and speak directly to some of the different parts of me - my internal ‘team’ if you like. I experienced a totally visceral release of emotions which left me feeling lighter and more emotionally comfortable than I have for a long while.
A really great aspect of the session is that Nat goes on to provide you with the tools to continue the good work and keep making progress. Nat’s soothing and thoughtful guidance helped create a feeling of safety to explore aspects of myself I had felt the need to hide away. I ended the session feeling emboldened and empowered, and would heartily recommend a session with Nat to anyone in need of a fresh approach to dealing with their emotional challenges.”
— Janice Jefferies
“I had the most incredible experience with Nat van Zee who took me through an IFS treatment. It was a deeply empowering and surprising experience that had given me insights into my behaviours as well as helped me release some big things.
Nat has an extraordinary courage and openness that very few people let alone therapists have that enables you to really deal with things in their truest form head on. Not sure how else to explain it, but very unique and needed if you are wanting to release anything.”
— Nic kemp
“Nat has a beautiful way of helping you explore parts of yourself that might need some attention and healing. I definitely needed some guidance in this space and Nat helped me gently go to places I hadn’t been able to alone. Nat is patient and empathic and creates the space for you to explore things you might have previously been afraid to look at.”
— Emma Sabin
“This was my first ever IFS session and I didn’t really know what to expect. Nat did a fantastic job making me feel comfortable. She helped guide me to have a dialogue with my inner self parts and discover hidden self-beliefs and thoughts and let go of negative feelings. Great session for anyone looking for self-growth and letting go of past traumas which ultimately lead you to hold back in life. Defiantly would recommend anyone to give it a go!”
— Aisha Paracha
“I’ve been practicing and playing with my parts these last couple of weeks. Quite fascinating and interesting! I have found I work best with them when I “catch” them/myself, having critical, negative or stern talk. It is then, that I check in, either in the moment or at a quiet time and have that dialogue. It’s been really helpful and useful to become aware of these parts to help tame that inner dragon, so to speak!”
— Jamie
“I am in my head a lot, so my body and head feel disconnected. My brain is constantly on. Processing and analysing. I observe every single detail and everything that is going on. I analyse everything before you even say a word. I am also aware that I am sensitive to criticism and highly self-critical. My brain is constantly replaying what I say and do all the time, in a multitude of ways and how the outcome could have been different. It could bring up past experiences that bring up the same emotions and anxiety in me. This leads to decision paralysis as every single outcome or potentiality comes into my head, and so there is so much to think about that I end up procrastinating on the decision and moving on to something else. To later come back and experience the same paralysis.
I find IFS really helpful to understand that these are all different parts of me and these parts can have conversations. I can be a judicator or a referee in that circumstance, and be like ‘hang on just take a step back, and let’s get another perspective on this. It is so simple but it immediately helps me relax and drop back into the moment rather than getting carried away on this thought treadmill. I noticed in each session we are making connections and that there is a thread running through and interlinking all of them. That has been really interesting for me, as well as the strong visuals that I receive. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the emotion of everything that it is hard to take a step back and observe it in a rational kind of way.
It’s been really helpful to give a colour, texture or sensation to the things that are coming up. This is something I have been taught in CBT, but it is a different approach in IFS. The thought, the emotion, and the colour are already there and I just have to name what it is. Rather than having feelings of anxiety or whatever and then trying to give an external shape or form to it. With IFS the feeling comes up, and then pretty soon after I have a visual which has been really helpful in understanding what my body is trying to tell me but my mind is overriding.”
— A.
“I love how Nat held space with such patience as she took me through a guided meditation. I found the Internal Family System’s session to be super powerful since I learned about the parts of myself that are holding me back in fully showing up in areas of my life.”
