IFS Healing Circle
You've been the dependable one. The one who keeps it together, stays calm, carries everyone else's weight. But somewhere in all of that, you lost yourself. This circle is for you.
An 8-week virtual IFS-informed group for high-functioning women who are exhausted on the inside and finally ready to stop living on autopilot.
For women who are tired of holding it all together.
Mondays · 7PM ET · 90 min
Virtual via Zoom
Limited to 10 women
$575
the truth she never said out loud
"I can't remember the last time I truly rested."
"I'm always the one people lean on, but no one checks on me."
"I feel numb — like I've lost touch with who I am."
If any of these land, you're in the right place.
You're high functioning on the outside.
You've always been the dependable one. The one who gets things done, who stays calm, who carries more than her share, and makes it look effortless. You've built something real. But somewhere in the middle of holding it all together, you stopped being able to find yourself.
Feels emotionally drained, anxious, or "on" all the time
Struggles with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or burnout
Has trouble being vulnerable or asking for help
Craves real connection, rest, and authenticity
Women 25+ welcome · anywhere in the world
Therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals are welcome to join as participants
Quietly exhausted on the inside.
This circle is for women who are ready to pause, breathe, and reconnect. To stop living on autopilot and start understanding who they are underneath all the roles, expectations, and pressure to keep it together.
A clearer sense of who you are beneath the noise and expectations
Language for understanding what's really happening inside you
A lighter emotional load and permission to finally rest
Real connection with women who truly understand
The beginning of a different relationship with yourself
You don't have to explain yourself here. You just get to be.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps us understand the inner parts that have been running our lives. For example, the over-functioner, the people-pleaser, the one who never lets herself be seen. Group work creates the rare experience of healing in the presence of others, which is exactly where the most persistent patterns were formed.
Space to be. Not to perform.
what we'll do together
Create a space to be. Not perform, not produce, not manage
Learn to set boundaries that honor your actual energy
Reconnect with your emotions and your sense of self
Experience genuine connection and community
Understand the inner parts that have been running the show
Build a different, more compassionate relationship with yourself
group goals
8-Week plan
weeks 1-2
Foundation: Meeting the group. Orienting to IFS. Naming what you're carrying.
weeks 3-4
The Protectors: Understanding your manager parts... perfectionism, control, pleasing.
weeks 5-6
Going Deeper: Moving toward what the protectors are protecting — with care and at your pace.
weeks 7-8
Going Deeper: Moving toward what the protectors are protecting — with care and at your pace.
investment
for 8 sessions • approximately $72 per session
$575
your facilitator
Led by Kiara Hartwell Opara
ifs level 2 trained • IFS healing circles trained
Kiara is IFS Level 2 trained through the IFS Institute and IFS Healing Circles trained under Chris Burris. She brings 15+ years of clinical experience to a coaching space designed specifically for women who carry too much.
Kiara created the IFS Healing Circle because she kept seeing the same woman in her clinical work: high-functioning, deeply exhausted, and convinced that asking for help was somehow not for her. This group is her direct response to that pattern.
the next circle is forming now
You don't have to keep carrying this alone.
Spots are limited to 10 women. If you're a therapist with clients who might benefit, reach out directly. If you are someone interested in joining the group, please fill out the contact form.
Free 15-minute consultations available to assess readiness for group work.