It’s Time to Come Home to Yourself.
Therapy for Inner Child Healing Can Help.
Inner Child Healing in California + Online
Your inner child carries both your deepest wounds and your greatest gifts. Those early experiences that felt too overwhelming, too confusing, or too painful? They created patterns that may have kept you safe then, but now leave you feeling stuck with anxiety, depression, or relationship struggles.
The truth is: Inner child wounds aren't a curse, and they aren't your fault.
They're your psyche’s way of adapting to childhood experiences that felt too big to process at the time. Whether you experienced obvious trauma or subtle emotional neglect, your inner child learned to protect itself the best way it knew how.
Here's what makes inner child healing so powerful: Within these wounded parts lies your natural capacity for joy, creativity, and authentic connection. Your inner child holds not just the memory of what hurts, but also the key to your transformation and healing.
If you're ready to move beyond just surviving your past and step into true emotional freedom, we can help. Our trauma-informed therapists integrate evidence-based therapy with holistic healing practices to support your journey home to yourself.
Schedule a free consultation call to get started!
"The wound of the past becomes the gateway to your most authentic self."
- Carl Jung
Difficulty trusting others or yourself
People-pleasing tendencies
Harsh inner critic or perfectionism
Feeling emotionally "stuck" at a younger age
Relationship patterns that mirror childhood dynamics
Anxiety or depression with roots in early experiences
Unexplained anger or emotional outbursts
Signs of a Wounded Inner Child:
Strong emotional reactions that feel young or childlike
Difficulty setting or maintaining boundaries
Feeling disconnected from joy, play, or spontaneity
Abandonment fears or attachment issues
Constant need for validation or approval
Feeling responsible for others' emotions
Difficulty expressing needs or emotions
Feeling unworthy or fundamentally flawed
Carrying shame from childhood experiences
Difficulty being present in your body
Relationship difficulties or fear of intimacy
Addictive behaviors or unhealthy coping mechanisms
Common Types of Inner Child Healing
Developmental Trauma Healing
When early experiences interrupt healthy development, it can create lasting patterns of anxiety, disconnection, or shame. This work helps you understand and heal these developmental gaps, creating new neural pathways for safety and connection.
Attachment Healing
Early relationship patterns with caregivers shape how we connect with others and ourselves. This approach helps heal attachment wounds, building secure connection with yourself and others.
Parts Work Integration
Different aspects of your inner child may hold different experiences, emotions, and needs. Through gentle exploration, we help these parts feel seen, heard, and integrated into your whole self.
Somatic Inner Child Healing
Childhood experiences are stored in the body. This approach uses mindful awareness and gentle somatic techniques to release stored trauma and create new patterns of connection and joy.
Benefits of Inner Child Work
When you work with one of our inner child therapists, we can help you:
Transform self-criticism into self-compassion
Heal deep-rooted shame and unworthiness
Create healthier relationships with clear boundaries
Access your natural joy, creativity, and playfulness
Break free from people-pleasing patterns
Trust your intuition and inner wisdom
Release old trauma held in the body
Develop a loving relationship with yourself
Experience more emotional freedom
Create a life you love
Types of Therapy For Inner Child Work
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Holistic Therapy for Inner Child Healing
Integrate mind, body, heart, and spirit for healing of childhood wounds.
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Depth Therapy for Inner Child Healing
Explore the unconscious patterns and early experiences shaping your present life.
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Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) for Inner Child Healing
Connect with and heal different parts of your inner child through this evidence-based approach to inner healing.
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Somatic Therapy for Inner Child Healing
Access and release childhood experiences stored in the body through gentle, body-based healing practices.
Inner child therapy is designed to excavate and attend to the root causes of your struggles, not just manage symptoms. While sessions flow like traditional talk therapy, we weave in somatic awareness, visualization practices, and gentle exploration to help you reconnect with your inner child. Through meaningful conversation and experiential practices, you'll discover new ways of relating to yourself while learning practical tools to support your healing journey.
How Does Therapy for Inner Child Healing Work?
Here at The Holistic Counseling Center, we believe true healing must include the whole person: mind, body, heart and spirit. Our unique approach to inner child therapy blends the best of traditional psychotherapy with holistic healing practices. We integrate:
Evidence-based psychology practices
Somatic awareness and nervous system regulation tools
Inner child meditation and visualization practices
Depth psychology insights for lasting change
Our inner child therapists are here to help you reconnect with your authentic self and create a life you love! We offer a warm, supportive environment whether you join us in person in El Dorado Hills (near Folsom and Sacramento), San Francisco, or work with us online.
Inner Child Work at The Holistic Counseling Center
Hi, I’m Kim Burris
Founder of The Holistic Counseling Center and A Licensed Therapist in California
I believe that learning how to love and tend to your inner child is a radical act of self-care, and necessary for healing and integration.
I founded The Holistic Counseling Center because I am passionate about helping people just like you reconnect with and heal your inner child, so you can stop re-creating past pain, and step into the next best version of yourself.
I know how transformative inner child healing can be, and I'm dedicated to providing holistic therapy that honors both the depth of this work and the practical tools needed for integration.
Here at The Holistic Counseling Center, we offer inner child therapy that honors the mind, body, and spirit connection. If you're ready to begin this intentional journey of coming home to yourself, schedule a free consultation call to get started.
We'd be honored to support you on your healing journey!
Meet The Team
Inner Child Therapists
Kim Burris
Founder, LIcensed THerapist, LMFT
Inner Child Work, Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Postpartum Depression, Existential Crisis + Spirituality
Dr. Anjali Connors
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety, Inner Child Healing, Life Transitions, Psychedelic Integration + Spirituality
Perri Griffin
Licensed Therapist, LMFT
Inner Child Healing, Anxiety, Shadow Work,
Existential Crisis, Life Purpose + Spirituality
Associate Therapist, AMFT
Sinclair Mitchell
Anxiety, Trauma, Self-Esteem, Inner Child Healing, Shadow Work + Spirituality
Tessa Wendell
Associate THerapist, AMFT
Anxiety, Trauma, Inner Child Work, Shadow Work, Relationships, Motherhood + Self-Esteem
Our Offices
We offer in-person therapy from our offices in El Dorado Hills, CA (near Folsom and Sacramento), San Francisco and online in California.
What People are Saying
★★★★★
The Holistic Counseling Center is so aptly named as they are holistic, heart-centered, and provide counseling with a specialization on a wide range of issues we face in a modern world. As an energy healer and life coach, I realize the value of integrated therapy that sees the whole person including their spiritual aspects. I got a chance to get to know each practitioner when I came to teach Reiki to the center and they each seemed compassionate, dedicated to honing their skills, and helping people heal. I would recommend this center for anyone looking for guidance! And their offices are so welcoming beautiful.
- Song, Sacramento, CA
Ready to Work Together?
Here’s how to get started:
Additional Resources
Are you longing to love yourself more?
Download: How to Love Yourself More: A Guide to Self-Love From a Holistic Therapist
Dive Deeper: Articles For Your Healing Journey
FAQ’s About Inner Child Therapy
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Inner child therapy helps you connect with and heal the younger parts of yourself that may have experienced hurt, neglect, or trauma. This approach recognizes that childhood experiences shape our adult patterns and beliefs. Through compassionate exploration, you'll learn to identify when your inner child is activated, provide the nurturing they needed but didn't receive, and create new patterns of safety and connection.
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Consider inner child therapy if you notice patterns like difficulty trusting others, people-pleasing tendencies, relationship challenges, or feeling emotionally stuck. Other signs include strong emotional reactions that feel younger than your actual age, persistent shame or unworthiness, or repeating childhood dynamics in adult relationships.
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Sessions create a safe space for exploring early experiences and emotions. We might use visualization, guided meditation, energy work, art, movement, or dialogue to connect with your inner child. You'll learn to recognize inner child activation, develop self-nurturing skills, and gradually heal old wounds.
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Healing is a unique journey for each person. While some experience significant shifts within a few sessions, deeper integration typically occurs over 6-12 months of consistent work. We recommend weekly sessions initially to establish clarity and momentum in the healing process.
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Look for a licensed mental health professional with specific training in trauma-informed care and inner child work. All therapists at The Holistic Counseling Center are licensed psychotherapists with advanced training in inner child healing, somatic work, and holistic healing modalities.
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Getting started is simple:
Schedule a free consultation call to discuss your needs
Meet with one of our therapists to create your healing plan
Begin your journey of inner child healing with regular sessions
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Inner child therapy is available in-person and online, depending on your location.
In-person locations in California:
El Dorado Hills (near Folsom and Sacramento)
Online therapy is offered in:
Colorado
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Missouri
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Pennsylvania
Please note we also offer coaching for inner child work. While different from therapy, our coaching services can also support inner child healing. Learn more HERE.
If you’re unsure if therapy is available in your area, feel free to reach out to confirm.
Make an Appointment With an Inner Child Therapist Near You
Curious about a holistic approach to Inner Child Therapy and how our therapists can support you? Let’s chat! Just click below to schedule your complimentary consultation call and our intake coordinator will reach out to discuss logistics and schedule your first appointment.
If you have any other questions feel free to send a message through this contact form and we’ll get back to you in the next 48 hours.