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Join Us at the 20th Annual Liberation-Based Healing Conference

November 7–8, 2025 | On Zoom | Earn 15 CEUs (NJ & NY) For two decades, the Liberation-Based Healing Conference (LBHC) has brought together scholars, activists, educators, clinicians, and community leaders committed to justice, healing, and systemic change. This year, we celebrate our 20th anniversary with a dynamic two-day virtual gathering—centered on decolonial, liberatory, and…

Find Someone Else by Focusing on Yourself

You swipe, you scroll—but the profiles start to blur. Something’s always missing. You know what you want, yet no one seems to measure up. Frustrated with the dating scene? Wondering why the options feel endless, but genuine connections feel out of reach? Here’s the truth: the rules of relationships are shifting. As women outpace men…

Healing Together: How Family Therapy Can Support Growth, Connection, and Liberation

At the Institute for Family Services (IFS), we believe that healing is relational, change is possible, and liberation is a collective process. Whether you’re feeling stuck in old family dynamics, navigating a major life transition, or confronting the weight of intergenerational trauma, you don’t have to do it alone. Our work goes beyond traditional therapy—it’s…

Cultural Complexity and Ethical Care: Reimagining Therapy for Migrant Communities

What does ethical therapy look like when your client has crossed borders, survived trauma, and endured systems that sow distrust rather than offer healing? At the Institute for Family Services (IFS), ethical care is nurtured through liberation, relationality, and the radical honoring of wholeness. A Liberation-Based Healing Lens Rooted in Community IFS’s philosophy centers on liberation-based…

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Being Human as Praxis: A Therapeutic Reimagining

Reimagining Therapy Through the Lens of Liberation and Collective HumanityWho gets to be human?Who gets to be human in therapy? These are not abstract questions. They are at the very heart of both global geopolitics and intimate clinical spaces. The world is grappling with intensifying violence, displacement, and social unrest. But none of this is…