Jacob Lawrence LCSW, LCAS

05/21/2026

Introducing a new In Person IFS group in Asheville. Please feel free to reach out for any questions.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/386994

05/03/2026

Announcing! 🥳

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Process Group
Facilitated by Jacob Lawrence LCSW, LCAS

This ongoing IFS process group offers a supportive, experiential space for individuals to deepen their relationship with their internal system. Using the Internal Family Systems model, participants will be guided in connecting with their parts, unblending from protective patterns, and cultivating greater Self-leadership.

What to Expect
• Experiential, process-oriented sessions
• Guided IFS work, including parts mapping and unblending
• Opportunities to witness and be witnessed in a supportive group setting
• Emphasis on safety, pacing, and consent in all sharing and participation

Who This Group Is For
This group may be a good fit for individuals who:
• Are curious about or familiar with IFS and open to experiential work
• Have some stability in their day-to-day functioning
• Are able to engage in a group setting with consistency and respect for others
• Are looking to deepen ongoing therapy work

Group Details
• Format: In-person
• Location: Historic Homewood Building in Montford
• Group Size: 6
• Frequency: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays- 90 minutes
• Start Date: June 3
• Cost: $70

Screening & Referrals
All participants will complete a brief screening call to assess fit and readiness for group work. Referrals from clinicians are welcome, and I’m happy to consult if you’re unsure about appropriateness for a specific client. IFS clinicians welcome too!

Feel free to reach out with questions or referrals.

Thank you! 🙌

Jacob Lawrence LCSW LCAS

Jacob Lawrence, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Asheville, NC, 28801, (828) 457-7194, I provide support and guidance so that my clients do not have to bear their struggles alone. We work collaboratively to understand what is not working and why. We examine past patterns of experience to help us unde...

02/07/2026

A word from the dude..

Increasingly I have been asked, from the IFS perspective, what makes people close their hearts enough to commit the vile acts we witness repeatedly on TV and

01/27/2025

Check out this brilliant IFS comic!

Anxiety Triggers HOME

01/21/2025

2024 was a year with many trailheads.

I had the great luck and pleasure of completing the IFS Institute Level 2 and 3 trainings in the same year.
Level 2 in January '24 -"Shame, Anxiety and Depression" an IFS Approach with Ann Sinko and Mike Elkin.
Level 3 in August -"A Compassionate Approach to Addictive Processes" with Cece Sykes
Please research some of these names on you-tube/podcasts etc as they are leaders in this heart-led movement.

Late September brought a geoligical event that decimated this area, leaving fractals grief in it's wake.

November ushered in a change in power that many persons with whom I'm in community with are feeling fearful and unsafe.

What now? I'm probably not the only one asking this question. Doing my own work with protectors and exiles are essential finding out my needs and knowing how to show up to them.

Witnessing my own parts that are grieving and having compassion for them is a beginning. Having my "self" see and understand them allows them to not have to be managed by other parts that may help me to not "feel" the feelings. It takes resources in the system to avoid feelings. The burdened managing of feelings and other expressions can affect the openness of the heart. We/I don't do so well with a protected heart that's limited in its openness.

So, what now? Is it possible to proceed through this with an open heart? Yes, of course it is. The medicine of self. The healing nature of self energy is alway present though some protector parts may not trust the "self" yet. The work is befriending these parts and begin the journey of witnessing and compassion that will set them free, slowly but surely restoring harmony to the system...One sweet part at time. We meet these parts at the "trailheads" and they show us where the healing and medicine needs to be.

This is a time for "self-led" advocacy. Advocacy from the heart. The real medicine. Our individual self has the capability to heal and so does our collective "self". Self led advocacy involves speaking FOR parts not FROM parts. We can have access to curiousity, clarity and compassion when we are not taken over by parts that hijack the initial mission. We can BE WITH our anger and not have it take over. We do need the fuel of anger sometimes to help advocate. Operating with an open heart is not being a compliant pushover, rather it's assertive, confident and courageous.

I will be bringing IFS to the community on the group level in 2025. I'm excited to be attending the "Creating Healing Circles" training in February with Chris Burris then launching the first group hopefully by the end of Spring. Healing in community! This is one of my answers to "what now?"

And the trailheads keep coming....

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10/03/2024

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10/25/2023

Self compassion is the main ingredient of IFS (Internal Family Systems). The medicine of compassion can heal ourselves from the inside out. I'm looking forward to Level 2 training in January!

In this video I will address the 6 most common myths around self-compassion, and explore what the science says. Join us on PATREON: patreon.com/torioldsSelf-...

08/31/2019

Now taking Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC!

08/06/2019

Hey y’all! I’ve got a new office on 44 Merrimon Ave. Smack dab in the middle of Asheville. Find me online at
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/386994
And...

Jacob Lawrence is a Clinical Social Worker Therapist in ASHEVILLE, NC - North Carolina; Jacob Lawrence specializes in Addiction, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adjustment to College, Adult, Agoraphobia, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Breakups, Chronic Impulsivi...

03/02/2019

Opening in April for Friday sessions!