Mariel Pastor, LMFT

Mariel Pastor, LMFT, is an IFS Senior Lead Trainer and consultant known for her clarity, warmth and humor. Trained in IFS since 1998, she is the principal author of the IFS Institute’s Level 1 Participant Training Manual, and leads IFS trainings, retreats and workshops across the globe.

Mariel is also co-founder of the IFS Telehealth Collective, which provides IFS consultation services for both IFS-trained and IFS-informed mental health clinicians. As a systemic marriage and family therapist based in Portland, Oregon, Mariel incorporates her interests in Integral Psychology, somatic psychotherapies, EMDR, and spirituality within the framework of IFS. Her original work, The Unburdened Internal System Mandala, brings the fullness of the IFS Model into tangible form, offering hope for clinicians and clients alike.