Risa Adams, MD

Risa Adams, MD, is a family physician and certified IFS therapist, approved consultant and assistant trainer with the IFS Institute. She has taught introductory and comprehensive IFS courses for therapists and physicians, including at St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team and the Central Lambton FHT.

Risa’s clinical work has focused on the perinatal population and includes long-term psychotherapy with complex PTSD survivors. Having worked extensively in the field of primary care she is passionate about bringing IFS to health care providers in general for their own self care and is co-author of an upcoming book ‘It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way: A Physician’s Guide to Radical Self Care.’ She is a founding member of IFS Connect, a consultation and learning hub that supports the growth of IFS professionals throughout Canada and beyond.

Risa engages with the practices of IFS on a daily basis and continues to be surprised and delighted by the depths of joy and solace she finds along the way.