Emotionally Focused Therapists in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA
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Shelly Stover
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and somatic interventions from TRM.
Do you feel unsettled in your life? Are you stuck and unsure how to move forward? Are you and your partner continuing to have the same fight? Do you feel like everyone else's needs are taken care of, except for your own? Maybe you're longing for some stability, grappling with a loss, or struggling in a relationship? Life keeps moving and you are overwhelmed and unsure of the best decision to make. Let's connect. I work with couples, teens, creative professionals, new parents, career transitioners, women's health, and people interested in exploring their body image and sexual intimacy in a non-judgemental space.
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and somatic interventions from TRM.
Do you feel unsettled in your life? Are you stuck and unsure how to move forward? Are you and your partner continuing to have the same fight? Do you feel like everyone else's needs are taken care of, except for your own? Maybe you're longing for some stability, grappling with a loss, or struggling in a relationship? Life keeps moving and you are overwhelmed and unsure of the best decision to make. Let's connect. I work with couples, teens, creative professionals, new parents, career transitioners, women's health, and people interested in exploring their body image and sexual intimacy in a non-judgemental space.
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Lindsay Garvey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
As a therapist, I call upon a variety of practices to nurture each individual’s or couple’s personal process. With a background in movement, music, art and drama, I approach therapy as a creative pursuit rooted in clinical analysis. I have a trauma-informed approach, allowing space for the many layers of stress that our culture can bring about in an individual or within a couple. I draw on traditional psychodynamic, Gestalt, Emotionally Focused Couples therapy, and relational methodologies, while incorporating eastern philosophies, symbolism, somatics, and creative or spiritual practices.
As a therapist, I call upon a variety of practices to nurture each individual’s or couple’s personal process. With a background in movement, music, art and drama, I approach therapy as a creative pursuit rooted in clinical analysis. I have a trauma-informed approach, allowing space for the many layers of stress that our culture can bring about in an individual or within a couple. I draw on traditional psychodynamic, Gestalt, Emotionally Focused Couples therapy, and relational methodologies, while incorporating eastern philosophies, symbolism, somatics, and creative or spiritual practices.
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Ben C Bernstein
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
19 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I use attachment-focused EMDR, Buddhist philosophy, EFT, and IFS to inform my relational approach.
Years ago, on my 30th birthday, I walked home from my party alone. I had a great night with friends, flirted with a girl at the bar, but I had a feeling, a gnawing sensation, that there was something better out there. I had a vague feeling that what I needed was a loving partnership, and it was up to me to prioritize finding it. Eventually I found my way to therapy, and with a nurturing but challenging therapist, I began to realize how I defended myself from the intimacy I wanted. It was the most humbling and most rewarding thing I've ever done.
I use attachment-focused EMDR, Buddhist philosophy, EFT, and IFS to inform my relational approach.
Years ago, on my 30th birthday, I walked home from my party alone. I had a great night with friends, flirted with a girl at the bar, but I had a feeling, a gnawing sensation, that there was something better out there. I had a vague feeling that what I needed was a loving partnership, and it was up to me to prioritize finding it. Eventually I found my way to therapy, and with a nurturing but challenging therapist, I began to realize how I defended myself from the intimacy I wanted. It was the most humbling and most rewarding thing I've ever done.
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Claire Gordon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Some of my favorite modalities and theories include ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), attachment theory, and mindfulness.
Welcome, I'm glad you're here. I specialize in working with anxiety, relationship issues, and couples. If you're here because you feel anxious, I'd like to name that there's plenty to be anxious about in the modern world! I focus on helping you develop skills to regulate when anxiety feels overwhelming, and on parsing out what's in or out of our control. If you're in a relationship, maybe you're tired of getting stuck in what feels like the same fight again and again. Using EFT, I love helping couples understand each other on a deeper level, and break out of feeling stuck.
Some of my favorite modalities and theories include ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), attachment theory, and mindfulness.
Welcome, I'm glad you're here. I specialize in working with anxiety, relationship issues, and couples. If you're here because you feel anxious, I'd like to name that there's plenty to be anxious about in the modern world! I focus on helping you develop skills to regulate when anxiety feels overwhelming, and on parsing out what's in or out of our control. If you're in a relationship, maybe you're tired of getting stuck in what feels like the same fight again and again. Using EFT, I love helping couples understand each other on a deeper level, and break out of feeling stuck.
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Amanda Levy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which means I have completed an intensified year-long training and supervision in my work with couples.
Hi! I'm glad you're here. Perhaps you are experiencing discomfort in one or many of your relationships, or are just feeling generally out of control or down. You don't have to navigate these difficult feelings alone, we can face them together. Whatever your needs may be, I am here to support you. Together, we can work to identify relationship or behavioral patterns that may have fallen into your blindspots and together face any negative feelings. Through this insight and self-discovery, we will explore your past safely together to make sense of your present and support you in building a fulfilling and meaningful future.
I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which means I have completed an intensified year-long training and supervision in my work with couples.
Hi! I'm glad you're here. Perhaps you are experiencing discomfort in one or many of your relationships, or are just feeling generally out of control or down. You don't have to navigate these difficult feelings alone, we can face them together. Whatever your needs may be, I am here to support you. Together, we can work to identify relationship or behavioral patterns that may have fallen into your blindspots and together face any negative feelings. Through this insight and self-discovery, we will explore your past safely together to make sense of your present and support you in building a fulfilling and meaningful future.
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Bo Gabriel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
My approach is relational, informed by Gestalt, psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) principles.
The therapeutic relationship allows for awareness, healing, and growth. Utilizing empathy, humor, and gentle confrontation, I offer a safe space for clients to cope with painful times, challenging relationships, and issues with self. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in anxiety, relationship, identity, artistic, and grief/loss issues.
My approach is relational, informed by Gestalt, psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) principles.
The therapeutic relationship allows for awareness, healing, and growth. Utilizing empathy, humor, and gentle confrontation, I offer a safe space for clients to cope with painful times, challenging relationships, and issues with self. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in anxiety, relationship, identity, artistic, and grief/loss issues.
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Feel Understood Couples Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
As a licensed therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), I specialize in teaching couples like you how to enhance the support within your relationship.
Is your relationship feeling hopeless, or stuck in conflict? You might find yourselves trapped in repeating patterns. You know communication should be improved somehow. Maybe you don’t spend enough time together. You could be avoiding each other because of past hurts you'd rather not bring up, or personal differences you've been struggling to address. You're likely not feeling as supported you could be. If any of this resonates with you, I'm a trained couples therapist here to help.
As a licensed therapist trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), I specialize in teaching couples like you how to enhance the support within your relationship.
Is your relationship feeling hopeless, or stuck in conflict? You might find yourselves trapped in repeating patterns. You know communication should be improved somehow. Maybe you don’t spend enough time together. You could be avoiding each other because of past hurts you'd rather not bring up, or personal differences you've been struggling to address. You're likely not feeling as supported you could be. If any of this resonates with you, I'm a trained couples therapist here to help.
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Zachary Metzger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, ASW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90039 (Online Only)
I offer my clients a safe, creative space to explore the challenges they're confronting honestly and without judgement. Whether you are exhausted from constantly overthinking, feeling shutdown emotionally, struggling to change unsatisfying patterns or trying to cope with loss; we can work together to help you slow down, tune in more deeply to your inner life and heal past wounds. The stories we tell ourselves about our lives have an enormous impact on how we feel day to day. Together, we will take a look at your story to integrate thoughts, feelings and values into a cohesive whole you can use to write your next chapter.
I offer my clients a safe, creative space to explore the challenges they're confronting honestly and without judgement. Whether you are exhausted from constantly overthinking, feeling shutdown emotionally, struggling to change unsatisfying patterns or trying to cope with loss; we can work together to help you slow down, tune in more deeply to your inner life and heal past wounds. The stories we tell ourselves about our lives have an enormous impact on how we feel day to day. Together, we will take a look at your story to integrate thoughts, feelings and values into a cohesive whole you can use to write your next chapter.
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Zoë Kahn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) which I use with couples as well as EMDR for trauma.
Hi, I'm Zoë. I'm a licensed psychotherapist with over ten years of experience in mental health. I work with individuals and couples who are seeking a deeper relationship with themselves and with each other. I find that with acceptance of your true self, the more confident you will feel in communicating openly, making hard decisions, setting boundaries and making desired changes in your life. This holds true in our relationships as well. When we learn to accept truths about ourselves, we can then learn how to communicate these truths to others. I would love to help you find deeper connection with yourself and your loved ones.
I am trained in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) which I use with couples as well as EMDR for trauma.
Hi, I'm Zoë. I'm a licensed psychotherapist with over ten years of experience in mental health. I work with individuals and couples who are seeking a deeper relationship with themselves and with each other. I find that with acceptance of your true self, the more confident you will feel in communicating openly, making hard decisions, setting boundaries and making desired changes in your life. This holds true in our relationships as well. When we learn to accept truths about ourselves, we can then learn how to communicate these truths to others. I would love to help you find deeper connection with yourself and your loved ones.
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Kathleen Telser, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Emotional and physical trauma, when unresolved, can leave us feeling alone, misunderstood, disconnected and sometimes shamed. It can keep us from forming the relationships we seek and alienate us from the intimacy we might desire. In a non-judgmental way, I engage my clients to help them find meaning and growth through a combination of deep understanding and emotional presence. My approach is attachment-based and focuses on attunement and self-acceptance. When working with couples as well as individuals, I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Emotional and physical trauma, when unresolved, can leave us feeling alone, misunderstood, disconnected and sometimes shamed. It can keep us from forming the relationships we seek and alienate us from the intimacy we might desire. In a non-judgmental way, I engage my clients to help them find meaning and growth through a combination of deep understanding and emotional presence. My approach is attachment-based and focuses on attunement and self-acceptance. When working with couples as well as individuals, I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
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Mary Clark
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, PPS
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I offer: Trauma-informed, mindfulness-informed, cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT/CBT); Grief and Loss work; Play/Art/Narrative techniques; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR); Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and skills training.
I am a culturally sensitive therapist who welcomes clients of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. During times of uncertainty, coping tools may need to be bolstered, or you may notice patterns in your ways of responding that you want to address. Patterns give us information about feelings we carry, and needs we attempt to fulfill. By forming a strong alliance with my clients, grounded in a stance of empathy and unconditional positive regard, I work to foster the skills, trust, and esteem for you to bravely overcome challenges, and acknowledge and act upon your most authentic self.
I offer: Trauma-informed, mindfulness-informed, cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT/CBT); Grief and Loss work; Play/Art/Narrative techniques; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR); Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and skills training.
I am a culturally sensitive therapist who welcomes clients of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. During times of uncertainty, coping tools may need to be bolstered, or you may notice patterns in your ways of responding that you want to address. Patterns give us information about feelings we carry, and needs we attempt to fulfill. By forming a strong alliance with my clients, grounded in a stance of empathy and unconditional positive regard, I work to foster the skills, trust, and esteem for you to bravely overcome challenges, and acknowledge and act upon your most authentic self.
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Arami James
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I am an emotionally-focused therapist (EFT) providing Queer & neurodivergent affirmative therapy to individuals, couples and families.
Do you want to enjoy the present moments and be more present in your daily experiences, especially during times of change and transformation? Do you want to create a solid foundation during your current life transformation? Do you want to improve your communication and connection in your relationships during times of transition and growth? Do you seek to break cycles within yourself and overcome patterns that have been reinforced by societal, familial and personal narratives? Would you like to tap into your intuition and connection to your roots to find more balance, ease, calmness and creation in your life?
I am an emotionally-focused therapist (EFT) providing Queer & neurodivergent affirmative therapy to individuals, couples and families.
Do you want to enjoy the present moments and be more present in your daily experiences, especially during times of change and transformation? Do you want to create a solid foundation during your current life transformation? Do you want to improve your communication and connection in your relationships during times of transition and growth? Do you seek to break cycles within yourself and overcome patterns that have been reinforced by societal, familial and personal narratives? Would you like to tap into your intuition and connection to your roots to find more balance, ease, calmness and creation in your life?
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Alissa Benporat
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
The therapeutic modalities I use are: Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relational somatic healing, Transformational NLP, and Internal Family Systems.
I believe that healing happens in relationship, and offer warmth and curiosity to help you explore and name the truth of your experience in order to heal from anxiety, relational trauma, and embrace life's challenges. I work with individuals & couples who want to improve boundaries and communication, create meaningful connection, and align their choices with their values. I support you through circumstances life throws at you - affairs, loss, aging, marriage, divorce, raising kids, job stress. I am keen to explore issues related to gender, culture, health, spirituality, sexuality, monogamy, polyamory, and psychedelic integration.
The therapeutic modalities I use are: Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relational somatic healing, Transformational NLP, and Internal Family Systems.
I believe that healing happens in relationship, and offer warmth and curiosity to help you explore and name the truth of your experience in order to heal from anxiety, relational trauma, and embrace life's challenges. I work with individuals & couples who want to improve boundaries and communication, create meaningful connection, and align their choices with their values. I support you through circumstances life throws at you - affairs, loss, aging, marriage, divorce, raising kids, job stress. I am keen to explore issues related to gender, culture, health, spirituality, sexuality, monogamy, polyamory, and psychedelic integration.
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Dana Andrews
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Experiential techniques like somatic (body-based) exercises with emotionally focused therapy, alongside meditation and mindfulness, allow for deeper integration of material and relief from uncomfortable symptoms that often come with suffering.
Are you struggling with anxiety and/or depression and looking for support? Is trauma from the past affecting your functioning and relationships? Have you recently lost someone and experiencing grief? I offer a warm and compassionate space for you to share you story, process any feelings arising, and further guide you to identify and heal the patterns and wounds that are holding you back. Providing personalized tools and exercises (now including optional Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy) to feel well-resourced both in and outside of session, we can work together to create a healing experience that works best for you and your needs.
Experiential techniques like somatic (body-based) exercises with emotionally focused therapy, alongside meditation and mindfulness, allow for deeper integration of material and relief from uncomfortable symptoms that often come with suffering.
Are you struggling with anxiety and/or depression and looking for support? Is trauma from the past affecting your functioning and relationships? Have you recently lost someone and experiencing grief? I offer a warm and compassionate space for you to share you story, process any feelings arising, and further guide you to identify and heal the patterns and wounds that are holding you back. Providing personalized tools and exercises (now including optional Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy) to feel well-resourced both in and outside of session, we can work together to create a healing experience that works best for you and your needs.
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Nina Gonzaga
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
Some treatment modalities I use are attachment theory, EFT (Emotionally-Focused Therapy, PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I hold the sacredness of authenticity, humaning alongside other humans. I focus on working with women, particularly women of color, to show up to the brutal, sweaty, and liberating work of tending to your life while challenging oppressive systems that want humans to stay small. Together, we examine trauma and pain with self-compassion, address avoidance, build vocabulary around emotions to expand your knowing, and work together to enrich relational bonds. I would love to hold space for you! I am licensed and available to work with residents of California and Washington.
Some treatment modalities I use are attachment theory, EFT (Emotionally-Focused Therapy, PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I hold the sacredness of authenticity, humaning alongside other humans. I focus on working with women, particularly women of color, to show up to the brutal, sweaty, and liberating work of tending to your life while challenging oppressive systems that want humans to stay small. Together, we examine trauma and pain with self-compassion, address avoidance, build vocabulary around emotions to expand your knowing, and work together to enrich relational bonds. I would love to hold space for you! I am licensed and available to work with residents of California and Washington.
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Resmine Atis
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Hi! I'm Resmine and enjoy working with couples, individuals, families and teens! I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy. Do you feel you keep having the same fight over and over again? Are you afraid to bring something up because your partner, friend, child might criticize/blame/shut down or yell at you? I can help you become aware of and stop the negative cycle that keeps you feeling stuck and misunderstood by the person you love.
Hi! I'm Resmine and enjoy working with couples, individuals, families and teens! I have advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy. Do you feel you keep having the same fight over and over again? Are you afraid to bring something up because your partner, friend, child might criticize/blame/shut down or yell at you? I can help you become aware of and stop the negative cycle that keeps you feeling stuck and misunderstood by the person you love.
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Lupita Kirklin
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (Online Only)
With 27+ years of experience as a seasoned therapist, I provide a "sauna for your feelings," a safe space and container for you to step away from your life to reflect, release and re-align. My goal is to facilitate the identification of difficult thoughts, feelings, and past experiences that prevent us from being comfortable with who we would like to be, what we want, and the kind of relationships that we want to have with others. I find that people who fully invest in themselves have the greatest rate of success.
With 27+ years of experience as a seasoned therapist, I provide a "sauna for your feelings," a safe space and container for you to step away from your life to reflect, release and re-align. My goal is to facilitate the identification of difficult thoughts, feelings, and past experiences that prevent us from being comfortable with who we would like to be, what we want, and the kind of relationships that we want to have with others. I find that people who fully invest in themselves have the greatest rate of success.
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Patrick M. McCloskey
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Life is a complex journey, and each of us carries a unique story filled with challenges and triumphs. My approach to therapy is rooted in the belief that we all need support and that our stories, though different, connect us.
Life is a complex journey, and each of us carries a unique story filled with challenges and triumphs. My approach to therapy is rooted in the belief that we all need support and that our stories, though different, connect us.
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Robin Roemer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90039
We all desire belonging and connection, but relationships can be hard! Many of us grow up without role models for the type of intimacy we desire. Whether working individually or with relationships, I hope to work as a guide and collaborator, assisting you in building stronger connections with yourself and those around you. Many of us move through life feeling stuck in roles we’ve been assigned and in stories that we’ve long outgrown. Our work in therapy is to shift your perspective, allowing for a much more nuanced, self-compassionate and true view of who you are and who you’d like to be.
We all desire belonging and connection, but relationships can be hard! Many of us grow up without role models for the type of intimacy we desire. Whether working individually or with relationships, I hope to work as a guide and collaborator, assisting you in building stronger connections with yourself and those around you. Many of us move through life feeling stuck in roles we’ve been assigned and in stories that we’ve long outgrown. Our work in therapy is to shift your perspective, allowing for a much more nuanced, self-compassionate and true view of who you are and who you’d like to be.
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Jocelyn Gee - Therapy for Relationships
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90027
I believe that strong relationships are the key to a fulfilling life. I specialize in working with those who want to heal from, improve, or build relationships. Maybe you struggle with anxiety, low self-esteem, poor boundaries, or communication blocks. Perhaps you and your partner are having the same exhausting conflict on repeat. In therapy, we can explore the relationship patterns you have with yourself and others and notice where you are stuck. Within the safety of the therapeutic relationship that we will co-create together, I can help you tune into your emotional experience so you can express yourself authentically.
I believe that strong relationships are the key to a fulfilling life. I specialize in working with those who want to heal from, improve, or build relationships. Maybe you struggle with anxiety, low self-esteem, poor boundaries, or communication blocks. Perhaps you and your partner are having the same exhausting conflict on repeat. In therapy, we can explore the relationship patterns you have with yourself and others and notice where you are stuck. Within the safety of the therapeutic relationship that we will co-create together, I can help you tune into your emotional experience so you can express yourself authentically.
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Who is emotionally focused therapy for?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.
Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?
People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.
What happens in emotionally focused therapy?
Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.
What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?
EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.