Emotionally Focused Therapists in New Orleans, LA

My focus is helping adolescents 16+ and adults balance their overworked, stressed, and anxious lifestyles through individual counseling. I work with diagnoses such as: anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, compassion fatigue, work, and school stress. I am highly skilled at working with millennial professionals. In session, I combine many styles such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness, to facilitate client growth, goal attainment, and retention.

I have worked with families, individuals and couples for many years, and find that bridging miscommunications to build connection is something I am deeply passionate about. When we can work to understand one another, we can often come to better understand ourselves, especially within these systems. I utilize a combination of Internal Family Systems (IFS), narrative and attachment theories with Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in all my work with clients. I come from a family systems perspective believing our interconnectedness influences others, and empowering individuals to use this concept as a model of change.

My name is Valeria Rodriguez, and I am a Provisionally Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 2023 and a Bachelor of Science in Education in 2020. My practice is to provide compassionate care for individuals 15 years and older, couples, and families navigating with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, relationship misalignment, and PTSD. My therapeutic approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am also fluent in both English and Spanish.

We all struggle throughout life and I was no exception. Acknowledging the struggle is a huge step towards success along with finding the right therapist. We only know what we were taught and how to react to situations from those who raised us. You deserve to be the best you possible and I am here to help you find that. Let me help you discover new ways to a happy and healthier life. I utilize an attachment framework derived from Emotionally Focused Therapy and Story Informed Trauma Therapy (SITT) to help my clients understand how they came to be who they are.

I have years of experience working with young adults, parents/families, and educators to navigate the unique challenges each of these experiences can bring. I support clients in navigating life transitions, identity development, values clarity, emotion regulation, and shame resilience. I also work with clients on attachment-related relationship dynamics and challenges that stem from early childhood or other attachment injuries. By connecting in a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space, clients are able to explore their internal worlds and gain clarity as well as a renewed sense of empowerment in their lives.

How you see yourself might be deeply influenced by the emotional distress, negative thought patterns, or destructive and addictive behaviors you struggle with. As a Holistic Health Practitioner, I believe these conditions cover up, rather than define, who you truly are. My unique approach to holistic health and wellness encourages a balanced integration of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of your wellbeing. I'd like to support you in creating optimal conditions for the safe, mindful, and deep exploration of your innate capacity for self-healing and radical transformation.

I believe we all have the ability to grow, heal, make mindset shifts, and build support systems to find more balance in life. I genuinely enjoy working to help people make connections, gain insight, build skills, and feel better. With over 15 years of experience, most of my work has centered around supporting families through periods of high conflict, loss, trauma, and transition. I specialize in therapy for teens, couples counseling, parenting & coparenting, and blended family work. I work from a place of understanding that unique dynamics call for unique solutions.

These last few years have presented many challenges for everyone. Depression, anxiety, addiction, grief and other issues are on a rise. It is not always easy to make the decision to reach out for therapy. However, therapy can help and support a person through what they are experiencing. Change is not easy; it takes courage to change and you do not have to face it alone. I have worked in acute care for many years with adults, elderly, children and adolescents. I feel confident to work with many mental health issues.

- www.christinajamesllc.com - My goal is to make clients feel supported, heard, and understood as they take the commendable step to start therapy. I believe each person holds instinctive wisdom about what they want and need for a healthy life, and that therapy is a wonderful way to bring this to the surface. As a therapist who holds white, hetero, and cis gender privilege, I am committed to ongoing self-reflection and accountability about how this privilege may show up in our therapy, in order to make this a safe environment.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 years of experience. I work with individuals presenting with relationship issues, anxiety, and depression, I offer individual therapy using CBT, DBT, EFT and the Gottman method couples therapy. I offer grief therapy for individuals coping with chronic illnesses and those caring for loved ones with complex medical histories.

Feeling stuck? Your relationship can be more than getting through each day. We will work together in a safe, non-judgmental environment to explore the changes you envision for yourself and your relationships. Change can be scary; we will build off the strengths and resources you already have to make change feel possible. I see therapy as a collaboration between counselor and clients. My role is to provide evidence based practices that allow you both to remain hopeful throughout the process of achieving the changes you each desire.

Therapy is a collaborative process in which we gently explore your history and build on your strengths to create a greater sense of connection to you and your loved ones. We will increase your capacity and develop tools to become unstuck. I use a person-centered, attachment-based, trauma-informed, and multicultural approach. I have significant experience working with those who are healing from interpersonal trauma and complex grief. I work most with young people and adults who are navigating anxiety, sexuality, relationships, and life transitions. I work with couples who hope to increase intimacy and improve communication.

Are you seeking change for yourself or in relationships? Making changes is challenging, and it's not something any of us can do alone. Together, we will create a space for you to bravely examine yourself, build on your strengths, heal, and work toward your hopes for the future. I work with individuals, couples (in a variety of relationship structures), and families from a culturally-informed, attachment-focused perspective. I have significant experience working with people who have experienced interpersonal/attachment trauma and ongoing stress, and the ways in which that impacts our relationship with self and others.

If you have a trauma history that is relational, long-lasting and complex you likely have a number of issues occurring in your life making it hard to fully experience a joyful life. Maybe you are struggling in relationships to fully connect and grow, or to navigate conflict successfully. Perhaps you have tried a bunch of therapists and it feels like no one really gets you or you have struggled to find someone you trust or connect with.

If you are on this page, a powerful change in your life has already begun. By making the courageous choice to commit to therapy, you are embarking on a journey that has the potential to help you heal from past trauma, effectively cope with present challenges, and cultivate a joyful, fully embodied life. I work with a range of clients experiencing anxiety, depression, vocational stress, burnout, grief, and relationship challenges. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, I can help you examine patterns in your most intimate relationships. I also support clients navigating questions of gender identity, sexual and relational orientation.

I work with individuals who struggle with anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma in their lives, as well as couples and families who want to increase connection. I particularly enjoy helping parents work through challenges that prevent them from being the parents they want to be. I believe that good therapy is much more than a paid friendship, having a space to simply vent, or playing whack-a-mole with problems. We all come into this world with God-given needs for safety, connection, and belonging. Many of our problems stem from trying to get those needs met, but not always knowing how to do so in healthy, effective ways.

I specialize in couples and families navigating life transitions, pre-marital or pre-commitment preparation, parenting challenges, high conflict, intimacy and sexual dissatisfaction, and managing relationships with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Throughout our lives we learn behaviors and patterns that offer a sense of safety, but later become ineffective and difficult to change. This often isn't realized until it impacts our relationships and feels like our world is unraveling. Together we can calm the chaos of the present to feel safe enough to change the patterns from the past impacting your life today.

Grieving, anxious, depressed, seeking clarity, lacking confidence? Its time to clear negative beliefs, patterns, & traumas that bind you. I organically weave brain spotting, EFT, meditation, guided imagery, expressive arts therapy, sand tray and neuro-feedback into my therapy sessions. These tools speed up the process of clarity, growth, healing and progress towards your goals. If you are looking for a unique personalized approach, come work with me. I am a licensed professional counselor and certified expressive arts therapist. Our challenges are portals of opportunity for clarity, personal alignment, growth, and healing.

Say yes to yourself this time. It is hard to envision carrying it all. You've learned to appear like you have it all figured out, but internally, you feel disconnected & empty. You wonder how you can return to normal, when you don't quite know what normal is anymore. Your energy level is depleted. You feel like you are surviving on autopilot, but not truly living. Perhaps you are in a relationship that no longer feels sustainable. You don't have to navigate this alone. Thriving is possible. You've come to the right place and I'm here to help. To learn more, I welcome you to visit my website: www.RenewedHopePsychotherapy.com