Emotionally Focused Therapy

I help individuals and couples understand their emotional needs and relational patterns with empathy and compassion. Through this gentle approach, we work towards healing wounds, fostering connection, and building secure attachments.

EFT is an approach to therapy treatment based on the premise that our emotions are critical to our identity and guide decision-making. When we lack awareness of our feelings or avoid unpleasant emotions, we cannot use the information provided by these emotions. Unlike other therapeutic approaches, EFT assumes that emotion can be a source of healing and works with specific emotions to increase adaptation.

I have advanced training in Emotion Focused Family Therapy which is designed to help loved ones work with those in their lives that are struggling with mental illness (eating disorders and self-harm in particular), and other behavioral concerns. I frequently use this approach to augment direct work with my clients so they have the greatest amount of support possible, especially when they aren't in my office.

I have completed the EFT Externship and have used EFT in my practice for many years as well as taken other EFT training at conferences.

I have extensive training in Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy.

I have current and ongoing training in Emotionally Focused therapy. EFT is an attachment-based therapy that helps clients face existential life issues by creating a solid sense of self and resiliency. This type of therapy is experiential and offers corrective experiences to help clients relate better to themselves and others in a safe and secure way.

EFT strengthens attachment bonds and builds trust, connection, and comfort in relationships. This therapy helps clients replace unwanted relational patterns with more adaptive, gratifying ways of relating. For couples as well as individuals.

I use EFT to help guide couples and individuals through the process of identifying emotional patterns and fostering secure, lasting connections. Clients benefit from my experience, formal training in EFT, and regular consultations with other EFT clinicians, which help me stay at the forefront of best practices.

I have received advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and am currently working towards the designation of a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a humanistic and experiential model of therapy that engages the idiosyncratic nature of our emotions and their importance to our functioning. EFT provides a therapist with unique skills to both guide and follow an individual through their primary emotions and their unfinished business. I've received advanced training in EFT and am involved in ongoing supervision in the model.

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) founded on the evidence that emotions are not accessories to human experience but organizing principles of our lives. By being able to more fully experience our emotional range, our relationships can thrive. Let’s dig in and support you and your partner’s emotional well-being.

My approach to meeting with clients has been deeply influenced by the work of Sue Johnson with Emotionally Focused Therapy, a highly researched and validated, evidence-based model. We'll work together to help you and your partner repair your ability to trust each other again and feel deeply connected.

I focus on hearing emotions first when I work with people. With that art gallery perspective, it's kind of like how if we both were looking at the same work of art- you can't prove nor disprove a painting feels sad to you. And kind of like being in a museum looking at art, you have to just accept that sitting with an experience of conflicting emotions is the point, instead of trying to prove the picture isn't sad because it didn't use any Blue.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a powerful approach that helps individuals and couples identify, understand, and express their emotions. It's particularly effective in improving communication and emotional intimacy.