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Christopher A. St. John
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80218
More and more people are having trouble knowing who they are or where they belong in life. What we were taught growing up or what we learn from society doesn't make sense or apply any longer. Because of this, we have difficulties from depression to questioning our own belief system. It may appear as confusion, anxiety, anger, or anything that disrupts our day-to-day life. When we feel this way it is a hurt or loss that is almost impossible to describe. My type of counseling presents people with an opportunity to understand why and how they think and feel the way they do and to go deeper than they could have possibly imagined.
More and more people are having trouble knowing who they are or where they belong in life. What we were taught growing up or what we learn from society doesn't make sense or apply any longer. Because of this, we have difficulties from depression to questioning our own belief system. It may appear as confusion, anxiety, anger, or anything that disrupts our day-to-day life. When we feel this way it is a hurt or loss that is almost impossible to describe. My type of counseling presents people with an opportunity to understand why and how they think and feel the way they do and to go deeper than they could have possibly imagined.
(720) 836-1016 View (720) 836-1016
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Evan Engle-Newman
Counselor, MA, LCPC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80218
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling in your relationships, feeling significant life transitions, working through depression and anxiety, or grieving any type of loss in your life? If so, these are some of the specific challenges I’ve worked through with clients over the past 7 years in practice. Through building a trusting and collaborative relationship with you as a client, I will help you navigate your feelings in order to find clarity as well as new ways to cope and work through these significant experiences. It's important to me that you feel safe, heard and challenged in order to promote growth for yourself and in your relationships!
Are you struggling in your relationships, feeling significant life transitions, working through depression and anxiety, or grieving any type of loss in your life? If so, these are some of the specific challenges I’ve worked through with clients over the past 7 years in practice. Through building a trusting and collaborative relationship with you as a client, I will help you navigate your feelings in order to find clarity as well as new ways to cope and work through these significant experiences. It's important to me that you feel safe, heard and challenged in order to promote growth for yourself and in your relationships!
(208) 213-2937 View (208) 213-2937
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Adam G. Walterbach
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80218
Open doors to a better future, reconcile with doors left open from your past. Think of therapy as the opportunity to make the desired changes in your life to increase your overall well-being. I'm here to help you unlock your unique capabilities & strengths for maximizing your success in all the important areas of your life. This means: learning how to take better care of yourself; being a better friend, family member, and lover; having a greater impact on your community, whether that be at work or at home; taking your dreams and making them a reality.
Open doors to a better future, reconcile with doors left open from your past. Think of therapy as the opportunity to make the desired changes in your life to increase your overall well-being. I'm here to help you unlock your unique capabilities & strengths for maximizing your success in all the important areas of your life. This means: learning how to take better care of yourself; being a better friend, family member, and lover; having a greater impact on your community, whether that be at work or at home; taking your dreams and making them a reality.
(720) 551-5863 View (720) 551-5863
Emotionally Focused Therapists

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.