AEDP Therapists in Dix Hills, NY

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Loseca Austral
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSEd
Verified Verified
Dix Hills, NY 11746  (Online Only)
I primarily utilize, AEDP, EMDR, somatic-body awareness, relational, & mindfulness techniques, along with others.
I believe you are courageous & self-honoring for exploring therapy. Examining life challenges to unearth your truth is transformative. If you're ready to release stagnant patterns, perceptions, & thinking errors, while practicing new strategies to reach your highest potential, you're in the right place. With over 18 years of experience working with a trauma-informed lens, I help my clients strengthen their resilience & self confidence, while reclaiming their power to create a joy-filled life. My aim is always to treat my patients holistically: mind, body, spirit, & sex.
I primarily utilize, AEDP, EMDR, somatic-body awareness, relational, & mindfulness techniques, along with others.
I believe you are courageous & self-honoring for exploring therapy. Examining life challenges to unearth your truth is transformative. If you're ready to release stagnant patterns, perceptions, & thinking errors, while practicing new strategies to reach your highest potential, you're in the right place. With over 18 years of experience working with a trauma-informed lens, I help my clients strengthen their resilience & self confidence, while reclaiming their power to create a joy-filled life. My aim is always to treat my patients holistically: mind, body, spirit, & sex.
(631) 597-8676 View (631) 597-8676
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Rebecca Norman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dix Hills, NY 11746  (Online Only)
I am a warm, nonjudgmental psychotherapist and have been working with adults, and families for the past 12 years. Clients may begin therapy feeling anxious, hopeless, or just generally "stuck" in unhelpful patterns of behavior. Some may be struggling with relationships or doubting their own self-worth. I help clients gain clarity into their struggles and help them to unlock their "best self" potential, allowing them to feel more empowered with a renewed sense of purpose.
I am a warm, nonjudgmental psychotherapist and have been working with adults, and families for the past 12 years. Clients may begin therapy feeling anxious, hopeless, or just generally "stuck" in unhelpful patterns of behavior. Some may be struggling with relationships or doubting their own self-worth. I help clients gain clarity into their struggles and help them to unlock their "best self" potential, allowing them to feel more empowered with a renewed sense of purpose.
(631) 309-2448 View (631) 309-2448
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Sharman Lynn Regensburg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, SAC, RYT, CMHIMP
Verified Verified
Dix Hills, NY 11746
Now Offering Video Sessions! My goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a peaceful and joyful life. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand what you have been through and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy and yoga approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. We can utilize YOGA and mindfulness tools to provide immediate and profound improvement for your emotional and physical state.
Now Offering Video Sessions! My goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a peaceful and joyful life. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand what you have been through and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy and yoga approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. We can utilize YOGA and mindfulness tools to provide immediate and profound improvement for your emotional and physical state.
(631) 493-0046 View (631) 493-0046

More Therapists Nearby

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Zipa Leah Scheinberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, SIFI
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodbury, NY 11797
As an EMDR Consultant, I use EMDR, AEDP, Compassion-Based Mindfulness, and Somatic Therapy to help people breakthrough old patterns and create healing and change in their lives.
I work with goal-oriented women who want to succeed in breaking through old patterns of trauma, pain, and anxiety and who want to achieve their impossible. People often come to me when they have been talk therapy and feel frustrated by lack of change. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, or chronic and/or acute trauma, I applaud you for reaching out for help. The first step is believing that things can be different. I believe in the innate wholeness of all human beings and am inspired daily by the resilience and fortitude of the people whom I see. My mantra is: Hope. Belief. Change. Growth.
As an EMDR Consultant, I use EMDR, AEDP, Compassion-Based Mindfulness, and Somatic Therapy to help people breakthrough old patterns and create healing and change in their lives.
I work with goal-oriented women who want to succeed in breaking through old patterns of trauma, pain, and anxiety and who want to achieve their impossible. People often come to me when they have been talk therapy and feel frustrated by lack of change. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, or chronic and/or acute trauma, I applaud you for reaching out for help. The first step is believing that things can be different. I believe in the innate wholeness of all human beings and am inspired daily by the resilience and fortitude of the people whom I see. My mantra is: Hope. Belief. Change. Growth.
(845) 415-6845 View (845) 415-6845
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Gina Della Penna
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
20 Endorsed
Huntington, NY 11743  (Online Only)
Do worries keep you up at night? Compare yourself to others on social media and feel like you're never enough? Or maybe you're struggling with a personal loss or another big life change? I help adults of all ages suffering with anxiety, stress, low self esteem & difficult life transitions. I have a specialty working with young adults and the challenges they face on the path towards independence and fulfillment. This can include issues like self-discovery, college/grad school, work, relationships & family dynamics. If any of this sounds familiar to you, I'd love to support you in finding relief & building the life you want to live.
Do worries keep you up at night? Compare yourself to others on social media and feel like you're never enough? Or maybe you're struggling with a personal loss or another big life change? I help adults of all ages suffering with anxiety, stress, low self esteem & difficult life transitions. I have a specialty working with young adults and the challenges they face on the path towards independence and fulfillment. This can include issues like self-discovery, college/grad school, work, relationships & family dynamics. If any of this sounds familiar to you, I'd love to support you in finding relief & building the life you want to live.
(516) 770-7485 View (516) 770-7485
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Maureen Clancy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Huntington, NY 11743  (Online Only)
You're in the right place if you've experienced trauma earlier in your life AND you're now going through a big change. After trying regular talk therapy and doing it yourself, you still feel stuck in the same old patterns. Your body has reactions that you can't seem to control. You can't stop thinking about the past. Regular talk therapy and/or doing it on your own (DIY) may have made you feel more hopeless, helpless, stuck and lonely. It’s not your fault, though. The traditional methods are not designed to help you fully heal.
You're in the right place if you've experienced trauma earlier in your life AND you're now going through a big change. After trying regular talk therapy and doing it yourself, you still feel stuck in the same old patterns. Your body has reactions that you can't seem to control. You can't stop thinking about the past. Regular talk therapy and/or doing it on your own (DIY) may have made you feel more hopeless, helpless, stuck and lonely. It’s not your fault, though. The traditional methods are not designed to help you fully heal.
(718) 285-7111 View (718) 285-7111
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Liana Ross
Counselor, LMHC, CASAC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), my goal is to be a supportive and empathetic guide, helping you use your strengths to work through the barriers that hold you back and develop the tools you need to set healthy boundaries. With experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, body image and disordered eating, and addiction, I recognize that no two people are alike, so finding the right combination of techniques and tools for each person is essential to healing.
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), my goal is to be a supportive and empathetic guide, helping you use your strengths to work through the barriers that hold you back and develop the tools you need to set healthy boundaries. With experience treating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, body image and disordered eating, and addiction, I recognize that no two people are alike, so finding the right combination of techniques and tools for each person is essential to healing.
(516) 619-1236 View (516) 619-1236
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Sally Espinosa
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
West Islip, NY 11795
Life gets really hard these days. There is so much stress and there are so many expectations to deal with. From having perfect children to being the perfect parent, some days it is all too much. And it feels impossible. The weight of our own guilt, anxiety, or depression that stems from not feeling adequate, or from family difficulties can leave us drained. As a parent and an LMHC with years of experience working with children and adults with any number of behavioral or mental health needs, believe me, I get it. I can help you thrive.
Life gets really hard these days. There is so much stress and there are so many expectations to deal with. From having perfect children to being the perfect parent, some days it is all too much. And it feels impossible. The weight of our own guilt, anxiety, or depression that stems from not feeling adequate, or from family difficulties can leave us drained. As a parent and an LMHC with years of experience working with children and adults with any number of behavioral or mental health needs, believe me, I get it. I can help you thrive.
(315) 908-0919 View (315) 908-0919
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Carline M Napolitano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, R, BCD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Syosset, NY 11791
Waitlist for new clients
There is no need to face some of life's challenges alone. The mission of my practice is to offer individuals, couples and families, a safe place to explore all of life's possibilities.
There is no need to face some of life's challenges alone. The mission of my practice is to offer individuals, couples and families, a safe place to explore all of life's possibilities.
(516) 450-5946 View (516) 450-5946
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Megan Romano
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Woodbury, NY 11797
I understand how difficult it can be to decide to seek help for life's obstacles. In my practice, my goal is to help my clients become experts on themselves. Every end is a new beginning. If you're challenged with relationship issues, family conflict, parenting, a trauma history, depression, anxiety or have a child or an adolescent who is struggling with behavioral issues, or just looking for support and guidance through a challenging situation and looking to move in a new direction, I encourage you to let me help you with your experiences. I am dedicated to getting to the root of stuck patterns. There are techniques out there!
I understand how difficult it can be to decide to seek help for life's obstacles. In my practice, my goal is to help my clients become experts on themselves. Every end is a new beginning. If you're challenged with relationship issues, family conflict, parenting, a trauma history, depression, anxiety or have a child or an adolescent who is struggling with behavioral issues, or just looking for support and guidance through a challenging situation and looking to move in a new direction, I encourage you to let me help you with your experiences. I am dedicated to getting to the root of stuck patterns. There are techniques out there!
(646) 845-0615 View (646) 845-0615
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Jacqueline Yang - Expansive Therapy
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Not accepting new clients
In practice, I strive to work together with clients to identify and address unresolved areas of concern. My objective is to help clients develop greater insight into their lives, encourage self-compassion, and facilitate the client’s ability to reach their desired goals. I aim to create an environment where empathy, acceptance, and compassion are tangible, and in which clients can feel safe, affirmed, and free of judgment.
In practice, I strive to work together with clients to identify and address unresolved areas of concern. My objective is to help clients develop greater insight into their lives, encourage self-compassion, and facilitate the client’s ability to reach their desired goals. I aim to create an environment where empathy, acceptance, and compassion are tangible, and in which clients can feel safe, affirmed, and free of judgment.
(332) 456-9896 View (332) 456-9896

Online Therapists

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Abigail Nathanson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, DSW, LCSW, APHSW-C, ACS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
New York, NY 10023  (Online Only)
I am a trauma therapist working primarily from an AEDP model, with training in EMDR, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy and IFS, and have 18 years of experience working with people dealing with substantial losses (whether due to accident, overdose, natural causes or illness), complex family dynamics and health-related stress.
Grief, loss, illness and caregiving can change the ways we feel about ourselves, our lives and our future. The impacts can be immense, and intersect with everything else we've been through in our lives. Many people find that working with a specialized therapist offers an additional level of support when it's difficult to cope. Whether you or someone close to you were recently diagnosed or living with an illness for years, caring for someone else, work in healthcare or whether you lost someone or something important to you, please reach out.
I am a trauma therapist working primarily from an AEDP model, with training in EMDR, Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy and IFS, and have 18 years of experience working with people dealing with substantial losses (whether due to accident, overdose, natural causes or illness), complex family dynamics and health-related stress.
Grief, loss, illness and caregiving can change the ways we feel about ourselves, our lives and our future. The impacts can be immense, and intersect with everything else we've been through in our lives. Many people find that working with a specialized therapist offers an additional level of support when it's difficult to cope. Whether you or someone close to you were recently diagnosed or living with an illness for years, caring for someone else, work in healthcare or whether you lost someone or something important to you, please reach out.
(914) 279-3581 View (914) 279-3581
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Qi (Sally) Shi
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10016
Perhaps you have arrived here because you are facing some challenges in life, or maybe you are seeking an opportunity for personal growth. In either case, I am here for you, and you are not alone. My approach is primarily rooted in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) frameworks. I also integrate a range of other modalities, including CBT, DBT, EFT, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-based interventions. I also have specialized training in the Gottman Method for couples therapy. As a bilingual therapist, I provide therapy in both English and Mandarin.
Perhaps you have arrived here because you are facing some challenges in life, or maybe you are seeking an opportunity for personal growth. In either case, I am here for you, and you are not alone. My approach is primarily rooted in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) frameworks. I also integrate a range of other modalities, including CBT, DBT, EFT, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-based interventions. I also have specialized training in the Gottman Method for couples therapy. As a bilingual therapist, I provide therapy in both English and Mandarin.
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Libby Shapiro
Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Advanced training: AEDP, where we compassionately consider your feelings, meanings, thoughts, and sensations, transforming emotional suffering and co-inspiring your flourishing.
I am a warm, compassionate, engaging and experienced psychotherapist; an enthusiastic advocate for my clients' well-being. I offer individual therapy to adults of all ages, both short and long-term, talk therapy, AEDP, EMDR, and creative arts therapy if desired. It is my honor and pleasure to support adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, loss, grief, difficulties with relationships, addiction, and overwhelming life situations or transitions, including fertility challenges. I am keenly skilled in helping people to be their truest selves, and to live their lives with more connection, ease, love, creativity, joy, and meaning.
Advanced training: AEDP, where we compassionately consider your feelings, meanings, thoughts, and sensations, transforming emotional suffering and co-inspiring your flourishing.
I am a warm, compassionate, engaging and experienced psychotherapist; an enthusiastic advocate for my clients' well-being. I offer individual therapy to adults of all ages, both short and long-term, talk therapy, AEDP, EMDR, and creative arts therapy if desired. It is my honor and pleasure to support adults coping with anxiety, depression, stress, loss, grief, difficulties with relationships, addiction, and overwhelming life situations or transitions, including fertility challenges. I am keenly skilled in helping people to be their truest selves, and to live their lives with more connection, ease, love, creativity, joy, and meaning.
(917) 746-3841 View (917) 746-3841
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Dr. Joseph Reich
Psychologist, PsyD, MSEd
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11215
I have extensive training and experience in psychodynamic (insight-oriented), attachment, emotion-focused ( AEDP), IFS, and mindfulness-based ways of working.
Be yourself - everyone else is taken! My practice focuses on people struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, trauma, and anxiety. These often manifest as difficulties in romantic, social, and work success. I help my clients feel better about themselves, less alone, and more capable of loving and being loved. My clients end up feeling more comfortable in their own skins and engage in life, work, and relationships with greater confidence.
I have extensive training and experience in psychodynamic (insight-oriented), attachment, emotion-focused ( AEDP), IFS, and mindfulness-based ways of working.
Be yourself - everyone else is taken! My practice focuses on people struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, trauma, and anxiety. These often manifest as difficulties in romantic, social, and work success. I help my clients feel better about themselves, less alone, and more capable of loving and being loved. My clients end up feeling more comfortable in their own skins and engage in life, work, and relationships with greater confidence.
(347) 427-5541 View (347) 427-5541
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Intimate Partner Violence And Complex Trauma Specialist Margaret Horwitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Brooklyn, NY 11221  (Online Only)
My practice is neurodiversity-affirming and I have training in IFS and AEDP, a trauma-focused somatic-based modality.
I am passionate about supporting people on their journeys of self-exploration, empowerment, and healing. While this journey looks different for everyone, therapy provides us with a unique opportunity to learn more about ourselves- our identities, the people and places that have shaped us, and life experiences. I have deep respect for the courage it takes to show up for ourselves in this way and believe we can do so with curiosity and compassion.
My practice is neurodiversity-affirming and I have training in IFS and AEDP, a trauma-focused somatic-based modality.
I am passionate about supporting people on their journeys of self-exploration, empowerment, and healing. While this journey looks different for everyone, therapy provides us with a unique opportunity to learn more about ourselves- our identities, the people and places that have shaped us, and life experiences. I have deep respect for the courage it takes to show up for ourselves in this way and believe we can do so with curiosity and compassion.
(718) 215-0869 View (718) 215-0869
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Stephanie Diarbi
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11209
I draw from a variety of principles including AEDP, Attachment theory, psychodynamic theory, mindfulness, inner child work, and narrative therapy.
As we make our way through life, we are often forced to give up parts of ourselves in order to survive and belong. Many of our defenses, developed early on, may hinder our wholeness as adults while contributing to a sense of “stuckness.” I believe that we are innately wired for healing, and that provided with a safe environment our healing capacity is activated as we listen to, feel, and process our core emotions. Emotions carry our stories, and when not processed properly can lodge themselves in our bodies and manifest in various unhealthy ways.
I draw from a variety of principles including AEDP, Attachment theory, psychodynamic theory, mindfulness, inner child work, and narrative therapy.
As we make our way through life, we are often forced to give up parts of ourselves in order to survive and belong. Many of our defenses, developed early on, may hinder our wholeness as adults while contributing to a sense of “stuckness.” I believe that we are innately wired for healing, and that provided with a safe environment our healing capacity is activated as we listen to, feel, and process our core emotions. Emotions carry our stories, and when not processed properly can lodge themselves in our bodies and manifest in various unhealthy ways.
(929) 416-2273 View (929) 416-2273
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Dena Michnowich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
New York, NY 10003  (Online Only)
I am influenced by trauma recovery theory, relational psychodynamic/psychoanalytic perspectives, DBT, AEDP, and sensorimotor therapy.
My primary focus is to help you attain a more peaceful mind, make desired changes in your life and cope with the current challenges that are getting in your way. I will help you manage and reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and the emotional and psychological effects of complex trauma. My clients report significant changes in their overall well being, life fulfillment including better relationships, and improved self esteem. I welcome all ethnicities as well as LGBTQA+.
I am influenced by trauma recovery theory, relational psychodynamic/psychoanalytic perspectives, DBT, AEDP, and sensorimotor therapy.
My primary focus is to help you attain a more peaceful mind, make desired changes in your life and cope with the current challenges that are getting in your way. I will help you manage and reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and the emotional and psychological effects of complex trauma. My clients report significant changes in their overall well being, life fulfillment including better relationships, and improved self esteem. I welcome all ethnicities as well as LGBTQA+.
(917) 336-7131 View (917) 336-7131
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Sara Murray
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10012
I have a background in Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic therapies and postdoctoral training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
Therapy can help you to access greater vitality and creativity within yourself and find more depth in your relationships with others. I am committed to helping my patients make contact with the parts of themselves that are whole and healthy and untouched by whatever difficulties or trauma they may have experienced. I will stay actively engaged while together we make space for you to have the kinds of deeply felt affective experiences that can contribute to psychological well being and lead to a decrease in painful symptoms like anxiety and depression.
I have a background in Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic therapies and postdoctoral training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP).
Therapy can help you to access greater vitality and creativity within yourself and find more depth in your relationships with others. I am committed to helping my patients make contact with the parts of themselves that are whole and healthy and untouched by whatever difficulties or trauma they may have experienced. I will stay actively engaged while together we make space for you to have the kinds of deeply felt affective experiences that can contribute to psychological well being and lead to a decrease in painful symptoms like anxiety and depression.
(347) 983-0793 View (347) 983-0793
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Ryan Jacobs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
New York, NY 10011
I specialize in AEDP to help you process trauma and build emotional strength, IFS to support inner harmony and self-awareness, and EFT to improve and deepen your relationships.
Welcome to my practice! As a therapist with nearly a decade of experience in the LGBTQ+ community, I understand the complexities you face. If you're struggling with identity issues, depression, anxiety, past trauma, or relationship challenges, I’m here to offer support. My ideal clients seek a safe, affirming space where they can explore these struggles, build self-acceptance, and foster personal growth. They want to heal, thrive, and live authentically, free from the constraints of past difficulties.
I specialize in AEDP to help you process trauma and build emotional strength, IFS to support inner harmony and self-awareness, and EFT to improve and deepen your relationships.
Welcome to my practice! As a therapist with nearly a decade of experience in the LGBTQ+ community, I understand the complexities you face. If you're struggling with identity issues, depression, anxiety, past trauma, or relationship challenges, I’m here to offer support. My ideal clients seek a safe, affirming space where they can explore these struggles, build self-acceptance, and foster personal growth. They want to heal, thrive, and live authentically, free from the constraints of past difficulties.
(332) 248-0541 View (332) 248-0541

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AEDP Therapists

Who is AEDP therapy for?

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is for adults who have experienced emotional pain in the past that, because it has not been adequately addressed and processed, interferes with current functioning. The problems might manifest in a number of different ways, from excessive anger to relationship difficulties to PTSD to eating disorders, poor self-esteem, and depression. They may also be accompanied by physiological symptoms. AEDP helps people accept and digest challenging emotional experiences.

Why do people need AEDP?

People need AEDP as a way to manage distressing emotions—including anger, shame, and guilt—that in some way hamper the ability to function and form satisfying relationships in the present. The therapist-client relationship is believed to provide corrective emotional and relational experiences that facilitate positive changes in brain function, forge pathways for processing traumatic experiences, and allow resolution of emotional pain.

What happens in AEDP therapy?

Once individuals have established a strong bond with the AEDP therapist and the therapist has established a safe and secure environment, clients are encouraged to explore their most painful emotional experiences. They may be asked to pay attention to disquieting body sensations as well as to psychological discomfort. Individuals learn how to process emotions, rather than avoid them. Through the strength of the therapist-client bond, each session is intended to provide a powerful positive experience for individuals, enabling growth.

What problems does AEDP treat?

AEDP is intended to treat the unprocessed emotional pain caused by earlier distressing experiences, which commonly includes behavioral avoidance of current situations and experiences for fear that they will reactivate painful feelings. Emotional pain and avoidant behavior play a role in a wide array of mental health conditions, which is why AEDP is applied to the treatment of a range of disorders including depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, and eating disorders.