Emotionally Focused Therapists in Opelika, AL
I use approaches like EMDR, IFS, CBT, EFT, and SFT, tailored to your unique needs.
You show up for everyone else—but inside, you’re exhausted, anxious, and disconnected. Maybe you’re smiling on the outside, but struggling to get out of bed, feeling stuck in old pain, or overwhelmed by pressure to keep it all together. You long to feel like you again. My ideal client is ready to stop just going through the motions and start healing. Together, we’ll create space for you to be seen, understood, and supported—so you can show up fully for yourself and build a life that feels real and fulfilling.
I use approaches like EMDR, IFS, CBT, EFT, and SFT, tailored to your unique needs.
You show up for everyone else—but inside, you’re exhausted, anxious, and disconnected. Maybe you’re smiling on the outside, but struggling to get out of bed, feeling stuck in old pain, or overwhelmed by pressure to keep it all together. You long to feel like you again. My ideal client is ready to stop just going through the motions and start healing. Together, we’ll create space for you to be seen, understood, and supported—so you can show up fully for yourself and build a life that feels real and fulfilling.
Auburn Therapy Associates
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
All of our therapists offer EMDR, and other evidence-based modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy ( EFT) for couples, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and others.
Auburn Therapy Associates is a group of licensed marriage and family therapists and associates providing a wide range of services to Auburn-Opelika (in-person) and the state of Alabama (teletherapy). Our therapists use a variety of techniques, modalities and skills, but most of all we try to be relatable humans, and work hard to make sure you feel comfortable, hopeful, and excited about where therapy is going.
All of our therapists offer EMDR, and other evidence-based modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy ( EFT) for couples, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and others.
Auburn Therapy Associates is a group of licensed marriage and family therapists and associates providing a wide range of services to Auburn-Opelika (in-person) and the state of Alabama (teletherapy). Our therapists use a variety of techniques, modalities and skills, but most of all we try to be relatable humans, and work hard to make sure you feel comfortable, hopeful, and excited about where therapy is going.
Auburn Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I have special training in EMDR and Emotionally Focused Therapy that I utilize with couples, individuals, and families.
You or your partner may notice your relationship seems off track. You realize that you feel disconnected and you seem to have the same conflict. Perhaps there has been infidelity or some other trust violation that is overwhelming. Perhaps one person is dealing with anxiety, depression, or trauma that isolates you from each other. You may notice that you don’t feel like yourself anymore. You realize that you are easily overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, feel bad about yourself. Perhaps you have experienced a traumatic or stressful event that you haven't been able to "let go”. Perhaps you are grieving the lost of a love one.
I have special training in EMDR and Emotionally Focused Therapy that I utilize with couples, individuals, and families.
You or your partner may notice your relationship seems off track. You realize that you feel disconnected and you seem to have the same conflict. Perhaps there has been infidelity or some other trust violation that is overwhelming. Perhaps one person is dealing with anxiety, depression, or trauma that isolates you from each other. You may notice that you don’t feel like yourself anymore. You realize that you are easily overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, feel bad about yourself. Perhaps you have experienced a traumatic or stressful event that you haven't been able to "let go”. Perhaps you are grieving the lost of a love one.
While there are many reasons someone may seek therapy, I aim to create a safe space where everyone can freely explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences without fear of judgment. Through personalized and compassionate therapy, we can uncover your strengths and resources to enhance your emotional well-being and overall mental health.
While there are many reasons someone may seek therapy, I aim to create a safe space where everyone can freely explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences without fear of judgment. Through personalized and compassionate therapy, we can uncover your strengths and resources to enhance your emotional well-being and overall mental health.
Charles 'Chad' Manuel Smith
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Opelika, AL 36801
I am grateful for your consideration of my services. For 23 years I have been working with Adults, Adolescents and Couples. I provide Christian/Faith-Based Therapy when a client requests. Rapport is crucial to the therapy process. I strive to provide a welcoming, non-judgmental, and comfortable setting for each person I am fortunate to visit with. I am ever thankful for the remarkable, brave and determined individuals from whom I have learned so much. Walking difficult paths with others' is both an honor and deeply humbling.
I am grateful for your consideration of my services. For 23 years I have been working with Adults, Adolescents and Couples. I provide Christian/Faith-Based Therapy when a client requests. Rapport is crucial to the therapy process. I strive to provide a welcoming, non-judgmental, and comfortable setting for each person I am fortunate to visit with. I am ever thankful for the remarkable, brave and determined individuals from whom I have learned so much. Walking difficult paths with others' is both an honor and deeply humbling.
I want to commend you for being brave and taking an important step towards living a healthier life. There's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that suffering is not always avoidable, as you probably already know. The good news is that we can find healing and learn to suffer well. People walk through life with unhealthy behaviors, emotional injuries, unproductive beliefs, and other burdens that they shouldn’t have to carry and don’t really need to carry. Using evidence based practices, like EMDR and DBT, I help people heal trauma, find relief from past wounds, have a more fulfilling present, and a more hopeful future.
I want to commend you for being brave and taking an important step towards living a healthier life. There's some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that suffering is not always avoidable, as you probably already know. The good news is that we can find healing and learn to suffer well. People walk through life with unhealthy behaviors, emotional injuries, unproductive beliefs, and other burdens that they shouldn’t have to carry and don’t really need to carry. Using evidence based practices, like EMDR and DBT, I help people heal trauma, find relief from past wounds, have a more fulfilling present, and a more hopeful future.
Jenny Marie Filush-Glaze
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Opelika, AL 36801
"My purpose today is clearer today than it has been in years: Love, Courage, Truth...The best way we can serve people is to listen." - Glennon Doyle Melton I chose this quote to emphasize that by "listening" to one another, by being present, we provide a safe place for those who are willing to sacrifice and own their pain by sharing it with others. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am here to walk alongside you as you process life's challenges and show you that by speaking your truth, by digging deep, together, we are able to demonstrate that taking care of our Mental Health is the ultimate sign of strength.
"My purpose today is clearer today than it has been in years: Love, Courage, Truth...The best way we can serve people is to listen." - Glennon Doyle Melton I chose this quote to emphasize that by "listening" to one another, by being present, we provide a safe place for those who are willing to sacrifice and own their pain by sharing it with others. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am here to walk alongside you as you process life's challenges and show you that by speaking your truth, by digging deep, together, we are able to demonstrate that taking care of our Mental Health is the ultimate sign of strength.
You find yourself stuck in the same negative cycles. You trust the wrong people and get into relationships that only leave you feeling manipulated, abused, and unsafe. They’ve taken away your power, your voice, and the weight of trauma has left you questioning your worth. You’ve tried reaching out to loved ones, connecting to your faith, and other means to address your concerns, but all those choices have failed. Your needs are not met, and you desperately desire support to make consistent, positive changes to succeed mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.
You find yourself stuck in the same negative cycles. You trust the wrong people and get into relationships that only leave you feeling manipulated, abused, and unsafe. They’ve taken away your power, your voice, and the weight of trauma has left you questioning your worth. You’ve tried reaching out to loved ones, connecting to your faith, and other means to address your concerns, but all those choices have failed. Your needs are not met, and you desperately desire support to make consistent, positive changes to succeed mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.
Life has a tendency to be very unpredictable, even when we feel like we have it all figured out. Sometimes it's helpful to have someone to walk with you through its challenges... or to have someone willing to get in the trenches with you as you navigate grief, loss, stress, past trauma, and hard life transitions.
Life has a tendency to be very unpredictable, even when we feel like we have it all figured out. Sometimes it's helpful to have someone to walk with you through its challenges... or to have someone willing to get in the trenches with you as you navigate grief, loss, stress, past trauma, and hard life transitions.
Prevail Counseling and Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
At Prevail Counseling and Wellness, we are dedicated to providing compassionate and personalized care to adults, children, and couples. Our practice is built on the belief that everyone has the strength to overcome life’s challenges, and our goal is to help you harness that strength in a supportive and nurturing environment. We believe in working together with you to create lasting, positive change. We are here to support you on your journey to wellness, offering a safe space where you can explore, heal, and thrive.
At Prevail Counseling and Wellness, we are dedicated to providing compassionate and personalized care to adults, children, and couples. Our practice is built on the belief that everyone has the strength to overcome life’s challenges, and our goal is to help you harness that strength in a supportive and nurturing environment. We believe in working together with you to create lasting, positive change. We are here to support you on your journey to wellness, offering a safe space where you can explore, heal, and thrive.
I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds. My approach to therapy is deeply relational, grounded in evidence-based practices that help clients repair and strengthen the relationships that matter most. My early clinical work was rooted in treating adolescents with complex trauma and high-risk sexual behaviors in a juvenile detention center—an experience that shaped my ability to connect with people regardless of their circumstances, behaviors, or life challenges. This ability remains one of my greatest strengths as I help clients heal in the context of their relationships.
I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds. My approach to therapy is deeply relational, grounded in evidence-based practices that help clients repair and strengthen the relationships that matter most. My early clinical work was rooted in treating adolescents with complex trauma and high-risk sexual behaviors in a juvenile detention center—an experience that shaped my ability to connect with people regardless of their circumstances, behaviors, or life challenges. This ability remains one of my greatest strengths as I help clients heal in the context of their relationships.
Perspective Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, PIP
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Please visit my website: www.perspectivecounselingauburn.com I relate to women. As a working mother, I am passionate about supporting women through the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking experiences life has to offer. Depression and anxiety can be lonely. Many women feel alone in their struggling with the most basic parts of daily life. I want you to know that you are not alone. You may not be the person you once knew yourself to be, but I assure you, you can find the best version of yourself!
Please visit my website: www.perspectivecounselingauburn.com I relate to women. As a working mother, I am passionate about supporting women through the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking experiences life has to offer. Depression and anxiety can be lonely. Many women feel alone in their struggling with the most basic parts of daily life. I want you to know that you are not alone. You may not be the person you once knew yourself to be, but I assure you, you can find the best version of yourself!
Lauren McClain
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Opelika, AL 36801
Not accepting new clients
My vision for counseling is to see people and families walk through life’s struggles with the help of others and hope for the future. We are all shaped by the relationships we form and our unique life experiences. The way we respond to those encounters tells us something about who we are. If you desire to restore connection with others, bring meaning to your experiences or explore your unique identity, I would like to help you take the next steps.
My vision for counseling is to see people and families walk through life’s struggles with the help of others and hope for the future. We are all shaped by the relationships we form and our unique life experiences. The way we respond to those encounters tells us something about who we are. If you desire to restore connection with others, bring meaning to your experiences or explore your unique identity, I would like to help you take the next steps.
Bre Carr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC, ICADC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
We are all unique and so are the struggles we face daily. Being unique is great, yet there comes a time when we are faced with challenges, feeling stuck, frustrated, angry or simply misunderstood. It is during these times that it is beneficial to seek someone outside of that current situation for fresh insight, an objective perspective and a listening, non-judgmental ear. Sometimes an outsider looking in may be exactly what you need in order to identify and develop the best solution to meet your unique and individual needs. Life is full of ups and downs- in therapy we learn how to maneuver through the waves of life.
We are all unique and so are the struggles we face daily. Being unique is great, yet there comes a time when we are faced with challenges, feeling stuck, frustrated, angry or simply misunderstood. It is during these times that it is beneficial to seek someone outside of that current situation for fresh insight, an objective perspective and a listening, non-judgmental ear. Sometimes an outsider looking in may be exactly what you need in order to identify and develop the best solution to meet your unique and individual needs. Life is full of ups and downs- in therapy we learn how to maneuver through the waves of life.
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Helping You Heal the Hurt and Rekindle Connection
A relational approach to betrayal, intimacy, and everything in between.
If you're feeling disconnected, betrayed, or overwhelmed in your relationship, you're not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone. I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families rebuild trust, repair intimacy, and restore connection after painful ruptures.
Whether you’re recovering from infidelity, facing communication challenges, or dealing with sexual concerns, I provide a compassionate, structured, and evidence-based path toward healing and authentic growth.
Certified Gottman Therapist and Authorized Love Lab Therapist, BCIA Board Certified in Neurofeedback (BCN), Associate Sex Addiction Therapist (ASAT), Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS), PACT (Level2), EFT, Brainspotting, & EMDR-IA Certified EMDR
Helping You Heal the Hurt and Rekindle Connection
A relational approach to betrayal, intimacy, and everything in between.
If you're feeling disconnected, betrayed, or overwhelmed in your relationship, you're not alone—and you don’t have to navigate it alone. I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families rebuild trust, repair intimacy, and restore connection after painful ruptures.
Whether you’re recovering from infidelity, facing communication challenges, or dealing with sexual concerns, I provide a compassionate, structured, and evidence-based path toward healing and authentic growth.
My couples counseling draws on EFT and Gottman Method.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and am committed to partnering with individuals and couples as they navigate the challenges of life. I work with clients in Alabama, and Virginia virtually. Therapy has the power to help you be the best version of yourself. It creates a unique space for evaluating where you are and how you got there. Through our therapeutic relationship we can uncover what needs to shift in order to get you where you want to be. Couples can learn what the patterns are that keep them stuck and how to move out of those patterns.
My couples counseling draws on EFT and Gottman Method.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and am committed to partnering with individuals and couples as they navigate the challenges of life. I work with clients in Alabama, and Virginia virtually. Therapy has the power to help you be the best version of yourself. It creates a unique space for evaluating where you are and how you got there. Through our therapeutic relationship we can uncover what needs to shift in order to get you where you want to be. Couples can learn what the patterns are that keep them stuck and how to move out of those patterns.
It’s an honor to create a safe space to talk about your emotions when you may have not experienced that before. I see various presenting issues, including eating disorders, depression, body image, women's issues, and more. Life shouldn’t have to be this hard. And you shouldn’t have to feel this tired all the time. I have a client-centered counseling approach with emotional and behavioral interventions. We want to feel safe and trusting of our body and mind, and that is difficult to do without support. Contact me to start today!
It’s an honor to create a safe space to talk about your emotions when you may have not experienced that before. I see various presenting issues, including eating disorders, depression, body image, women's issues, and more. Life shouldn’t have to be this hard. And you shouldn’t have to feel this tired all the time. I have a client-centered counseling approach with emotional and behavioral interventions. We want to feel safe and trusting of our body and mind, and that is difficult to do without support. Contact me to start today!
Rachel Morrell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, PIP
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My approach to treatment utilizes a combination of research, professional practice and lived experience. My goal is to help you see your life through a strengths-based lens, paired with the support of realistic solutions and traditional behavioral therapies. I want my clients to feel empowered to make tangible change so they can see true results in their quality of life.
My approach to treatment utilizes a combination of research, professional practice and lived experience. My goal is to help you see your life through a strengths-based lens, paired with the support of realistic solutions and traditional behavioral therapies. I want my clients to feel empowered to make tangible change so they can see true results in their quality of life.
Making sense of life's troubles is challenging for all of us. Because we are fearfully and wonderfully made, all of us are unique and important. But we are also broken. And that brokenness can be spiritual, mental, or physical-likely a combination of all three. My goal as a counselor is to provide compassionate care for the whole person using the truths of the Bible and modern therapies to bring help and hope for life's difficulties.
Making sense of life's troubles is challenging for all of us. Because we are fearfully and wonderfully made, all of us are unique and important. But we are also broken. And that brokenness can be spiritual, mental, or physical-likely a combination of all three. My goal as a counselor is to provide compassionate care for the whole person using the truths of the Bible and modern therapies to bring help and hope for life's difficulties.
Kimberly Bishop
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for you to meet life's challenges. How we reach out for resources during this time can facilitate hope and healing. You may have already reached out to a friend, family member, or pastor and find you are still stuck. The next step you take may be to meet with a professional counselor. As a professional counselor, I am passionate about working with people to find healing and understanding. I am also credentialed as a CPCS, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, providing supervision to train other therapists in the counseling profession.
My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for you to meet life's challenges. How we reach out for resources during this time can facilitate hope and healing. You may have already reached out to a friend, family member, or pastor and find you are still stuck. The next step you take may be to meet with a professional counselor. As a professional counselor, I am passionate about working with people to find healing and understanding. I am also credentialed as a CPCS, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, providing supervision to train other therapists in the counseling profession.
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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.