Emotionally Focused Therapists in Boulder, CO
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Kat Austin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPC, LAC
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Couples therapy: I am trained in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy.
EFT
leads a couple to get right to the heart of the problems that keep relationships unsatisfying and disconnected. The goal of
EFT
is to help you create safety and security in your relationship so that deep connection can grow from the practice of honesty and vulnerability.
EFT
has been found to be successful with about 75% of couples.
Deanna M Fierman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified
Verified
My training includes
EFT
, Gestalt, MI, and DBT.
I believe that therapy is a collaborative process between therapist and client, and that by working together we can help you move toward understanding and healing. Your job is to be curious about yourself. Mine is to inspire and assist you in exploring the unknown, uncomfortable, and unfamiliar. I strive to kindly challenge the way people think, and to be challenged myself. I am honored when asked to be present in challenging times, and work to balance holding room for discomfort while helping you discover how to move forward. My ultimate goal is to help you heal by building upon our respect, honesty, and mindfulness.
Waitlist for new clients
Mo Bankey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I utilize training in Buddhist psychology, mindfulness,
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy (
EFT
), DBT, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy when working with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, chronic illness, identity development, and interpersonal relationship challenges.
There is a way through this. We will find it together. I believe in the power of authentic expression and deep relationships. I incorporate contemplative, somatic, and social justice approaches in my counseling. I work with adults and couples focusing on identity, gender, and relationships. I provide a collaborative approach utilizing mind-body and present moment awareness to support you in connecting with your intrinsic health and inherent wisdom. As meditator, dancer, gardener, and herbalist I value time to reflect, slow down, be with nature, and developing our capacity to move from the heart with courage and gentleness.
Karen Michelson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Using the approach of
emotionally focused
therapy, I will help you and your partner reduce conflict, develop strategies to improve communication, and strengthen your emotional bond.
Are you and your partner feeling disconnected and lonely in your relationship? Do you long for greater emotional and physical intimacy but just can't seem to find your way back to each other? Do you get caught in the same argument over and over that leaves you both feeling hurt, angry, and alone? I can work with you to identify that negative cycle you get stuck in and put a stop to it. Working together, we can heal wounds and resentments, and restore trust and warmth, so that you both feel loved and cherished.
Linnea Jewett
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, R-DMT, CSC, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My training consists of PACT: Stan Tatkin;
EFT
: Sue Johnson; The Couple's Institute: Ellyn Bader & Peter Pearson; Authentic Movement: Zoe Avstreih & Eleni Levidi.
I love working with couples! A flourishing relationship gives us access to a more fulfilled life. When we feel seen, understood and supported...we thrive! In couples work, we better our skills in communication, vulnerability and emotional regulation...the result: more empathy, patience, forgiveness, tolerance and resiliency during painful anger, conflict and difference. It is my sole purpose to help individuals cultivate meaningful connection and trust within themselves and their partners. Don't let old stories and stuck behavior keep you from learning, expanding and healing. I do believe in hope and transformation!
Dr. Lynda Mathis, Clinical Psychologist
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Relationship troubles can also impact your happiness, and as a Certified
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapist, I can help you achieve greater intimacy, healing, and connection with your special person.
Times are tough right now, and you might be feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, sadness, and loneliness. Some days it's hard to even get started at all. Or maybe you feel disconnected from your partner, like they don't understand you or care, and you wonder if you'll ever feel love again. You might be trying hard to forgive your partner for having an affair, but you just can't, and you're afraid you won't ever get past it. You do not have to struggle alone, and together we can work toward getting you or your relationship to a better place.
Megan MacKenzie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified
Verified
Hi! I'm Megan. I work with queer, trans, and gender expansive folks looking to build self-compassion and more fully embody their authentic selves. Through my training in and passions for gender-affirming care, sex therapy, healthy relationships, and sexual identity exploration, I welcome all your identities and experiences into the room. If you feel motivated to take steps toward positive change, ready to ask the difficult questions, and even willing to sit in moments of discomfort and uncertainty along the way, we might be a great fit for working together. Don't worry, there will be plenty of laughter along the way too!
Heather Carlson
Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, MA MFTC
Verified
Verified
With advanced training in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy, I work with individuals, couples, and families.
Do you find yourself having difficulties in some of the most important relationships in your life, like with your romantic partner or children? Or are you struggling to find purpose and meaning in your life and things that used to bring you joy no longer do? At this point, you are ready for better communication, less conflict, and the kind of relationships and life you dreamed of for yourself. You are ready to regain connection with people you love, feel optimistic about your day-to-day life, and find purpose in your future. You feel stuck, and I am here with the clinical experience and warm approach to help you find your way out.
Timothy J Milner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSMFT, MDiv, CSAT, IITAP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I use both the Johnson
EFT
and Gottman approach to marriage counseling.
I love to work with couples, individuals and families helping to put an anchor back into their lives. My goal is to give my clients proven tools to learn to have healthy intimate relationships with those individuals who are most important to them. Since 1993, I have had the privilege of sitting front row and center in thousands of peoples lives. I have found that this is a most privileged position. I enjoy every moment and I am amazed that I never stop learning.
Kelly Bassin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
I am client centered and pull from attachment theory, psychodynamic theory,
EFT
, mindfulness, CBT and somatic approaches.
Do you find yourself at a crossroads or yearning for more? You may be at a breaking point or you may want to make some changes and you don't know where to start. I will ensure a safe and warm environment for exploration. We will move at a pace comfortable for you. Taking the leap of faith into therapy takes courage. We will engage in a process of empowerment to help you feel more centered & grounded in yourself. I work with individuals, couples, children, & families. I am here to listen, empathize & deepen your self-understanding . We will take a look at your inner longings and the parts of your life which may not be serving you.
Kristin Williams
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I use a combination of Narrative and
Emotionally Focused
Therapies, however, I tailor my approach based on the clients' needs.
“How can I reconnect intimately with my partner?” “How do we navigate having different levels of sexual desire?” “How do we rebuild trust after it’s been broken?” “Who am I and what does that mean?” These are all questions I have heard many iterations of in my therapy office, so if you’ve found yourself asking some of these same questions, you’re not alone. Whether you're tackling rebuilding trust, cultivating intimacy, exploring sexuality, deconstructing harmful self-narratives, or developing communication skills, it is an honor to walk alongside you during this journey, as you invest in yourself and your relationships.
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Lisa Cargerman
Psychologist, PhD, MS
Verified
Verified
In addition to individual therapy, I am currently specializing in
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy.
Unique to my practice is my ability to mirror your innate wisdom. With this relational focus, whether you are coming in for individual or couples therapy, you'll begin to work through issues, and increase your confidence while doing so. I hold a safe space that is conducive to exploring those scary and sometimes dark places that we fear, like broken heartedness, and come out the other side with tenderness, wisdom, & contentment.
Not accepting new clients
Grace Reynolds
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Feeling connected to ourselves and others, and developing a healthy relationship to our own emotions, has a strong effect on our happiness and well-being. With a background in
Emotionally Focused
therapy and AEDP, I specialize in working with complicated, painful or confusing emotions that keep couples and individuals feeling stuck, disconnected and alone. My specialities include: couples drifting apart, on different pages, or in constant conflict; individuals going through a difficult time in their life or relationship; and anyone looking to shift emotional patterns and find new ways of relating.
Hannah Horowitz
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC
Verified
Verified
Too few of us have had support in accessing the nourishment of our own depth. We all hold the innate capacity to know and move from our depth, but sometimes we need help to parse out what on earth depth even means and how to safely relate to it. Together, we'll honor the complex mixture of the external and internal - ranging from family of origin, social locations, cultural experiences, form and formless - that fashion how you relate to yourself and ways you show up in the world. I offer a warm, steadfast space in which to work with trauma, anxiety and depression, life transitions, spirituality, creativity, and relationships.
Ryan Nelson Landstedt
LMFT, CCTP, CSAT, CLC
Ryan uses techniques such as EMDR, CBT,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (
EFT
) and Restoration Therapy to help clients break through barriers and find the healing they are seeking.
As a leading Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) Ryan has been helping individuals overcome addiction since 2014. He currently works with men who are recovering from sexual addiction and their partners to help them recover from Betrayal Trauma. He has helped many individuals and families find the healing and restoration they are seeking and is confident that he can help you find healing as well. In addition to working with individuals healing from addiction of all kinds, he also specializes in providing counseling for those seeking to recover from symptoms of anxiety and depression using state of the art therapies.
Jennifer Kubalak
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
Verified
Jenn utilizes multiple modalities that include a blend of emotional-focused (
EFT
), gestalt, internal family systems (IFST), attachment-based, somatic, and person-centered (PCT) counseling techniques.
Jennifer Kubalak is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 5 years of experience working directly with children, adolescents, teens, and their families. She supports those who have lived through adverse experiences and holds the space for her clients to bloom, blossom, heal, and grow. Jenn specializes in relational challenges, life transitions, and identity development. Jenn completed her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University in Boulder Colorado.
Kate Macqueen Marshall
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I have specialized training in AEDP, (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, Brain Spotting, and am certified in
EFT
Couple Therapy.
Individual therapy can help you reconnect to your authentic self. You can feel better about you and be more effective in your work and family life. Whether your concerns stem from stress, old wounds, poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety, or mood problems you can regain balance and fulfillment in your life. Distressed couples and partners struggling with conflict and fear can learn to increase safety, trust and renewed love. Shared security and mutual support can be reestablished that will lead to satisfying communication and effective conflict resolution. True empowerment means that therapy doesn't stop when the session is over.
Valerie Grant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CDWF, EMDRII
Verified
Verified
I'm trained in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy for couples, Somatic Therapy, and am a Certified Daring Way Facilitator (the work of Brené Brown).
Are you living a life that expresses your courage and your dreams? Perhaps you feel like you've lost, or never heard, your true voice? You may be in pain, in a quagmire, or simply ready for change. The heart and soul of my work is to help you lovingly explore and understand the material of your life, and step into the life you want. I work to help you identify troublesome patterns, heal your wounded places, forgive your imperfections, clarify your dreams, gather courage and begin living your authentic life.
Colleen Conroy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
I practice therapy with a depth perspective and in an
emotionally focused
framework, while also integrating practical skills.
Carl Rogers said, when we accept ourselves as we are, then we can change. Focusing on the individual and their unique capability toward healing is the guiding approach I take in therapy. I work with great curiosity to explore the distractions and negative cycles that may be keeping you stuck. The struggle for clarity is a difficult one to navigate in isolation; together we can look at patterns and behaviors that no longer service you. The therapeutic process is one of finding balance between the emotional and rational, the mind and body and bringing that forward into our lives.
Becca Armstrong
Registered Psychotherapist, CCHT
Verified
Verified
Becca has been in private practice since 2000 and has helped thousands of people in over 130 countries heal and transform their lives. She provides Psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and groups. Trained and certified in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, NLP, EMDR I & II,
EFT
, and PSYCH-K®. She served as the president of the Colorado Hypnotherapist Association 2001-2004, was an Associate Instructor at the Colorado School of Counseling and Hypnotherapy Training, and is Co-Founder of Clearing the Chaos, a drug-free curriculum for children and adults that facilitates the healing of ADD/ADHD, and developed four coaching programs, certifying over 3,000 coaches globally.
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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.