Emotionally Focused Therapists in 30336

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Dr. Treva Sexton
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CADCII, CPCS, CST
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30336  (Online Only)
LGBTQ+ and alternative lifestyles welcome! I provide an inclusive environment for a diverse population of clients. I believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care. I create a safe and positive therapeutic space where clients can explore their thoughts and emotions, gain insight, and develop the skills needed for improved there day to day. My approach is grounded in cultural competence and respect for individual differences. I am here to listen and provide the support that you need to assist you in pushing past the obstacles in your day-to-day.
LGBTQ+ and alternative lifestyles welcome! I provide an inclusive environment for a diverse population of clients. I believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care. I create a safe and positive therapeutic space where clients can explore their thoughts and emotions, gain insight, and develop the skills needed for improved there day to day. My approach is grounded in cultural competence and respect for individual differences. I am here to listen and provide the support that you need to assist you in pushing past the obstacles in your day-to-day.
(470) 309-0492 View (470) 309-0492
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Oriema Ewo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30336  (Online Only)
Life can be stressful. Whether it be your family, partners, work, and/or friends— It can all be too much at times. Sometimes, we just need a little help and/or someone to talk it out with. I can be that person. My therapeutic style is an integrative type. My foundations are CBT, Gestalt, and Reality Therapy. This means, we will identify then confront the challenges or issues you’re having. Figure out what is contributing to them, whether we delve into the past and/or explore the present. We will talk and process, and you will put your new tools and techniques into practice (outside of session).
Life can be stressful. Whether it be your family, partners, work, and/or friends— It can all be too much at times. Sometimes, we just need a little help and/or someone to talk it out with. I can be that person. My therapeutic style is an integrative type. My foundations are CBT, Gestalt, and Reality Therapy. This means, we will identify then confront the challenges or issues you’re having. Figure out what is contributing to them, whether we delve into the past and/or explore the present. We will talk and process, and you will put your new tools and techniques into practice (outside of session).
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Shereka S Shaw
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Atlanta, GA 30336  (Online Only)
I am Shereka S. Shaw, a License Professional Counselor for the state of Georgia. Are you an African American Woman, often misunderstood, while struggling with managing being an employee, being a wife and being a mother? Are you a person who is often overwhelmed with various feelings related to stress, frustration and aggravation? I have over 10 years of experience working with those who struggle with managing their emotions due to depression, anxiety, or past traumatic events.
I am Shereka S. Shaw, a License Professional Counselor for the state of Georgia. Are you an African American Woman, often misunderstood, while struggling with managing being an employee, being a wife and being a mother? Are you a person who is often overwhelmed with various feelings related to stress, frustration and aggravation? I have over 10 years of experience working with those who struggle with managing their emotions due to depression, anxiety, or past traumatic events.
(678) 972-1452 View (678) 972-1452
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Keisha Ray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BC-TMH, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30336  (Online Only)
I have experience inspiring clients to resolve depression, trauma, women's issues, and managing life in general. I'm able to help you resolve these issues by using techniques that allow you to think differently, look at situations in alternate ways, all while insuring that you remain "in the driver's seat" of your care and treatment. Through my clinical experience, compassion, and desire to see you succeed, offering a safe and supportive space is number one for me as your therapist and I will work side by side to help you overcome your life's challenges.
I have experience inspiring clients to resolve depression, trauma, women's issues, and managing life in general. I'm able to help you resolve these issues by using techniques that allow you to think differently, look at situations in alternate ways, all while insuring that you remain "in the driver's seat" of your care and treatment. Through my clinical experience, compassion, and desire to see you succeed, offering a safe and supportive space is number one for me as your therapist and I will work side by side to help you overcome your life's challenges.
(478) 606-0426 View (478) 606-0426

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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.