Emotionally Focused Therapists in 68112
Affinity Counseling, LLC
Counselor, MS, LIMHP, LADC
Verified Verified
Omaha, NE 68112
Are you or your struggling with the simple task of day to day living? Do you or your child become easily overwhelmed with little tasks? I am committed to helping you. I believe that therapy is a way to find a path in life and is highly important that children and adults should be able to process their issues in a safe environment. I believe every client should be treated as an individual and I am here to work with you in a collaborative process in which we create treatment goals to address your and/or your child's issues and concerns in a manner that works specifically for you or them as every person/child is an individual.
Are you or your struggling with the simple task of day to day living? Do you or your child become easily overwhelmed with little tasks? I am committed to helping you. I believe that therapy is a way to find a path in life and is highly important that children and adults should be able to process their issues in a safe environment. I believe every client should be treated as an individual and I am here to work with you in a collaborative process in which we create treatment goals to address your and/or your child's issues and concerns in a manner that works specifically for you or them as every person/child is an individual.
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.