Emotionally Focused Therapists in Smithville, TX

My ideal clients are working professionals that struggle to build their ideal lives. They struggle with anxiety, depression, and trauma, which manifests in poor communication, troubled relationships, overwhelming addictions, and/or PTSD. They have busy schedules and are open to or looking for telehealth or online therapy.

I will put you, the client, your life goals first and help you reach them. We will work together as a team, identifying your goals and using the modalities that I have trained in. I will help you learn tools relevant to your grow. These tools have helped me on my own growth journey as well as the clients that I have worked with. I believe in the value of connecting to the body as a way of healing developmental trauma. This trauma could be manifesting in different ways, physically, mentally, emotionally or a combination of all. My work is grounded in psychological theory, evidence-based practices and incorporates mindfulness.

Are you struggling? Do you feel alone in your pain? Is life, in general, overwhelming? Are you tired of trying? Is there a relationship in which you deeply desire connection, yet no matter how much you try, it never seems good enough? Maybe you are beginning to think you are not enough. Whether the relationship is past or current, involves a parent, a partner, a child or it may be your relationship with yourself- it's just not working out for you. You want more. You want better. Of course you do! Your desire for connection and understanding is real and needed. Life is hard. We all get stuck. Are you ready for something different?

I work with 30+ couples who lead busy professional lives and feel disconnected and estranged from each other, which has led to mounting resentment and increasing misunderstandings and bickering in their home. Using emotionally focused therapy, I focus on their attachment history and style in order to identify their attachment wounds. This approach allows us to create a focused plan of treatment where each partner feels safe according to their needs and is able to be vulnerable with one another and communicate their needs in a way that increases the understanding and intimacy they each crave.

New couples are often reluctant to seek help. Be it stigma surrounding couple's therapy, or feeling like they have not been together "long enough," couples usually wait until resentment and unhappiness have grown to distressing levels before reaching out for help. According to relationship expert Dr. John Gottman, couples often endure an average of six years of unhappiness before seeking help. Why let years of resentment build up when you can spend that time strengthening your bond and finding new ways to overcome and adapt to life's inevitable conflicts?

Hi! I'm Caroline! I'm a Marriage and Family therapist and a Registered Play Therapist who specializes in relationships. My work centers around enhancing secure attachment and connection within the family system. This includes working with couples, parents, the parent-child relationship, and children. I am extensively trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and many modalities of child and family therapy including: Child-Centered Play Therapy, Theraplay, and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. I look forward to talking with you more about how I can support you or your family.

My practice specializes in treating trauma among Active Duty service members, veterans, and law enforcement. In addition, we utilize evidence-based approaches such as CBT, EFT, SFT, and EMDR for individuals, couples, and families. In-person and Telehealth counseling is provided to our clients. Jeffery Jolly, LMFT just joined our team and can be reached at 254-218-3936. Our office is located on the second floor of the Salado Inn in Historic Downtown Salado, TX.

The idea behind RePair Therapy is renewal. And not just for couples—for individuals too. Maybe you're in a new relationship after a break-up or divorce, and you don't want to make the same mistakes twice. Maybe this is a second marriage (or third, fourth) for you and your partner. Maybe you're divorced, but you still have to communicate and make major decisions with your ex about your children. Maybe you're coping with a new divorce and need to find a way to reinvent yourself and your life. I specialize in Emotionally Focused Couples therapy and take United Insurance.

In life, we face circumstances that lead us to cope however we can. Sometimes those coping methods lead us into shame and disconnection. I lend a compassionate ear to my clients struggling with addiction, life transitions, relationship issues, intimacy, and more. I strive to lend empathetic and non-judgmental support to my clients in order to help them grow deeper in their self-compassion. I use techniques and concepts of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy to provide you with a space to learn and grow more comfortable and familiar with your emotions.

My therapeutic style is personable, inquisitive, and engaging. I have experience with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I use several different therapeutic approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally focused therapy, emotionally focused family therapy, and mentalization based therapy.

I strive to create a therapeutic environment where you feel comfortable expressing whatever is on your mind without fear of judgment. I believe that you are the expert in your own healing, and I will work collaboratively with you to identify and reach your treatment goals. I use approaches that have been scientifically researched and found to be effective, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and somatic and mindfulness-based interventions. I will work with you to ensure that you are not in therapy longer than is necessary to reach your treatment goals.

Hi, I’m Brittany! I work with women and families looking to recover from traumatic experiences, heal relational wounds, and navigate challenging family dynamics or life transitions. If you relate to any of the above, you know that life can feel like you are not in the drivers seat. I am passionate about creating a space for my clients to reclaim their autonomy and walk away feeling empowered to live the life they want (yes, it’s possible!) My goal is for my clients to feel deeply seen as we make sense of their experiences, inner world, and relationships.

As a therapist, I enjoy working with a variety of clients. With over 21 years of experience, my expertise to a more eclectic approach, including CBT, attachment based therapy, trauma focused therapy, and emotionally focused therapy. I enjoy working with trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, life transition, attachment, self-esteem, family issues, Adult Children of Alcoholics, grief/loss, and autism.

I specialize in treating sexual addiction/problematic sexual behaviors. I am a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) that believes the real issue is not the need for more sex but the desire for real connection yet turning to counterfeit connection due to past relational hurts, abuse, rejection, neglect, and abandonment. I am also a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and I specialize working with couples hurting from infidelity and betrayal. I believe that the relationship can be restored and become stronger than ever.

Clients describe my therapeutic style as interactive, warm, and reassuring. It isn't easy to disclose personal challenges, but my clients have responded pretty quickly to my efforts to build rapport, explore issues, and experiment with solutions. Sometimes this work has been about learning new coping skills, and sometimes the work has been about digging deeply into the past to uproot old patterns that dampen the spirit. In my work with clients--whether individual or couples--I include a focus on integrating body awareness into the work of the heart and mind, so that more profound healing may take place.

Please email for scheduling requests- Hello, I'm glad that you're here and are open to exploring your process for healing as an individual or couple. You're showing yourself a form of care by taking the steps to gain insight in to how your past experiences may be affecting your current thought patterns, behavior, and the relationship that you have with yourself and others. You are taking an active role in honoring your experience, and are giving yourself the opportunity and space to understand what you have been carrying.

Contemplating any change can be daunting, but here you are, reaching out, exploring. Seeing a therapist can be the first step along a new path. Change takes time, and we can go at your pace, walking together on a path you determine. Whether you are looking at a life transition, worried about how substance use is affecting you, grieving a loss or dealing with a chronic illness, together we will begin the process of examining where you are, working together to shift to a place that brings you fulfillment and to help you reach your goals.