AEDP Therapists in Pensacola, FL
I primarily integrate three models of therapy: Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP), and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Did you know that both anxiety and depression are caused by unprocessed emotions? To keep from being overwhelmed by them, we naturally suppress emotions when we do not feel supported enough to face them. The problem is, this genius coping mechanism becomes a pattern that we do not know how to escape and we are left numb, suffering in a life that is bleak, absent of vitality, and so far from all we had imagined it would be. But you know there is more. You see it in the people around you and you want it for yourself. You want to feel the lows AND highs, to see the vibrant color in the world around you, to be your authentic self.
I primarily integrate three models of therapy: Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP), and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Did you know that both anxiety and depression are caused by unprocessed emotions? To keep from being overwhelmed by them, we naturally suppress emotions when we do not feel supported enough to face them. The problem is, this genius coping mechanism becomes a pattern that we do not know how to escape and we are left numb, suffering in a life that is bleak, absent of vitality, and so far from all we had imagined it would be. But you know there is more. You see it in the people around you and you want it for yourself. You want to feel the lows AND highs, to see the vibrant color in the world around you, to be your authentic self.
Online Therapists
Dr. Alyssa Gavulic Howk
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMHC-S, LMFT-S
2 Endorsed
Niceville, FL 32578
I approach trauma healing holistically and treat biologically, physiologically, cognitively, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually influenced conditions using evidence based therapeutic modalities including Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
I am a trauma specialist who has an extensive background working with individuals, couples, and families within the military, veteran, widow, and bereavement populations. I work to help each client become an optimally functioning and progressively maturing individual through identifying the specific presenting problem affecting their lives, helping them evaluate how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors may be impacting the way they relate to themselves and others, and exploring how they can become the best version of themselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
I approach trauma healing holistically and treat biologically, physiologically, cognitively, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually influenced conditions using evidence based therapeutic modalities including Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
I am a trauma specialist who has an extensive background working with individuals, couples, and families within the military, veteran, widow, and bereavement populations. I work to help each client become an optimally functioning and progressively maturing individual through identifying the specific presenting problem affecting their lives, helping them evaluate how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors may be impacting the way they relate to themselves and others, and exploring how they can become the best version of themselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
Your decision to pursue healing takes courage and perseverance, and I will companion with and provide safety for you as we journey together toward your healing. From personal and professional experience, I understand the importance of not feeling alone. I promise to honor your unique story as I whole-heartedly seek to listen, hear, and understand you. You are valuable!
Your decision to pursue healing takes courage and perseverance, and I will companion with and provide safety for you as we journey together toward your healing. From personal and professional experience, I understand the importance of not feeling alone. I promise to honor your unique story as I whole-heartedly seek to listen, hear, and understand you. You are valuable!
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AEDP Therapists
Who is AEDP therapy for?
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is for adults who have experienced emotional pain in the past that, because it has not been adequately addressed and processed, interferes with current functioning. The problems might manifest in a number of different ways, from excessive anger to relationship difficulties to PTSD to eating disorders, poor self-esteem, and depression. They may also be accompanied by physiological symptoms. AEDP helps people accept and digest challenging emotional experiences.
Why do people need AEDP?
People need AEDP as a way to manage distressing emotions—including anger, shame, and guilt—that in some way hamper the ability to function and form satisfying relationships in the present. The therapist-client relationship is believed to provide corrective emotional and relational experiences that facilitate positive changes in brain function, forge pathways for processing traumatic experiences, and allow resolution of emotional pain.
What happens in AEDP therapy?
Once individuals have established a strong bond with the AEDP therapist and the therapist has established a safe and secure environment, clients are encouraged to explore their most painful emotional experiences. They may be asked to pay attention to disquieting body sensations as well as to psychological discomfort. Individuals learn how to process emotions, rather than avoid them. Through the strength of the therapist-client bond, each session is intended to provide a powerful positive experience for individuals, enabling growth.
What problems does AEDP treat?
AEDP is intended to treat the unprocessed emotional pain caused by earlier distressing experiences, which commonly includes behavioral avoidance of current situations and experiences for fear that they will reactivate painful feelings. Emotional pain and avoidant behavior play a role in a wide array of mental health conditions, which is why AEDP is applied to the treatment of a range of disorders including depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, and eating disorders.