Emotionally Focused Therapists in Atlanta, GA

Welcome to my practice! I work with adult individuals, couples and families to address concerns including mood and behavior dysregulation, grief and loss, life transitions, divorce, parenting/co-parenting, family conflict, intimacy problems, and other relationship difficulties. I also help clients address concerns related to the family of origin, attachment issues, and personal development. In addition to my counseling and psychotherapy practice, I facilitate workshops for new and expecting parents through the Gottman Institute. I also have training in EFT couple therapy.

AMMC offers the highest quality couples counseling and dispute resolution services in Atlanta. We are highly trained and experienced in working with the leading models of therapy for relationship therapy, including Gottman Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Imago Therapy, and have proven results in improving marital satisfaction. We also work to resolve family disputes, including divorce mediation, coparenting coordination, and coparenting counseling. We do work frequently with attorneys, including child custody evaluations. We are proud to work regularly with Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community and work to make sure all feel welcome.

Partnership can be incredibly challenging. I bring warmth, compassion and expertise as I help you and your partner navigate the difficulties and joys of your relationship. I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT ) which is an attachment-based approach designed to help you and your partner better understand your patterns, especially those that bring dissatisfaction and disconnection. In addition, I work with children and adolescents, utilizing a family-centered approach to help you find greater connection with your children and with yourself.

Choosing to enter into therapy is a courageous decision that I deeply honor and respect. It says that you believe in your capacity for growth and healing. I am here to facilitate your healing experience by providing a safe, authentic, non-judgmental space for us to get to the heart of what is keeping you stuck in your life and relationships. I work integratively by blending together various therapeutic modalities to support you in addressing your unique needs. I am formally trained in psychodynamic and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and will use them as the foundation for the work we will do together.

Do you find yourself wishing your relationships with others were deeper? Do you crave intimacy, to feel known, listened to, and valued? In our world today, this deep sense of connection can be difficult to attain. As a therapist, I prioritize relationship, offer therapeutic connection, and facilitate intrapersonal and relational growth. I work with individuals to explore identity, sexuality, and the difficulties that may come along with attempting to know one’s self deeply and live authentically, such as anxiety, depression, grief, and family conflict. I particularly enjoy and specialize in working with queer and bisexual women.

I am honored to help individuals struggling with fears and challenges that hinder their growth and exploration of life. My commitment to reach those who are experiencing great sadness and a lack of motivation in their lives helps me to understand my clients' alienation and pain. I take it as my duty to foster a relationship with those in need and reach them on their level. With couples, I use emotionally focused therapy ( EFT ) to help clients change their negative patterns and move to a new music where they yearn to support each other.

My approach to therapy focuses on collaborating with clients to build a safe space, where each person's goals are validated. I walk alongside each client’s journey and foster an environment rooted in hope. Using an attachment-based, emotionally focused approach, I serve individuals and couples and support my clients to overcome struggles with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, identity issues, family conflict, and intergenerational trauma.

I believe that everyone has the capacity to accomplish their goals. My role is to help you uncover and understand the obstacles and trauma that are getting in the way of achieving what you desire, and then help you tap into your inner resources to succeed. With empathy and authenticity, I work alongside my clients to promote healing and discovery of their power to change. Whether you are experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss; problems with relationships, parenting, or self-esteem; or a general sense of disconnectedness – whatever it is – I recognize that therapy is self-work, and it's not easy.

My commitment is to facilitate your growth and healing in a supportive and collaborative relationship designed to meet your unique needs. As a seasoned therapist I listen and seek to understand your world using technical skills as well as the wisdom and intuitive knowing that I bring from over four decades of experience in private practice and agency settings. I have a passion for my work and I function with compassion and caring. I continue to pursue learning and skill building including cutting edge research on the brain and tools to generate healing and change.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families with a range of problems from anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, impulse control, family/sibling relational issues, parent-child relational and attachment issues, co-parenting, grief and loss, adoption issues, ADHD, substance abuse and major life transitions. I believe in taking a non-directive, client-centered approach, and creating a warm and non-judgmental space where I can help my clients to uncover what is keeping them from moving forward so they can lead happier and healthier lives.

Do you feel like you're just going through the motions, or sinking in sadness, anxiety, or stress? Are your relationships tense, distant, or non-existent? Are you struggling to find hope that life can feel good again, and love can be connected and safe? Nothing can be more distressing than when our marriage or partnership has become a constant source of conflict and loneliness rather than the safe haven we anticipated enjoying for a lifetime. We all long to be seen and loved for who we really are, and need to know we can count on each other through the ups and downs of life.

If you are struggling with stress, worry/anxiety/fear, health and wellness issues, cancer diagnosis/recovery, grief, life changes, workplace challenges, relationship issues or personal growth, I am here to support and guide you in feeling your best and performing at your best. My Master's degree is in Counseling Psychology. As a Coach of forty (40) years, I have learned strategies that tend to create lasting changes. My commitment to you is to listen non-judgmentally and guide you with ideas and practices that I have seen work successfully over many years. You deserve to feel your best and live at your best!

Marissa is Restorative Counseling’s resident couples and family therapist and is passionate about helping her clients’ relationships become healthy and strong. She works with couples experiencing high levels of conflict, as well as couples who find it hard to speak openly with their partner and have fallen into a pattern of avoidance. Marissa also counsels families, including families with adult children, who seek to create a healthier dynamic.

Most couples who consider therapy feel stuck in a destructive cycle that becomes exhausting, isolating, and lonely. We all feel lost at times and do not know how to stop hurting. We all share a common experience at some point in our lives: when our relationships become brittle. Thankfully, we now live in a time where there is an answer based on solid research-based approaches. You don’t have to keep guessing how to make it better.

I believe that we are all trying our best and that we are the experts on ourselves and our families. However sometimes life brings us more than we know how to handle, and we may see symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and unhealthy or disruptive behavior in ourselves, our relationships, and our children. This can leave us feeling frustrated, hopeless, and isolated as individuals, couples, and parents. Thankfully, therapy can help us and our children move beyond our pain, fear, and destructive behavior, and toward a greater sense of peace, happiness, and belonging.

Hi! My name is Mindy Hall Czech, and I am a licensed professional counselor with over sixteen years of experience. I've worked with various individuals suffering from Anxiety, Grief, trauma, PTSD, Stress, and codependency. During therapy, I use a mix of Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Integrative or Integral Psychotherapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT ). I like to email clients in between sessions with articles, worksheets, and helpful strategies based on client needs.

April is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 12 years of experience. She currently provides therapeutic services to individuals and couples. With couples, April specializes in: Poor communication/Disconnection, Trust issues, Intimacy problems. With individuals, April specializes in: Young adult issues/ life transitions, Mood regulation (Anxiety and Depression), Self-esteem/Identify development, Perfectionism/ Burn out, Poor/ineffective boundaries with others or ineffective relationship patterns, Stress management/Test taking anxiety (April has extensive experience helping law school students prepare for the BAR exam).

Most clients I work with deal with relationship and performance-related stress, affecting their marriages/partnerships, friendships, family dynamics, work, and overall sense of fulfillment. I help individuals navigate sexual and gender diverse relationships, gain self-awareness, alleviate distress, and enhance well-being and relationships.

Whether you are facing life challenges such as relationship problems, addiction, work concerns, or health issues, you can move through with more elegance and ease. To me therapy is a gift--a gift of opportunity. An opportunity to heal from the past by increasing understanding of it and gleaning from it the gems that it holds. An opportunity to break long-held rigid patterns born of that past and to start consciously creating new, flexible ones. An opportunity to hold hope for a future free from the past that makes the present a time of freedom and choice.