Emotionally Focused Therapists in Saint Louis, MO
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Kara Born
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
I work with couples, individuals, and families focusing on issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief/loss, and trauma. I have been trained in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) and utilize these techniques for couples and individuals. During our sessions, we will identify the underlying emotional needs and gain tools to communicate those needs to others, whether that is with our partner, our family, or our friends. My goal is to provide a non-judgmental space where people can increase their understanding of the unhelpful patterns of behaviors that might be causing them pain and hardship.
J. Douglas Pettinelli, Ph.D.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
My therapeutic framework is relational, interpersonal,
emotionally focused
and developmental.
I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families from a relational, trauma informed, attachment informed, developmental perspective. Trained in child psychotherapy, couples therapy and family therapy, I work to understand clients within the context of their primary and family relationships. I especially enjoy working with couples and families. I work to identify the emotional and interpersonal obstacles to further growth, and build on the strength and resilience of the individual, couple and family. .I have experience working with children and adolescents experiencing the full range of emotional, social and developmental difficulties.
Katie Heiden-Rootes
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified
I am a Licensed Marital & Family Therapist (MFT) and an approved supervisor through the State of Missouri Board of MFT and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. My clinical experience is with individuals, couples, and families related to sexuality, communication, conflict, and parent-child relationships with queer & trans youth. I utilize emotionally-focused, attachment-based, and playful interventions for unsticking the stuck parts of life. I have extensive couple & sexuality training and experience as a certified Sex Therapist through the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.
Andrea Frey Metzger
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified
I use experiential methods - AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) and EFT (
Emotionally Focused
Therapy) in my work and have seen incredible transformation and growth.
Whether you are struggling in your relationship, dealing with loneliness from the multiple issues we've dealt with the past year (pandemic, grief, trauma), or simply needing to process some things with someone objectively, I believe the therapeutic relationship can be a platform for deep transformation and continued growth.
Sarah Yeo
MA, PLPC
Verified
I am a trauma-informed therapist who works with adolescents, and adults. I have a special heart for working with individuals who struggle with boundary issues, codependency, self-esteem, and shame. I also work with survivors of narcissistic/relational/spiritual abuse; adults and adolescents going through separation/divorce; and those with relational/attachment trauma through abuse and neglect. I offer a holistic approach to understand the whole person as well as look at attachment; utilize emotionally-focused therapy; cognitive behavioral therapy; and person-centered approach among many other approaches.
Susan Ginocchio Verble
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
I am trained in EFT (
Emotionally Focused
Therapy) and the Gottman method for couples counseling.
I earned a Masters of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Lindenwood University. Prior to counseling, I spent 20 years in sales, management and recruiting as well as some time as a full time homemaker with my 4 children. I bring to my work my faith, my life experience, and my passion for helping others. I have a passion for couples counseling, parents dealing with children with ADHD, and individuals dealing with depression and anxiety. I have a strong devotion to working with individuals and families recovering from divorce. I consider it a privilege to walk alongside hurting individuals to facilitate healing and hope.
Brad Werner
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAC
Verified
As the only Certified
Emotionally Focused
Couple Therapy Supervisor in St.
Couples often say to me - "We can't seem to communicate anymore. Why are we having such a hard time understanding each other?" Have you ever felt like this in your relationship? I can help you make the changes necessary to feel connected again as well as create a more hopeful future. We will work with your thoughts, feelings, and actions, in order to recognize and then disrupt your negative cycles of conflict. Then together, we will create new opportunities for increasing closeness. Ultimately, you will see what is not "working", learn "why", and begin to apply new strategies to bring safety and security back to your relationship.
Courtney Loosemore
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, PLPC
Verified
Courtney is currently pursuing further training in
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy (EFT).
"You are loved and you are safe" are words we long to feel as we walk through our days, months and years. Yet, many of us walk through our days feeling fearful, powerless and alone. It is a brave journey to enter into your story and Courtney counts it a privilege to come along side you as you grow towards hope in the midst of the darkness. Courtney desires to partner with you and together explore how you can begin to live life more fully and see growth in areas of struggle.
Barbara Black
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified
We are experiencing shifts in the world right now, and that can bring up many questions along with anxiety that feels out of control and can cause strain on our lives and relationships. As a trained
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) therapist, I am passionate about working with couples to establish ways to deepen their bond and strengthen the connection they long for. Also an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing-trained therapist, I use EMDR to help clients who have experienced trauma to find long-lasting healing through restructuring negative beliefs into healthy, positive emotional freedom.
Allie Lehr
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
I utilize attachment based and
emotionally focused
interventions to help clients understand themselves and get to the bottom of whatever is bringing them to therapy.
Are you struggling with a relationship or relationships in your life? Do you feel disconnected and unsure where to begin? Relationships are hard AND they are what make us human. I am passionate about helping my clients, whether they are individuals, families, or romantic partners. I strive to create a safe space for my clients to show up as their full selves and maintain healthy relationships. It is through this atmosphere of safety and connection that we can work together to create change.
Deborah Lynn Gegg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and/or
Emotionally Focused
Therapy to help clients achieve their goals.
Anxiety, stress, depression, family and relationship challenges or divorce... I am a compassionate clinical social worker, educated at Washington University, with over 15 years of experience in the St. Louis area. My approach is empathetic and non-judgmental as I help you find solutions that meet the needs of your situation. I am both passionate and well-versed in step-parenting and parenting issues, remarriage and life transitions, including divorce, grief and aging.
(314) 501-9295
Office is near:
Saint Louis, MO 63119 Offers online therapy
Waitlist for new clients
Ta'nia Jordan
Verified
It would be wonderful if we were all handed a road map to prepare us for the long journey through life. How about I help you illustrate a unique road map tailored to your own personal hills, valleys, and peaks of your life? I’d like to call myself your co-illustrator, here to remind you that you’re in control and your road map doesn’t have to resemble everyone else’s to be great as long as it works for you. My ideal client is someone in search of finding their identity and seeking healing within their lives. I am also interested in helping anyone battling anxiety, depression, self-esteem, or relationship issues.
Johnny Kim
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
Hellooo! Thanks for making time to be here today. If you're here, I'm wondering if you've asked yourself important questions such as: When was the last time you were asked what you needed? What does acceptance look like in your life? How can you live your most authentic self? What does it look like creating an environment for yourself to be successful? If you find yourself resonating with these questions, then you're more than likely seeking a provider who can help you achieve your goals, and maybe that's me! I encourage you to make an appointment today to find out.
Cathy Luebbering
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
I work with those who are courageously facing pain and trauma in their lives. Perhaps you wonder if you can look at your own experiences... Maybe you fear being overwhelmed if you dare look. You may be thinking anxiety will overwhelm you. It need not be this way. Allow me to journey with you as you explore the questions tugging at you. You need not face them alone. Support is here; it is real. You CAN face these challenges, and you need not face them alone in the silence of your heart. Reach out now for the support you deserve.
Paige Lynch
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
I work with those who struggle with trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and not taking care of oneself first. Trauma comes in many forms and may not always look like what you'd expect. I also work well with caregivers and other helpers who experience compassion fatigue, along with those who find themselves giving more than they receive in their relationships. No matter the circumstances that bring you into therapy, we will spend time on how to set boundaries, tune in to your needs, and heal your trauma.
Open Arms Wellness Therapy and Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PhD
Verified
Frustrated with calling therapists and not receiving a call back? We pride ourselves in finding expert clinicians in each speciality in the greater St. Louis area and we have openings. We can help match you to a clinician that has proven success helping clients with similar issues. Our approach assists clients in exploring the source of their problems. We listen. We find unique strategies that build on your passions to bring healing to your life. You won't believe how much better it can get when you work with our handpicked professionals.
Danielle Androff
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Have you been combing the St. Louis area for a therapist, only to be discouraged because no one felt like the right fit? Been there. Have you been putting off seeing someone because the thought of laying on a chaise lounge, talking about yourself to a stranger across the room for an hour gives you heartburn? Been there. Have you been avoiding getting help because you feel like that means you actually have to acknowledge that you need it? Holy moly, I’ve been there. While I can’t speak to your experience, I understand that the decision to go to therapy can feel impossibly hard. Seeking therapy/treatment shouldn’t feel like a burden.
Samuel Bearer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MAC
Verified
I seek to provide counseling to couples and individuals, both adults and adolescents. I work with interpersonal, relationship issues including: family of origin dynamics, trauma and maladaptive coping patterns, marriage and pre-marital counseling, improving communication skills, self-image and identity, managing anger, and men's sexual addiction.
Fatima La'Juan Muse
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MedFT
Verified
Have you found yourself struggling with life stressors such as fertility problems, chronic illness, marital discord, relationship infidelity, or even difficulty making major decisions? If so, therapy is right for you. Are you blissfully happy and seeking pre-marital counseling with a future spouse? If so, therapy is right for you too! These incentives for counseling have one common thread, a desire to pinpoint areas where you are "stuck", guard against potential threats to your relationship harmony, improve your life, improve your relationship, and become the best version of yourself.
Megan Dooley Hussmann
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, PLPC
Verified
My work is focused on creating space for you to feel connected, cared for, and curious so that together we can explore who you are. Many times clients come to counseling because there is a gap between what they have and what they want, or more often who they are and who they want to be. Any client looking for greater insight into who they are and what they want is a great fit for me. I especially love working with new moms and parents as they start to build their identity as a parent.
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Emotionally Focused Therapists
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an approach to therapy that helps clients identify their emotions, learn to explore and experience them, to understand them and then to manage them. Saint Louis Emotionally Focused Therapy embraces the idea that emotions can be changed, first by arriving at or 'living' the maladaptive emotion (e.g. loss, fear or shame) in session, and then learning to transform it. Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples seeks to break the negative emotion cycles within relationships, emphasizing the importance of the attachment bond between couples, and how nurturing of the attachment bonds and an empathetic understanding of each others emotions can break the cycles. Check these Saint Louis Emotionally Focused Therapy professionals for individual or Emotionally Focused couples therapy in Saint Louis