AEDP Therapists in Raleigh, NC
Do you have something you need to talk about? Trudging through life with stress, grief, anxiety, or other burdens can feel lonely and exhausting. Address your mental health needs through conversation and engage in therapeutic interventions to bring positive change in your life. Exploring how your mental health has negative impacts on your body and your daily life will improve your well-being.
Do you have something you need to talk about? Trudging through life with stress, grief, anxiety, or other burdens can feel lonely and exhausting. Address your mental health needs through conversation and engage in therapeutic interventions to bring positive change in your life. Exploring how your mental health has negative impacts on your body and your daily life will improve your well-being.
Allison Grubbs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, CDWF, RYT
7 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27607
I also have specific training in Emotionally Focused Individual and Family Therapy, as well as AEDP, an experiential therapy model that helps heal trauma through corrective emotional experiences.
I love working with people who have felt alone, rejected, like they're "too much" or "not enough." A few areas I specialize in include: complex trauma, anxious/avoidant attachment, healing from heartbreak, addiction (including love addiction), anxiety, & ambiguous grief. If you're life hasn't gone as planned, and you're struggling to find meaning, I get it.
I also have specific training in Emotionally Focused Individual and Family Therapy, as well as AEDP, an experiential therapy model that helps heal trauma through corrective emotional experiences.
I love working with people who have felt alone, rejected, like they're "too much" or "not enough." A few areas I specialize in include: complex trauma, anxious/avoidant attachment, healing from heartbreak, addiction (including love addiction), anxiety, & ambiguous grief. If you're life hasn't gone as planned, and you're struggling to find meaning, I get it.
Life has a way of molding us into the person we had to be instead of the person we actually are. If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, you learned to shrink yourself or become the “reasonable one” while the adults acted like toddlers. Now, you're stuck in old patterns - choosing relationships that feel eerily familiar, doubting your needs, saddling yourself with responsibility for everyone else's joy while feeling chronically inadequate. It’s frustrating as hell - especially when you know what’s happening but can’t seem to shift it. Therapy is about dismantling the old M.O. and consciously choosing yourself.
Life has a way of molding us into the person we had to be instead of the person we actually are. If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, you learned to shrink yourself or become the “reasonable one” while the adults acted like toddlers. Now, you're stuck in old patterns - choosing relationships that feel eerily familiar, doubting your needs, saddling yourself with responsibility for everyone else's joy while feeling chronically inadequate. It’s frustrating as hell - especially when you know what’s happening but can’t seem to shift it. Therapy is about dismantling the old M.O. and consciously choosing yourself.
You’re the one everyone leans on. The steady one. The strong one. The one who learned early how to manage other people’s emotions — while quietly carrying your own anxiety, grief, or exhaustion alone. Maybe you’re navigating depression that feels heavier than you let on. Maybe trauma — recent or generational — still echoes in your body. Maybe you’re questioning parts of your identity, your faith, your family roles, or who you’re allowed to be. You don’t have to sort through it by yourself anymore.
You’re the one everyone leans on. The steady one. The strong one. The one who learned early how to manage other people’s emotions — while quietly carrying your own anxiety, grief, or exhaustion alone. Maybe you’re navigating depression that feels heavier than you let on. Maybe trauma — recent or generational — still echoes in your body. Maybe you’re questioning parts of your identity, your faith, your family roles, or who you’re allowed to be. You don’t have to sort through it by yourself anymore.
I specialize in relationship counseling and I want to help you feel more connected to the important people in your life. You do not need to be married to benefit from relationship counseling, and I am happy to work with you where you are in your relationship. I tend to work from an emotionally focused and experiential perspective, which means that I want to help you and your partner create an experience in which you can both feel seen, heard, and more connected.
I specialize in relationship counseling and I want to help you feel more connected to the important people in your life. You do not need to be married to benefit from relationship counseling, and I am happy to work with you where you are in your relationship. I tend to work from an emotionally focused and experiential perspective, which means that I want to help you and your partner create an experience in which you can both feel seen, heard, and more connected.
I use parts work, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP), to help clients connect with their inner experience and build stronger relationships with the parts of themselves that carry pain, protect, or feel stuck.
You are not a problem to be solved, you are a person to be understood. I help people heal from emotional wounds related to trauma — especially attachment trauma, betrayal, and PTSD. Whether the pain comes from early relationships, a difficult past, or moments where you felt abandoned or unseen, I provide a safe space to explore and begin to change those patterns. Clients often come to me when they’re tired of talking about their trauma and ready to actually feel the change in their body, relationships, and sense of self. Together, we focus on making emotional change— not just insights — that create lasting growth
I use parts work, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP), to help clients connect with their inner experience and build stronger relationships with the parts of themselves that carry pain, protect, or feel stuck.
You are not a problem to be solved, you are a person to be understood. I help people heal from emotional wounds related to trauma — especially attachment trauma, betrayal, and PTSD. Whether the pain comes from early relationships, a difficult past, or moments where you felt abandoned or unseen, I provide a safe space to explore and begin to change those patterns. Clients often come to me when they’re tired of talking about their trauma and ready to actually feel the change in their body, relationships, and sense of self. Together, we focus on making emotional change— not just insights — that create lasting growth
Do you feel stuck? Out-of-sync with yourself or others? Sad or anxious and unsure how to move forward? I seek to help you restore safety, agency, intimacy, and joy within your relationships – including, and most importantly, your relationship with yourself.
We are made to flourish, but relationship ruptures, overwhelming events, or life transitions can knock us off balance. At these times, parts of ourselves can take on extreme roles. Together, we can attend to those parts, and allow the whole, authentic person you are to re-emerge.
I seek to provide a place where you (and all of your parts) will feel seen, understood, and valued.
Do you feel stuck? Out-of-sync with yourself or others? Sad or anxious and unsure how to move forward? I seek to help you restore safety, agency, intimacy, and joy within your relationships – including, and most importantly, your relationship with yourself.
We are made to flourish, but relationship ruptures, overwhelming events, or life transitions can knock us off balance. At these times, parts of ourselves can take on extreme roles. Together, we can attend to those parts, and allow the whole, authentic person you are to re-emerge.
I seek to provide a place where you (and all of your parts) will feel seen, understood, and valued.
If you've ever caught yourself rehearsing what you're going to say before a hard conversation, or spiraling over a text you sent three days ago, you're probably my kind of client. I work with ambitious Millennial and Gen Z women who seem to have it together but are exhausted by the anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing running in the background. You want to feel calmer, trust yourself more, and stop shrinking for other people, and you're ready to actually do something about it.
If you've ever caught yourself rehearsing what you're going to say before a hard conversation, or spiraling over a text you sent three days ago, you're probably my kind of client. I work with ambitious Millennial and Gen Z women who seem to have it together but are exhausted by the anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing running in the background. You want to feel calmer, trust yourself more, and stop shrinking for other people, and you're ready to actually do something about it.
My hope as a psychotherapist is to build a relationship based on trust, respect, and hopefulness with my clients. I view psychotherapy not only as a way to address symptoms, but as a gateway to more joy, wholeness, and pleasure in our lives.
My hope as a psychotherapist is to build a relationship based on trust, respect, and hopefulness with my clients. I view psychotherapy not only as a way to address symptoms, but as a gateway to more joy, wholeness, and pleasure in our lives.
I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor and a certified clinical trauma specialist. I enjoy learning and walking with people as they grow and heal. While my work has an artistic feel, improvisational, and tailored to your specific needs and desires, it is consistently informed by and grounded in evidence-based therapies. I am available for individual sessions with clients in NC, ages 3+. I am also available for workshops, classes, and groups. I take a holistic approach to mental health with an emphasis on self-care. Thank you for your time and I hope to meet you soon!
I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor and a certified clinical trauma specialist. I enjoy learning and walking with people as they grow and heal. While my work has an artistic feel, improvisational, and tailored to your specific needs and desires, it is consistently informed by and grounded in evidence-based therapies. I am available for individual sessions with clients in NC, ages 3+. I am also available for workshops, classes, and groups. I take a holistic approach to mental health with an emphasis on self-care. Thank you for your time and I hope to meet you soon!
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) through iaedp and a Level 2 AEDP Therapist.
You do so much for everyone else - at work, at home, and in your relationships - yet it often feels like no one really sees you. You look at your life and can logically count your long list of accomplishments, but it still never quite feels like enough. You’re exhausted from holding everything together, overthinking, and quietly wishing you could just breathe and be yourself without all the noise running through your head and crushing pressure you put on yourself. You’re craving connection, rest, and a sense of ease, but you’re not sure how to finally give yourself permission to slow down and reconnect with who you truly are.
I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) through iaedp and a Level 2 AEDP Therapist.
You do so much for everyone else - at work, at home, and in your relationships - yet it often feels like no one really sees you. You look at your life and can logically count your long list of accomplishments, but it still never quite feels like enough. You’re exhausted from holding everything together, overthinking, and quietly wishing you could just breathe and be yourself without all the noise running through your head and crushing pressure you put on yourself. You’re craving connection, rest, and a sense of ease, but you’re not sure how to finally give yourself permission to slow down and reconnect with who you truly are.
I work with adult individuals and couples who wish to address any of the following: anxiety; mind-body issues like IBS, chronic pain, back pain, etc; stress and trauma; relationship difficulties, life transitions, cultural differences, or spiritual issues; and depression. Therapy is individualized, determined by each client's personal needs, interests, and goals. My aim is to support and guide each person through their own unique journey towards improved functioning and greater ease, health, wellness, wholeness, peace, satisfaction, and fulfillment.
I work with adult individuals and couples who wish to address any of the following: anxiety; mind-body issues like IBS, chronic pain, back pain, etc; stress and trauma; relationship difficulties, life transitions, cultural differences, or spiritual issues; and depression. Therapy is individualized, determined by each client's personal needs, interests, and goals. My aim is to support and guide each person through their own unique journey towards improved functioning and greater ease, health, wellness, wholeness, peace, satisfaction, and fulfillment.
I also believe strongly that applying experiential therapeutic approaches like SE, AEDP, and ISTDP, where we contact in-the-moment shifts in emotions and sensations in the body, is essential to create real change and relief.
Seeking support can be a difficult yet rewarding step toward change and growth. I strive to understand your suffering in the context of your whole life and identity, using a warm and non-judgmental approach. I work with people to decrease distress, improve mood, process grief and traumatic experiences, explore identity, improve confidence, address eating and body image concerns, make life decisions, navigate transitions, enhance relationships, and develop a deeper awareness of emotions and connection to the body. I welcome clients from all sexual orientations and gender identities, including transgender people, as well as all racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
I also believe strongly that applying experiential therapeutic approaches like SE, AEDP, and ISTDP, where we contact in-the-moment shifts in emotions and sensations in the body, is essential to create real change and relief.
Seeking support can be a difficult yet rewarding step toward change and growth. I strive to understand your suffering in the context of your whole life and identity, using a warm and non-judgmental approach. I work with people to decrease distress, improve mood, process grief and traumatic experiences, explore identity, improve confidence, address eating and body image concerns, make life decisions, navigate transitions, enhance relationships, and develop a deeper awareness of emotions and connection to the body. I welcome clients from all sexual orientations and gender identities, including transgender people, as well as all racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
I embody a de-pathologizing and collaborative framework rooted in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), with influences from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment theory, polyvagal theory, and feminist theory.
Healing is so much more than just changing some behaviors—it’s about transforming your connection to yourself. I have a relational and pragmatic approach that prioritizes the depth of your emotions while also addressing day-to-day obstacles. As a late-diagnosed AuDHDer, I also have a passion for helping people who want to explore their neurodivergence and develop a meaningful relationship with their unique wiring. Together, we can nourish the curiosity it takes to understand your patterns on a deeper level so that you can discover an authentic and practical path forward.
I embody a de-pathologizing and collaborative framework rooted in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy ( AEDP) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), with influences from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment theory, polyvagal theory, and feminist theory.
Healing is so much more than just changing some behaviors—it’s about transforming your connection to yourself. I have a relational and pragmatic approach that prioritizes the depth of your emotions while also addressing day-to-day obstacles. As a late-diagnosed AuDHDer, I also have a passion for helping people who want to explore their neurodivergence and develop a meaningful relationship with their unique wiring. Together, we can nourish the curiosity it takes to understand your patterns on a deeper level so that you can discover an authentic and practical path forward.
As a Somatic Therapist, I believe that everyone has within them an inner wisdom and healing power that is their natural birthright. My past role as a Behavioral Health Clinician within Duke Health and Wellbeing provided me with wide experience assisting individuals in managing a variety of behavioral and emotional concerns. This would include difficult life transitions, weight management, anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma, chronic pain and other health issues
As a Somatic Therapist, I believe that everyone has within them an inner wisdom and healing power that is their natural birthright. My past role as a Behavioral Health Clinician within Duke Health and Wellbeing provided me with wide experience assisting individuals in managing a variety of behavioral and emotional concerns. This would include difficult life transitions, weight management, anxiety, depression, stress management, trauma, chronic pain and other health issues
I'm certified in EFT and trained in AEDP for individuals to help heal attachment traumas.
Loneliness is the worst. Isolation shows up in many forms, including shame, stress, mistrust, and unproductive conflict. People grow and heal in the context of secure relationships, and I aim to help clients create and sustain them. It's my pleasure to work with couples, partnerships and individuals who are experiencing distress, coping with trauma, or struggling with identity development.
I'm certified in EFT and trained in AEDP for individuals to help heal attachment traumas.
Loneliness is the worst. Isolation shows up in many forms, including shame, stress, mistrust, and unproductive conflict. People grow and heal in the context of secure relationships, and I aim to help clients create and sustain them. It's my pleasure to work with couples, partnerships and individuals who are experiencing distress, coping with trauma, or struggling with identity development.
My work draws from AEDP (in-depth emotional healing through a supportive relationship), EFT (understanding and strengthening emotional connection), and DBT (practical tools for coping with strong emotions and stress).
People usually come to therapy when something feels difficult enough that they can't keep handling it alone, or when the cost of things staying the same starts to feel too high. A relationship feels stuck, anxiety is taking over, old wounds are resurfacing, life feels heavy. Maybe you’re carrying things you’ve never felt you could say out loud. My goal is to create a space where you can be honest about what's happening and where we can work together to understand and change the patterns underneath it.
My work draws from AEDP (in-depth emotional healing through a supportive relationship), EFT (understanding and strengthening emotional connection), and DBT (practical tools for coping with strong emotions and stress).
People usually come to therapy when something feels difficult enough that they can't keep handling it alone, or when the cost of things staying the same starts to feel too high. A relationship feels stuck, anxiety is taking over, old wounds are resurfacing, life feels heavy. Maybe you’re carrying things you’ve never felt you could say out loud. My goal is to create a space where you can be honest about what's happening and where we can work together to understand and change the patterns underneath it.
We all benefit from what makes us individuals but sometimes our complexities get in the way of the relationships and life we want. Whether you are wanting to explore your relationship with yourself, your partner, your family, or even how you connect to your creativity, I'm here for all the relationships.
As we begin our work together, my goal is that we create an authentic space for you and/or your relationship to explore where you are, the experiences you have had, what you feel is holding you back, and what you need to move forward.
We all benefit from what makes us individuals but sometimes our complexities get in the way of the relationships and life we want. Whether you are wanting to explore your relationship with yourself, your partner, your family, or even how you connect to your creativity, I'm here for all the relationships.
As we begin our work together, my goal is that we create an authentic space for you and/or your relationship to explore where you are, the experiences you have had, what you feel is holding you back, and what you need to move forward.
In psychodynamic individual therapy, I work collaboratively with clients to uncover the underlying factors that contribute to their current difficulties ( AEDP).
I strive to provide a compassionate and supportive space for individuals and couples to explore their thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Many of my clients have a deep yearning to understand themselves better, to explore the roots of their struggles, and to gain insight into their patterns. Through a therapeutic relationship built on trust and collaboration, my aim is to provide the support, guidance, and therapeutic tools necessary for them to achieve their goals and lead a more meaningful and satisfying life.
In psychodynamic individual therapy, I work collaboratively with clients to uncover the underlying factors that contribute to their current difficulties ( AEDP).
I strive to provide a compassionate and supportive space for individuals and couples to explore their thoughts, emotions, and relationships. Many of my clients have a deep yearning to understand themselves better, to explore the roots of their struggles, and to gain insight into their patterns. Through a therapeutic relationship built on trust and collaboration, my aim is to provide the support, guidance, and therapeutic tools necessary for them to achieve their goals and lead a more meaningful and satisfying life.
Do you feel inundated with self-critical thoughts, or perhaps you experience a sense of emptiness and separateness? Are you unfulfilled with the relationships in your life, or wish you had more connections? Sometimes all the time we spend thinking and doing makes us miss important messages from our body about what we are feeling and needing. We then feel confused, anxious, or distracted. Unfortunately, we often learn from an early age to ignore our feelings and our bodies, which leads us to feel a lingering sense of shame, disconnection from others, and even physical pain and illness.
Do you feel inundated with self-critical thoughts, or perhaps you experience a sense of emptiness and separateness? Are you unfulfilled with the relationships in your life, or wish you had more connections? Sometimes all the time we spend thinking and doing makes us miss important messages from our body about what we are feeling and needing. We then feel confused, anxious, or distracted. Unfortunately, we often learn from an early age to ignore our feelings and our bodies, which leads us to feel a lingering sense of shame, disconnection from others, and even physical pain and illness.
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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.