Emotionally Focused Therapists in Raleigh, NC
Everyone is dealing with something, and everyone needs someone to listen or talk to. I approach each of my clients with empathy and understanding of their situation, whatever it may be. I work with individuals age 18 and up who struggle with a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, interpersonal conflict, and more. I’m a firm believer in using transparency with my clients to create a healthy and trusting therapeutic relationship.
Everyone is dealing with something, and everyone needs someone to listen or talk to. I approach each of my clients with empathy and understanding of their situation, whatever it may be. I work with individuals age 18 and up who struggle with a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, interpersonal conflict, and more. I’m a firm believer in using transparency with my clients to create a healthy and trusting therapeutic relationship.
Life is full of challenges, unexpected twists, and difficult decisions. Facing these things alone can be overwhelming. Therapy can be a great place to sort through life's challenges as well as explore core beliefs and develop healthy coping mechanisms to not only get through life, but enjoy it. As a therapist, I enjoy working with adolescents and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, dealing with past trauma, life transitions, identity issues, and self-worth. I like to work with others to create meaningful change in their lives.
Life is full of challenges, unexpected twists, and difficult decisions. Facing these things alone can be overwhelming. Therapy can be a great place to sort through life's challenges as well as explore core beliefs and develop healthy coping mechanisms to not only get through life, but enjoy it. As a therapist, I enjoy working with adolescents and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, dealing with past trauma, life transitions, identity issues, and self-worth. I like to work with others to create meaningful change in their lives.
My approach is based in Emotion Focused Therapy ( EFT) and the Gottman Method.
You’re feeling disconnected, and communication with your partner isn’t flowing like it used to. Small misunderstandings escalate into larger issues, and the intimacy you once shared seems out of reach. You long to feel heard, valued, and reconnected but aren't sure how to break the cycle. With the right support, you can rebuild that closeness and understanding. With my lived experience of over 27 years of marriage, I offer a compassionate and balanced approach to the process.
My approach is based in Emotion Focused Therapy ( EFT) and the Gottman Method.
You’re feeling disconnected, and communication with your partner isn’t flowing like it used to. Small misunderstandings escalate into larger issues, and the intimacy you once shared seems out of reach. You long to feel heard, valued, and reconnected but aren't sure how to break the cycle. With the right support, you can rebuild that closeness and understanding. With my lived experience of over 27 years of marriage, I offer a compassionate and balanced approach to the process.
Accepting new clients! Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, a major life transition, or uncertainty about the future? Maybe you feel stuck in your career or relationships, struggle to find motivation, have difficulty quieting worry, or feel weighed down by the past. Whatever is bringing you to therapy, you deserve a space to slow down, feel supported, and make sense of what you're carrying. I strive to provide that space for adults and young adults by working collaboratively to help them better understand themselves, move away from unhelpful patterns, and feel more grounded and confident in their everyday lives.
Accepting new clients! Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, a major life transition, or uncertainty about the future? Maybe you feel stuck in your career or relationships, struggle to find motivation, have difficulty quieting worry, or feel weighed down by the past. Whatever is bringing you to therapy, you deserve a space to slow down, feel supported, and make sense of what you're carrying. I strive to provide that space for adults and young adults by working collaboratively to help them better understand themselves, move away from unhelpful patterns, and feel more grounded and confident in their everyday lives.
I provide counseling to people of all ages. I specialize in individual and family counseling. I like to work as a team to achieve goals that help you improve you or your child's life. With over 20 years of experience I am qualified to work with people of all ages. I especially enjoy helping others learn to positively express their feelings. I have worked with people of all ages on problems including: Autism, ADHD/Behavioral, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Orientation, and many others.
I provide counseling to people of all ages. I specialize in individual and family counseling. I like to work as a team to achieve goals that help you improve you or your child's life. With over 20 years of experience I am qualified to work with people of all ages. I especially enjoy helping others learn to positively express their feelings. I have worked with people of all ages on problems including: Autism, ADHD/Behavioral, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Orientation, and many others.
When working with couples, I used a combination of Gottman and EFT techniques, which are the most highly regarded, evidence-based approaches to couples therapy.
Have you tried talk therapy but didn’t see the changes you were hoping for? Do you have good insight into your patterns but don’t know how to actually change them? Do you want to improve your mind-body connection? If so, it might be time to try a somatic approach. Somatic psychotherapy helps us find, understand and resolve the root causes of our issues in ways that are often inaccessible through traditional talk therapy. We’ll work together to expand your ability to be with and effectively process bodily sensations, to digest unresolved emotions, and to renew your optimal connection to yourself and others.
When working with couples, I used a combination of Gottman and EFT techniques, which are the most highly regarded, evidence-based approaches to couples therapy.
Have you tried talk therapy but didn’t see the changes you were hoping for? Do you have good insight into your patterns but don’t know how to actually change them? Do you want to improve your mind-body connection? If so, it might be time to try a somatic approach. Somatic psychotherapy helps us find, understand and resolve the root causes of our issues in ways that are often inaccessible through traditional talk therapy. We’ll work together to expand your ability to be with and effectively process bodily sensations, to digest unresolved emotions, and to renew your optimal connection to yourself and others.
Dory R. Simonsen, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Raleigh, NC 27604
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, and welcome. The relationship that I build with my clients is the foundation to gaining tools for greater health, wellness, and behavioral outcomes. I use the Polyvagal Theory to help promote understanding of our connectivity to our bodies, environment, and connection with others. I am truly a client-centered therapist meaning I will use varying skills, training, and models to best support your needs.
Hi, and welcome. The relationship that I build with my clients is the foundation to gaining tools for greater health, wellness, and behavioral outcomes. I use the Polyvagal Theory to help promote understanding of our connectivity to our bodies, environment, and connection with others. I am truly a client-centered therapist meaning I will use varying skills, training, and models to best support your needs.
Are you noticing a repetitive cycle that you can’t seem to shake? Could you benefit from support as you navigate life transitions? Maybe you are searching for guidance as you reconnect with your mind and body? I am here to walk with you through each step of the process of change. My therapy approach is influenced by humanistic, psychodynamic, and somatic psychology. I am fully invested in helping clients improve their self-concept and encourage feelings of self-worth while helping you discover your strengths to improve your quality of life.
Are you noticing a repetitive cycle that you can’t seem to shake? Could you benefit from support as you navigate life transitions? Maybe you are searching for guidance as you reconnect with your mind and body? I am here to walk with you through each step of the process of change. My therapy approach is influenced by humanistic, psychodynamic, and somatic psychology. I am fully invested in helping clients improve their self-concept and encourage feelings of self-worth while helping you discover your strengths to improve your quality of life.
At The Homestead, you are treated with love and compassion. Everyone enters with their own hurt or concerns, that deserve to be handled with the one-on-one attention you will receive. You will never reach a receptionist, just me. My goal is to meet each patient where they are and help them through what ever is on their heart and mind. We will stampede or tip-toe through those though times together. The idea of therapy can be overwhelming, for you or your children. The individualized treatment and care created for each patient puts your mind back in your control. Come as you are and have some hot chocolate. Shoes optional
At The Homestead, you are treated with love and compassion. Everyone enters with their own hurt or concerns, that deserve to be handled with the one-on-one attention you will receive. You will never reach a receptionist, just me. My goal is to meet each patient where they are and help them through what ever is on their heart and mind. We will stampede or tip-toe through those though times together. The idea of therapy can be overwhelming, for you or your children. The individualized treatment and care created for each patient puts your mind back in your control. Come as you are and have some hot chocolate. Shoes optional
Maybe you’re a woman in leadership who feels burnt out and stretched thin. Maybe you’re a mom carrying the mental and emotional load for everyone else while quietly feeling overwhelmed yourself. Or maybe you’re someone who is hard on herself, always striving, always achieving, yet rarely feeling settled inside.
I’m LaKeisha Thomas, LCSW and owner of Renewed Minds Counseling. I work with women navigating anxiety, depression, work stress, perfectionism, and the pressure to constantly “have it together.” From the outside, your life may look successful and full. On the inside, it can feel heavy and emotionally draining.
Maybe you’re a woman in leadership who feels burnt out and stretched thin. Maybe you’re a mom carrying the mental and emotional load for everyone else while quietly feeling overwhelmed yourself. Or maybe you’re someone who is hard on herself, always striving, always achieving, yet rarely feeling settled inside.
I’m LaKeisha Thomas, LCSW and owner of Renewed Minds Counseling. I work with women navigating anxiety, depression, work stress, perfectionism, and the pressure to constantly “have it together.” From the outside, your life may look successful and full. On the inside, it can feel heavy and emotionally draining.
I use my training in Sex Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) to help individuals and couples map the negative cycles keeping them stuck so that sex and intimacy feel less like a battleground and more like a place of genuine connection.
Do you care deeply about your relationship but feel stuck—emotionally, sexually, or both? Whether you're dealing with mismatched desire, sexual shame or anxiety, painful sex, or the aftermath of infidelity—whatever you're navigating, you deserve support in that place. I offer online sex therapy and couples counseling across North Carolina, New York, and 40+ other states through PsyPact.
I'm Dr. Anna (she/her), a Licensed Psychologist and AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist specializing in couples counseling and sex therapy. I work with people who want deeper intimacy, more honest communication, and relationships that actually feel good.
I use my training in Sex Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) to help individuals and couples map the negative cycles keeping them stuck so that sex and intimacy feel less like a battleground and more like a place of genuine connection.
Do you care deeply about your relationship but feel stuck—emotionally, sexually, or both? Whether you're dealing with mismatched desire, sexual shame or anxiety, painful sex, or the aftermath of infidelity—whatever you're navigating, you deserve support in that place. I offer online sex therapy and couples counseling across North Carolina, New York, and 40+ other states through PsyPact.
I'm Dr. Anna (she/her), a Licensed Psychologist and AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist specializing in couples counseling and sex therapy. I work with people who want deeper intimacy, more honest communication, and relationships that actually feel good.
If you’re used to being the one who holds it together, therapy can feel like the only place you’re allowed to stop. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, stuck in anxious thought loops, emotionally exhausted, or carrying old family wounds that still show up in their relationships and self-talk. You may know why you feel the way you do, but knowing hasn’t been enough to create real change. I work with adults who want more than insight, they want relief. My approach is direct, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based care.
If you’re used to being the one who holds it together, therapy can feel like the only place you’re allowed to stop. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, stuck in anxious thought loops, emotionally exhausted, or carrying old family wounds that still show up in their relationships and self-talk. You may know why you feel the way you do, but knowing hasn’t been enough to create real change. I work with adults who want more than insight, they want relief. My approach is direct, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based care.
You may look strong on the outside while carrying anxiety, grief, relationship pain, or wounds from the past. I work with adults and couples navigating trauma, betrayal and infidelity, loss, life transitions, and relationship distress. My approach is warm, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and focused on the whole person. Together, we can understand the patterns keeping you stuck, heal emotional wounds, strengthen your relationships, and help you move forward with greater clarity, connection, and hope. Faith can be integrated when desired.
You may look strong on the outside while carrying anxiety, grief, relationship pain, or wounds from the past. I work with adults and couples navigating trauma, betrayal and infidelity, loss, life transitions, and relationship distress. My approach is warm, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and focused on the whole person. Together, we can understand the patterns keeping you stuck, heal emotional wounds, strengthen your relationships, and help you move forward with greater clarity, connection, and hope. Faith can be integrated when desired.
We all experience grief in our day-to-day lives. We could be feeling grief regarding a chance not taken, a divorce, the loss of a relationship, the loss of a pet, the loss of a loved one, the loss/damage of belongings, the loss of trust in the world, experiencing holidays without someone special, or having to move. We will begin by giving space for the losses and adjustments you have experienced throughout your life, ensuring each version of you can release these emotions and process them in a safe space. I will add helpful interventions, techniques, and educational tools to provide additional support and deeper understanding.
We all experience grief in our day-to-day lives. We could be feeling grief regarding a chance not taken, a divorce, the loss of a relationship, the loss of a pet, the loss of a loved one, the loss/damage of belongings, the loss of trust in the world, experiencing holidays without someone special, or having to move. We will begin by giving space for the losses and adjustments you have experienced throughout your life, ensuring each version of you can release these emotions and process them in a safe space. I will add helpful interventions, techniques, and educational tools to provide additional support and deeper understanding.
With couples, I draw on Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) and the Gottman Method to help you break negative cycles and rebuild connection.
If you and your partner feel stuck in the same arguments, disconnected, or unsure how to rebuild trust after a rupture, you don't have to figure it out alone. I work primarily with couples navigating communication breakdowns, trust and connection struggles, and major life transitions, helping you understand your patterns and build a stronger bond. I also work with individuals facing anxiety, self-esteem struggles, religious trauma and deconstruction, or life change. Together, we'll explore your story, build on your strengths, and move toward greater confidence, balance, and connection.
With couples, I draw on Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) and the Gottman Method to help you break negative cycles and rebuild connection.
If you and your partner feel stuck in the same arguments, disconnected, or unsure how to rebuild trust after a rupture, you don't have to figure it out alone. I work primarily with couples navigating communication breakdowns, trust and connection struggles, and major life transitions, helping you understand your patterns and build a stronger bond. I also work with individuals facing anxiety, self-esteem struggles, religious trauma and deconstruction, or life change. Together, we'll explore your story, build on your strengths, and move toward greater confidence, balance, and connection.
Evening and Saturday appointment options ( 10am-7pm) . Welcome! My name is Gabrielle Brooks. I gladly welcome the opportunity to work with you on the struggles you are facing in life. I work from a collaborative and strength-based perspective. I will help you rediscover the best version of yourself. I have experience working with families, couples, and individuals of all ages. I want to ensure that we are a great fit so I provide a free 30-minute consultation.
Evening and Saturday appointment options ( 10am-7pm) . Welcome! My name is Gabrielle Brooks. I gladly welcome the opportunity to work with you on the struggles you are facing in life. I work from a collaborative and strength-based perspective. I will help you rediscover the best version of yourself. I have experience working with families, couples, and individuals of all ages. I want to ensure that we are a great fit so I provide a free 30-minute consultation.
Elevate Therapy and Wellness Practice, PLLC is now accepting NC clients (Virtual Day & Evening Appointments Available).
I support high-achieving individuals who are tired of carrying the mental load and ready to reclaim their energy, peace, and boundaries. If you’ve been pushing through life but still feel depleted, behind, or disconnected, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to keep doing it this way. If you’re ready to trade chronic depletion for clarity and peace, I’m here to help you navigate the way back to yourself.
Elevate Therapy and Wellness Practice, PLLC is now accepting NC clients (Virtual Day & Evening Appointments Available).
I support high-achieving individuals who are tired of carrying the mental load and ready to reclaim their energy, peace, and boundaries. If you’ve been pushing through life but still feel depleted, behind, or disconnected, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to keep doing it this way. If you’re ready to trade chronic depletion for clarity and peace, I’m here to help you navigate the way back to yourself.
Do you constantly feel stuck in a cycle where nothing you do feels good enough? The constant comparisons, the negative self-talk, the guilt around food and negative body image thoughts, struggling in relationships, not feeling like the "real" you, and questioning who you really are —it's exhausting, and you shouldn't have to carry it alone. In our work together, we'll focus on developing genuine flexibility and resilience, not some rigid version of who you "should" be. We'll challenge those harsh inner voices, question the rules that no longer serve you, and figure out who you are when you're not trying to meet impossible standards.
Do you constantly feel stuck in a cycle where nothing you do feels good enough? The constant comparisons, the negative self-talk, the guilt around food and negative body image thoughts, struggling in relationships, not feeling like the "real" you, and questioning who you really are —it's exhausting, and you shouldn't have to carry it alone. In our work together, we'll focus on developing genuine flexibility and resilience, not some rigid version of who you "should" be. We'll challenge those harsh inner voices, question the rules that no longer serve you, and figure out who you are when you're not trying to meet impossible standards.
I provide mental health counseling through Avance Care. I enjoy counseling individuals and families seeking personal growth, social connections, and life transitions. I typically help people navigate symptoms of anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), trauma, and family conflict. My integrative approach merges cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), and somatic mindfulness approaches to help you replace stress with sustainable coping tools.
I provide mental health counseling through Avance Care. I enjoy counseling individuals and families seeking personal growth, social connections, and life transitions. I typically help people navigate symptoms of anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), trauma, and family conflict. My integrative approach merges cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), and somatic mindfulness approaches to help you replace stress with sustainable coping tools.
I am passionate about walking alongside clients on their unique life journey, while supporting and encouraging them to meet their goals. I am here to meet you where you are, and to see you as a whole person. I aim to empower clients by not just focusing on the problem, but on the entirety of the individual and their surrounding environment.
I am passionate about walking alongside clients on their unique life journey, while supporting and encouraging them to meet their goals. I am here to meet you where you are, and to see you as a whole person. I aim to empower clients by not just focusing on the problem, but on the entirety of the individual and their surrounding environment.
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Emotionally Focused Therapists
Who is emotionally focused therapy for?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.
Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?
People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.
What happens in emotionally focused therapy?
Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.
What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?
EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.