Attachment-based Therapists in Memphis, TN
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Molly Akin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
EFT is an
attachment-based
model focusing on rebuilding and strengthening the connection between partners so that they can feel safe and trust each other more.
Many experiences in life can motivate us to look for support―a difficult current or past relationship, overwhelming stress, unprocessed trauma, or maybe just a sense of being stuck. You aren't alone. My hope is that you find in me a nonjudgmental, caring presence to listen and help you process whatever pain or disconnection you might be experiencing. My aim is to guide you toward the wholeness you seek.
Leigh Pitre
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCMHSP, NCC, CH
Verified
Verified
First, I would like to say it takes courage to take the first step in your healing journey! I specialize in treating trauma,
attachment-based
issues, and couples. I take a whole-body approach that helps create and maintain lasting change. My ultimate goal for therapy with my clients is to help create corrective emotional experiences so that healing can occur. Whether that’s on an individual basis, or with a couple and the relational cycle. I truly believe it is an honor to walk alongside my clients throughout the healing process!
Charmai Davalos
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, MFT
Verified
Verified
I work from a family systems perspective integrating Internal Family Systems with
attachment-based
, Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Christian First Responders are often the first to respond and the last to seek help. When I can walk alongside First Responder couples and families on their journey to the correct state of relationship within themselves and in connection with other, I feel that I am contributing to something much greater and that is both honoring and humbling.
Jenny Henszey
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPC, MHSP, (TEMP), NCC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Living in today’s world can often feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Children, adolescents, and adults are facing challenges they have never faced before which can be stressful. My desire as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive environment where clients can come, be heard, and together work through those challenges. Whether your life has been impacted by trauma, mental illness, or situational stressors, we can work together to help you live a more purposeful and fulfilling life.
Shakira S Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Connecting with a therapist is one of be biggest struggles when seeking counseling. I come with more than 15 years of experience working with families, couples/relationships, and individuals.
Natalie Pritchard
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
You deserve to live the life you desire, and I can help you get there. I believe that compassion, curiosity, and connection are fundamental for healing and growth. I meet my clients where they are with empathy and openness in order to help them experience less anxiety and depression & more authenticity and freedom. I take a collaborative approach by using IFS and EMDR to help clients develop a deeper understanding of their unique patterns, work through past trauma, unburden them from negative core beliefs, establish positive/safe connections, and offer mindful strategies to cope with life's challenges.
Not accepting new clients
Ronald Surgeon
Counselor, MS, LPC, MHSP, CLC, CCTP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My heartfelt desire is for people to know the truth of their stories and how to live in the tension of the goodness and tragedy of the world. You matter and you belong.
Forward Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LPC, PMHNP, LMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Are you looking for personal growth and the possibility of change? Do you like setting goals and reaching them? Forward Counseling is a group of independent professionals that utilize evidenced based interventions to move our clients towards their goals. We offer individual, family, group, and couples counseling virtually or in office. To get started, call or complete a contact form on our site at forwardcounseling.com/contact
Katherine Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LPC, MHSP
Verified
Verified
Hi there! I am a counselor who works with clients ages 13+ and am skilled in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, body image, self-esteem, anger management, and transition issues. I also have specialized training and experience working with older adults with dementia and other cognitive and age-related changes. Additionally, I see teenagers and adults of all ages who identify as LGBTQIA+ and am well-versed in helping clients who are questioning their identities, beginning the coming-out process, and/or transitioning. I am included as a recommended specialist for transgender mental health in the local OUTMemphis Resource Guide.
Alysha Stella
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified
Verified
Accepting New Clients - The brain is absolutely fascinating and I believe that the more one learns about the brain and the way it functions, the more optimal life can be. Understanding how you think and function is an important guide to helping clients. You are so much more than your struggles with addiction, relationships, coping skills, or medical diagnoses. I am here to listen and work collaboratively with you to make the steps to improve your life and well-being. I have experience with a variety of populations and make it a priority to operate in a culturally sensitive and aware approach.
Laura Tanenbaum
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I am committed to helping my clients build resilience and work towards resolution and healing. I understand that mental health is a unique and personal journey for each individual, and I use a variety of modalities to create the best approach for each client. I believe in validation and curiosity in my therapeutic approach, while also helping my clients to do hard things and challenge themselves to create a more joyful and meaningful life. I work with adults, teens, children, and families, and have experience in helping individuals navigate a range of mental health concerns.
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Truth Reveal Recover Health and Wellness, LLC
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Truth Reveal Recover Health and Wellness, LLC is about healing and restoration. As a therapist, I go along the healing journey with you to help you reach who you see as your true self. There are parts of us that have become oppressed by anxiety, depression, lack of confidence, trauma, amongst other things. The journey of healing begins with you! Let's heal! Allow me on your journey of healing so that you may reveal the truths you need from the traumas that held you captive within yourself. Truth Reveal Recover provides a safe, open and warm space where you can start your healing. Let's Heal!
Roslyn Postlewaite
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified
Verified
Have you been feeling like something is wrong but you cannot pinpoint why? Do you find that you hid behind your accomplishments and don’t feel like you know yourself fully? Do you feel emotionally burnt out and not sure how to begin to take care of yourself? Do you often feel stressed, lack balance, and don’t know who you can talk to about it? I think I can help you! I believe everyone deserves to feel heard, seen , and understood so that they can be confident in who they are, what they want to do, and ultimately who they want to be. Therapy can be your first step to FEELING better and SEEING better.
Not accepting new clients
Megan Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPCMHSP, PMH-C
Verified
Verified
I especially enjoy work with pre-teens, teenagers, and adults experiencing eating disorders, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum issues, body image issues, self-esteem/self-worth issues, generalized and social anxiety, life transition issues, trauma and PTSD, depression, attachment issues and grief and loss. I believe in helping clients heal by establishing safe and secure attachments to themselves and others, utilizing current strengths as well as internal and external resources to create lasting change.
Blake Ellis Tims
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MMFC, MTS, GrCert
Verified
Verified
I enjoy working with individuals and/or families who want to improve or maintain their mental, emotional, and/or spiritual wellbeing. Additionally, I enjoy working with athletes on both sport performance and mental health counseling. I currently serve as the Director of Mental Health and Sports Performance for The University of Memphis Athletics.
Dr. Lisa Stillion
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DSW
Verified
Verified
Often, life gets away from us before we realize how quickly things have changed. Life is a process of personal growth and evolution. It is also a process of building and maintaining relationships with people in a world that is constantly in flux. In my Individual Therapy and Family Therapy practice, I focus on partnering with you to explore challenges around interpersonal relationships, behavioral problems, sexual identity and behaviors, self-esteem, core beliefs/values, and many other aspects of life.
Dr. Shelly L Wilkerson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MS, MHSP, CSP-S, NCC
Verified
Verified
Connection to self & others is central to human life. Therefore, I prioritize cultivating a secure therapeutic relationship characterized by safety, authenticity, & consistency. From this base, I have the honor of supporting clients as they foster a deep level of personal restoration & growth. I have worked with a variety of individuals across multiple settings, guiding them on a healing journey from familial/relational dysfunction, grief/loss, attachment wounds, & various forms of dependency (chemical & process), among other things.
Nina Serman Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified
Verified
"The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for." Oscar Wilde. As a therapist, I strive to provide a safe, empathic, and respectful environment for clients, regardless of their sex, age, race, culture, background, religious beliefs, or disability, in which we collaboratively develop and work towards your productive goals.
Elizabeth Berg
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, IMH-E
Verified
7 Endorsed
Verified
7 Endorsed
Are you anxious and stressed out? Are you feeling guilty as a parent or disconnected and frustrated with your partner? Let me help you take charge of your life. I have over ten years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. My approach is relational, thoughtful, and honest so that you can get the help you need in a way that makes the most sense to you.
Recovery Associates, At Southwind
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP, ADS, EMDR-C
Recovery Associates is a premier Mental Health Group Practice located in East Memphis. Our multidisciplinary team of providers are clinically astute and extremely skilled in a variety of services-modalities. In addition to providing Individual and Couples Therapy, we offer Adult Day program and Adult/Adolescent IOP: mornings (9am-12p) and evenings (6p-9p). We also provide medication management, Neurofeedback, Art and Music Therapy and Acudetox. Scherri Henderson is a licensed Psychotherapist and Exec. Director. She has worked in Behavioral Health for over 10 years and is trained and certified in EMDR for trauma/PTSD resolution.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.