Emotionally Focused Therapists in Nashville, TN
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Sarah Moats
Pre-Licensed Professional, DPT, MMFT
Verified
Sarah’s approach to therapy is founded in her belief that all people have the ability to heal, and she is honored to walk with her clients on their journey towards health. With acceptance, empathy and curiosity, Sarah supports her clients as they uncover, process and heal the emotional wounds at the root of their struggles. She views symptoms through an
emotionally focused
, attachment-based lens, and utilizes associated evidence-based treatment interventions.
Winn Thomas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I practice an evidence-based approach to therapy that includes cognitive-behavioral, play therapy, and
emotionally focused
interventions.
You are not alone in your struggle. The way you feel does not have to be permanent. Change is possible and you do not have to figure it out alone. Individuals I specialize in providing compassionate, authentic, nonjudgmental therapy in a safe environment, in which clients no longer feel they have to struggle alone. I can help you with anxiety, trauma recovery, depression, grief, life transitions, parenting and relationship difficulties. I believe that we are in charge of the story we tell ourselves about the world around us. Change is possible and you do not have to figure it out alone.
Hope Ridge Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I am a certified
emotionally focused
therapist in Tennessee who helps struggling creative professionals find hope.
You feel tired, overwhelmed and you wish you didn't dread waking up in the morning. Your passions feel distant and hidden from you. You feel like everyone else has it figured out better than you and you keep catching yourself beating yourself up over it. It feels like nothing you do is good enough and you are constantly trying to keep up. You thought it would be different by now and you feel like it's your fault. You find yourself trying to numb the pain but deep down you know it's not helping. Something has to change.
Jay Shannon Daughtry
Pre-Licensed Professional, MMFT
Verified
These findings are applied to the therapeutic process to the benefit of first time marriages, re-marriages, and co-habitating couples through
Emotionally Focused
Therapy.
Have you experienced pain, loss, disappointment or unexpected change? I am here to help individuals, young adults, couples and families process these experiences in a safe and compassionate environment. Together we can unpack the pain and navigate the issues you are facing. You don't have to face it alone. We can identify realistic goals and relationship strategies as well as boundaries and strategies for growing forward. My desire is to facilitate communication and conflict resolution that is emotionally healing and beneficial. For couples, this process fosters interactions that increase and strengthen attachment and bonding.
Stephen Navyac
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Premarital (as well as pre-engagement) and marital counseling, as well as
Emotionally Focused
Couple Therapy.
I work with individuals and couples who are wanting to improve their communication, intimacy and overall health in their own lives and relationships. I offer respectful, non-shaming, honest and insightful help for interacting with others in romantic, social and work environments. I have a heart for those that have experienced trauma, addiction and depression in their upbringing, or in their current life situation.
Kristin Finch
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified
Utilizing the Psychodynamic Perspective, as well as techniques from Narrative Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Systems Theory,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I seek to use the chapters of one’s story to guide the direction of my sessions.
My approach to therapy is collaborative and relational. While woundings often occur in relationship, I also believe that healing happens in relationship. In navigating life woundings, we join together as a team to create safety, security, and trust in order to understand what brought you into the therapy. A firm believer in the power of discovering one’s own voice and core identity, my hope is that clients leave feeling more connected to the person they were created to be. A true extrovert and lover of conversation and exploration, I aim to have clients feel seen, understood, and heard.
Tiffany Phillips
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
I am a Certified EMDR Therapist through EMDRIA, a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through iaedp, and have advanced training in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy.
"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone" -- Fred Rogers. This is exactly what the therapeutic relationship provides.
Jen Maynard
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I am trained in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) and work with individuals, couples, and families who are dealing with anxiety, grief, depression, relational and marital stress, blended families, family conflict, and other issues. I also offer both Brainspotting and EMDR.
Kori Meyers
Counselor, MA, LPC, MHSP
Verified
My therapeutic approach is client-centered and integrative in nature, while being deeply influenced by attachment theory. In my experience both as a client and as a therapist,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy is the most powerful therapeutic approach to couples therapy. Too often, people focus on the content of what is wrong ("Why can't he load the dishwasher correctly?" or "Why won't she stop nagging me?") rather than the process of what is actually happening ("I need to feel respected and heard" or "I need more connection"). EFT has been found through much research to effect lasting change and connection.
J. Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified
I practice an evidence-based approach to therapy that includes cognitive-behavioral and
emotionally focused
interventions.
My private practice is different than most therapy practices. First, my practice is small. My job as director of the Lipscomb Family Therapy Center and position on the faculty in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Lipscomb University allow me to limit my caseload to 5-7 clients weekly. This assures that my clients receive the attention they deserve. Second, my role in academia places me at the forefront of the field of marriage and family therapy. This means that my practice is informed by scientific research that most private practice therapists can't easily access.
Liz Perez Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
My passion is working with couples that feel stuck and pulled into destructive communication patterns in their relationship. I help couples heal from deep hurts and move towards intimate connection using
Emotionally Focused
Therapy, which is backed by research and a highly effective model for helping couples rebuild intimacy.
Ellen Wilkins Counseling and Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PT
Verified
My techniques include mindfulness, EMDR, and
Emotionally Focused
therapy.
Are you struggling with a difficult, significant person in your life? Do you stuff your feelings, trying to keep the peace then, in frustration, overreact? I have a passion for healthy relationships and believe a strong, therapeutic relationship can provide the context for transformative healing & growth. I work well with people who feel stuck in the way they handle conflict-either avoiding it or repeating unhealthy patterns or behaviors. I can help you expand your awareness about how the past is effecting the present so you can respond to those you love without losing yourself.
Mallie Easterlin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I practice
emotionally focused
, client centered, and strengths based therapy.
Regardless of where you find yourself, you deserve to feel supported and heard. Life brings many seasons. Some seasons can be challenging, making us question our worth and purpose. Other seasons feel permanent, leaving us feeling stuck and hopeless. Or maybe we experience a change, forcing us to shift and transition. My desire is to meet you exactly where you are, no matter the season you find yourself in. I hope to walk with you towards a place of growth as you realize your strengths and self-worth.
Libby Sanders Burke
Marriage & Family Therapist, MMFT, JD
Verified
I have a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and have specialized training in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy.
My passion as a counselor is two-fold: to walk alongside couples who feel emotionally distant and distressed in their relationships on the path toward connection and healing, and to journey with women who are struggling with anxiety, trauma, conflict resolution, and other relational issues.
Taraleigh Stemler
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Hurley, LMFT of Clarksville, TN and the
Emotionally Focused
Therapy training as an approach for couples therapy.
I specialize in treating trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) using the modality of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) with a background in marriage and family therapy. I have a systemic approach to therapy, so in treatment I also consider how such issues can impact relationships with peers, marriage, and family units. Post-EMDR areas of growth include boundary development, communication skills, and identity formation.
Alice Sanderlin
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, MHSP, CRS
Verified
I am trained in
Emotionally Focused
Therapy, an evidenced-based therapy that can effectively engender growth within a person and between other people.
Relationship conflict can feel frustrating and hopeless. I help individuals stop having the same argument and avoid repeating negative patterns. In my practice I work with individuals, couples, and families needing crisis support to address conflict, rebuild trust, and gain tools for improving communication and connection. Specifically, I work with people who are experiencing life transitions, experiencing loss or grieving, struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship wounds.
Kelsey Riddle Therapy & Wellness
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Accepting New Clients. Kelsey Riddle Therapy & Wellness PLLC is a multi-state practice that provides quality bonding-science and nervous system-informed Teletherapy services to clients in Tennessee, Arizona, and North Carolina. Teletherapy sessions are being conducted through an easy to use HIPAA compliant video service. Through the use of
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy and Gottman Method Couple Therapy, I help clients to become aware of negative patterns keeping them stuck, and change them. Through this, we can have new healthy interactions and experience more vulnerable communication and connections.
Juliana Breeden
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
My approach is holistic and integrative, focused in Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness practices,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy, and EMDR which are evidence based and shown to help individuals and couples find healing.
Hello! My name is Juliana and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Nashville, TN, where I offer individual, couples, and family therapy. I am passionate about bringing hope into the lives of those with mental health issues and distress in their relationships. Whether a life transition has you feeling anxious and unsteady, or relationship problems are all consuming, I am committed to creating a safe space for you to process and explore your thoughts and emotions. It is possible to reframe and rewrite the stories that become our reality, and I am here to help with that revision process.
Alyssa Walden Durdunji
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I am passionate about seeing lives and relationships restored. I recognize the courage it takes to come to therapy and believe that transformation happens in the context of relationships when people feel heard and understood. My hope is to invite clients into a safe space where we have the opportunity to honestly confront painful and uncomfortable issues.
Drea Pryor
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Along with my Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MMFT), I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) for Trauma,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) for couples, and Prepare/Enrich for couples seeking premarital therapy.
It's my belief that within relationships we are both hurt and healed. I practice from a relational approach, specifically Attachment Theory. Attachment shapes how we view ourselves and others, and influences how we "do" close relationships. We may unconsciously carry feelings of anxiety, pain, humiliation, or even abandonment from our relationships. For example, early childhood experiences of sexual abuse, neglect, grief, loss, or vicarious trauma impact one's perception of safety and security. As a result, we may find it difficult to form satisfactory relationships in adulthood. Navigating through this process alone can be hard.Thankfully, you don't have to do it alone.
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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. Nashville 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 Nashville Emotionally Focused Therapy professionals for individual or Emotionally Focused couples therapy in Nashville