Emotionally Focused Therapists in Austin, TX
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Simone Zeschuk
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSc, LMFT
Verified
My approach is grounded in the desire to assist clients to gain insight, deeper understanding and emotional clarity through
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT), Attachment theory, and Internal Family Systems.
Stuck in a rut and using unhelpful coping skills to remedy the situation? Feeling overwhelmed and frustrated? Finding the pain of the past clouding the joy of the present? Whether this is impacting how you cope personally or getting in the way of connecting with your loved one; I want to work with you on a journey of restoring connection and building peace through emotional healing. It is my goal that we work together to build a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship from which we can explore places of pain, write new stories of hope, and support growth.
Justine Rife
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCDC, RYT
Verified
Therapy is a process of self discovery, insight, deep emotional healing and positive change. I provide a safe and compassionate space for you to process your unique life experiences. Together, we can make connections, gain insight and question some of the underlying, unconscious, and outdated patterns that may be keeping you stuck or holding you back. My primary interests are working with both men and women with anxiety, depression, addiction, life transitions, relationship challenges, emotional abuse, and early childhood trauma. Additionally, I enjoy couples work and have extensive training in
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy.
Sol Cordova
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified
I am trained in EMDR and in
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy (EFT) for couples work.
Navigating the high's and low's of our lives is hard work. It can be exacerbated by the painful feeling of being unworthy of love or belonging, the need to compare ourselves to our peers, or the belief that we must embody this “perfect persona” to keep our world from falling apart. You do your best to keep up but you ultimately end up feeling confused, defeated and ashamed. How is it that the harder you work the more you feel like an imposter in your professional and relational worlds?
Esmé Valette
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, EdM, EMDR
Verified
With couples I use
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT), employing attachment-based interventions.
I strive to create a therapeutic environment where you feel comfortable expressing whatever is on your mind without fear of judgment. I believe that you are the expert in your own healing, and I will work collaboratively with you to identify and reach your treatment goals. I use strengths- based approaches while incorporating evidence based methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to stimulate the brain’s natural ability to heal and address problems stemming from trauma.
Irek Banaczyk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCDC
Verified
Informed by developmental neurobiology and
emotionally focused
experiential psychotherapies, I aim to be a gentle collaborator in your process of integration and transformation towards the person you aspire to be, and all that brings you purpose, meaning, and fulfillment.
It takes courage to seek out therapy, so congratulations on taking the first step in your journey of therapeutic healing and connection to self and others. What happens in the therapeutic setting in conjunction with lifestyle enhancements can, over time, bring about lasting change. With gentle facilitation, you can increase awareness of body and mind and enhance mood, motivation, agency, and integration of skills. These self-improvements allow for a more self-directed life that can be lived more fully through consciously curated personal values and choices. I have worked with children, teens, young adults, adults, and families.
Erin Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Verified
My training is in
emotionally focused
and experiential therapies.
**Now Accepting New Clients** Folks often seek out therapy when they begin to feel like they are bumping up against some discomfort or resistance in their lives. Often, life moves so quickly that it is difficult to explore these stuck points and what may be lying a bit deeper beneath the surface. In the therapy room, you will have the time and space to slow down. Together, we may uncover relational patterns or internal maps of the world you hold that are causing you anxiety or distress which ultimately prevents you from moving toward an intentional, authentic life.
Cynthia Suzanne Penwell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified
I provide psychotherapy, EMDR, and guidance for adults, couples, families, and adolescents. My ideal client is one who is ready to begin the journey towards a better functioning family, and/or a happier lifestyle. The best outcomes for children involve working with parents and the family system, as well as the child. I specialize in trauma-informed cognitive-behavioral therapy and EMDR; as well as attachment-based psychotherapy. With couples, I primarily use the Gottman Method and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. In my work with adults I vary between cognitive behavioral with mindfulness approaches with underpinnings of attachment theory and a strengths perspective.
Omar Chavez
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
New couples are often reluctant to seek help. Be it stigma surrounding couple's therapy or feeling like they are "not old enough," couples often wait until resentment and unhappiness have grown to distressing levels before reaching out for help. This has only become more true as more folx are spending time at home due to the COVID pandemic. According to relationship expert Dr. John Gottman, couples often endure an average of six years of unhappiness before seeking help. Why let years of resentment build up when you can spend that time strengthening your bond and finding new ways to overcome and adapt to life's inevitable conflicts?
RePair Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
The idea behind RePair Therapy is renewal. And not just for couples—for individuals too. Maybe you're in a new relationship after a break-up or divorce, and you don't want to make the same mistakes twice. Maybe this is a second marriage (or third, fourth) for you and your partner. Maybe you're divorced, but you still have to communicate and make major decisions with your ex about your children. Maybe you're coping with a new divorce and need to find a way to reinvent yourself and your life. I specialize in Emotionally Focused Couples therapy and take United Insurance.
Jami De León
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT-A
Verified
My couples aim to improve their communication, conflict management, emotional and sexual connection, and trust. They wish to grow together, restore their curiosity, create shared goals, and have deeper conversations. My individual adults and teens often seek support in improving their relationships, processing difficult feelings or events, managing anxiety and stress, and making positive behavioral changes. They wish to explore, learn more about themselves, and grow as individuals.
Jamie Walton Howard
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
I work from an
emotionally focused
perspective meaning, we will work together to explore destructive patterns and emotions.
Are you feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed with life, relationships, and stuck in negative chatter? Are you and your partner stuck in a cycle of conflict? Do you feel disconnected from yourself? your partner? your loved ones? I understand the hopelessness of living in this cycle. I work with individuals and couples going through transitions in life, or struggling in their relationship.
Tiffany Stanley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, MA, CST, NCC
Verified
Dr. Tiffany Stanley is a Texas-board-approved licensed psychotherapist and supervisor, nationally and internationally certified and registered psychotherapist, Eye-Movement-Desensitization-and-Reprocessing (EMDR) trained counselor,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) trained therapist, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists-Certified Sex Therapist, American Board of Sexology Diplomat and holds a doctorate in clinical sexology. She is also a registered Heal Your Life Workshop Leader. She has been in private practice for more than 17 years, specializing in helping adult women, men and couples.
Brianna Tarpey Campbell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, MA
Verified
I enjoy using
emotionally focused
therapy as well as attachment based and humanistic therapy in my work.
Are you looking for an experienced therapist who has an open-mind and caring heart? I am here to help with anxiety, high sensitivity, emotional reactivity, sadness, trauma, or any other needs. Through gentle, humanistic and action-oriented therapy, I will help you (and your partner) learn how to manage their feelings and incorporate positive coping. Through careful listening and thoughtful guidance, I will help you (or your partner) learn about yourself and your strengths, to gain confidence and to achieve your goals. I want you to know that I'm here to meet you wherever you are in your journey!
Ina Huber
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified
In working with couples, I focus on the research based approaches of John Gottman and
Emotionally Focused
Therapy.
The possibilities for change, healing, and well-being often aren't trusted if you are dealing with depression, anxiety, or difficult circumstances. My goal is to provide support and safety for you to explore and understand problems with emotions, relationships, and painful experiences. It is possible to come to terms with difficult issues, accept (not like) these human experiences, and move through them to change. Tapping into your own innate healing power allows for caring connections, emotional safety, and growth.
Pamela B Schott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
I also bring skills from John Gottmann's work, Stan Tatkin's work, and especially from the
emotionally focused
work of Sue Johnson.
Clients describe my therapeutic style as interactive, warm, and reassuring. It isn't easy to disclose personal challenges, but my clients have responded pretty quickly to my efforts to build rapport, explore issues, and experiment with solutions. Sometimes this work has been about learning new coping skills, and sometimes the work has been about digging deeply into the past to uproot old patterns that dampen the spirit. In my work with clients--whether individual or couples--I include a focus on integrating body awareness into the work of the heart and mind, so that more profound healing may take place.
Noah Enteen, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
As an
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapist, I have the tools to help you feel more connected, present and fulfilled in your relationship.
Would you like to improve your communication with your partner and feel connected? Does your teen need some help getting back on track? Are you feelings stuck & ready for change? I have 18+ years of experience supporting teens, young adults, adults, families & couples (LGBTQ encouraged) with breaking patterns, managing depression and anxiety, improving communication with colleagues and loved ones and meeting life goals. I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space for exploration, growth and healing. My therapy style is warm, straightforward, collaborative and relational.
Trent Schmiedehaus, LCSW-S, SEP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, SEP
Verified
My practice is grounded in an experiential,
emotionally focused
approach to healing, drawing from transformative modalities such as AEDP,
Emotionally Focused
Therapy (EFT) mindfulness, attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology and Somatic Experiencing.
My approach is based first and foremost on offering you a safe, supportive space in which you can feel free to explore, change and heal. By examining your direct experience, we can observe the habitual reactions, limitations, and outdated stories that prevent you from feeling the full richness of life. Engaging your moment to moment experience will allow you to develop a full appreciation of who you are, and move you toward the life you want to live.
The Center for Relationships
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Relationship Science informed wellness services are our speciality. If you are distressed about communicating with a loved one, managing conflict, building intimacy, or struggling to connect in a healthy way with romantic partners, parents, siblings, friends, or co-workers, seek proven strategies from a relationship expert. We are passionate about building healthy relationships at all levels of society. Our counselors trained in a variety of science-based relationship models including the Gottman method of couples therapy,
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy, the Internal Family Systems model, Intimacy support models, and the relational cultural model of counseling.
Bianca Bentzin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
TAKING NEW CLIENTS (in-person or virtual)! I provide caring support to individuals and couples. I strive to join clients where ever they are on their emotional and mental health journey without judgment or agenda. With couples therapy, I use my training in
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy & Gottman Couples Therapy to help couples learn to break unhealthy relationship patterns, learn new ways to communicate, and deepen their emotional connection. I also work with individuals who are transitioning out of a relationship or into a new one and support individuals seeking healing from anxiety, grief, trauma, loss or life transitions.
Westlake Couples Counseling- Veronica Leal, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
Specializing in couples counseling, marital & pre-marital therapy, relationship coaching and affair/betrayal recovery. Over the past 15 years, I have guided couples in healing and strengthening their relationship by utilizing evidenced based models including the Gottman Method and
Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy. My purpose is to help couples enhance communication, manage conflict and increase intimacy. I am passionate about partnering with couples who want to build a strong foundation for a loving, fulfilling and healthy relationship at any stage.
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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. Austin 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 Austin Emotionally Focused Therapy professionals for individual or Emotionally Focused couples therapy in Austin