Emotionally Focused Therapists in Frisco, TX
Rhett Smith, MDiv, MSMFT, LMFT, BCC, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and board certified executive coach with nearly three decades of experience at the intersection of faith, psychology, and human flourishing. Based in Frisco, Texas, he specializes in anxiety treatment, helping individuals, couples, and families move beyond symptom management toward the deeper relational healing that makes lasting change possible. His clinical work is grounded in the Restoration Therapy model, integrating attachment-based care and emotional regulation with a contemplative approach to the whole person.
Rhett Smith, MDiv, MSMFT, LMFT, BCC, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and board certified executive coach with nearly three decades of experience at the intersection of faith, psychology, and human flourishing. Based in Frisco, Texas, he specializes in anxiety treatment, helping individuals, couples, and families move beyond symptom management toward the deeper relational healing that makes lasting change possible. His clinical work is grounded in the Restoration Therapy model, integrating attachment-based care and emotional regulation with a contemplative approach to the whole person.
Congratulations, you are looking for a therapist so you are aware you need assistance on this difficult path. I see life as have some difficult roads you do not have to travel alone.
My goal is to assist clients with their deepest feelings, explore what is not working and adapt a map for lasting change. We review the patterns of defenses and how that has become the identity, clearing a path for change. This process takes tremendous courage.
I offer evening and Saturday sessions as well as free phone consultation.
Congratulations, you are looking for a therapist so you are aware you need assistance on this difficult path. I see life as have some difficult roads you do not have to travel alone.
My goal is to assist clients with their deepest feelings, explore what is not working and adapt a map for lasting change. We review the patterns of defenses and how that has become the identity, clearing a path for change. This process takes tremendous courage.
I offer evening and Saturday sessions as well as free phone consultation.
Most people don't arrive at therapy in a straight line. Something builds quietly, or one day it breaks through, and you're looking for a place to set it down. I'm here to sit with you in that: not to fix it, but to get curious together about what's underneath and what's ready to shift. I came to this work after years in law and advertising, watching people struggle to say what they mean and be heard. Therapy can be heavy, but there's room for laughter too, never at your expense: the warm kind that comes from recognizing ourselves. You don't need the right words to begin. Bring whatever you're carrying and we'll begin there together.
Most people don't arrive at therapy in a straight line. Something builds quietly, or one day it breaks through, and you're looking for a place to set it down. I'm here to sit with you in that: not to fix it, but to get curious together about what's underneath and what's ready to shift. I came to this work after years in law and advertising, watching people struggle to say what they mean and be heard. Therapy can be heavy, but there's room for laughter too, never at your expense: the warm kind that comes from recognizing ourselves. You don't need the right words to begin. Bring whatever you're carrying and we'll begin there together.
Stonebriar Counseling Associates is a diverse group of private mental health therapists who provide counseling services for children, teens, adults, families, and all forms of relationship counseling such as marriage, divorce, couples, and premarital. We offer a comforting, supportive, non-judgmental therapeutic environment to work on difficult issues and mental health symptoms. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. At Stonebriar Counseling Associates we focus not on a diagnosis but rather the best care for our clients by giving them hope today for a better tomorrow.
Stonebriar Counseling Associates is a diverse group of private mental health therapists who provide counseling services for children, teens, adults, families, and all forms of relationship counseling such as marriage, divorce, couples, and premarital. We offer a comforting, supportive, non-judgmental therapeutic environment to work on difficult issues and mental health symptoms. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. At Stonebriar Counseling Associates we focus not on a diagnosis but rather the best care for our clients by giving them hope today for a better tomorrow.
Carrying painful memories or overwhelming emotions can be exhausting. As a therapist, I’m here to walk alongside you, offering support and guidance as you navigate your path toward healing and growth. I strive to built a strong clinical rapport and create a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment where you feel seen, heard, and understood. I view psychotherapy as a collaborative process — one in which we work together to make sense of your story, uncover patterns, and find answers to the questions many people carry silently: Why am I the way I am? Why do I struggle in relationships? Why do I keep feeling this way?
Carrying painful memories or overwhelming emotions can be exhausting. As a therapist, I’m here to walk alongside you, offering support and guidance as you navigate your path toward healing and growth. I strive to built a strong clinical rapport and create a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment where you feel seen, heard, and understood. I view psychotherapy as a collaborative process — one in which we work together to make sense of your story, uncover patterns, and find answers to the questions many people carry silently: Why am I the way I am? Why do I struggle in relationships? Why do I keep feeling this way?
You may be the person everyone depends on—capable and successful on the outside, but overwhelmed, anxious, unappreciated, or exhausted underneath. I especially enjoy working with professional women navigating ADHD, relationships, parent-child struggles, and life transitions. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s happening and find a way forward.
You may be the person everyone depends on—capable and successful on the outside, but overwhelmed, anxious, unappreciated, or exhausted underneath. I especially enjoy working with professional women navigating ADHD, relationships, parent-child struggles, and life transitions. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s happening and find a way forward.
Relationships, past and present, are often the source of our greatest joys and heaviest burdens. Whether or not other people participate in counseling, focusing on relationships is an important part of emotional healing. The good news is that we all have the ability to heal within our relationships and within ourselves. As a counselor, I use a family-systems and solution-oriented approach to empower clients to meet goals, improve relationships, and live more balanced and fulfilling lives.
Relationships, past and present, are often the source of our greatest joys and heaviest burdens. Whether or not other people participate in counseling, focusing on relationships is an important part of emotional healing. The good news is that we all have the ability to heal within our relationships and within ourselves. As a counselor, I use a family-systems and solution-oriented approach to empower clients to meet goals, improve relationships, and live more balanced and fulfilling lives.
My work is grounded in steadiness, clinical depth, and a trauma-informed understanding of how lived experience shapes individuals and relationships. I hold advanced degrees from the University of Delaware and The Catholic University of America, and completed post-graduate work at Yale Medical School. My background spans inpatient psychiatry, residential care, emergency assessment, and schools. I work with teens (15+), adults, couples, and leaders facing emotional and relational strain. I’m certified in ART and integrate as appropriate. I am a Christian who forms connected relationships with individuals from all backgrounds.
My work is grounded in steadiness, clinical depth, and a trauma-informed understanding of how lived experience shapes individuals and relationships. I hold advanced degrees from the University of Delaware and The Catholic University of America, and completed post-graduate work at Yale Medical School. My background spans inpatient psychiatry, residential care, emergency assessment, and schools. I work with teens (15+), adults, couples, and leaders facing emotional and relational strain. I’m certified in ART and integrate as appropriate. I am a Christian who forms connected relationships with individuals from all backgrounds.
Life is hard: work, family, school, relatives, relationships. We have our own baggage - worry, fear, anxiety, trauma, conflict, stress, depression.
You are the expert on your life.
It is my job to walk with you, offering support and insight, new ways of seeing things and giving different perspectives and possibilities. Together we can look at specific challenges, or how your past impacts your present, and discuss changes you may want to make to help achieve the peace you want, to be the you that you want to be.
Whatever it may be, it will be in a place of safety and trust in the therapy space. That is my promise to you.
Life is hard: work, family, school, relatives, relationships. We have our own baggage - worry, fear, anxiety, trauma, conflict, stress, depression.
You are the expert on your life.
It is my job to walk with you, offering support and insight, new ways of seeing things and giving different perspectives and possibilities. Together we can look at specific challenges, or how your past impacts your present, and discuss changes you may want to make to help achieve the peace you want, to be the you that you want to be.
Whatever it may be, it will be in a place of safety and trust in the therapy space. That is my promise to you.
Looking for relief and overwhelmed with where to even begin? Take the first step in unraveling the chaos as we develop a plan that helps restore your hope once again. My passion centers around working with adults who have experienced loss, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship difficulties. Together we develop strategies that equip you to move through the pain in your life, so you can face the future with renewed confidence.
Looking for relief and overwhelmed with where to even begin? Take the first step in unraveling the chaos as we develop a plan that helps restore your hope once again. My passion centers around working with adults who have experienced loss, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship difficulties. Together we develop strategies that equip you to move through the pain in your life, so you can face the future with renewed confidence.
Life can bring stress, uncertainty, and challenges that leave many of us feeling stuck or unsure of where to turn. Reaching out for counseling is a powerful act that honors your worth and your desire to feel more balanced, fulfilled, and emotionally well.
I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space grounded in a multicultural, strength-based approach that honors your unique experiences and identity. I work with individuals across the lifespan to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and identity exploration, while collaboratively setting meaningful goals to support growth and positive change.
Life can bring stress, uncertainty, and challenges that leave many of us feeling stuck or unsure of where to turn. Reaching out for counseling is a powerful act that honors your worth and your desire to feel more balanced, fulfilled, and emotionally well.
I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space grounded in a multicultural, strength-based approach that honors your unique experiences and identity. I work with individuals across the lifespan to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and identity exploration, while collaboratively setting meaningful goals to support growth and positive change.
My clients are ideally willing to openly explore how current and past life stressors contribute to learned behavior patterns that may be ineffective and influence day-to-day suffering. I believe our life experiences influence us but do not have to define us or determine how we will function in the world. Additionally, we all have multiple identities, and we must learn to thrive in a world that is often ill-prepared to treat us with the respect and kindness we deserve. I understand the systemic obstacles often faced by people from diverse communities and seek to empower and support my clients.
My clients are ideally willing to openly explore how current and past life stressors contribute to learned behavior patterns that may be ineffective and influence day-to-day suffering. I believe our life experiences influence us but do not have to define us or determine how we will function in the world. Additionally, we all have multiple identities, and we must learn to thrive in a world that is often ill-prepared to treat us with the respect and kindness we deserve. I understand the systemic obstacles often faced by people from diverse communities and seek to empower and support my clients.
From student athletes who feel the pressure to be successful both on and off the field, to moms who carry the weight of keeping their household running while navigating societal pressures to “get it right”, to young adults whose lives are full of transition and a mission to determine their purpose, life can be overwhelming to navigate alone.
What do all of these roles have in common? Each of these individuals are navigating confidence, performance anxiety, fear of failure, and the weight of expectations. Each of these roles involve transition, redefining identities, and adjusting to new responsibilities and expectations.
From student athletes who feel the pressure to be successful both on and off the field, to moms who carry the weight of keeping their household running while navigating societal pressures to “get it right”, to young adults whose lives are full of transition and a mission to determine their purpose, life can be overwhelming to navigate alone.
What do all of these roles have in common? Each of these individuals are navigating confidence, performance anxiety, fear of failure, and the weight of expectations. Each of these roles involve transition, redefining identities, and adjusting to new responsibilities and expectations.
Hi! I'm Taryn. My passion is to help you uproot your trauma rather than just treat symptoms, which can feel frustrating and unhelpful long-term. Clients come to me feeling stuck, deeply misunderstood, repeating painful patterns, having had negative therapy experiences, feeling like nothing works, and spending years intellectualizing their emotions instead of experiencing them. I exclusively work with Women and LGBTQIA+ clients. My areas of focus include, but are not limited to: Complex Trauma/Complex PTSD, Attachment/Relational Patterns, Women's Issues (socio-political and health), ADHD, Autism, and Mental Health Professionals.
Hi! I'm Taryn. My passion is to help you uproot your trauma rather than just treat symptoms, which can feel frustrating and unhelpful long-term. Clients come to me feeling stuck, deeply misunderstood, repeating painful patterns, having had negative therapy experiences, feeling like nothing works, and spending years intellectualizing their emotions instead of experiencing them. I exclusively work with Women and LGBTQIA+ clients. My areas of focus include, but are not limited to: Complex Trauma/Complex PTSD, Attachment/Relational Patterns, Women's Issues (socio-political and health), ADHD, Autism, and Mental Health Professionals.
Essential Counseling Group strives to help you become your best self. We service individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing increased stress, caregiver stress, anxiety, depression, grief etc. We believe that there is power in simply being heard. If you’re ready to begin this journey—or even just curious about what therapy might look like—please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s take that first step together. To request and appointment copy and paste link: essentialcounselinggroup.clientsecure.me
Essential Counseling Group strives to help you become your best self. We service individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing increased stress, caregiver stress, anxiety, depression, grief etc. We believe that there is power in simply being heard. If you’re ready to begin this journey—or even just curious about what therapy might look like—please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s take that first step together. To request and appointment copy and paste link: essentialcounselinggroup.clientsecure.me
Dr. Shukla is a licensed psychologist who provides comprehensive psychological testing for children (10+), teens, and adults. She specializes in ADHD, autism, and emotional or behavioral concerns. Her approach is strengths-based and neuroaffirming, focused on how each person thinks, feels, and learns. Dr. Shukla has particular expertise in working with girls and women who have been masking or camouflaging their struggles. Her goal is to offer clear, accurate insights and practical, personalized recommendations.
Dr. Shukla is a licensed psychologist who provides comprehensive psychological testing for children (10+), teens, and adults. She specializes in ADHD, autism, and emotional or behavioral concerns. Her approach is strengths-based and neuroaffirming, focused on how each person thinks, feels, and learns. Dr. Shukla has particular expertise in working with girls and women who have been masking or camouflaging their struggles. Her goal is to offer clear, accurate insights and practical, personalized recommendations.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern in Texas with a passion for helping individuals, couples, and families feel emotionally safe, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change. I believe healing happens within relationships and that when we strengthen our connection to ourselves and others, growth becomes possible.
My approach is trauma informed, relational, and collaborative. I work with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship distress, attachment wounds, and life transitions. I am especially mindful of how past experiences, family dynamics, and unresolved trauma can shape present day for you.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern in Texas with a passion for helping individuals, couples, and families feel emotionally safe, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change. I believe healing happens within relationships and that when we strengthen our connection to ourselves and others, growth becomes possible.
My approach is trauma informed, relational, and collaborative. I work with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship distress, attachment wounds, and life transitions. I am especially mindful of how past experiences, family dynamics, and unresolved trauma can shape present day for you.
I consider it an honor to help individuals and relationships heal, grow and thrive. I have witnessed amazing transformation through counseling. My 30 years of experience combined with my education has prepared me with a skill set to help people heal complex problems and improve relationships. I specialize in marriage, addiction, and helping people be happy and enjoy loving relationships. I have advanced training and skills in helping couples with complex issues such as infidelity or problematic sexual behavior as well as general marriage enrichment. I am willing to visit by phone for 10-15 min to assess for fit. Call Me.
I consider it an honor to help individuals and relationships heal, grow and thrive. I have witnessed amazing transformation through counseling. My 30 years of experience combined with my education has prepared me with a skill set to help people heal complex problems and improve relationships. I specialize in marriage, addiction, and helping people be happy and enjoy loving relationships. I have advanced training and skills in helping couples with complex issues such as infidelity or problematic sexual behavior as well as general marriage enrichment. I am willing to visit by phone for 10-15 min to assess for fit. Call Me.
Cheyenne is a trauma-informed therapist, whose therapeutic style is relational, strengths-based, and experiential, with a particular focus on trauma, relationships, emotional regulation, and life transitions. Cheyenne has experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults across community mental health, inpatient, higher-acuity, and outpatient settings. Throughout her work, she has supported clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and major life transitions. She is especially drawn to work surrounding self-worth and women’s mental health, and identity development.
Cheyenne is a trauma-informed therapist, whose therapeutic style is relational, strengths-based, and experiential, with a particular focus on trauma, relationships, emotional regulation, and life transitions. Cheyenne has experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults across community mental health, inpatient, higher-acuity, and outpatient settings. Throughout her work, she has supported clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and major life transitions. She is especially drawn to work surrounding self-worth and women’s mental health, and identity development.
Jane Kong is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Approved Supervisor dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for healing and growth. EMDR-trained and experienced in working with a wide range of concerns—including anxiety, depression, life transitions, marriage and family conflict, co-parenting challenges, and issues of self-worth.
Jane Kong is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Approved Supervisor dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for healing and growth. EMDR-trained and experienced in working with a wide range of concerns—including anxiety, depression, life transitions, marriage and family conflict, co-parenting challenges, and issues of self-worth.
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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.