Emotionally Focused Therapists in Belfair, WA
Therapy is a unique journey for each individual.
My approach is eclectic and client-centered, grounded in the belief you are the expert of your own story—the traumas you've endured, the life you've lived. I’m here as a clinician who values walking alongside you, collaborating to create a plan that supports your growth, builds new skills, and helps you reconnect with the most authentic version of yourself.
I truly believe each of us has a purpose—a reason for being—that can sometimes be obscured by the weight we carry. Therapy, to me, is a space to gently unpack the heaviness, to breathe, and to learn how to move forward.
Therapy is a unique journey for each individual.
My approach is eclectic and client-centered, grounded in the belief you are the expert of your own story—the traumas you've endured, the life you've lived. I’m here as a clinician who values walking alongside you, collaborating to create a plan that supports your growth, builds new skills, and helps you reconnect with the most authentic version of yourself.
I truly believe each of us has a purpose—a reason for being—that can sometimes be obscured by the weight we carry. Therapy, to me, is a space to gently unpack the heaviness, to breathe, and to learn how to move forward.
I also may use Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or TF-CBT, Mindfulness, Emotion Focused Therapy or EFT, depending on my clients’ needs.
My work with my clients is based on respect and trust, while promoting growth. As a therapist it is my goal to aid my clients by teaching positive communication skills, conflict resolution, and tools to learn how to identify and change problematic interaction, patterns or behaviors. My therapeutic style is encouraging and engaging. I work with couples, families, individuals, children, and teens. I strive to support my clients in meeting their goals and find solutions to achieve successful happy results. I will maintain a honest, open, and safe therapeutic space for my clients, while building upon their strengths!
I also may use Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or TF-CBT, Mindfulness, Emotion Focused Therapy or EFT, depending on my clients’ needs.
My work with my clients is based on respect and trust, while promoting growth. As a therapist it is my goal to aid my clients by teaching positive communication skills, conflict resolution, and tools to learn how to identify and change problematic interaction, patterns or behaviors. My therapeutic style is encouraging and engaging. I work with couples, families, individuals, children, and teens. I strive to support my clients in meeting their goals and find solutions to achieve successful happy results. I will maintain a honest, open, and safe therapeutic space for my clients, while building upon their strengths!
It is my desire to work alongside individuals, couples, and families in moving toward your goals with rich insight, hope, and expectation. Whether you are an individual working on self improvement through a deeper personal understanding or navigating the stressors of today; a family or a single parent striving to balance and reach your optimal success; a couple making adjustments through communication and actions; a member of our military services; or someone who is working through the effects of crisis or trauma, we can find a way to reach your goals together.
It is my desire to work alongside individuals, couples, and families in moving toward your goals with rich insight, hope, and expectation. Whether you are an individual working on self improvement through a deeper personal understanding or navigating the stressors of today; a family or a single parent striving to balance and reach your optimal success; a couple making adjustments through communication and actions; a member of our military services; or someone who is working through the effects of crisis or trauma, we can find a way to reach your goals together.
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You’re overwhelmed. Most things seem hard. Your relationships are struggling and you feel alone. You’re unhappy with your body. You're transitioning from the workforce to retirement. Or new to parenthood. A single parent! If any of these things are true, there’s some work we can do together. My approach is client centered and goal-directed. Be exactly who you are. You will have a place to be accepted and receive support while learning the skills to manage the hardships of life. Whether you are seeking short -term or long -term care, I am committed to meeting you where you are!
You’re overwhelmed. Most things seem hard. Your relationships are struggling and you feel alone. You’re unhappy with your body. You're transitioning from the workforce to retirement. Or new to parenthood. A single parent! If any of these things are true, there’s some work we can do together. My approach is client centered and goal-directed. Be exactly who you are. You will have a place to be accepted and receive support while learning the skills to manage the hardships of life. Whether you are seeking short -term or long -term care, I am committed to meeting you where you are!
Life can throw us challenges we don't expect. One day we feel like everything is going well, and then, anxiety and panic symptoms seem to come out of nowhere and overwhelm us. All you want to do is learn not to experience the repetitive thoughts, the physical symptoms, and feel healthy again. Maybe your one of those people who try to keep the family going but find yourself having difficulty keeping up with all the demands of life. Have you lost you in your busy life?
Life can throw us challenges we don't expect. One day we feel like everything is going well, and then, anxiety and panic symptoms seem to come out of nowhere and overwhelm us. All you want to do is learn not to experience the repetitive thoughts, the physical symptoms, and feel healthy again. Maybe your one of those people who try to keep the family going but find yourself having difficulty keeping up with all the demands of life. Have you lost you in your busy life?
If you notice yourself struggling with a specific area of your performance, such as confidence, focus, leadership, resilience, consistency, or you’re trying to generally grow and improve areas of your life, or even working through change, our work together will be transformative. I am a Mental Skills Consultant, meaning our focus together will be directed at improving your life through mentality in an Evidence-Based practice. It will not be clinical or focused on disorders, however, I will provide tools and support to manage, prevent, and cope with many disorders if needed.
If you notice yourself struggling with a specific area of your performance, such as confidence, focus, leadership, resilience, consistency, or you’re trying to generally grow and improve areas of your life, or even working through change, our work together will be transformative. I am a Mental Skills Consultant, meaning our focus together will be directed at improving your life through mentality in an Evidence-Based practice. It will not be clinical or focused on disorders, however, I will provide tools and support to manage, prevent, and cope with many disorders if needed.
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) to help couples identify and get to the root of their patterns, understanding the emotions that fuel them along the way.
I see individuals and relationships primarily working through issues of identity, sexuality, attachment, complex trauma, and relationship difficulties. My approach is warm and caring, but straightforward when necessary.
I work through an attachment lens, as our relationships with our early caregivers inform how we attach to those we love as adults. This means we not only explore your current hurt, but the root of where that pain comes from. Through somatic techniques, I guide my clients in becoming comfortable accessing and learning from their emotions, experiences, and body's signals.
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT) to help couples identify and get to the root of their patterns, understanding the emotions that fuel them along the way.
I see individuals and relationships primarily working through issues of identity, sexuality, attachment, complex trauma, and relationship difficulties. My approach is warm and caring, but straightforward when necessary.
I work through an attachment lens, as our relationships with our early caregivers inform how we attach to those we love as adults. This means we not only explore your current hurt, but the root of where that pain comes from. Through somatic techniques, I guide my clients in becoming comfortable accessing and learning from their emotions, experiences, and body's signals.
Are you at a time in your life when it would be helpful to gain a fresh perspective? Healing and growth are possible! Reading this, you have already taken a bold step forward. Good therapy is based on a trusting therapeutic relationship. Together we can discover the tools and perspectives to help you regain balance and reconnect with your authentic self.
Are you at a time in your life when it would be helpful to gain a fresh perspective? Healing and growth are possible! Reading this, you have already taken a bold step forward. Good therapy is based on a trusting therapeutic relationship. Together we can discover the tools and perspectives to help you regain balance and reconnect with your authentic self.
Often therapy begins with an implicit question, such as “will I be okay?” or, “can I feel better?” Other clients might wonder if they will be accepted for who they are, both in and outside of therapy. I welcome you to bring your full self into our space together. I am here to meet you where you are with warmth and unconditional positive regard. Everyone needs something a little different - to move through stuck points, to gain insight, or to reconnect with oneself or others. Whatever your needs, I believe therapy should be flexible and responsive to your individual circumstances. We will co-create an approach tailored to your goals.
Often therapy begins with an implicit question, such as “will I be okay?” or, “can I feel better?” Other clients might wonder if they will be accepted for who they are, both in and outside of therapy. I welcome you to bring your full self into our space together. I am here to meet you where you are with warmth and unconditional positive regard. Everyone needs something a little different - to move through stuck points, to gain insight, or to reconnect with oneself or others. Whatever your needs, I believe therapy should be flexible and responsive to your individual circumstances. We will co-create an approach tailored to your goals.
For over three decades I have been supporting individuals through challenging transitions in their lives. To schedule an appointment please click on the link to my website.
For over three decades I have been supporting individuals through challenging transitions in their lives. To schedule an appointment please click on the link to my website.
I want to learn about your unique life experiences that have made you who you are. Your perspectives, passions, interests, and aspirations serve as invaluable tools in therapy and can help guide us towards the growth and future you envision. I strongly believe that therapy is an experience that must be built from trust and collaboration and I aspire to maintain a space same and judgment free. As such, I believe that being respectful and mindful of contextual factors that impact our lives (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion/ spirituality) is an integral aspect of therapy.
I want to learn about your unique life experiences that have made you who you are. Your perspectives, passions, interests, and aspirations serve as invaluable tools in therapy and can help guide us towards the growth and future you envision. I strongly believe that therapy is an experience that must be built from trust and collaboration and I aspire to maintain a space same and judgment free. As such, I believe that being respectful and mindful of contextual factors that impact our lives (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion/ spirituality) is an integral aspect of therapy.
You're questioning the faith you grew up with, or you've already left. Now your marriage feels strained, friends from church have pulled away, and you feel guilty every time you set a boundary with family. Maybe you've carried shame around sex and intimacy for years, rooted in what purity culture taught you about your body. You might be having panic attacks for the first time, or holding tension in your body that no amount of stretching or breathing fixes. None of this started when you left. It started with being told your body was dangerous, your questions were sinful, and love depended on your obedience.
You're questioning the faith you grew up with, or you've already left. Now your marriage feels strained, friends from church have pulled away, and you feel guilty every time you set a boundary with family. Maybe you've carried shame around sex and intimacy for years, rooted in what purity culture taught you about your body. You might be having panic attacks for the first time, or holding tension in your body that no amount of stretching or breathing fixes. None of this started when you left. It started with being told your body was dangerous, your questions were sinful, and love depended on your obedience.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, longing for freedom and healing? You are not alone. Dr. Modica uses an integrative, compassionate approach in working with and empowering individuals through growth and challenges. Her main focus is in supporting those who have endured trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, transitions, attachment needs, foster youth/adoption, and in utilizing integration of faith, EMDR, and mindfulness coping. Dr. Modica provides telehealth psychotherapy to individuals in California and Washington.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, longing for freedom and healing? You are not alone. Dr. Modica uses an integrative, compassionate approach in working with and empowering individuals through growth and challenges. Her main focus is in supporting those who have endured trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, transitions, attachment needs, foster youth/adoption, and in utilizing integration of faith, EMDR, and mindfulness coping. Dr. Modica provides telehealth psychotherapy to individuals in California and Washington.
Have you ever been told or wondered if you're "too sensitive" or "too emotional?" As if this is a shameful thing? I'll take a wild guess and say that hearing this probably doesn't help in feeling "less" emotional. This can be such a bind – maybe intense emotions/behaviors make things harder. However, a sense of acceptance, whether it comes from within or from loved ones, can profoundly support in feeling understood, safe, and resilient. And these more subtle feelings can absolutely assist in the pursuit of making necessary changes in emotional expression & related behaviors, impact on relationships, and presence day-to-day.
Have you ever been told or wondered if you're "too sensitive" or "too emotional?" As if this is a shameful thing? I'll take a wild guess and say that hearing this probably doesn't help in feeling "less" emotional. This can be such a bind – maybe intense emotions/behaviors make things harder. However, a sense of acceptance, whether it comes from within or from loved ones, can profoundly support in feeling understood, safe, and resilient. And these more subtle feelings can absolutely assist in the pursuit of making necessary changes in emotional expression & related behaviors, impact on relationships, and presence day-to-day.
We're shaped by our relationships, experiences, injuries, resiliencies, hopes and disappointments, so I utilize attachment, family of origin, emotion focused ( EFT), systemic, trauma-informed (EMDR) tools to facilitate growth and transformation.
You found your way here; welcome! If you're longing to restore, reclaim, reconnect, and discover the fullest version of yourself and your relationships, I'm so glad you're here. For over 22 years, it's been an honor to partner with individuals, couples, and families to restore connections, find healing, and rediscover hope.
We're shaped by our relationships, experiences, injuries, resiliencies, hopes and disappointments, so I utilize attachment, family of origin, emotion focused ( EFT), systemic, trauma-informed (EMDR) tools to facilitate growth and transformation.
You found your way here; welcome! If you're longing to restore, reclaim, reconnect, and discover the fullest version of yourself and your relationships, I'm so glad you're here. For over 22 years, it's been an honor to partner with individuals, couples, and families to restore connections, find healing, and rediscover hope.
Through the use of solution-oriented, emotionally focused, and reality based techniques, can help you and your relationships overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
Therapy with Couples and Families:
I use a variety of systemic, strategic, psychodynamic and dialectical approaches.
Therapy with Individuals:
I use cognitive behavioral methods to treat depression, thought disorders, borderline personality disorders, substance abuse, trauma, and anxiety. l incorporate mindfulness, guided imagery, journaling and meditation to work with spiritual bereavement and loss.
Through the use of solution-oriented, emotionally focused, and reality based techniques, can help you and your relationships overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
Therapy with Couples and Families:
I use a variety of systemic, strategic, psychodynamic and dialectical approaches.
Therapy with Individuals:
I use cognitive behavioral methods to treat depression, thought disorders, borderline personality disorders, substance abuse, trauma, and anxiety. l incorporate mindfulness, guided imagery, journaling and meditation to work with spiritual bereavement and loss.
Lisa Roth Counseling and Coaching
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC, LCPC
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I see therapy as a gateway to strengthening our authentic self through healing, learning, acceptance and growth. It is often through our self-proclaimed imperfections that we find the greatest gifts, insights and points of focus that help us understand and become clear about the path we are walking and the possibilities that are before us. We have all known suffering, loss, trauma and despair. These experiences may shape us but they do not have to define us.
I see therapy as a gateway to strengthening our authentic self through healing, learning, acceptance and growth. It is often through our self-proclaimed imperfections that we find the greatest gifts, insights and points of focus that help us understand and become clear about the path we are walking and the possibilities that are before us. We have all known suffering, loss, trauma and despair. These experiences may shape us but they do not have to define us.
Carina Catalano, Therapy, Financial, Immigration
Marriage & Family Therapist, MPA, MS, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Online Only
You deserve to not just live, but to thrive. I know that life, health, relationships, and money are all connected and you may need help in one or more of these areas. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing since 2009 helping couples, individuals, and families. My approach focuses on holistic wellness including mood disorders, Financial Therapy, ADHD, life transitions, career, relationships, trauma, family issues. Additionally, I provide psychological evaluations and reports for immigration cases and hearings. Experience new ways of thinking and build durable coping strategies to empower you to live your best life.
You deserve to not just live, but to thrive. I know that life, health, relationships, and money are all connected and you may need help in one or more of these areas. I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing since 2009 helping couples, individuals, and families. My approach focuses on holistic wellness including mood disorders, Financial Therapy, ADHD, life transitions, career, relationships, trauma, family issues. Additionally, I provide psychological evaluations and reports for immigration cases and hearings. Experience new ways of thinking and build durable coping strategies to empower you to live your best life.
Hi! I'm Sanna (pronounced SUN-uh, like “sunshine”), and I'm a fully remote therapist at Ruston Therapy. I support adults and teens navigating life change, identity exploration, relationship problems, stress and dysregulation. Lately, my practice has increasingly focused on supporting queer people and neurodivergent people, especially those navigating suspected diagnosis or late diagnosis of ADHD, autism, or AuDHD.
Hi! I'm Sanna (pronounced SUN-uh, like “sunshine”), and I'm a fully remote therapist at Ruston Therapy. I support adults and teens navigating life change, identity exploration, relationship problems, stress and dysregulation. Lately, my practice has increasingly focused on supporting queer people and neurodivergent people, especially those navigating suspected diagnosis or late diagnosis of ADHD, autism, or AuDHD.
As a relational psychodynamic therapist, I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, people navigating developmental trauma, and those struggling with relationship difficulties. I understand that your identity and experiences, particularly in relationships, can deeply influence how you see yourself and relate to others. We’ll look at the patterns that may be impacting your well-being, working together to better understand them. We will also explore how past experiences shape your current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, so you can gain deeper insight and begin to move forward with more clarity and self-trust.
As a relational psychodynamic therapist, I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, people navigating developmental trauma, and those struggling with relationship difficulties. I understand that your identity and experiences, particularly in relationships, can deeply influence how you see yourself and relate to others. We’ll look at the patterns that may be impacting your well-being, working together to better understand them. We will also explore how past experiences shape your current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, so you can gain deeper insight and begin to move forward with more clarity and self-trust.
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- Bainbridge Island
- Bremerton
- Burien
- Fircrest
- Gig Harbor
- Port Orchard
- Poulsbo
- Ruston
- Shelton
- Silverdale
- University Place
- Vashon
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.