Emotionally Focused Therapists in Round Rock, TX
Janice Lee Hurt
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, EdD
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78681
Using Gottman and/or EFT, I help couples and families work through their differences, gain awareness and perspective, strengthen communication, thereby improving the relationship.
I have been working with adolescents and parents in the school system for over 19 years as a school counselor, and have held my LPC license for over 14 years. I am an LPC supervisor. I enjoy working with adolescents, helping them to work through their issues, ranging from underachieving to relationship conflict (and everything in between). I also enjoy working with adults, helping them to understand their roles as parents so that they are better able to help support their children in a positive, healthy manner. In addition to parenting, I also provide marriage and family counseling.
Using Gottman and/or EFT, I help couples and families work through their differences, gain awareness and perspective, strengthen communication, thereby improving the relationship.
I have been working with adolescents and parents in the school system for over 19 years as a school counselor, and have held my LPC license for over 14 years. I am an LPC supervisor. I enjoy working with adolescents, helping them to work through their issues, ranging from underachieving to relationship conflict (and everything in between). I also enjoy working with adults, helping them to understand their roles as parents so that they are better able to help support their children in a positive, healthy manner. In addition to parenting, I also provide marriage and family counseling.
Chuck Powers
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78665
My heart breaks when I see couples who are stuck and running out of hope. "What's going on?" "The world says we're supposed to be okay being alone, but I feel miserable and alone." "What happened to us?" "How did we get here?" "We were never supposed to be those ‘other couples’." Relationships can become painful and unsettling. And so disappointing. The good news is relationship injuries can be repaired. And, you can have the hopes and dreams you’ve long since dismissed as a pleasant fantasy.
My heart breaks when I see couples who are stuck and running out of hope. "What's going on?" "The world says we're supposed to be okay being alone, but I feel miserable and alone." "What happened to us?" "How did we get here?" "We were never supposed to be those ‘other couples’." Relationships can become painful and unsettling. And so disappointing. The good news is relationship injuries can be repaired. And, you can have the hopes and dreams you’ve long since dismissed as a pleasant fantasy.
Kevin Leapley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CSAT, CEFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
I specialize in treating sexual addiction/problematic sexual behaviors. I am a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) that believes the real issue is not the need for more sex but the desire for real connection yet turning to counterfeit connection due to past relational hurts, abuse, rejection, neglect, and abandonment. I am also a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and I specialize working with couples hurting from infidelity and betrayal. I believe that the relationship can be restored and become stronger than ever.
I specialize in treating sexual addiction/problematic sexual behaviors. I am a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) that believes the real issue is not the need for more sex but the desire for real connection yet turning to counterfeit connection due to past relational hurts, abuse, rejection, neglect, and abandonment. I am also a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and I specialize working with couples hurting from infidelity and betrayal. I believe that the relationship can be restored and become stronger than ever.
Kevin Leapley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CSAT, CEFT
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78664
I am a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and have undergone rigorous training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, an empirically validated form of couples therapy.
Are you wanting to save your relationship? Do you often argue about the same issues? Do you desire the closeness you once had, but don't know how to reconnect? Being in a relationship is difficult work, and we all experience times when our relationship ideal is not our reality. The good news is that you can get back those warm feelings that drew you together in the beginning. I can help you make sense of the struggles, and explore conflict in a way that brings clarity, understanding and intimacy back in to your relationship. I also have received specialized training to help couples experiencing betrayal and infidelity.
I am a certified emotionally focused couples therapist and have undergone rigorous training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, an empirically validated form of couples therapy.
Are you wanting to save your relationship? Do you often argue about the same issues? Do you desire the closeness you once had, but don't know how to reconnect? Being in a relationship is difficult work, and we all experience times when our relationship ideal is not our reality. The good news is that you can get back those warm feelings that drew you together in the beginning. I can help you make sense of the struggles, and explore conflict in a way that brings clarity, understanding and intimacy back in to your relationship. I also have received specialized training to help couples experiencing betrayal and infidelity.
Dr. Teana Walker
Marriage & Family Therapist, DMFT, LMFT-S, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78664
I work with 30+ couples who lead busy professional lives and feel disconnected and estranged from each other, which has led to mounting resentment and increasing misunderstandings and bickering in their home. Using emotionally focused therapy, I focus on their attachment history and style in order to identify their attachment wounds. This approach allows us to create a focused plan of treatment where each partner feels safe according to their needs and is able to be vulnerable with one another and communicate their needs in a way that increases the understanding and intimacy they each crave.
I work with 30+ couples who lead busy professional lives and feel disconnected and estranged from each other, which has led to mounting resentment and increasing misunderstandings and bickering in their home. Using emotionally focused therapy, I focus on their attachment history and style in order to identify their attachment wounds. This approach allows us to create a focused plan of treatment where each partner feels safe according to their needs and is able to be vulnerable with one another and communicate their needs in a way that increases the understanding and intimacy they each crave.
Jessica Mitchell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78665
Hello, My name is Jessica Mitchell, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has over 9 years of clinical experience. I work primarily with adults dealing with self-esteem and acceptance matters, as well as clients from ostracized and oppressed communities, including those dealing with Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, LGBTQIA+, Marital/Pre-Marital, and Life Coaching. I use a mix of Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Marital therapies. I believe in elevating your personal power and guiding you towards accessing that.
Hello, My name is Jessica Mitchell, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has over 9 years of clinical experience. I work primarily with adults dealing with self-esteem and acceptance matters, as well as clients from ostracized and oppressed communities, including those dealing with Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, LGBTQIA+, Marital/Pre-Marital, and Life Coaching. I use a mix of Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Marital therapies. I believe in elevating your personal power and guiding you towards accessing that.
Mario Uribe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
My specialized training and experience in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) provides an experiential approach in working with couples-- one that builds strong and enduring emotional connection.
Do you feel disconnected from your spouse-- perpetually trying "reach" him or her, but angry, sad or frustrated at your inability to connect? Or perhaps you find yourself distancing from your marriage partner, avoiding conflict in order to feel safe, only to find yourself "walking on eggshells." You feel the pain of disconnection with the person you love, and you feel stuck; maybe it even feels hopeless at times. If only you could re-discover the bond that somehow still exists beneath the rubble of fighting, avoiding and blaming. Or, possibly your struggles are more individual than relational?
My specialized training and experience in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) provides an experiential approach in working with couples-- one that builds strong and enduring emotional connection.
Do you feel disconnected from your spouse-- perpetually trying "reach" him or her, but angry, sad or frustrated at your inability to connect? Or perhaps you find yourself distancing from your marriage partner, avoiding conflict in order to feel safe, only to find yourself "walking on eggshells." You feel the pain of disconnection with the person you love, and you feel stuck; maybe it even feels hopeless at times. If only you could re-discover the bond that somehow still exists beneath the rubble of fighting, avoiding and blaming. Or, possibly your struggles are more individual than relational?
Lisa Willek
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
Waitlist for new clients
I have specialties in grief counseling, empowerment training, and EFT.
My life's passion is helping people to heal. Healing comes in many forms including emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical. My style is a heart centered/spiritual approach that helps guide people to their answers. Heart centered counseling is an effective and compassionate way of being with you. It helps you be able to speak from the heart, truly be yourself and discover the beauty, strength, and wholeness that you already hold inside of you. Together we can build a strong, safe, nurturing relationship that promotes healing and well being.
I have specialties in grief counseling, empowerment training, and EFT.
My life's passion is helping people to heal. Healing comes in many forms including emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical. My style is a heart centered/spiritual approach that helps guide people to their answers. Heart centered counseling is an effective and compassionate way of being with you. It helps you be able to speak from the heart, truly be yourself and discover the beauty, strength, and wholeness that you already hold inside of you. Together we can build a strong, safe, nurturing relationship that promotes healing and well being.
Danielle Dawson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78665
I use EMDR, Attachment-based & Trauma-informed approaches, Trust Based Relational Intervention, Person-Centered Therapy, psychological education, Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling, & Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Life can be beautiful and wonderful! It can also be overwhelming and painful at times. Feeling understood, cared about & listened to are profound human needs that are often neglected. Starting therapy can be intimidating; however, having a supportive, safe & comfortable outlet can be helpful in working toward healing, growing and thriving. I am here to listen and help you process what is weighing on you with EMDR & other evidence-based approaches. I will encourage your strengths, offer information (knowledge is power) to help you grow, collaborate with you to form your goals and help you with practical steps to achieve those goals.
I use EMDR, Attachment-based & Trauma-informed approaches, Trust Based Relational Intervention, Person-Centered Therapy, psychological education, Prepare/Enrich Premarital Counseling, & Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Life can be beautiful and wonderful! It can also be overwhelming and painful at times. Feeling understood, cared about & listened to are profound human needs that are often neglected. Starting therapy can be intimidating; however, having a supportive, safe & comfortable outlet can be helpful in working toward healing, growing and thriving. I am here to listen and help you process what is weighing on you with EMDR & other evidence-based approaches. I will encourage your strengths, offer information (knowledge is power) to help you grow, collaborate with you to form your goals and help you with practical steps to achieve those goals.
Lace Moon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664 (Online Only)
I use a diverse approach to therapy including mindfulness, somatic experiencing, meditation, EFT (tapping), ecotherapy, EMDR, and CBT.
I specialize in working with stress, anxiety disorders, women's issues, and trauma. I believe that through self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-love we can strengthen and grow the relationships in our lives and within ourselves. You may be struggling with issues related to relationships, confidence, anxiety, or major life changes. I am passionate about helping women navigate the most important relationships in their lives. I understand that the patterns are wired so deep in our nervous system that even when we consciously want to change how we show up it can feel impossible. The psychedelic experience allows you to uncover.
I use a diverse approach to therapy including mindfulness, somatic experiencing, meditation, EFT (tapping), ecotherapy, EMDR, and CBT.
I specialize in working with stress, anxiety disorders, women's issues, and trauma. I believe that through self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-love we can strengthen and grow the relationships in our lives and within ourselves. You may be struggling with issues related to relationships, confidence, anxiety, or major life changes. I am passionate about helping women navigate the most important relationships in their lives. I understand that the patterns are wired so deep in our nervous system that even when we consciously want to change how we show up it can feel impossible. The psychedelic experience allows you to uncover.
Bianca Bentzin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78664
Accepting new COUPLES clients. 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 individuals seeking healing from anxiety, grief, trauma, loss or life transitions.
Accepting new COUPLES clients. 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 individuals seeking healing from anxiety, grief, trauma, loss or life transitions.
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Verified Verified
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Using emotionally focused therapy to unpack underlying emotions, they learn to identify their needs for connection and intimacy, establish healthy boundaries and heal from past and present hurts.
Your partner is arguing with you about a fight from last week. He’s raising his voice, but all you hear is a voice in your head saying, “How did we get here?” You once shared a deep sense of connection and understanding and now barely make it through the week without bickering. It breaks your heart. The spark between you is gone, and the only time you’re fired up is while blaming one another. It’s devastating to feel the dreams you shared slipping away from you. You’re lonely, misunderstood, and there is a chasm in your bed that’s impossible to cross. You miss the intimacy and love you used to have. You miss your partner's love.
Using emotionally focused therapy to unpack underlying emotions, they learn to identify their needs for connection and intimacy, establish healthy boundaries and heal from past and present hurts.
Your partner is arguing with you about a fight from last week. He’s raising his voice, but all you hear is a voice in your head saying, “How did we get here?” You once shared a deep sense of connection and understanding and now barely make it through the week without bickering. It breaks your heart. The spark between you is gone, and the only time you’re fired up is while blaming one another. It’s devastating to feel the dreams you shared slipping away from you. You’re lonely, misunderstood, and there is a chasm in your bed that’s impossible to cross. You miss the intimacy and love you used to have. You miss your partner's love.
Abundant Life Counseling Services, P.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S, CST
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78664
Each therapist on our staff of 12 has unique specialties, including therapy for adults and teens, play therapy, marriage counseling, sex therapy, affair recovery, EFT, EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, family therapy, and premarital counseling.
Abundant Life Counseling Services, P.A., is a professional Christian counseling practice seeking to help people live and love more abundantly through practicing faith-based and traditional counseling methods. Each therapist on our staff is committed to helping you discover life beyond broken relationships, impaired thinking, painful behavior patterns, and debilitating intense emotions. You will be seen and known in your relational, emotional, psychological, or spiritual struggle, experiencing what it's like to be accepted, understood, and deeply challenged as your therapist joins you on a journey toward God's hope and healing.
Each therapist on our staff of 12 has unique specialties, including therapy for adults and teens, play therapy, marriage counseling, sex therapy, affair recovery, EFT, EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, family therapy, and premarital counseling.
Abundant Life Counseling Services, P.A., is a professional Christian counseling practice seeking to help people live and love more abundantly through practicing faith-based and traditional counseling methods. Each therapist on our staff is committed to helping you discover life beyond broken relationships, impaired thinking, painful behavior patterns, and debilitating intense emotions. You will be seen and known in your relational, emotional, psychological, or spiritual struggle, experiencing what it's like to be accepted, understood, and deeply challenged as your therapist joins you on a journey toward God's hope and healing.
Ashley Taylor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664 (Online Only)
Do you ever find yourself caught in a cycle of facing challenges related to your anxiety, relationships, and self-exploration, no matter what else is happening in your life? You may be fed up with the tight grip of anxiety, and feeling the erosion of your self-confidence. Making it difficult to navigate relationships with the openness and authenticity you desire. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to forge connections with others who understand and appreciate you for who you are. Most of all, you’re ready to feel empowered.
Do you ever find yourself caught in a cycle of facing challenges related to your anxiety, relationships, and self-exploration, no matter what else is happening in your life? You may be fed up with the tight grip of anxiety, and feeling the erosion of your self-confidence. Making it difficult to navigate relationships with the openness and authenticity you desire. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to forge connections with others who understand and appreciate you for who you are. Most of all, you’re ready to feel empowered.
Van Putman
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LPC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78681
Riverstone Counseling Center, PLLC, located in Round Rock, Texas, is a counseling practice dedicated to bringing renewal, restoration, and transformation to individuals, couples, and families. We all know life can be hard, and sometimes we need help navigating the ebb and flow of life's changes. Our hope is to come alongside our clients and assist them with life-changing options. Many times folks go to a counselor, talk about their issues, and make no real progress. There is definitely value in voicing problems, and healing takes time. But along the way, you should be experiencing - and celebrating - small successes.
Riverstone Counseling Center, PLLC, located in Round Rock, Texas, is a counseling practice dedicated to bringing renewal, restoration, and transformation to individuals, couples, and families. We all know life can be hard, and sometimes we need help navigating the ebb and flow of life's changes. Our hope is to come alongside our clients and assist them with life-changing options. Many times folks go to a counselor, talk about their issues, and make no real progress. There is definitely value in voicing problems, and healing takes time. But along the way, you should be experiencing - and celebrating - small successes.
Evelyn Hill
Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
We all have our own stories. Some are of resilience and how we overcame. Some are of tragedy and how we can’t move on. At the end of the day, I think all each of us wants is to be loved and accepted for who we are. No matter your story, I admire your courage for seeking the support you need.
We all have our own stories. Some are of resilience and how we overcame. Some are of tragedy and how we can’t move on. At the end of the day, I think all each of us wants is to be loved and accepted for who we are. No matter your story, I admire your courage for seeking the support you need.
Cheryl H Moorehead
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MEd, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
I believe one of the bravest things you can do is to take that first step in beginning to understand your story. Let me help you take that first step in discovering who you are. In life, we are faced with many challenges that impact all areas of our lives and those challenges can leave us at a loss in knowing how to navigate the next step. Whether the next step is for yourself, your marriage, or your family, you do not have to walk it alone.
I believe one of the bravest things you can do is to take that first step in beginning to understand your story. Let me help you take that first step in discovering who you are. In life, we are faced with many challenges that impact all areas of our lives and those challenges can leave us at a loss in knowing how to navigate the next step. Whether the next step is for yourself, your marriage, or your family, you do not have to walk it alone.
Sarah Reardon
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78664
Waitlist for new clients
You’ve always been the strong one, right? But lately, you haven’t been feeling so sturdy - your moods are all over the place, your attention or motivation has drifted, and you just want to feel better. Maybe you just need to vent. Maybe you’re having difficulty trusting someone enough to show that vulnerability because of past trauma. That’s ok! You have taken the most courageous step by asking for help, and that is exactly where I will meet you.
You’ve always been the strong one, right? But lately, you haven’t been feeling so sturdy - your moods are all over the place, your attention or motivation has drifted, and you just want to feel better. Maybe you just need to vent. Maybe you’re having difficulty trusting someone enough to show that vulnerability because of past trauma. That’s ok! You have taken the most courageous step by asking for help, and that is exactly where I will meet you.
Karimah Rose
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Round Rock, TX 78664
Are we falling out of love? Were we ever in love? Are we losing our connection? Did we ever really have one? Are these some of the questions you have and need the answers to? In the past, I have also wondered: how do you know if a relationship is right? How do you repair the relationship after the mistakes have been made or the connection is lost? I set out on a lifelong journey to answer these very questions for you.
Are we falling out of love? Were we ever in love? Are we losing our connection? Did we ever really have one? Are these some of the questions you have and need the answers to? In the past, I have also wondered: how do you know if a relationship is right? How do you repair the relationship after the mistakes have been made or the connection is lost? I set out on a lifelong journey to answer these very questions for you.
Connie Heaps Internal Family Systems
Licensed Professional Counselor, BBA, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Round Rock, TX 78681 (Online Only)
Life has a way of presenting people with challenges they never could have imagined would happen. This can lead to confusion, depression, anxiety and/or grief. Emotional pain can be as incapacitating as physical pain. My approach helps clients explore the internal messages their body & mind provides by tuning into the wisdom of these internal messages. When clients explore their depression, anxiety, etc. from a non-judgmental, compassionate perspective, it often provides a wealth of information about unresolved fears, strengths & new possibilities. Through conscious choices & greater awareness, it's possible to find enriched meaning in life by bringing curiosity & acceptance to their inner experience.
Life has a way of presenting people with challenges they never could have imagined would happen. This can lead to confusion, depression, anxiety and/or grief. Emotional pain can be as incapacitating as physical pain. My approach helps clients explore the internal messages their body & mind provides by tuning into the wisdom of these internal messages. When clients explore their depression, anxiety, etc. from a non-judgmental, compassionate perspective, it often provides a wealth of information about unresolved fears, strengths & new possibilities. Through conscious choices & greater awareness, it's possible to find enriched meaning in life by bringing curiosity & acceptance to their inner experience.
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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.