Emotionally Focused Therapy—EFT
A proven way to reconnect
I have completed specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. "EFT" is a structured therapy for improving relationships and resolving emotional distress. This method focuses on both individual and relational components in life, using attachment theory and research to make sense of partnership behaviors.
EFT is Effective
Emotionally Focused Therapy is the most empirically-validated couples therapy model of the past 25 years.
It is hard to navigate the stressors that come when partnerships must adjust to professional, family, and personal changes. Moreover, when betrayals of trust are involved as with affairs or addictions, the disconnection and conflict may cause panic.
In EFT therapy, clients enhance relational awareness and come to understand individual attachment styles. Clients get better at stopping the cycle of conflict before it starts. Partners learn how to create “repair” moments. I am passionate about supporting partners in building a fulfilling and secure relationship through partnership and couples counseling in Durham, NC.
Learn more about EFT by visiting:
newly partnered
consensual non-monogamy
marriage counseling
relationships after retirement
blended families
premarital counseling
considering separation
recovering from betrayal
Partners come in because communication is conflict ridden or non existent. There are cycles of criticism and withdrawal; physical intimacy is absent.
You can rediscover each other. You can take responsibility and get back to connecting. Together we will move beyond default mode and get to relational repair in a safe setting.
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Relational Life Therapy
I draw from an effective and "no BS" therapeutic model- Relational Life Therapy.
Helps with getting to the most troubling issues and problem behaviors or “stances”.
Works to move partners back into connection, past infidelity and trust issues, and deepen emotional and physical intimacy.
Generates positive regard for your partnership(s) and heightens the belief that healthy interpersonal relations lift up all people.
About RLT:
https://www.terryreal.com
Counseling in Durham, NC
Relationships and marriages can recover after betrayal. In marriage counseling or relationship therapy, partners learn how to avoid the “losing strategies”
(Terry Real, founder RLT model):
Needing to be right.
Controlling your partner.
Unbridled self-expression
Retaliation
Withdrawal
Clients report seeing and feeling shifts even after a few sessions. Schedule a no cost marriage counseling or couples counseling consultation today.
WORTH THE INVESTMENT
Humans thrive when they feel secure in close relationships. In couples counseling or relationship therapy, we work on resolving the issues that are important to you.
During sex affirming relationship therapy, couples counseling, or marriage counseling, clients gain insight and transform emotionally. Relational awareness will increase. Partners will come to understand the “danger” cues or emotional threats that pop up when individuals are feeling distressed largely because relationship patterns are set on repeat.
With partners learning to better soothe themselves and each other, problems don’t linger and trust builds. This investment in relationship repair and stability means everyone is better able to bring their best self to family, partnerships, parenting, the workplace, etc.
Yes, some relationships end. Whether you stay together or you decide it is best to make a change, it can be effective to have a compassionate professional help you think and talk through crucial issues. Ending a relationship does not often resolve the painful issues that caused breakdowns in the first place. Investing in a chance to gain personal and relational insight is a worthwhile process. To strengthen as an through individual therapy or counseling, bolsters the ability to handle the normal ups and downs of what it means to be a human. Imagine what modern communities would look like if everyone joined together in healthy relationships.
This is your life, and it’s important.
Couples and Marriage Counseling in Durham, NC
Looking for a thoughtful relationship “tune up”? Considering ending your relationship? Wanting to talk more honestly about your sex life? Affirming Relationship Therapy, Couples Therapy, or Marriage counseling could be the change you need. Jessica Revels is a couples counselor located in Durham, NC who can help you and your partner navigate through your partnership(s) or marriage problems. Contact Jessica today to begin couples therapy or marriage counseling. 1415 Hwy 54 W, Suite 105, Durham, NC.
contact me
919.308.6039
jessica@jrevelscounseling.com
In addition to couples therapy and marriage counseling, Jessica offers a variety of other services in her Durham, NC counseling clinic including sex and LGBTQIA affirming therapy. She can also help if you are dealing with depression symptoms, anxiety, or life transitions. To learn more, contact Jessica today. I look forward to hearing about what would make therapy worth your time and resources.