Anxiety Therapist Vancouver
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Focused on reshaping the emotional cycles that hold you back
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals understand and transform the emotional patterns that shape how they think, feel, and respond in their daily lives. Grounded in attachment theory, EFT guides clients to explore the deeper emotions and unmet needs that often sit beneath anxiety, overwhelm, shutdown, or self-criticism. Rather than focusing only on thoughts or behaviours, EFT helps you connect with the core emotional experiences driving those patterns, offering clarity, compassion, and a new way of understanding yourself.
In therapy, clients learn to slow down and tune into their emotions with greater safety and awareness. Through this process, they begin to shift long-standing emotional responses, soften inner blocks, and build a more secure and supportive relationship with themselves. EFT supports individuals in developing healthier emotional regulation, increasing self-confidence, and creating new patterns of responding that feel more aligned, grounded, and empowering.
Backed by strong research and widely used across mental-health settings, EFT is especially helpful for people who feel stuck in recurring emotional cycles, struggle with self-worth, or want to deepen their connection to their own needs, feelings, and inner experiences. It provides a compassionate and structured path toward emotional healing, resilience, and lasting personal change.
My therapeutic approaches
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT explores the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. We'll identify patterns contributing to distress and develop more helpful ways of thinking and responding to challenges.
Person-Centered Therapy
This approach places you and your experiences at the center of our work together. I create a supportive environment where you can explore feelings without judgment.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
SFBT concentrates on building solutions rather than dwelling on problems. We'll identify your strengths and past successes to develop strategies for achieving your goals.
Mindfulness based practices
These techniques help you develop greater awareness of the present moment without judgment. Mindfulness can be integrated into any therapeutic approach to enhance self-awareness.
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
EFT helps you develop healthier ways of understanding and responding to emotions. Rather than avoiding difficult feelings, you'll learn to use emotional awareness as a guide.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR supports you in processing distressing memories that shape your thoughts and feelings. Using gentle bilateral stimulation, we ease emotional reactions.
Attachment Theory
Attachment Theory explores how childhood bonds shape adult relationships. We'll identify your attachment patterns and develop strategies for creating more secure, fulfilling connections.