Sarah Unertl MS, LPC-A, CST

Emotionally Focused Therapy employs other theories such as attachment style to understand and deepen the emotional and physical bond between partners with the goal of improving the relationship. Understanding the emotions of your partner as well as your own emotions is a critical part of understanding communication styles between individuals. Having effective communication is critical to a happy relationship and being able to communicate what you need and desire can be difficult without skills.

Sex therapy is a non touch form of talk therapy used to help individuals and couples work through a variety of sexual wellness issues. This is used to help decrease pain during sex for women, alleviate erectile dysfunction issues, work through previous sexual trauma, increase intimacy between partners and more. In sex therapy, we look at your relationship history, family history, and your current relationship to develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to meeting your needs and desires.

Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, impulsive decision making, disorganization, extreme fear of rejection, or decision paralysis? There are so many issues that are a struggle when you have ADHD that taking a pill simply won’t fix. Utilizing the help of a trained professional therapist can help you learn the tools you need to manage your ADHD. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can greatly help you learn the coping skills you need to overcome these challenges.

Are you going through a divorce and feel alone? You’re not alone. Allow yourself the time and money to have a safe nonjudgmental space to rediscover yourself through this process. Many times, family and friends don’t understand how you are feeling and therefore provide inaccurate advice that can lead you down a dark road. Seeking the appropriate help from a therapist can empower you to build an even stronger and more resilient you than before. There is life after divorce, I’m here to help.

As we navigate life, our priorities, needs, and desires can change. It can be difficult to know how to discuss these with your partner. Allowing yourself a nonjudgmental space to explore what these new needs are is essential. Using many resources, I can guide you through this process and teach you the skills you need to be able to communicate your needs and desires to your partner leading to a happier marriage. We will explore your family history, your current relationship, and your goals.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is focused on rekindling the physical and emotional bond between partners. We use a variety of techniques and theories to achieve this reconnection; attachment style and sensate focus for example. We work on understanding your own emotional response as well as your partners. Then we can discover what goals you have and how to actively communicate those with your partner. Healthy communication is essential for a happy relationship, I will work with you to learn how.

Meeting each client where they are is important. You are the expert on your life and before we can build a successful treatment plan, I need you to teach me about you! In order for your therapy to be successful, I need to know about your beliefs, your values, and what you want in life. From there, we can discuss what your goals are, what growth you would like to see happen in your life. Then, I can build a treatment plan that is tailored to you and only you! There may be some homework for you.