Angelique Gettle, LMFT

How emotion-focused and attachment work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift emotional patterns that keep them stuck. It focuses on feelings and the ways emotions shape connection and behavior, which can help with grief, trauma responses, and relationship struggles.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationships and coping. It helps people notice patterns such as avoidance or clinginess and learn new ways to feel safer in relationships and handle abandonment or attachment wounds.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals and experience at the center. The therapist offers acceptance and careful listening while clients lead the pace and focus of sessions. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady space to sort through emotions and make decisions.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what works. That collaborative process helps find the best fit for each person’s situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules and needs.