Danielle Sethi Therapy | 2614 Tamiami Trail N Naples, FL 34103 | (813) 444-2930

A Map That Leads To A Secure Relationship

Emotionally focused therapy for couples in florida and new york

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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is the gold-standard method for healing relationships. Because it hurts to feel unseen or unimportant to the person you love. And at some point, you may have both started to feel that way.

I use EFT with couples who…

  • Feel pulled in a hundred directions and struggle to stay connected outside of work, stress, and daily responsibilities
  • Love each other, but keep getting stuck in the same arguments about communication, intimacy, or feeling unheard
  • Hold back their needs because they don’t want to overwhelm their partner… and then feel resentful or alone
  • Feel more like roommates than partners, unsure how things started to feel so distant.
  • Want more than just fewer fights. They want to feel close, secure, and like they’re truly on the same team.
  • Worry they’re “not good at emotions” but know something deeper is going on that can't be solved with quick fixes

How EFT Therapy Works

Set expectations

We start by slowing things down and getting clear on what’s been happening between you.

Not just the surface-level arguments, but what each of you has been feeling, needing, and reacting to underneath it all.

You won’t be blamed or picked apart. There is no "bad-guy" or right or wrong. I see you as a couple trying to find their way back together.

You’ll start to see your relationship with more clarity, and a sense that this might actually make sense.

Understand your conflict cycle

Most couples come in focused on what they’re fighting about. But underneath, there are deeper questions:
“Are you really there for me?” “Do I matter to you?”

And when we don't see the answer to that clearly, we can react in frustration or withdrawal, leading to even more disconnection from our person. 

Over the course or a relationship, these reactions often push each other further away, even though what you both want is to feel closer.

In session, we slow this down and map out the pattern together.
You start to see how each of you gets pulled into it and how it impacts each of you.

Learn new ways to express what’s really going on

I'm not talking about worksheets or cringey 'therapy-speak'.  But we'll slow things way down to observe what happens inside you when your relationship is threatened. You'll learn to interpret the signals of your own emotions and communicate your needs clearly to your partner, in a way they can really hear.

This is very different from just talking about problems.
It’s about creating new moments between you, where you feel understood, responded to, and closer.

Practice at home

Change doesn’t just happen in session. The work is about how you show up to each other in your day-to-day life.

You’ll begin to notice the pattern when it’s happening, pause it sooner, and respond differently.

Not perfectly, but with more awareness and intention.

You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what’s actually going on between you and what helps you get out of the cycle.

Watch this video about what to expect from eft therapy!

i use eft to support relationships through:

Conflict doesn’t have to pull you apart. When we don't rush and handle with care, it can actually bring you closer.

Emotionally Focused Therapy Helps You…

Feel close again. Move out of distance, tension, or disconnection and back into feeling seen, understood, and connected. Not just “getting along,” but actually feeling like you’re in this together again.

Work through challenges as a team. Whether it’s stress, life transitions, or ongoing tension, you learn how to face things side by side instead of getting pulled into frustration or shutdown.

Rebuild trust after hurt. Repair goes deeper than an apology. You’ll slow things down, understand what really happened, and create the kind of conversations that rebuild safety and trust over time.

Break the cycle of conflict. Instead of repeating the same arguments, you’ll start to recognize the pattern underneath them and learn how to shift it so your conversations bring you closer, not further apart.

Talk about what really matters. From emotional needs to intimacy, you’ll learn how to have honest conversations in a way that feels safe, clear, and connecting.

Emotionally focused couples therapy is an attachment-based approach that helps you understand what’s happening underneath your patterns so real change can happen. If you’re looking for EFT couples therapy in Florida, emotionally focused couples therapy in Florida, or EFT marriage counseling in Florida, this work is designed to help you feel more secure, connected, and supported in your relationship.

I’m Danielle Sethi, Marriage and Family Therapist. I have completed extensive + advanced training in the EFT model because I full-heartedly believe its approach to change.

And of course, the search for sustained change and healing is typically what brings people to therapy.

Together we’ll uncover the underlying mechanisms of the problems you bring to sessions and work toward a fresh new chapter of connection.

Of course, in life there are always things that we cannot change. The stress from work, the exhaustion from caring for children, and the ever-complicated pressure to get along with in-laws.

However, I firmly believe that when you have a secure bond to rely on with your partner, together you can manage any of those stressors more smoothly than either of you could alone.

Why I Specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy

About me

Testimonials:

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"Danielle is a kind, genuine, authentic therapist who meets all of her clients where they’re at without judgement."

The first step is reaching out through my contact form. From there, we’ll schedule a brief consultation to make sure it feels like a good fit and answer any initial questions. If we move forward, we’ll schedule your first session and begin getting a clearer picture of what’s happening in your relationship.

How do we get started?

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Please refer to my Rates and FAQ page for current fees.

What is your rate?

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The first step is reaching out through my contact form. From there, we’ll schedule a brief consultation to make sure it feels like a good fit and answer any initial questions. If we move forward, we’ll schedule your first session and begin getting a clearer picture of what’s happening in your relationship.

How do we get started?

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Yes. I work with couples virtually through secure telehealth sessions. This allows you to do this work from wherever you are in Florida or New York. To support your connection, I require that you join from the same location and device.

Do you offer couples therapy online?

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EFT focuses on what’s happening underneath the surface of your conflict, not just communication tools or behavior changes. We slow things down so you can understand the emotional cycle between you and start creating real shifts in how you respond to each other.

What makes EFT different from other approaches?

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EFT requires emotional and physical safety to be effective. It may not be a fit in relationships with ongoing abuse, severe untreated addiction, active infidelity, or major undisclosed secrets that impact the relationship. It also isn’t the right fit when one partner is focused on blaming or “fixing” the other rather than working on the relationship together. If any of this applies, I can help guide you toward individual support or other appropriate resources.

Who is not a good fit for EFT Therapy?

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Use the form below to reach out and request your free consultation. I can’t wait to hear from you!

it's time to feel like a team again.

(Note: At this time, I am only seeing weekly clients virtually online).

2614 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34103

"Instead of looking for someone who is ‘perfect’, look for someone who is not scared of growing."

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