Emotion-focused therapy

Emotion-focused therapy is a kind of talking therapy. It's a type of therapy that helps you understand and manage your emotions. Emotions are feelings like happy, sad, or angry. Sometimes, our emotions can be really strong. It can feel like they are taking over our whole body.

In emotion-focused therapy, you work with a trained therapist to explore your emotions. The therapist helps you talk about your feelings and understand why you are feeling this way. They will help you learn how to express your emotions in a healthy way.

You might have seen a bucket before. Your emotions are like a bucket. Sometimes the bucket gets full and starts to overflow. When this happens, we might feel really upset or angry. Emotion-focused therapy helps us understand our buckets and how to empty them before they overflow.

The therapist will also help you learn how to talk to yourself in a kind way. This means saying gentle and encouraging things to yourself instead of being hard on yourself.

Emotion-focused therapy can be helpful for lots of different things like depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. It's okay to ask for help when we need it!