Do you feel overwhelmed by emotions, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in painful relationship patterns? Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is a powerful, emotion-focused approach designed to help you process deep wounds and access your innate capacity for healing. At Summit Counseling Center, our AEDP-trained therapists offer a safe, supportive space where transformation begins through connection.
What Is AEDP?
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is a cutting-edge, evidence-based therapy model that focuses on helping people heal from trauma, loss, anxiety, and emotional pain by working experientially with emotions in the safety of a secure therapeutic relationship. AEDP helps individuals process difficult experiences, release blocked emotions, and reconnect with resilience and joy.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is particularly effective for:
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use (Family Members)
- Alcohol Use (Individuals)
- Anger Management
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blended Families and Remarriage
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career/Work Issues
- Caregiver Stress
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- College Transitions
- Communication Skills
- Conflict Resolutions
- Death & Dying
- Dementia (Family)
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce/Separation
- Domestic Abuse (Adult)
- Drug Abuse (Family)
- Drug Abuse (Individual)
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education & Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Family Violence and Abuse
- Fears and Phobias
- First Responders
- Gambling
- Gender & Sexual Identity Concerns
- Geriatric & Seniors
- Grief and Loss
- Health Concerns
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Intimacy Issues
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Low Self-Esteem
- Marriage
- Men’s Mental Wellness
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)
- Parent – Child Relationships
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Physical Abuse
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Issues
- Premarital Counseling
- Problem Behaviors
- Process Addiction (Gambling, Gaming, etc.)
- Psychological Testing & Assessments
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex/Pornography Addiction
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Issues and Concerns
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Social Skills and Peer Relationships
- Spiritual Issues and Concerns
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Misuse & Addiction
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Veterans
- Women’s Wellness
What to Expect in AEDP Therapy
In AEDP, healing begins through emotional presence and connection. Your therapist will help you:
- Create a safe, affirming environment for emotional exploration
- Access and express core emotions in real-time
- Undo aloneness and rebuild secure attachment experiences
- Transform emotional pain into strength and vitality
- Strengthen your sense of self and inner resilience
AEDP is about more than symptom relief—it’s about experiencing deep, lasting emotional healing.
Why Choose Summit Counseling Center?
- Highly trained, licensed AEDP-informed therapists
- Specializing in trauma recovery and emotional healing
- Compassionate care for individuals, teens, and couples
- Convenient virtual and in-person therapy options
We are committed to creating a space where you feel truly seen, heard, and supported as you grow and heal.
Start Your Healing Journey Today
If you’re looking for AEDP therapy near me, trauma-informed counseling, or a therapist who specializes in deep emotional healing, you’re in the right place.
Call now or book an appointment online to get started with an AEDP therapist today.
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