Karen E. Giunta, LMFT, founder of Transitions and New Beginnings (R), specializes in work with couples and marriage counseling, parent education, anxiety and mood disorders, grief and loss, trauma, stress management, weight loss or gain, lifestyle practices, and many transitional issues, including marriage, empty-nest, career changes.

EFT is a model of couples and family therapy intended to:  

• expand and re-organize key emotional responses between couples and/or family members
• create a shift in interactional positions and initiate new cycles of interaction
  
• foster the creation of a secure bond between partners or family members.

EFT is usually a short term (8-20 sessions), structured approach to couples therapy formulated in the early 80's by Drs. Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg. EFT is also used with families. A substantial body of research outlining the effectiveness of EFT now exists. Research studies find that 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery and approximately 90% show significant improvements.  For more information, go to www.iceeft.com.

As an Approved Supervisor Candidate, Karen assists colleagues individually or in small groups learn the philosophy and EFT model of therapy, practicing an EFT model of supervision, incorporating the key stages and steps of the model with self of therapist understanding. Karen will travel to areas in Fairfield and New Haven Counties to assist groups of colleagues grow and learn professionally, as well as personally.

EMDR is a model of psychotherapy utilizing an information processing model of therapy.  It is used to address a variety of health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, loss.  EMDR was developed in the 1980's and is empirically based.  For more information, go to www.emdria.org.