Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Healing happens in connection, not in isolation.
You may have learned early on that emotions were inconvenient, overwhelming, or unwelcome — something to manage privately rather than share. Many people adapt by becoming self-reliant or emotionally guarded, even while longing for closeness. Over time, emotions themselves can begin to feel unsafe, bringing anxiety, shame, or a fear of losing control.
AEDP therapy centers the healing power of relationship, creating space for emotions to be felt and expressed in the presence of another person who can respond with care. This relational safety allows emotions to move through the body, integrate, and heal.
What Is AEDP?
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is an evidence-based, relational therapy that focuses on healing through emotional connection. Rather than analyzing your experiences from a distance, AEDP invites you into a safe, attuned relationship where emotions can be felt, understood, and integrated in real time.
At its core, AEDP is grounded in the belief that emotional pain often forms in moments of isolation — when feelings were too much to hold alone. Healing happens when those same emotions are met with presence, care, and genuine connection.
How AEDP Supports Emotional Healing
In AEDP, we pay close attention to what’s happening in your body, your emotions, and the space between us. Therapy becomes a place where feelings are welcomed — not rushed, fixed, or pushed aside. As we work together, we’ll gently focus on:
Creating a steady, attuned therapeutic relationship where you feel emotionally held
Slowing down to notice emotions as they arise in your body
Gently staying with feelings that may have once felt overwhelming or unsafe
Helping emotions move through rather than remain stuck or shut down
Supporting moments of relief, clarity, and emotional completion as they naturally emerge
We move at a pace guided by safety and trust, allowing change to unfold rather than forcing it.
Healing Happens Through Relationship
Many people arrive in therapy believing they need to be stronger, more regulated, or more self-aware before healing can happen. AEDP gently challenges this idea.
In our work together, the relationship itself becomes part of the healing. Your emotions are met with care rather than judgment, curiosity rather than urgency. Over time, this experience can soften old patterns of self-protection and make room for new ways of relating — both to yourself and to others.
AEDP Therapy at Waystone
In our work together, I focus on building a therapeutic relationship where you feel steady enough to explore what hurts, and supported enough to stay with what emerges. I bring a relational, emotionally attuned presence that prioritizes safety, pacing, and respect for your nervous system.
Through gentle emotional processing and deep listening, we’ll approach the places that learned to hide — offering them the connection they may have been missing. Change is something that grows naturally when emotions are allowed to be felt and met with care.
Healing Unfolds in Its Own Time
You don’t have to rush your way back to yourself.
Together, we’ll move at the pace your system is ready for — honoring each small shift, each breath of relief, and each quiet moment of being seen and understood.
If you’re looking for a space where your emotions can unfold safely