- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
About Joyce
Dr. Joyce Love is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 35 years of clinical experience in Florida. She works with people who want change around stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, addictions, self-esteem, career issues and other life challenges. She also addresses a range of attachment and intimacy-related concerns and supports people coping with parenting, eating issues, ADHD, and major life transitions.
Her background includes long experience across several therapy approaches. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, existential thinking, and Imago relationship concepts. That range lets her match methods to the problem and the person rather than using the same plan for everyone.
In sessions she listens in a straightforward, nonjudgmental way. She pays attention to how emotions and patterns show up in everyday life. Conversations aim to help people name difficult feelings, notice repeated patterns, and find new ways to respond to stress and relationship strain.
She often helps clients look at how attachment and emotional responses shape behavior. Practical work can include talking through communication problems, commitment concerns, codependency, caregiving stress, and issues tied to abandonment or emptiness. She also addresses anger, coping with aging, blended family stress, and disruptive mood concerns.
Dr. Love’s approach blends several models to fit a person’s goals and situation. She encourages a collaborative process where goals and methods are agreed together. People who prefer clear, direct conversation about feelings and patterns may find this approach helpful.
Approaches used in virtual sessions and what they do
Dr. Love commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with hard-to-name emotions and relationship patterns. EFT focuses on emotions and attachment needs to clarify how interactions and hurts repeat over time.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and adult attachment styles shape responses to stress and intimacy. This approach helps identify patterns of closeness and distance that affect relationships and mood. She blends Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person’s perspective, listening openly and following the client’s lead when deciding what to work on.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative selection happens in early sessions and can be adjusted as work progresses.
If you want online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, or remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep momentum between appointments and fit therapy into everyday life.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Florida, New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, addictions, self-esteem, career issues, parenting, eating issues, ADHD, and related topics such as abandonment and attachment issues.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her stated approaches include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy.
How long has she practiced?
She has 35 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and private practice.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in New York and Florida and is based in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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