Emotion-Focused Therapy · Seattle & Nationwide

There's calm beyond the storm. Let's find your way there.

I'm Narayan Singh, PhD, ABPP — a licensed, board-certified psychologist helping you change how you feel, get unstuck, and build the life you want.

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Accepting clients in 41 states + D.C. via secure teletherapy

Narayan Singh, PhD, ABPP Licensed & Board-Certified Psychologist

Board-Certified Psychologist (ABPP)

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Care

In-Person & Teletherapy Available

Free 15-Min Consultation

About Me

Therapy that meets
you where you are

I use Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) — a research-supported approach with decades of evidence — to help you understand and transform the emotions that are holding you back. EFT doesn't just help you cope; it helps you change.

I came to EFT through a training where I watched a live demonstration with a couple. Something shifted in the room — a real breakthrough happened. I was genuinely moved, and I left determined to learn how to do that kind of work myself. Since then I've experienced EFT firsthand, seen its impact on my own growth, and studied the foundational research of Les Greenberg, whose work I find deeply compelling.

I've trained across a wide range of clinical settings: community mental health, a men's prison, a military base clinic, a youth psychiatric hospital, and a VA Medical Center. That breadth taught me to meet people where they are — across cultures, life circumstances, and levels of pain. I've been in private practice since 2022, and I bring that experience into the room with every client.

Sessions feel conversational, collaborative, and genuine. I strive to be professional, authentic, and personable — because your comfort matters for the work we do together.

Watch & Learn

Hear me explain how I approach one of the most common struggles my clients bring to therapy — the inner critic, and how EFT helps transform self-criticism into self-compassion.

The Approach

What is Emotion-Focused Therapy?

Emotion-Focused Therapy is one of the most thoroughly researched approaches in psychotherapy. Developed by Dr. Les Greenberg, it's grounded in a straightforward but powerful idea: our emotions aren't the problem — our relationship with them is.

Most of us were never taught how to work with difficult emotions. We learned to suppress them, avoid them, or feel overwhelmed by them. EFT helps you slow down, understand what your emotions are telling you, and transform the ones that are keeping you stuck. This isn't about venting or rehashing the past — it's about creating real, lasting change.

EFT has strong research support for reducing depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, and for improving relationship satisfaction in couples. Beyond the data, what draws me to this approach is what happens in the room — the moments when something shifts, and a person or couple finds their way to a new place.

Research-backed

Decades of clinical research support EFT's effectiveness for depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship distress.

Lasting change

EFT targets the emotional roots of your struggles — not just the symptoms — so change goes deeper and lasts longer.

Tailored to you

Every person's emotional landscape is different. Treatment is shaped around your unique needs, values, and life experience.

Services

How I can help

Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected — from yourself or someone you love — there's a path forward.

Individual Therapy

A space to slow down and understand what's driving your emotions, your patterns, and your struggles.

Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, self-criticism, relationship difficulties, or the weight of systemic stress and cultural injustice, we'll work toward something more than coping — genuine, lasting change. I work with adults 18 and older and provide affirming care for LGBTQIA+ clients and those navigating minority stress.

Change painful emotions Get unstuck Navigate life more effectively Maximize your potential Minority stress LGBTQIA+ Affirming Adults 18+

Couples Therapy

A space to have the conversations that matter — the ones that have felt too difficult or too risky to have on your own.

Using EFT, we work to understand the emotional cycles pulling you apart and rebuild the connection between you. Whether you're navigating recurring conflict, recovering from a betrayal, or simply feeling distant, I'll help you find your way back to each other. I work with married and unmarried couples in committed relationships and honor differences in culture, background, and family norms.

Rebuild connection Improve communication Reduce conflict Heal from betrayal Rekindle your spark Honor cultural differences

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Who Gets the Most from Therapy

Who gets the most from therapy

In my experience, the people who grow the most in therapy are those who — despite their challenges — keep striving for a better life.

I'm moved by people who have faced real hardship, trauma, and relentless difficulty, yet still show up and do the hard work of making their lives better. That persistence, to me, is one of the most remarkable things a human being can do.

I'm inspired by couples who, despite all their conflict and pain, can still draw on their love for each other to have honest, healing conversations. Those moments — when connection breaks through — are why I do this work.

And I deeply enjoy clients who are willing to join me in the process. Therapy works best when it feels like a collaboration — when we're both actively working toward something together. If you're open to that kind of partnership, I think you'll find our work meaningful.

What to Expect

Starting is simple

Free Consultation

We'll have a 15-minute phone call to discuss your goals for therapy and whether EFT might be a good fit. No commitment required.

First Sessions

Over the first 1–3 sessions, we build trust, explore your concerns in depth, and identify specific ways EFT can support your goals. We can meet in-person or online.

Ongoing Work

We use research-supported EFT interventions tailored to you. You decide when our work feels complete — some prefer a few sessions, others a longer journey.

Get Started

The first step is just a conversation.

Contact me today to schedule a free, no-obligation 15-minute consultation.
I look forward to speaking with you.

Schedule a Consultation (206) 377-4644