Aviva Bellman

she/her

Education: MSW, RSW

Background: Since 2018, Aviva has been supporting individuals and couples navigating self-esteem challenges, people-pleasing, and conflict avoidance in relationships. Her work centers on cultivating self-acceptance, self-worth, personal power, and authentic connection. She brings a warm, intuitive presence and helps clients tune into their emotional and bodily experience, so they can reconnect with their true selves and show up more fully in their relationships.

Specialty: 

• Self-esteem & self-worth
  
• Couples and relationship therapy
  
• Communication & intimacy challenges
  
• People-pleasing, self-criticism, and self-doubt
  
• Overthinking & imposter syndrome
  
• Comparing yourself to others
  
• Boundaries
  
• Conflict avoidance
  
• Vulnerability & trust issues
  
• Losing yourself in relationships
  
• Loneliness & isolation

Approach: 

• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  
• Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT-C) 
  
• Experiential Therapy
  
• Relational Therapy 
  
• Attachment-informed
• Somatic (body-based) Therapy

Perspective: Aviva is passionate about helping people reconnect more deeply with the flow of their own experience—emotionally and somatically. She supports clients in accepting, processing, and expressing their emotions, so that they can transform their pain and live more connected, authentic lives. Aviva brings both clinical expertise and deep respect for your inner wisdom, walking with you on your unique path.

She believes we’re all constantly navigating the balance between authenticity and attachment, separateness and togetherness. For Aviva, healthy relationships and self-love are deeply intertwined, and she is dedicated to helping you strengthen both your connection to yourself and to others.