I help ambitious, sensitive women master their emotions and maintain their energy—without taking on everyone else’s.
I help ambitious, sensitive women master their emotions and maintain their energy—without taking on everyone else’s.
Because peace isn't passive... it's power.
“I didn’t even realize how much I was carrying emotionally until working with Dr. Andelle. Now I finally feel like I can breathe again.”
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3 Ways I Can Help You
1
reclaim yourself
Learn to set boundaries, speak up, and stop shrinking to keep everyone else comfortable. You’ll start saying what you mean, when you mean it, without the guilt. And feel grounded in who you are again.
2
master emotional independence
Through my Emotional Independence™ framework, you’ll learn the 4 Tenets that keep you focused on what matters. And shift from emotional overload to emotional mastery, calm authority and peace.
3
lead with Confidence
Show up bold in your relationships, work and life. Build self-trust and regulate your emotions so you stop absorbing everyone else's. No more second-guessing or playing small—this is where you live fierce and free.
Emotional Independence Is The New Mental Health
Ready to feel like yourself again?
I’m Dr. Aprile Andelle, a licensed psychotherapist and creator of the Emotional Independence™ Framework... where mental health meets real-life strength.
After more than 13 years and 10,000 clinical hours with clients across five continents, I created this framework to bridge the gap between self-awareness and emotional mastery.
I teach ambitious women to stop living by everyone else’s emotions and start leading with their own. You’ll learn to speak up, set boundaries, sidestep the drama and chaos, and stay centered no matter what (or who) is happening around you. Because emotional peace isn’t something you wait for... it’s something you practice, protect, and carry with you everywhere you go.
MASTER YOUR EMOTIONAL INDEPENDENCE
Therapy gives you the insight. Emotional Independence gives you the framework and tools to turn that insight into everyday calm, confidence, and power.
Why I Created The EmI™ Framework
After more than a decade in therapy sessions, I started noticing a pattern — my clients were self-aware but still emotionally exhausted. They understood why they felt what they felt, but not how to stay steady when life got messy again. That’s when I created The Emotional Independence™ Framework: a bridge between therapy insight and everyday peace. It’s how I teach ambitious, sensitive women to trust their emotions, protect their power, and lead their lives steady, grounded, and fierce.
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MY DAILY UNIFORM
A chic yoga set + sandals + my nitro.
CURRENT OBSESSION
My plantbabies.🪴 Plus 80s & 90s reruns.
What I believe
We are all made of ✨star stuff.✨
My Therapy Tool
I break out my “Feelings Wheel” so fast.😆
BIGGEST THERAPY MYTH BUSTED
That therapy makes life perfect–no, rather it just makes you stronger for the imperfect parts.
MY SUPERPOWER
Translating psychology into fierce, practical tools for living.
Clinical Highlights & Credentials
Clinical Highlights & Credentials
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)—multi-state licensed.
• Creator of The Emotional Independence™ Framework.
• 10,000+ therapy hours with individuals, couples, and families worldwide.
• Specialties in Relationship Counseling and Medical Family Therapy.
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• Doctorate-level therapist specialized in relationship counseling and Medical Family Therapy.
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 13+ years of clinical experience — multi-state licensed in FL, CA, NY, VT, WA, OR and counting.
• Over 10,000+ therapy hours with individuals, couples and families worldwide.
• Creator of The Emotional Independence™ Framework (EmI™).
• Host of the legacy podcast Do I Need Therapy?® (2020-2022)
• Featured expert on emotional regulation and mental health matters.
• Background in solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed approaches.
• Certifications & trainings with The Gottman Institute, The Feeling Good Institute, Trauma Resolution Center, and more.
• Founder of a professional network for therapists and mental health practitioners, where I also mentor and train clinicians to pass their national licensing exams.
• Populations served include expats and digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and ambitious high-functioning women navigating life transitions and emotional overload.
“For once, I’m not shrinking to make others comfortable. I feel grounded, strong, and completely at peace with myself.”
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THE FIERCE INSIDER
EmI™ tips every week on how to thrive in life, love, and mental health.
It’s the age of Emotional Independence™—and you belong in it. Join my list for therapist musings on life, love, and wellness, plus EmI™ tips and positive psychology tools to help you stay grounded, steady, and fierce.
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Dr. Aprile Andelle, LMFT is the creator of the Emotional Independence™ Framework, licensed psychotherapist, and educator helping people stop carrying other people’s chaos and move through life grounded, steady, and fierce.
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