Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
I use the Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) in my work with couples.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is a type of therapy that helps couples improve their emotional connection with each other. It focuses on the emotional patterns in relationships and helps couples understand how their emotions and behavior can affect their relationship. It is a form of therapy that focuses on adult relationships and attachment/bonding.
The Process
EFT is a structured and evidence-based approach to couples therapy that has been shown to be effective in improving relationship satisfaction and reducing conflict.
By focusing on the underlying emotional patterns that drive relationship dynamics, EFT can help couples create a deeper and more fulfilling connection with each other. This leads to a more secure bond, and more trust, which also helps to move the relationship in a healthier and more positive direction.
EFT can help couples by:
✓ Helping them recognize and express their emotions in a safe and healthy way
✓ Building a stronger emotional bond and emotional connection between partners
✓ Improving communication skills and strategies to manage conflict
✓ Developing a deeper understanding and empathy for each other
✓ Creating a more positive and supportive relationship
✓ Recovering from an affair, infidelity or betrayal
✓ Building Healthy Relationships
✓ Navigating New or Early Relationships
“Within the dance of emotional responsiveness, love’s melody finds its most harmonious notes.”
- Sue Johnson
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Unresolved Issues
Attachment Changes in EFT
Couples significantly decreased in relationship-specific attachment avoidance and those who completed a blamer softening significantly decreased in relationship-specific attachment anxiety. Couples’ attachment behavior significantly increased towards security. Finally, session-by-session decreases in relationship-specific attachment anxiety and avoidance were significant associated with increases in relationship satisfaction across sessions. These results provide empirical support for the attachment-based assumptions of EFT.
Relationships and Affairs
As an expert in the field of bonding and attachment, Dr. Johnson receives many questions requesting her input on topics. We have decided to bundle your questions into a number of series based on specific topics. This series is based on fidelity in long term relationships. It will cover topics such as affairs & cheating, faithfulness, and sexual boredom.
Dr. Sue Johnson provides a brief summary of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This leading edge, empirically validated form of therapy which is taught all over the world. EFT is based on the last 50 yrs of scientific research on bonding: bonding between mother and child and romantic bonds between partners. EFT provides a map to what matters in intimate relationships: how they work, how they go wrong, and what is needed to put them right.
What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (or EFT)?
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