Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Emotionally focused couples therapy is a type of relationship counseling that aims to strengthen the bond between partners. This approach draws upon attachment theory, which states that people have an innate need for connection and security with those they care about.

Couples therapy can be an ideal solution for relationships facing challenges such as low intimacy, unresolved conflict or infidelity. Furthermore, emotionally focused couples therapy helps you and your partner build stronger connections that will last a lifetime.

EFT is a treatment model developed in the 1980s that seeks to address depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. It combines experiential and systemic techniques.

EFT emphasizes emotional responses over key interaction patterns, as they have the capacity to shape both core experience and motivation as well as fundamentally alter key interactions.

At EFT, the therapist assists couples in recognizing the emotions and fears causing their negative interactions. They then assist each partner in expressing these feelings while teaching them effective techniques for dealing with them effectively.

A couples therapist can also assist the couple in charting their current relationship patterns, which can be useful for understanding how to interact with one another more lovingly and responsively.

The therapist guides the couple through a series of exercises and dialogues, helping them identify their core needs for connection, safety, and security. After some sessions, couples may notice that they are no longer fighting so much and their interactions have become more harmonious. In the final phase, the couple learns how to apply their new communication style and skills outside of session to other areas of life as well.