Emotionally Focused Therapy Steps and Stages
THE 9 STEPS TO A STRONGER, MORE SECURE, AND HAPPIER MARRIAGE EFT couple therapy is divided into three stages. Steps 1 through 4 of Stage 1, constitute the “Assessment and…
Suppressed Emotional Struggles and EFT
In our culture, many males as well as females, are ‘taught’ to suppress their emotions at a very young age. One of the ways these emotions show up when they…
Turtle and the Badger as it relates to EFT negative cycles
This is a new video on how partners become stuck in the negative, interactional cycle where pursuers are a bit like badgers and withdrawers become more like turtles. A great…
Demon Dialogues
When it comes to arguing couples tend to fall into certain patterns called the 'Demon Dialogues' (click on the link to learn even more). EFT helps us identify where couples…
How Our Past Family Generational Trauma Affects Us Today
As we learn more about trauma from our childhood, recent science studies shows us trauma is passed down through the generations. This is important because safe, loving connections helps reduce…
The Roller Coaster of Emotion in Couples Therapy Book
The Roller Coaster of Emotion in Couples Therapy Are you considering couples therapy? Reading The Roller Coaster of Emotions in Couples Therapy will help you understand the benefits of couples…
EFT and Negative Cycles
We all become caught in negative cycles, the EFT term for arguments, from time to time, but when couples first come to see me, they are caught in them more…
How to Find the Best Couple Therapist for Your Relationship
At last, you've made the decision to find the right couple therapist focused on helping you with your relationship, but now you are faced with where to turn and whom…
EFT Meaning
"If we can reveal our inner vulnerability to our partner, we can have a corrective emotional experience if our partner empathically and compassionately responds. So I can say to you,…
The Costs of Divorce vs. the best Couple Therapy
Awhile back, you discussed couple therapy with your partner, but for whatever reason, it didn't happen then. Turns out most couples come to therapy a good 6 years later then…