Break the Cycle of Conflict with Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Online in North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In-Person Appointments Available in Cary, North Carolina.
Bring Back Your Emotional Connection
Developed in the 1980’s by Dr. Sue Johnson, PhD, EFT is a short term, structured approach to couples therapy based on attachment science. Over 30 years of research reveals that EFT is an effective and sustainable approach to Couples work.
Emotionally Focused Therapy:
Focuses on identifying and shifting the conflict cycle, changing partners’ patterns (Having the same argument over and over again? EFT helps break this cycle.)
Is collaborative and respectful to couples (No one should feel ganged up on!)
Is non-Pathologizing and validating (Both partners are seen as equals-the things we do are seen as developing over time as part of our experience.)
Is Trauma-Informed (Trauma often changes the way we are “wired” and the way we receive input and information.)
Is Attachment-Based (We learn our attachment style early in life. This is reflected in our adult relationships.)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy can help:
Break the conflict cycle (ie. stop having the same argument)
Help partners feel seen and heard
Improve communication
Create a secure bond between partners
How Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Works
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We spend this time getting to know you as a couple. We'll review your relationship history, what brought you to couples therapy, how you've handled challenges in the past and establish goals for therapy. We will do a brief intervention to examine your conflict style and build more effective communication.
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We’ll meet individually with each partner. We'll discuss your family history, how conflicts were handled in your family of origin. We will make a plan for the goals and concerns to address in couples counseling.
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Review of information gathered in the first two couples counseling sessions, including strengths and needs in the relationship. Treatment planning and examining interventions that will be beneficial to your relationship. If time allows, we will continue with specific communication skills and conflict management techniques.
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This is where the work gets deeper. We will examine why each of you communicate the way you do and how to improve your connection through specific Emotionally Focused therapy interventions. These interventions are tailored to your relationship struggles.