(HS Rheem 053110 2020) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Evidence-Based Interventions for Distressed Couples

Course overview

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - the only model of couple therapy that has been tested and shown to create lasting change in over 20 empirical studies. In this recording, join EFT trainer Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D., LMFT, colleague of Dr. Sue Johnson, and learn the process for helping couples move from negative patterns of interaction to greater openness and deeper intimacy with each other. Attachment distress and the resulting arguments between partners is one of the most powerful forces in our clients' lives. This distress is emotionally disruptive, hard to contain, and unpredictable for clients and clinicians alike. Emotionally escalated couples are frequently our most challenging clients. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), based on adult attachment, offers a clear map to work with and shift escalated couples. Reactive emotion, a hallmark of attachment distress, is fast-moving, hard to contain, and keeps couples stuck in a negative pattern. Accessing and sharing vulnerabilities, a key to creating healthy attachment, can look easy but is challenging. Sharing vulnerabilities with each other creates the bonding moments needed to re-structure their bond.