The Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Tango

5 Essential Moves of the EFT Dance

What is the biggest problem in couples therapy - and how can we turn it around?

Couples are stuck in a cycle of negative interactions, which makes safe emotional connection and engagement nearly impossible....

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) was developed to help you as a therapist break through that disconnection and tune into people's deepest emotions — to help build the secure connection they are longing for.

In this short video, I'll step you through the five essential moves of the EFT tango that every therapist should use to create change and build positive bonding relationships with their couples.



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Dr. Sue Johnson is an author, clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, popular presenter and speaker and a leading innovator in the field of couple therapy and adult attachment. Sue is the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research.

Sue Johnson is founding Director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California, and Professor, Clinical Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada, as well as Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous books and articles including Attachment Theory in Practice: EFT with Individuals, Couples and Families (2019), The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (3rd edition, 2019), and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002).

Sue trains behavioral health providers in EFT worldwide and consults to the over 7 international institutes and affiliated centers who practice EFT. She also consults to Veterans Affairs and the U.S. and Canadian militaries.

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