Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
An Emotionally Focused Path to Healing Trauma
Accessing the Resource of RelationshipsSue Johnson, developer of EFT, argues that because we’re socially bonded beings, trauma is always about relationships—and relationships are key to healing... Read more
Sue Johnson and The Emotionally-Focused Individual
…And How She Stays Passionate about Helping OthersNetworker sits down with Sue Johnson to discuss her shift from couples to Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy. Read more
From EFT to EFIT: The Next Generation of Emotionally-Focused Therapy
A Conversation with Dr. Sue JohnsonJoin Dr. Sue Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused-Individual Therapy (EFIT), along with Networker’s Anna Lock as they discuss everything EFIT. Read more
Couples Therapy Around the World
Putting EFT to Work in Two CulturesWith its Western focus on secure emotional bonds and demonstrative, healthy attachment in couples, how does Emotionally Focused Therapy fit into ancient and... Read more
Going Virtual with Couples
From Skeptic to BelieverOnline couples therapy can be tough, especially with a high-stakes case. The developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy dives into the deep end with a couple... Read more
The Best Love Story Ever
Highlights from Symposium 2019Clinical psychologist, researcher, and developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Sue Johnson—challenging the idea that commitment and exclusive relationships... Read more
VIDEO: Susan Johnson on the Power of Emotion in Couples Work
The Behavior Patterns That Kill Romance, and How to Beat ThemSusan Johnson explains how attachment science can help couples discover a pathway to optimal lovemaking. Read more
VIDEO: Susan Johnson on the Power of Emotion
The Secret Ingredient in Good TherapyEmotion is the most important motivating force bringing clients to our offices in the first place. Nevertheless, therapists are often strangely queasy in the... Read more
VIDEO: Susan Johnson on Attachment Issues in the Bedroom
How to Help Couples Have "Hold Me Tight" ConversationsIn a brief video, Susan explains how to create moments of emotional sharing so deep that they automatically translate into couples' lives. Read more
The Healing Power of Emotion
New Perspectives. New Approaches.Emotion shapes and organizes our experience and connection to others. It readies us for specific actions and motivates us to change—research now confirms all... Read more
Brave New Couples
What can science tell us about the changing face of couplehood today?Susan Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, discusses what the science of love says about what couples can expect when they rebel too much... Read more
Case Study: Overcoming the Fear of Losing Clients
Moving Past the Fear of Losing Clients is Necessary to be an Effective Couples TherapistFor the couple dropping out of therapy without having faced basic issues in their relationship, the stakes are much higher—more potentially damaging—than... Read more
Case Study: When Couples Therapy Causes Emotional Pain
Coming to Terms with Inflicting Emotional Pain in Order to Provide Good Couples TherapyWe don’t become therapists to inflict emotional pain, but eventually we learn that sadness, anger, shock, and disillusionment can be part and parcel of... Read more
Letting Emotion Out and In
Susan Johnson on the Value of Using Emotion in Couples WorkSusan shares the latest research that backs up the central principle of EFT Read more
Case Study: Facing a Fear of Confrontation in Couples Therapy
When Couples Issues Hit Close to Home, Moving Forward Means Putting Aside the Fear of ConfrontationWe frequently need to confront our clients, and putting aside a fear of confrontation—not to mention a fear of losing clients—means that we must risk the... Read more
At the Heart of Intimacy
Susan Johnson on Helping Couples Heal from the Inside OutWhen a couple enters therapy to address sexual problems, are their fundamental issues confined to the bedroom? Rarely, says Susan Johnson, originator of... Read more
Are You There for Me?
Understanding the Foundations of Couples ConflictAnd yet, I wondered, if we didn't have a theory of adult love and emotion, how could we truly understand what marriage was all about, let alone help couples... Read more
Are You There for Me?
Understanding the Foundations of Couples ConflictAll couples fight, but the fights that really define the relationship are always the same thing: whether partners feel they have a safe, secure connection with... Read more