Showing posts with label emotionally focused therapy for couples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emotionally focused therapy for couples. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Relationships: Overcoming a Pattern of Emotional Shutdown

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There are couples who come to  couples therapy where one or both people really believe they don't have emotions.   However, research in...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Understanding Your Avoidant Attachment Style Can Help You to Break the Negative Cycle In Your Relationship

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In my prior article , I focused on people who have an anxious attachment style in their relationship.  In today's article, I'm focus...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Understanding Your Anxious Attachment Style Can Help You to Break the Negative Cycle in Your Relationship

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In prior articles, I've discussed breaking the negative cycle in a relationship from an Emotionally Focused Therapy perspective (s ee my...
Thursday, February 9, 2023

What is Emotionally Focused Therapy For Couples (EFT)?

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Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, also known as EFT, was primarily developed by Canadian psychologist, Dr. Sue Johnson  in the 1980s. See ...
Monday, October 31, 2022

Relationships: What Are the Underlying Issues in the Cat-and-Mouse Game?

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The origin of the phrase "Cat-and-Mouse Game" dates back to 17th Century England.  This phrase refers to actions involving the con...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

How Trauma Affects Intimate Relationships

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Emotional trauma can affect intimate relationships in ways that might be confusing or difficult to understand for both the trauma survivor a...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

Learning to Become More Emotionally Responsive to Your Partner in EFT Couple Therapy

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Couples often feel frustrated by recurring negative cycles in their relationship.   Even couples who really love each other and want to be t...
Saturday, July 7, 2018

EFT Couple Counseling: New Bonds of Love Can Replace a Negative Cycle in a Relationship

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I began discussing  EFT couple therapy  in my previous two articles (see my articles: EFT Couple Therapy: Overcoming the Negative Dynamic in...