About EFT.

EFT stands for Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT can be provided to individuals and families, but is most commonly provided for couples. It is currently the only evidenced based therapy for couples according to the American Psychological Association. 

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

The goal of EFIT is to help improve how you feel about yourself, improve your mental health and self esteem, and also improve your relationships with others. 

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT)

The goal of EFCT is to create positive changes in communication and interactional patterns so couples can create  a sense of emotional security and connection. 

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

The goal of EFFT is to re-establish more secure family patterns where parenting responses are effective and emotional bonds between parent and child are repaired. 

With gratitude to Dr. Sue Johnson

Sue Johnson is a clinical psychologist, researcher, professor, author, popular presenter and speaker and one of the leading innovators in the field of couple therapy. She presents and writes on attachment and bonding, the science of love, interventions to repair relationships, trauma couples and forgiveness.

Sue holds professorships at the University of Ottawa in Canada and at Alliant University in San Diego, California. She is one of the originators and the main proponent of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), a powerful, tested intervention to help couples repair rifts and build strong loving bonds. She is also the Director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute and the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) which has numerous affiliated Centres and Communities in North America and Europe.