What to Expect from Emotionally Focused Couple's Therapy

In this second installment of our Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) series, Dr. Lukin and Ami Patel-Kang delve into the expectations couples should have when engaging with an EFT therapist. EFT is an evidence-based experiential therapy known for its effectiveness, as highlighted in our first video.
EFT unfolds through three primary stages:
De-escalation: This initial stage involves familiarizing ourselves with the couple, exploring their attachment histories, understanding the triggers of their disputes, and "tracking the cycle."
Bonding: At this stage, we go a step further by examining attachment bonds and emotional needs while breaking down the barriers of vulnerability.
Consolidation: Lastly, we ensure the bonding experiences have been fruitful, fostering a new, positive cycle of attachment to effectuate lasting changes.
Of these stages, de-escalation holds paramount importance; it lays the groundwork for any subsequent progress.
A significant component of EFT is "tracking the cycle," which is where we utilize the "EFT Bow Tie" or infinity loop analogies-concepts that are further elaborated on in the video.
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If you missed the first part of our series where we delve into understanding EFT, you can watch it here:
EFT Part 1 (Understanding EFT)
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[@catieq5270]

I’m a social worker student and this video, and the role play video were very helpful for my assignment on EFT. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@brq034]

Great video. Though an important note on "evidence-based" 0:50. Just because a therapy is experiential or is more unstructured doesn't mean that it's not evidence based. For example, psychodynamic therapy (including object relations) is experiential and open but it is still evidence-based in that it draws from John Bowlby's attachment theory and also because patients tend to not only get better, but also stay better even post-treatment (versus short-term manual treatments). EFT in particular draws from attachment theory, except that it does add more structure to the path you take the couples through. Source: Jonathan Shedler's work on evidence-based practice.

[@maryhellstrom8311]

Thanks for this! Really enjoying & benefitting from y'alls content in my couples work.

[@lukincenter]

Thank you for watching. Dr. Lukin

[@JoshPLewis]

Watching in Thailand. Thank you

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👍 würde gern die eft Podcasts fertig hören ❤️