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2-Day Intensive Online Course: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Difficult Couples

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Dr. Sue Johnson has revolutionized the field of couple therapy. Through her decades of research and innovative approaches, she has harnessed the power of attachment science to develop and rebuild deep intimacy in relationships through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) -- the only model of couple therapy that has been tested and shown to create lasting change in over 20 empirical studies.

In this recording, Dr. Johnson will show you step-by-step how to apply her proven EFT model to your practice to help your clients grow within their relationships – even in the presence of complex issues such as trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, sexuality and more!

Transform your work with couples by implementing interventions and strategies to work with your most difficult couples. You’ll learn how to:

  • get to the root of couples’ conflicts quicker by using the powerful lens of attachment science
  • use a structured, on-target, effective roadmap to take couples from disaster to emotional connection
  • provide real, lasting change to clients from advances in attachment science and proven EFT interventions
  • create secure and satisfying connections by targeting the complex dramas that occur within relationships, including affairs
  • maximize engagement with adaptable interventions for couples who are hostile, escalated, withdrawn or shut down

Through guided instruction, group discussion, videos of actual couple in-sessions, and clinical exercises, you will take away practical strategies to use immediately with your most difficult couples.

Here's What You'll Learn

Couple Therapy

What’s Necessary to Create Secure, Lasting Bonds

  • How not to get caught in the overwhelm
  • Don’t label and get caught in finger pointing
  • Going beyond looking at symptoms

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) & Attachment Theory

EFT Model - Secure Base for Effective Therapy

  • Build a therapeutic alliance
  • Reprocess and distill emotion
  • Choreograph new interactions
  • Restructure attachment
  • Utilize the five basic moves of the EFT therapist
  • Limitations of research & potential risks

Three Stages of EFT

The Structure, Moves, Interventions & Key Change Events

  • Stage 1-De-escalation of Negative Cycles
    • Assessment
    • Identify negative cycle / attachment issues
    • Access underlying attachment emotions
    • Frame problem – cycle, attachment needs/ fears
  • Stage 2-Restructuring Attachment
    • Access implicit needs, fears, models of self
    • Promote acceptance by other
    • Structure reach & respond – express attachment needs – bonding interactions
  • Stage 3-Consolidation of the New Relationship and Future
    • Emotional attachment conflicts have been resolved
    • Relationship becomes a safe haven
    • Healing environment for both partners

Advanced Approaches for Difficult & Attachment Injured Couples

Affairs

  • Relationship traumas that destroy trust
  • How to create and communicate a healing narrative
  • When healing attempts worsen the rift
  • Shaping trust and reconciliation
  • Resolve attachment injuries

Hostile and Escalated Couples

  • Escalation because of trauma
  • Establish an in-session safe base for partners in melt down – contain escalation
  • Grasp the threats that trigger accusation and defence
  • Understand the relationship between PTSD, trust and sexuality
  • Address fear and safety
  • Normalize and regulate over the top hyperarousal

Withdrawn Couples

  • How to deal with lack of engagement from shut down, dismissing clients
  • Stop stonewall and maximize engagement
  • Address co-morbidities blocks in session
    • Depression
    • Anxiety
    • Trauma
    • Sexuality
  • Pinpoint blocks to constructive dependency
  • Shape change events and graduated risk-taking

Couples with Past Injuries & Vulnerabilities

  • Mini traumatic relationship injuries
    • I will never forgive you…
    • I will never rely on you…
    • You weren’t there…
  • How to impasses in trust
  • Create “hold me conversations”
  • Attachment injury repair in EFT

The Future of Couple Interventions in the 21st Century

  • Key changes and challenges in the field of couple therapy
  • Use the map offered by attachment and EFT
  • Normalize relationship application
  • EFT for special populations 

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 11 hours of video content
  • CE information to come
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Susan Johnson, EdD

Toggle speaker biography
The late Susan Johnson, EdD, was a best-selling author, clinical psychologist, distinguished research professor, dynamic speaker, and recognized innovator who changed the field of couple therapy. Sue was the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research. She was the director of the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and a distinguished research professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California, as well as professor of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She trained behavioral health providers in EFT worldwide and is still recognized as one of the most prominent researchers and presenters in the couple therapy field.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sue Johnson had employment relationships with University of British Columbia, Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Alliant International, University Ottawa, Couple and Family Institute, and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She received royalties as a published author. Dr. Johnson received a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She had no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sue Johnson served on the editorial board for the American Journal of Family Therapy (AJFT) and the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research & Practice.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS054085
Duration:
11 hours, 16 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 28, 2019
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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