Couples Therapy in San Diego
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term therapy approach for working with couples. EFT has been proven to create long-term change with helping couples reconnect and fall back in love with one another. EFT focuses on creating a secure connection by helping couples learn how to stop destructive communication cycles when they occur. It also provides couples with tools to be able to reach toward each other in moments of distress instead of turning away from one another.
Many couples begin their relationships with love, positivity and a deep sense of connection. Sometimes along the way, discord starts to enter into the relationship. When this happens, what seems like the smallest or silliest thing can start a huge blowup. Couples that at first felt connected now feel like bitter enemies.
Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, I join with couples where they are currently, and I assist them to make sense of the painful place they find themselves. I help couples to understand why they feel so stuck, and how their desire to connect can actually feed the negative patterns they find themselves in. I then work with couples to find ways to re-connect with one another – ways that provide both partners with a felt sense of feeling heard and understood by the person that means the most to them.
Emotionally Focused Therapy also works with individuals! I can help you make sense of the negative patterns happening in your relationship, and give you the tools to help cope.
Contact me directly if you have more questions, or schedule an appointment to come in and see how I can get your relationship back on track!