What is Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)?
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is a short-term treatment approach whose goal is the reconnection between partners. EFT, developed by Susan Johnson and Les Greenberg, is based on John Bowlby’s Attachment research over 50 years ago. Bowlby found that humans and higher primate animals appeared to have an innate need to feel attached to and comforted by significant others. However, due to our relationship histories, and the negative cycles of interaction we get into with our partners, many of us have difficulties with trust and expressing emotion to those who mean the most to us. Adult attachment relationships are believed to have the same survival function as the mother-child bond, since ideally these attachments can provide the same love, comfort, support, and protection throughout the lifespan. However, due to our relationship histories, many of us have difficulties with trust and expressing emotion to those who mean the most to us. When couples argue about such issues as jea
