​Emotionally Focused Therapy is a caring and supportive way of getting out of those 'stuck places' we are all familiar with ​and into secure loving relationships. 
An EFT therapist will help you feel safe, so that you and your partner can begin to share your concerns and hopes for your relationship. Your therapist will follow a well researched map of how to help couples change and guide you on this journey.
An EFT therapist will help you understand and change the repetitive patterns in your relationship that are not working and help you develop a deeper understanding of your own, and each others, emotions, wants, needs and behaviours, helping you reconnect in a deep and loving way.

Research into EFT shows its effectiveness.

EFT is usually a short term (8-20 sessions), structured approach to couples therapy formulated in the 1980's and has developed alongside the science on adult attachment and bonding to expand our understanding about what is happening in couple relationships and to guide therapists.  In the last fifteen years, Dr. Johnson and her colleagues have further developed and refined the model and completed numerous studies.  EFT is also used with families and individuals. A substantial body of research outlining the effectiveness of EFT now exists. Research studies find that 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery and approximately 90% show significant improvements. 

Deciding to go to therapy is a big step. 

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 An EFT therapist will work with you as a couple, individual or family to create change that lasts and supports you to face challenges ahead.


Most of the therapists on the Find a Therapist  page work with couples and individuals, some work with families. 
For more information on EFT for couples go to our What would EFT therapy be like? page. 


​Our relationships are so important that it is not surprising we sometimes experience difficulties that are too big or longstanding to solve on our own.

You may wonder if it will be possible to feel close again with the hurt feelings and painful events that have built up. You may worry that things will never change, that you have already tried everything you can think of and things are still no better. Couples, individuals and families often come to therapy feeling as if their problems are impossible to solve.