Do you and your partner suffer from negative communication patterns that impact your relationship? Do you need help with understanding your partner and relationship better? Interested in achieving a greater sense of safety, comfort and trust in your relationship? At Meaningful Connection Counseling, we understand the importance of relationships and positive communication and are happy to offer emotionally focused couples therapy in Mesa, Arizona.
About Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is a structured approach to couple’s therapy developed by Drs. Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg in the 1980s. It is grounded in research and focuses on negative communication patterns and love as a needed attachment bond.
According to attachment theory, secure attachment between people typically provides a safe retreat from the world and is a way to obtain comfort, security and even buffer against life’s stressors. It allows a safe and secure base, from which to explore the world around you and learn new information. The formation of attachment begins in childhood with a primary caretaker, such as a parent, and the patterns that are established in childhood can carry through to adulthood. For example, an unavailable caretaker will create distress in a baby much like an unavailable partner in adulthood can create distress in the adult. Attachment theory provides the EFT therapist with a road map to understanding the distress, emotions and needs between partners.
Why EFT in Mesa?
At Meaningful Connection Counseling, our therapist in Scottsdale has received advanced training in EFT to assist couples in slowing down, understanding, and improving their negative communication cycles to achieve a greater sense of safety, comfort, intimacy, and trust in the relationship.
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Ready to improve the communication cycle in your relationship? Considering EFT in Mesa, AZ? Contact Meaningful Connection Counseling today to schedule an appointment, we’d be happy to see if we can help.
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