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Sue Johnson’s Networker Plenary Text on Attachment and Sex
I wanted to alert everyone that Sue has made the text of her recent talk available for a limited time on her website. I encourage you to stop by and read her comments on how attachment is still the de...
Uneasy About Sex?
by Jeff Hickey LCSW, CST Remember a time as a therapist when you’ve had that ‘we’re not in Kansas anymore’ feeling? Like something very new and different has replaced what you’re comfortable with as a...
Heightening Pt. 2: Bringing emotion alive in the moment
In the previous entry we covered some of the basics on heightening. This time I’m giving some examples of heightening language and the small interventions that help heighten experience in the moment. ...
Heighten Emotion to Fuel Bonding Events
Jeff Hickey, Director Chicago Center for EFT Without a doubt, the hardest part for most therapists learning EFT, even experienced ones, is heightening emotion. I’ll share a couple of thoughts about wh...
New Ways to Work with Sexual Desire Differences
Guest blogger Dr. Jennifer McComb Phd, LMFT, CST jennifermccomb.com As couple therapists we often hear our clients complain about experiencing a desire discrepancy. Sexual desire is complex and is kn...
An EFT Foundation: Good for Work with Sexual Problems
Guest blogger: Amy Steinhauer, LCSW, CST, Evanston Relational Psychotherapy A late 60s heterosexual couple enters my office. They have turned away from each other sexually since his surgery for...
Are You There for Me?
Over the past eight years of involvement in EFT trainings, I’ve heard a wide variety of ways that people learn of the model: a conference workshop, a one-day training, a course in grad school, etc., B...
Got Positive Emotion? Work With It!
A few weeks ago a group of advanced EFT practitioners met together to do a live supervision session using a bug-in-the-ear. If you’re not familiar with the process, the therapist conducts the session ...
The Key to De-escalation? Working Within and Between
Last month, we started EFT Advanced Core Skills series in both Minneapolis/St. Paul and Detroit and having the sessions just a week apart helped me finally clarify how to teach an essential element in...
The Most Neglected Element of EFT Practice?
I’ve always struggled with prescribing homework for couples. First, nobody likes doing it. Second, it can be difficult to know how to follow up when it isn’t done, or even attempted. Finally, while i...