EFT Blog

by Nikki Lively, LCSW  –  www.nikkilively.com I’ve been interested in doing couples therapy since early 2006 when I realized that in order to be a truly effective perinatal mental health special...

I was trained mainly as an individual therapist. Heavily influenced by the psychodynamic perspective, the idea was to go down and deep into an individual’s psyche. However, since my pre-doctoral inter...

Enactments – pt. 2 Enactments are key to partners establishing and deepening engagement, so it pays to know when and how to use them for maximum impact, from the first session through stage 2. To para...

Enactments – pt.1 Have you been doing enactments with your couples? Having any questions about how, why and when to do them? You’re not alone. Read on… Enactments are the face-to-fac...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...