This version of EFT was developed by Dr Leslie Greenberg, in collaboration with Dr. Robert Elliott and Dr. Laura Rice. The official website of Emotion Focused Therapy is that of the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy: www.iseft.org
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A BRIEF WRITTEN INTRODUCTION TO EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY
INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TUTORIALS
INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED VIDEO TUTORIALS
EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS
UPCOMING LIVE TRAININGS IN EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY
THE EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY DISCUSSION FORUM
Brief Introduction:
The following brief description of EFT is a synthesis of quotes from www.iseft.org:
Emotion Focused Therapy is an empirically-supported humanistic treatment that views emotions as centrally important in human functioning and therapeutic change. EFT involves a therapeutic style that combines both following and guiding the client’s experiential process, emphasizing the importance of both relationship and intervention skills. It views emotion as the fundamental datum of human experience while recognizing the importance of meaning making, and views emotion and cognition as inextricably intertwined.
Emotions are connected to our most essential needs. They rapidly alert us to situations important to our well-being. They also prepare and guide us to take action towards meeting our needs. Individuals and couples benefit from therapy with the help of an empathically attuned relationship with their therapist, who seeks to help them to better identify, experience, explore, make sense of, transform, and more flexibly manage their emotions. As a result, persons receiving EFT treatment become stronger and are more skillful in accessing the important information and meanings about themselves and their world that emotions contain, and become more skillful in using that information to live vitally and adaptively.
Introductory Video Tutorials:
What is Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
How does EFT Relate to Mental Health Problems? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Why Emotions are Important (permission for use granted by Dr. Robert Elliot and The Counselling Channel)
Different Kinds of Emotional Responses in EFT (permission for use granted by Dr. Robert Elliot and The Counselling Channel)
Primary and Secondary Emotions (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Changing Emotion with Emotion (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
What is Core Pain? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
How do we get to our Core Pain? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Is Core Pain the Same as Unmet Need? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
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Intermediate/Advanced Tutorials:
What is Chair Work in EFT? (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Emotional Deepening Process (permission for use granted by Dr. Robert Elliot and The Counselling Channel)
Unfinished Business - Unresolved Grief (permission for use granted by Dr. Robert Elliot and The Counselling Channel)
Anxiety Explained by EFT (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Depression and Relationship Difficulties Explained by EFT (permission for use granted by Dr. Les Greenberg and The Counselling Channel)
Emotion Focused Therapy Demonstration Sessions:
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Upcoming Live Training Events for Emotion Focused Therapy:
The online tutorials on this site do not qualify you for EFT certification and are not a substitute for the comprehensive in-person training offered by the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy. See their schedule of upcoming trainings here: