A research-based couples therapy that helps partners repair trust, reduce conflict cycles, and strengthen emotional bonds.
Couples experiencing conflict, disconnection, infidelity, or recovery challenges.
Couples sessions · In person or Virtual
Weekly or biweekly · Typically 8-20 sessions
60-90 minutes
Individual therapy, addiction recovery programs, trauma therapy, family therapy
Developed by Dr. Sue Johnson · Over 30 years of research validating effectiveness.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a structured, short-term therapy approach rooted in attachment theory. It helps partners:
End Conflict Cycles
Recognizes negative conflict cycles that drive disconnection
Uncover Needs
Understand unmet emotional needs beneath arguments
Build Trust
Build security, trust, and closeness
Reconnect Emotionally
Develop new ways of reaching and responding to each other
Restoring closeness, safety, and support during the recovery journey
Creates a safe space for vulnerable conversations
Strengthens the bond, making recovery a shared journey
Replaces criticism, defensiveness, and withdrawal with openness
Builds stronger emotional and physical connection
Understanding the Process of Building Emotional Connection
Understanding emotional triggers beneath conflict.
Learning to express vulnerability and respond with empathy.
Safe, structured conversations facilitated by the therapist.
Applying new ways of relating outside sessions
For Couples Ready to Heal, Reconnect, and Grow Together
Couples experiencing constant arguments or emotional distance
Partners healing from infidelity, betrayal, or addiction
Survivors of trauma or PTSD whose relationships feel unsafe or strained
Couples seeking deeper intimacy and connection
Partners who feel stuck in repetitive negative patterns
A Proven Approach to Strengthening Emotional Bonds
TruPaths Highlights EFT because it is one of the most evidence-based, transformative approaches for couples. By helping partners feel safe and connected again, EFT creates a foundation for individual and shared recovery.
Love can survive conflict when partners learn to reach for each other again. EFT provides the roadmap for reconnection, resilience, and healing.
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