by Sally | Jul 11, 2022 | Couples & Relationships, EFT
Over the years, more of my clients started to ask for longer, more frequent sessions. So, I developed a one to three-day-long program to meet the need for more intensive ways of working. The Couples Counselling Intensive was born. Maybe you feel stuck in a repeated... 
by Sally | Jun 13, 2022 | Couples & Relationships, EFT
Within families where parents can be attentive and responsive, children learn that they are valued and loved. Children are taught that it is good to pay attention to their emotions, they are encouraged to express themselves, and caregivers offer a sensitive, in-tune,... 
by Sally | May 14, 2022 | Couples & Relationships, EFT
Fearful-avoidance attachment style means feeling both an anxious need for another and an urge to avoid intimacy, resulting in what seems to be irrational behaviour towards those we love the most. Relationships can be characterised by a painful spiral of approaching... 
by Sally | Apr 11, 2022 | Couples & Relationships, EFT, General, Mental Health
Roughly 25% of us relate in what is known as an avoidant attachment style. According to attachment theory (for more on this, please see previous post: What is Anxious Attachment?), we all need to feel accepted, loved and cared for, and it is as vital as food and... 
by Sally | Mar 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Couples & Relationships, EFT, General
The foundations of the model (EFT: Emotionally Focused Therapy) I use in my work is based on attachment theory. So let’s start by exploring a bit about attachment. Psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth first developed attachment theory in the 1950s and 1960s.... 
by Sally | Feb 14, 2022 | Couples & Relationships, Mental Health
Dr Sue Johnson, the developer and creator of Emotionally Focused Therapy or EFT (the approach I use in my work), describes what happens when couples get stuck in negative and reactive communication: “In insecure, distressed relationships, we disguise our...
