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Couples Therapy

Couples therapy typically takes place weekly, with each session lasting an hour. It involves talking about your relationship and yourselves in a safe, warm environment with an experienced therapist who is specially trained in helping couples.

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I offer Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples. This is a well-established talking therapy that addresses problems in the intimate relationships of adults. EFT is a structured approach that draws on attachment and bonding research to provide practical help for couples wanting to reduce distress and improve their relationships.

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Couple Therapy Stages

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Negative ways of interacting are identified and explored so that they can be better understood.

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Over time, these unhelpful patterns are reduced and then replaced with positive ways of interacting with and responding to each other.

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Ultimately, couples begin to increase closeness and develop a secure bond. This improves relationship quality and satisfaction.

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Whilst all couples are unique, EFT couple therapy typically lasts 10-20 weeks, after which most couples report long lasting improvements to their relationship.

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Extensive research has shown that EFT can be helpful for distressed couples facing serious difficulties including affairs, addiction, chronic illness and depression.

 

Importantly, results tend to be long-lasting, with many couples reporting continued relationship improvement three years after the end of therapy.

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