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EFT: Emotionally Focused Therapy

Searching for Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples or trying to understand the letters EFT? Start here for conversations about attachment, connection, and recurring relationship cycles. In this guide, EFT means Emotionally Focused Therapy; Emotional Freedom Techniques, often called tapping, is a different approach that shares the initials.

Conversations hosted by Diana S. Rice, LMHC, CIMHP, QS.

A little context before you listen

What is Emotionally Focused Therapy?

Emotionally Focused Therapy is an approach grounded in attachment theory that explores emotions and patterns of connection. It has forms for individuals, couples, and families. Episode 107 focuses on how clinicians understand relationship cycles and emotional needs.

Learn more: ICEEFT: Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Is this the same as EFT tapping?

No. The shared initials refer to two different approaches. This guide collects Emotionally Focused Therapy conversations. Episode 51 in the archive discusses Emotional Freedom Techniques and tapping.

Where would you like to begin?

Episode 107

Start here: attachment and the cycles couples repeat

Dr. Marni Feuerman explains Emotionally Focused Therapy, the distinction from tapping, and how therapists explore relationship cycles. Diana and Marni discuss emotional connection and what an attachment-focused conversation can look like.

Original episode: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): Attachment, Cycles, and How Couples Heal with Dr. Marni Feuerman

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Episode 40

Attachment, trauma, and cultural context

Goumah Conde, LMFT, shares her experience as a war survivor and discusses secure attachment, cultural context, and several therapeutic approaches, including EFT. This is a broader attachment conversation to hear after the dedicated introduction.

Original episode: Healing Trauma and Building Secure Relationships: Insights from War Survivor and Therapist, Goumah Conde, LMFT

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Questions to take with you

What relationship cycle am I trying to understand?
What training does a provider have in the specific approach they offer?

These prompts are invitations to reflect, not a screening tool or a diagnosis.

Keep exploring the archive

The following episodes also mention Emotionally Focused Therapy in their titles, show notes, or available transcripts. Some mentions are brief. They are additional places to explore after the featured interviews.

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