100 NEW RESOURCES · 20 THEMES · FIVE FORMATS
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) resources
Explore original educational activities, worksheets, clinician dialogues, session plans, and reflection journals.
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These resources are organized around 20 practice themes. The five formats serve different purposes; they are not 100 separate therapy techniques. Independent clinical review is pending.
Naming the Interaction Cycle
- Naming the Interaction Cycle — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Naming the Interaction Cycle — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Naming the Interaction Cycle — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Naming the Interaction Cycle — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Naming the Interaction Cycle — Review journal — 10 minutes
Signals under the Reaction
- Signals under the Reaction — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Signals under the Reaction — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Signals under the Reaction — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Signals under the Reaction — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Signals under the Reaction — Review journal — 10 minutes
Attachment Need Words
- Attachment Need Words — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Attachment Need Words — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Attachment Need Words — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Attachment Need Words — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Attachment Need Words — Review journal — 10 minutes
Protective Moves with Context
- Protective Moves with Context — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Protective Moves with Context — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Protective Moves with Context — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Protective Moves with Context — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Protective Moves with Context — Review journal — 10 minutes
Slowing the Cycle
- Slowing the Cycle — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Slowing the Cycle — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Slowing the Cycle — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Slowing the Cycle — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Slowing the Cycle — Review journal — 10 minutes
Reaching in Smaller Steps
- Reaching in Smaller Steps — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Reaching in Smaller Steps — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Reaching in Smaller Steps — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Reaching in Smaller Steps — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Reaching in Smaller Steps — Review journal — 10 minutes
Receiving a Bid
- Receiving a Bid — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Receiving a Bid — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Receiving a Bid — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Receiving a Bid — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Receiving a Bid — Review journal — 10 minutes
Availability Conversation
- Availability Conversation — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Availability Conversation — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Availability Conversation — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Availability Conversation — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Availability Conversation — Review journal — 10 minutes
Responsiveness Menu
- Responsiveness Menu — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Responsiveness Menu — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Responsiveness Menu — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Responsiveness Menu — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Responsiveness Menu — Review journal — 10 minutes
Engagement without Performance
- Engagement without Performance — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Engagement without Performance — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Engagement without Performance — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Engagement without Performance — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Engagement without Performance — Review journal — 10 minutes
Cycle and External Stress
- Cycle and External Stress — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Cycle and External Stress — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Cycle and External Stress — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Cycle and External Stress — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Cycle and External Stress — Review journal — 10 minutes
De-escalation Review
- De-escalation Review — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- De-escalation Review — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- De-escalation Review — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- De-escalation Review — Session activity — 30 minutes
- De-escalation Review — Review journal — 10 minutes
Enactment Preparation
- Enactment Preparation — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Enactment Preparation — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Enactment Preparation — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Enactment Preparation — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Enactment Preparation — Review journal — 10 minutes
Repair after Missing a Bid
- Repair after Missing a Bid — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Repair after Missing a Bid — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Repair after Missing a Bid — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Repair after Missing a Bid — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Repair after Missing a Bid — Review journal — 10 minutes
Trust in Small Moments
- Trust in Small Moments — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Trust in Small Moments — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Trust in Small Moments — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Trust in Small Moments — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Trust in Small Moments — Review journal — 10 minutes
Individual Emotional Cycle
- Individual Emotional Cycle — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Individual Emotional Cycle — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Individual Emotional Cycle — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Individual Emotional Cycle — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Individual Emotional Cycle — Review journal — 10 minutes
Receiving Care without Debt
- Receiving Care without Debt — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Receiving Care without Debt — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Receiving Care without Debt — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Receiving Care without Debt — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Receiving Care without Debt — Review journal — 10 minutes
Family Attachment Language
- Family Attachment Language — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Family Attachment Language — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Family Attachment Language — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Family Attachment Language — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Family Attachment Language — Review journal — 10 minutes
Consolidating a New Cycle
- Consolidating a New Cycle — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Consolidating a New Cycle — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Consolidating a New Cycle — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Consolidating a New Cycle — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Consolidating a New Cycle — Review journal — 10 minutes
Readiness and Safety First
- Readiness and Safety First — Concept brief — 8 minutes
- Readiness and Safety First — Practice worksheet — 15 minutes
- Readiness and Safety First — Clinician dialogue — 15 minutes
- Readiness and Safety First — Session activity — 30 minutes
- Readiness and Safety First — Review journal — 10 minutes