Emotionally focused therapy / EFT-A06-2
Reaching in Smaller Steps — Practice worksheet
Draft one low-intensity reaching statement and a less exposed alternative; practice only with clinician support and mutual consent.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Sam tries naming that a canceled plan felt lonely rather than making a global accusation.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Vulnerable contact is offered in manageable doses.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Draft one low-intensity reaching statement and a less exposed alternative; practice only with clinician support and mutual consent.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What level of openness is manageable today? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What level of openness is manageable today?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
What is EFT? — International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.