Emotionally focused therapy / EFT-A13-1
Enactment Preparation — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind enactment preparation and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Alex wants to explain a small hurt but is unsure about saying it aloud.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Speaking directly requires readiness, safety assessment, and choice.
The idea
Speaking directly requires readiness, safety assessment, and choice.
An ordinary example
Alex wants to explain a small hurt but is unsure about saying it aloud.
What this can look like
With an EFT-trained clinician, define a brief message, a receiving task, a stop cue, and an observing alternative before any direct exchange.
Check the fit
What must be in place before this exchange is invited? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
An interaction cycle is a relational map, not a way to split responsibility equally for abuse or excuse harmful behavior.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What must be in place before this exchange is invited?
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.