Emotionally focused therapy / EFT-A15-1
Trust in Small Moments — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind trust in small moments and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Alex and Sam agree to clarify weekend plans by a mutually chosen time.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Trust may be supported by observable consistency rather than promises alone.
The idea
Trust may be supported by observable consistency rather than promises alone.
An ordinary example
Alex and Sam agree to clarify weekend plans by a mutually chosen time.
What this can look like
Choose a small agreement, a realistic limit, and a check-in about its impact.
Check the fit
How will you learn whether this agreement helps? 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?
- How will you learn whether this agreement helps?
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.