Emotionally focused therapy / EFT-A18-2
Family Attachment Language — Practice worksheet
With an appropriately trained clinician, translate an adult caregiver's concern into an age-sensitive invitation without requiring a child's disclosure.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: A caregiver wants a teenager to know that asking for space will not end their care.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Family connection includes developmental needs and differences in power.
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
With an appropriately trained clinician, translate an adult caregiver's concern into an age-sensitive invitation without requiring a child's disclosure.
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
How can the adult communicate care while respecting the young person's choice? 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:
- How can the adult communicate care while respecting the young person's choice?
- 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.