Practicing Emotionally Focused Therapy online: Calling all relationships

In the midst of a global pandemic, couples are dealing a range of impacts that call for a cohesive unit while the virus frays at the edges of our most important relationships. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence‐based approach to working with relationships rooted in attachment theory. A...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2021-04, Vol.47 (2), p.424-439
Main Authors: Allan, Robert, Wiebe, Stephanie A., Johnson, Susan M., Piaseckyj, Olena, Campbell, T. Leanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attachment theory
Confidentiality
Coronaviruses
Couples therapy
COVID-19
Emotionally focused
Family Counseling
Labor
Meta Analysis
Modeling (Psychology)
Pandemics
Privacy
Professional practice
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Substance Abuse
Therapists
Unemployment
Videoconferencing
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Summary:In the midst of a global pandemic, couples are dealing a range of impacts that call for a cohesive unit while the virus frays at the edges of our most important relationships. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence‐based approach to working with relationships rooted in attachment theory. As a process‐oriented psychotherapy, EFT is an ideal approach to working with relationships during this pandemic helping to solidify an “in it together” approach required to survive both as a couple and the pandemic. In this paper, we briefly review the adaptations for moving a couple therapy practice online through an EFT lens, drawing on an EFT macro‐intervention called the “Tango” as a focus in this process. We conclude the paper with a case example providing the reader with an illustration of the process and ideas for what to pay attention to when working online with a couple from an EFT perspective.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/jmft.12507