Relationship Counselling & Sex Therapy Sydney CBD

Relationship Counselling & Sex Therapy Sydney CBD

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Based on the work of Lesley Greenberg & Susan Johnson, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy is a cutting edge approach to helping couples to de-escalate, repair and develop a secure bond. Johnson has integrated the fundamental theories of attachment (Attachment Theory) into the principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy to develop a means by which couples who want to resolve their communication issues and heal woundings, to have the highest probably of positive attachment outcome.

Advantages

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy helps couplesover come their attachment fears and attract their partner in a more loving, caring and compassionate way. It does this by working on how a couples interact. It does this by:

  • Giving you a better understand of your relationship needs.
  • Giving you a better appreciation of your partner’s needs.
  • Giving you the ability to speak to your partner about problems, working towards a resolution instead of an escalation.
  • Learning about, express and change attachment insecurities.
  • Communicating authentically to your partner, while overcoming communication blocks.
  • Developing a means of repairing and healing your relationship, helping it to survive and endure.

Results

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy is currently at the forefront of research-validated relationship therapies. Research that has been conducted into EFT for Couples is now regarded the gold standard for couples therapy in general. This is a summary of the highlights of the research findings:

  • 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery with EFT.
  • 90% of couples will show significant improvement
  • Recovery is stable with little evidence of relapses. 
Jeremy Barbouttis, MHthSc, Grad Dip EFT
Relationship Therapist
All relationships need help from time to time.
Jeremy Barbouttis is an experienced and highly empathetic psychotherapist who works with couples (& individuals) with often complex relationship problems. He is dedicated to the cutting edge, research-based, scientific paradigm of the Emotional Focused approach.
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