What is Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)?
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) is an attachment-focused psychotherapy intervention that is built on attachment science developed by Dr. Sue Johnson. EFIT uses attachment theory to help you to achieve secure attachment in your life by helping you to develop a greater awareness of the attachment behaviours you are demonstrating and how these behaviours affect your relationships. Exploring your current attachment style can also offer you the opportunity to become aware of your own experiences and interpretations. By looking at your attachment history, you can work towards healing injuries from your past.
Through EFIT, you will feel encouraged to explore attachment dynamics from both a biological and psychological perspective, enabling you to create more meaningful and secure attachments in your life, overcome obstacles faced in communication and set healthy boundaries. With EFIT, there is often an increased level of insight gained into one’s relationship with your self and others, leading to positive changes and improved outcomes for anyone who uses this therapy.
EFIT and how it can help you
If you are someone who struggles with anxiety, depression, trauma or even just everyday stress, seeking out Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) can help you make meaningful changes. EFIT is an attachment-focused psychotherapy that focuses on building stronger emotional bonds and attachments to help improve overall mental and physical health. While we usually look at connections with others during couples and family therapy, EFIT can help anybody who wants to work on developing healthier coping mechanisms, improve their relationships and experience a deeper sense of self and quality of life.
At Purposeful Change we recognize the power of connection to others and how it relates to our own sense of identity and wellness.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) is an attachment theory psychotherapy which uses your attachment styles to understand your emotional “music”.
EFIT in your everyday life
Emotions are the most powerful thing in every room and the therapy room is no different. At Purposeful Change, a psychotherapist trained in EFIT can help you improve emotional regulation and increase tolerance to distress so that you can begin to build safe and secure connections.
This psychotherapy enables individuals to explore their emotions and gain insight into how the emotional experience feels for them. Our attachment history influences how we feel our emotions and how we learn to cope with distress. With EFIT, individuals learn to recognize insecure attachment patterns, and how to navigate through this to allow for the development of a more secure attachment that enhances well-being in relationships. Not only does secure attachment lead to healthier interactions with others, but it also allows for improved self-confidence and better communication skills in both personal and professional settings.
What are some of the benefits of EFIT?
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy is an approach designed to identify and work through emotional responses with the goal of regulated emotional responses. Upon exploring your attachment style, EFIT can help you gain the confidence to handle difficult emotions effectively. EFIT can improve self-reliance by nurturing the capacity to deal with challenges in new ways, and feel confident whilst bidding for connection and an overall sense of purpose. By focusing on emotional regulation, communication and self-reliance, EFIT promotes safety and security from within. EFIT can have lasting benefits, such as:
- Improved confidence in emotional decision making
- A greater understanding of emotional responses and triggers
- Emotional resilience during relationship challenges
Amongst the research outcomes listed for EFIT there are a host of therapeutic outcomes including physical health. Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy improves the quality of life for individuals and their interpersonal and emotional bonds. These personal and relationship improvements work to balance mood, reduce our reliance on unhealthy coping mechanisms and increase self-reliance resulting in a reduction in physical health problems which stem from stress and emotional issues.
Get started with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
If you are looking for a sought-after approach to individual therapy that is tailored to you, look no further than Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). Developed from the principles of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, EFIT is a goal-oriented and evidence-based psychotherapy modality that helps individuals recognize and transform overwhelmed emotional experiences, heal traumas and build more secure attachments in relationships. Browse our EFT therapists profiles and request a free consultation to get started with EFIT today.
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