Emotion Focused Therapy

Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is a therapeutic approach based on the premise that emotions are key to identity. EFT focuses on emotional awareness, Expression, Reflection, and Transformation. The emotion that has not been processed cause mental health issues. The only way to change an emotion is by having another stronger emotion.

Therapists qualified in EFT can help people seeking assistance with a range of concerns. These therapists may help people learn to become more aware of their emotions. EFT also allows people to become better at using the information provided by adaptive emotions. People may be better able to cope with and decrease the negative effects of maladaptive emotions.

EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY THEORY

In this approach to treatment, the therapist and the person in therapy collaborate in an active process. Both are viewed as equal contributors. The person in treatment, not the therapist, is seen as the person most capable of interpreting their emotional experience.

EFT is founded on the idea that emotions should be used to guide healthy, meaningful lives. Its theory is based on a scientific inquiry into the human emotional experience. The scientific study of human emotion has provided information about:

• How emotions are produced

• The importance of emotions to human functioning

• How emotions are related to thought and behavior