Couple Therapy (EFT)
Connection
with the other
Strengthening love relationships in the EFT couple therapy. Establishing comfort and security and rediscovering love.
◊ Recognizing common patterns
◊ Learning to see the other’s perspective
◊ Developing courage in opening to each other from within
What is EFT and how does it work?
A good partnership means feeling safe and connected. Both of these feelings can get lost over time. It can begin to feel like you are stuck together in a negative spiral of reproach and attack, defense and retreat. With each twist of the spiral, energy, strength and joy disappear.
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) can stop the negative spiral and start a new, positive cycle. It is one of the most researched and effective modern couple therapy methods. As a student of the Canadian EFT founder Sue Johnson, I belong to the growing group of EFT couple therapists in Germany. In EFT, you can experience that it is not the other that is the “bad guy”, but your common pattern is. It is possible to break it when both begin to feel their often deeply hidden and vulnerable sides, and become more courageous in showing these sides the other. To open up to each other is to meet anew. The sense of connectedness and security can grow again. Love is back in the room.
Why do I find couple therapy so helpful and ingenious? The answer comes from the philosopher Martin Buber, who said, a person only becomes a self through encountering the other. It means, our partner acts like a mirror and that allows both to grow.
Sometimes couples come to the common conclusion that their path is coming to an end. Separation can help letting go of the other without resentment, valuing the good of the time together, and giving space the sorrow of loss. A good separation helps the former partners to go their own way in a positive and powerful way. And it helps children stay connected with mother and father as supportive and strong parents.
An EFT couple session lasts 90 minutes. Especially in the beginning regular sessions (once a week or at least once every two weeks) are essential to support the process.
Couple therapy is not funded by health insurances.
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“We are so grateful that we found Ulrike. The best investment in our relationship! She helped us become close again during a very challenging time after the birth of our son. Together we illuminated our pattern of arguments and went to the roots of our individual triggers with her. Ulrike is a real master in her field. She guides us through the conversations with a lot of empathy, understanding and skill, so that we both always feel understood and safe. We now understand each other much better and, despite a hectic everyday life, are once again leaning on a happy, strong foundation. We recommend Ulrike 1000%!”
Christine & Javier