The Mindspace Podcast: Inspiring Wellbeing Love, Attachment, and Couples Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson
“Relationships are the keystone of our lives. They are as important to us as our next breath.”
In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Dr. Sue Johnson. Sue is a pioneer in the field of couples therapy. Alongside Dr. Les Greenberg, Dr. Johnson developed emotionally focused couples and family therapy (EFT), which is a couples therapy based on the newest research surrounding relationships: attachment theory. She is also the author of many books like Hold Me Tight, Created for Connection, and Love Sense and is the founder of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), which offers training to therapists in EFT.
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Joe spoke about:
- What is emotionally focused couples and family therapy (EFT)?
- What is attachment theory?
- The importance of building a securely attached relationship rather than focusing on communication skills over emotions
- How we are bonding mammals
- The 3 factors that define the quality of intimate relationships
- The 5 stages that an EFT therapist guides their clients through
- The differences between EFT and more conventional therapies
- The state of the modern world and EFT’s perspective on it
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