We Heart Therapy

If you're a therapist or professional counselor, working with clients who have been through a loss and are grieving is an important area to be fully trained in to provide the best care. The mental health industry's current Gold Standard for therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy or EFT, whether for couples, families, or individuals, has been demonstrated through many outcome research to be one of the most effective models for helping people heal and connect. EFT is founded on attachment science and is offered by clinicians around the globe. Helping grieving clients go through the healing process using the attachment lens is an excellent and effective way to help them cope and heal. Join We Heart Therapy host, Dr. Belle, ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist, and special guest Dr. Leanne Campbell, Psychologist, and ICEEFT certified EFT Trainer as they discuss how to use the model of Emotionally Focused Therapy to help individuals with grief cope and heal. For more information on Emotionally Focused Therapy, to get training as a therapist in the model, or to find a therapist in your area that is trained in EFT, visit: https://www.ICEEFT.com or https://www.drsuejohnson.com To buy a copy of Dr. Belle's book, Using Relentless Empathy in the Therapeutic Relationship Connecting with Challenging and Difficult Clients, on Amazon, click here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0367350440/... For more information on your host, Dr. Belle, please visit: http://www.drbelle.com https://www.lasvegasmarriagecounselin... https://www.WeHeartTherapy.com https://www.snveft.com For more information on special guest Dr. Leanne Campbell, please visit: https://courses.eftvancouverisland.com/ Dr. Leanne Campbell is co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) and Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group and is an Honorary Research Associate of Vancouver Island University. Trained by Dr. Sue Johnson in the early 1990s, she has continued to work in the EFT model since that time, and has provided psychotherapy services to hundreds of individuals, couples, and families over the past about three decades. By request, Dr. Campbell also provides personalized results-driven ‘intensives’ (i.e., ‘boot camps’) for couples motivated to improve their relationship and/or address ‘attachment injuries’ related to infidelity, other significant life events and/or transitions (e.g., loss or trauma). Known for her expertise in trauma, Dr. Campbell has provided hundreds of psychological assessment reports for forensic/legal and personal injury matters being considered before various levels of Court. She also is regularly called upon to provide expert opinion, as well as psychological evaluations for various insurance companies and bodies involved in adjudicating personal injury and other trauma-based claims.

In relationships we often get into negative "cycles" or patterns of interaction, where miscommunication leads to anger, defenses, and disconnection. One of the most common relational patterns is the Pursuer-Withdrawer pattern. Pursuers often initiate discussions, want to talk things out right away, and move closer toward their partner to connect, whereas Withdrawers often shut down or get silent to avoid confrontation and may even leave the room to get "space" to manage difficult emotions. At the same time, everyone may do both a little of both at different times, whether you're a pursuer or a withdrawer boils down to your primary instinctual tendency during conflict.  As EFT Emotionally Focused Therapists, it is important that we understand what's happening inside the world of both pursuers and withdrawers. Join We Heart Therapy Host Anabelle Bugatti, Ph.D., LMFT, and Certified EFT Trainer Sam Jinich, Ph.D., as they discuss how to understand the world of a withdrawer and tips and strategies within EFT for helping these clients. For information on Emotionally Focused Therapy, visit: http://www.ICEEFT.com http://www.drsuejohnson.com Sam Jinich, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in San Francisco. Sam has been endorsed and certified by the International Centre of Exellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) as a Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. Sam is the Clinical Director of the San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (SFCEFT) and of the Instituto de Terapia Focalizada en las Emociones (ITFE). For more information on Sam Jinich, PhD, visit: https://www.sfceft.com http://www.samueljinich.com/ For more information on your host Dr. Belle and We Heart Therapy, please visit: http://www.drbelle.com https://www.wehearttherapy.com http://www.LasVegasMarriageCounseling... http://www.snveft.com  More EFT Training Visit: https://www.SuccessinVulernability.com

Emotionally Focused Therapy currently holds the APA Gold Standard of couples counseling because of its rigorous research and outcome studies on the efficacy of the model and its interventions. But many don't know that EFT is also perfect for working with Individuals and Families! Join We Heart Therapy Host Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT, and Dr. Sue Johnson, the Pioneer of Emotionally Focused Therapy, as they discuss why EFT is perfect for working with individual clients in counseling and therapy and how it can be applied to these sessions. For more information on EFT and Dr. Sue Johnson, please visit: https://www.ICEEFT.com https://www.DrSueJohnson.com To purchase a copy of Dr. Sue Johnson's latest books on Amazon, visit: A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) https://a.co/d/ikZaQJ1 Attachment Theory in Practice https://a.co/d/8DoCJRE For more information on your host Dr. Belle, Author, Speaker, Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist, and President of Southern NV EFT, please visit: https://www.WeHeartTherapy.com https://www.DrBelle.com https://www.SNVEFT.com To Purchase a copy of Dr. Belle's book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4GIwj5h

The client's use of their spiritual values and religion in their therapy sessions can really be an asset to the client's mental health. However, sometimes, clients can use their religious values or spiritual beliefs as a block or an exit during sessions as a sort of bypass to avoid doing some of the deeper emotional work that's needed. Spirituality and Religion can be super helpful, and it can be very delicate to know what to do when you want to honor the client's beliefs but also recognize when it's coming up in session as a way to avoid doing deeper work. As therapists, we want to make sure that we don't dismiss a client's spiritual or religious beliefs, or that we also don't get stuck preaching to them either (be sure of your ethical best practices here!). Join We Heart Therapy host Dr. Belle and ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer "Doc Hawk," James Hawkins Ph.D., as they discuss how to work with clients' use of spiritual/religious bypasses in session using EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy. For more information on ICEEFT & EFT, visit: http://www.iceeft.com http://www.drsuejohnson.com For more information on Arkansas EFT Trainer James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, find him at: https://www.arkansaseft.com Find James on his podcast, The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy https://theleadingedgeineft.podbean.com/ Find Dr. James Hawkins & Dr. Belle on Success in Vulnerability: https://www.successinvulnerability.com To purchase a copy of Dr. Belle's Self of the Therapist book on Amazon, all about Harnessing the power of Empathy to connect with difficult clients, visit: https://a.co/d/7R1S76N For information on your host, Anabelle Bugatti, Ph.D., LMFT, visit: http://www.drbelle.com http://www.wehearttherapy.com http://www.snveft.com http://www.lasvegasmarriagecounseling...

Anger can easily be one of the most misunderstood emotions. Anger tells us something important about a person's pain and fear and plays an important function in our survival. Sometimes anger can also show up as a response to trauma, and learning how to work with anger similarly to the way we work with Trauma can be helpful in working with angry clients. Join We Heart Therapy host Anabelle Bugatti Ph.D., LMFT, and special guests, Belgium EFT Trainer Lieven Migerode and EFT Supervisor Jef Slootmaeckers as they discuss how to work with anger as a form of trauma in relationships using Emotionally Focused Therapy. You can contact Lieven and Jef directly on their website and request a copy of their published article on DV and IPV using EFT. For more information on Lieven Migerode and Jef Slootmaeckers, visit: https://eft-belgium.org For more information on EFT, please visit: https://www.iceeft.com and https://www.drsuejohnson.com To get a copy of Dr. Belle's book on Amazon for therapists, click here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin... For more information on your host Dr. Anabelle Bugatti, please visit: www.DrBelle.com www.WeHeartTherapy.com  

As therapists, we often help couples rebuild their connection, but what happens when a couple doesn't stay together? There are many resources for grieving from someone's passing, but not a lot of resources to help someone who is going through the end of a relationship, heartbreak, or break up. Join We Heart Therapy host, Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist, and special guest Dr. Clare Rosoman, Clinical Psychologist and ICEEFT certified EFT Trainer in Australia, as we discuss Grieving Relationship Loss using the attachment-based model of counseling, Emotionally Focused Therapy. For more information on EFT, or to become trained as a therapist in EFT, please visit: http://www.ICEEFT.com or https://www.DrSueJohnson.com For more information on special guest Dr. Clare Rosoman, and to get a copy of her new book, please visit: An Emotionally Focused Guide to Relationship Loss: Life After Love https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Fo... For the Australian Centre for EFT (ACEFT): https://www.aceft.com.au Dr. Clare Rosoman https://www.clarerosoman.com For more information on your host, Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT please visit and to purchase a copy of her book on Relentless Empathy for Challenging and Difficult Clients: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin... https://www.WeHeartTherapy.com https://www.DrBelle.com https://www.snveft.com

As therapists, we often have clients that come to therapy that engage in habits and behaviors that are consistent with addiction, but because their behaviors don't fit into the stereotypical societal definition of addiction, they may struggle to see the problem with their behavior or even recognize their behavior as a part of problematic substance use. Join We Heart Therapy Host Dr. Belle Ph.D., LMFT (Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist), and Jim Thomas, ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer, Supervisor & Therapist, and Addiction Specialist as they discuss the EFT techniques and interventions to work with clients with problematic substance use. For more information on EFT and getting trained in EFT or to find an EFT therapist in your area, visit: https://www.iceeft.com https://www.DrSueJohnson.com Jim Thomas is the Executive Director of the Colorado Center for EFT in the Denver area. Find more information on Jim Thomas, visit his website: https://jimthomas.care/ or https://www.coloradoeft.com/ To get your copy of Dr. Belle's book for mental health workers, visit: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin... For more information on your host Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT visit: http://www.DrBelle.com http://www.WeHeartTherapy.com or http://www.snveft.com

There are many reasons why a person may have had to learn to shut down emotion, avoid doing emotion or simply was never taught how to express their emotions outwardly, all of which have nothing to do with Autism. Yet, many therapists mistake a lack of emotional expression right off the bat for Autism, which can cause a therapist to jump to a pathological conclusion without really understanding the whole picture. And while lack of appropriate emotional expression or flat affect can be a diagnostic criteria for autism, there are also many people in the world who have Autism and can name and identify emotions as well. Regardless of whether or not a person comes for couples counseling or individual psychotherapy with autism, the diagnosis does not have to equal total hopelessness for learning how to do emotions. And in either case, the work a skilled Emotionally Focused Therapist will do in session for any client with trouble feeling and expressing emotion will be the same, whether or not a person does have Autism. Join We Heart Therapy host & Cert. EFT Supervisor/Therapist Dr. Belle and special guest, EFT Trainer Scott Woolley, PhD, as they discuss Autism, emotions, and how to use Emotionally Focused Therapy to work with both dynamics. For more information on Emotionally Focused Therapy pioneered by Sue Johnson, visit: http://www.iceeft.com For more information on Scott Woolley, PhD, contact Scott at http://www.DrScottWoolley.com or http://TRIEFT.org To buy a copy of Dr. Belle's book, click here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin... Join your host Dr. Belle, PhD LMFT at: https://www.DrBelle.com http://www.LasVegasMarriagecounseling... or http://www.WeHeartTherapy.com

Anger is perhaps one of the more misunderstood emotions and is commonly more challenging dynamic therapists work directly with when it comes alive in therapy sessions. Join EFT Supervisor/Therapist Dr. Belle, Ph.D. LMFT and special guest ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer George Faller, LMFT, EFT Trainer/Supervisor and President of the NY Center for EFT as they discuss how to understand and work with Anger effectively using Emotionally Focused Therapy.   To purchase a copy of Dr. Belle's Book, Using Relentless Empathy in the Therapeutic Relationship, on Amazon: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin...   For information and research on EFT pioneered by Sue Johnson, visit: http://www.iceeft.com https://www.drsuejohnson.com   For more information on special guest George Faller, visit: Learn tactical strategies for helping your couples at- https://www.successinvulernability.com http://www.GeorgeFaller.com or https://www.SuccessInVulernability.com http://www.nyceft.com Check out George's podcast Foreplay Radio at: https://www.foreplayrst.com/ Visit your host EFT Supervisor and Therapist, Anabelle Bugatti Ph, LMFT at: https://www.drbelle.com https://www.LasVegasMarriageCounselin... https://www.WeHeartTherapy.com https://www.snveft.com

Right now in society, it has never been more important to learn how to have hard conversations that are effective and lead to understanding and healing the pain of social injustices and injuries that have taken place. The good news is, is that Emotionally Focused Therapy offers us a clear roadmap for having such challenging and important conversations. Using the EFT map around healing attachment injuries can help bring people within not just our families and friends, but also within our society into the conversation that can hopefully result in healing, understanding, repairing, and connection. Remember, a person doesn't have to have bad intentions in their heart in order to unknowingly be doing something that is sending a signal of danger or disconnection to another. This is why it has never been more important to learn how to have effective conversations where two seemingly different perspectives can come together not in a spirit of blame and attack but to a place of repair; offering understanding and empathy in a place of pain, creating awareness and change around danger cues, and having important repairative conversations that build connection together. Join We Heart Therapy host Dr. Belle and ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer "Doc Hawk", James Hawkins PhD, as they discuss how to use EFT's attachment injury repair model as a map to having challenging conversations and repair social injuries. For more information on ICEEFT & EFT, visit: http://www.iceeft.com http://www.drsuejohnson.com For more information on Arkansas EFT Trainer James Hawkins, PhD, LPC, find him at: https://www.arkansaseft.com Find James on his podcast The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy https://theleadingedgeineft.podbean.com/ Find Dr. James Hawkins & Dr. Belle on Success in Vulnerability: https://www.successinvulnerability.co... For information on your host, Anabelle Bugatti, PhD, LMFT visit: http://www.drbelle.com http://www.wehearttherapy.com http://www.snveft.com http://www.lasvegasmarriagecounseling...