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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...

EFT Trainer Helene Igwebuike discusses using EFT for individuals healing from breakups. Topics include emotional work post-breakups, navigating internal beliefs, EFIT and emotional cycles in breakups, acceptance of relationship endings, fostering healthy connections, and using EFT for healing and embracing new love.

When clinicians and therapists have clients that are more challenging than others because they present with more difficult dynamics, or seem resistant to the necessary work needed to create the change they desire, therapists can easily get stuck in pathology, diagnosis, and even struggle to maintain the therapeutic alliance, especially in couples therapy sessions where the alliance must be built with 2 people simultaneously rather than just one. Challenging or difficult clients can present obstacles to empathy for therapists, yet empathy is the very tool that therapists need in order to help stay out of pathology and with the client's humanity as an effective way to maintain a good therapeutic alliance.   Join We Heart Therapy host Anabelle Bugatti Ph.D., LMFT, and special guests, Belgium EFT Trainers Lieven Migerode and Jef Slootmaeckers, specialists in working with couples who suffer from violence in their relationships, as we discuss how to maintain and hone Relentless Empathy as a therapeutic skill for building safe and good therapeutic alliances for challenging and difficult clients 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 information on their book click here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Partnergewel...   For more information on EFT, please visit: https://www.iceeft.com and https://www.drsuejohnson.com   For more information on your host Dr. Anabelle Bugatti, please visit: https://www.lasvegasmarriagecounselin... https://www.drbelle.com https://www.wehearttherapy.com https://www.snveft.com

If you're a therapist or professional counselor, working with clients who have been through trauma 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. Often, people with trauma in their past have written out any possibility of having safe relationships or have closed themselves off to being closely connected and vulnerable with others in a secure relationship. For some, even finding a safe relationship has seemed nearly impossible.   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 trauma heal and reclaim their lives.    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 special guest Dr. Leanne Campbell, please visit: http://www.vancouverislandeft.com   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

As a therapist, having a clear road map as to how to help your clients with Pornography and sex addiction using a model of counseling that is proven to be effective is essential. The good news is that there such a model of counseling available, Emotionally Focused Therapy pioneered by Dr. Sue Johnson. With EFT, there is literally not a clinical population or presenting issue that the model cannot help with. Join We Heart Therapy host Anabelle Bugatti, Ph.D., LMFT, and Australian EFT Trainer, Clare Rosoman Ph.D., as they discuss how to use Emotionally Focused Therapy and how to understand pron and sex addiction through an attachment lens to best help your clients. For more information on special guest Dr. Claire Rosoman, please visit: https://www.aceft.com.au/therapist/cl... Visit Clare's YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyC... For more information on EFT, please visit: https://www.iceeft.com or https://www.drsuejohnson.com For more information on your host, please visit: www.DrBelle.com www.WeHeartTherapy.com To purchase your copy of Dr. Belle's book on Amazon, click: Using Relentless Empathy in the Therapeutic Relationship https://www.amazon.com/dp/0367350440/...

As a therapist, having a clear road map as to how to help your clients based on a model of counseling that is proven to be effective is essential. The good news is that there such a model of counseling available, Emotionally Focused Therapy pioneered by Dr. Sue Johnson. With EFT, there is literally not a clinical population or presenting issue that the model cannot help with. One of the populations that therapists work with that present unique dynamics and needs are Military and veterans. Having some specialized training in how to understand the uniqueness of the military career, culture lifestyle and needs is essential. Join We Heart Therapy host Anabelle Bugatti, PhD, LMFT and Army Chaplain, EFT Trainer Greg Cheney PhD, as they discuss how to use Emotionally Focused Therapy to work with your military couples and clients as therapists. For more information on special guest, Dr. Greg Cheney and EFT related Military training visit: https://www.drgregcheney.com​ https://www.valiantcouplestherapy.com​ For more information on your host, visit: https://www.drbelle.com​​ or https://www.lasvegasmarriagecounselin...​ or https://www.snveft.com​​ For more information on Emotionally Focused Therapy, visit: https://www.iceeft.com​​ or https://www.drsuejohnson.com

Many women don't have the kind of sex life they enjoy or desire. Many have grown up in households where they were taught not to talk about sex or that it is shameful, making it difficult to have open conversations in their relationships so they can have meaningful dialogue and be able to explore their relationship to sex, have sexual experiences that they enjoy and create a sexual relationship with their partners that they look forward to and get something out of.   Join We Heart Therapy host Dr. Anabelle Bugatti, LMFT & Sexpert Dr. Laurie Watson (host of Foreplay Radio for couples) as we discuss what makes talking about sex uncomfortable for women as well as some particular issues women face when it comes to their relationship with sex.   For more information on special Guest Dr. Laurie Watson, visit her websites and her podcast: Foreplay Radio podcast for couples: https://www.foreplayrst.com/​ https://www.awakeningscenter.org​   For more information on your host, Dr. Anabelle Bugatti, PhD, LMFT, visit her websites: We Heart Therapy podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...​ https://www.drbugatti.com​ https://www.lasvegasmarriagecounselin...​   For more information on Emotionally Focused Therapy, visit: https://www.ICEEFT.com​ or https://www.drsuejohnson.com​