background: the purpose of this investigation is to determine the efficacy of emotionally focused couples therapy (eft-c) on enhancement of marital adjustment in infertile couples. materials and methods: this was a semi-experimental study with a pre- and post-test design. we selected 30 infertile couples (60 subjects) by purposive sampling. couples were randomly assigned to two groups, sample a...

Due to methodological limitations, past meta-analytic research was not able to identify which treatment was most effective for specific marital distress levels. By converting preand post-test scores from marital research into equivalent Dyadic Adjustment Scale scores, it was possible to isolate mild, moderate, and severe levels of marital distress. Results show that Emotionally Focused Therapy ...

background: the purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of emotionally focused therapy (eft-c) on promoting marital adjustment of infertile couples with marital conflicts by improving quality of life. materials and methods: this is a semi-experimental study with a pre- and post–test design in which 30 infertile couples (60 individuals) were chosen by purposive sampling. couples wer...

The study of the impact of EFT training and how this model can best be taught and supervised is the logical next step in a systematic program of research that has unfolded over the last 25 years. In fact, such studies are a necessary step in the documentation of EFT’s generalizability; this factor is perhaps one of the final concerns to be addressed after a model of intervention has demonstrate...

The purpose of this special section is to highlight three cutting edge articles relating to the experience of learning Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). The year 2010 marks 25 years since the initial publication regarding a new, emerging model of couples’ therapy, later named EFT (Johnson & Greenberg, 1985, 1988; see Johnson, 2004 for a comprehensive description of EFT). Since that time, there...

Social relationships are tightly linked to health and well-being. Recent work suggests that social relationships can even serve vital emotion regulation functions by minimizing threat-related neural activity. But relationship distress remains a significant public health problem in North America and elsewhere. A promising approach to helping couples both resolve relationship distress and nurture...

Emotionally focused marital therapy (EFT), a marital therapy that particularly focuses on the creation of secure attachment, has proven in empirical studies to be effective for distressed couples. This paper discusses the application of EFT in couples where one or both of the partners have experienced significant trauma. EFT, in this context of trauma, incorporates the nine steps of conventiona...

We present emotionally focused therapy (EFT) for couples as a viable treatment option for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We outline the empirical evidence of a link between interpersonal relationships and posttraumatic stress, with an emphasis on social support as a buffer for the development of PTSD symptoms. This leads into a discussion of the usefulness of attachment theory in the con...

This article presents psychotherapy process research findings related to the forgiveness and reconciliation model, known as the Attachment Injury Resolution Model (AIRM), within the context of emotionally focused therapy for couples (EFT). Outcomes for EFT as an intervention for general relationship distress and AIRM have been successfully tested. Audiotapes of nine resolved and nine nonresolve...