"Marital distress is the single most common reason for seeking therapy. It undermines family functioning and is strongly associated with depression, anxiety disorders, and alcoholism. Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples (EFT) offers a comprehensive theory of adult love and attachment, as well as a process for healing distressed relationships. It recognizes that relationship distress results from a perceived threat to basic adult needs for safety, security, and closeness in intimate relationships. This experiential/systematic therapy focuses on helping partners restructure the emotional responses that maintain their negative interaction patterns. Through a series of steps, the therapist leads the couple away from conflict deadlock into new bonding interactions. Sue Johnson, the developer of EFT, and her colleagues have created and rigorously researched this short-term approach (8-20 sessions) in couple therapy. It is now one of the best delineated and empirically-validated approaches in the field of couple therapy." - From Ottawa Couple and Family institute Since training with Sue Johnson in Canada in 2004, Sally has applied this remarkably effective technology to her work with couples. Our experience has been that measurable change occurs within the first two sessions, and continues to improve with subsequent work. When used in conjunction with the Enneagram, couples find they gain deeper understanding into themselves as well as increased respect for and insight into their partners.