Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) in Vancouver
Are overwhelming emotions holding you back from living the life you want?
If you are hoping to gain deeper insight into your emotions and understand their root causes, Emotion-Focused Therapy may be for you. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or relationship issues, EFT provides powerful tools to connect with, process, and regulate your emotions in a healthier, more productive way.
What is Emotion Focused Therapy?
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is a scientifically supported therapeutic approach designed to help individuals identify, explore, and transform difficult emotions. Rooted in the belief that emotions are at the core of human experiences, EFT focuses on emotional awareness, expression, and regulation. It aims to help individuals understand the messages behind their emotions, allowing them to process and work through emotional distress, creating room for personal growth and emotional healingNarrative Therapy is a therapeutic approach centred on the narratives, or stories, we construct about our lives. The primary aim of this therapy is to assist individuals in comprehending the stories that influence their experiences. By doing so, it facilitates the creation of new and more empowering narratives while fostering enhanced emotional well-being and resilience. The overarching objective is to reveal avenues for personal growth, discover meaning, and deepen self-awareness.
How does Emotion Focused Therapy work?
Throughout the therapeutic process, the therapists will work with clients to explore and transform emotions. EFT supports clients in gaining tools to better understand your emotional experiences, learn how to process them in a healthier way, and begin to regulate them to achieve lasting change.
Counsellors use Emotion Focused Therapy with clients by:
- Identifying and recognizing challenging emotions by labelling them
- Exploring and understanding the root cause, needs or beliefs that fuel feelings
- Transforming emotional patterns through education around healthier adaptations
- Building emotional resilience by learning to navigate tough emotions as they arise
An Emotion Focused framework may involve:
- Enhancing emotional awareness through identifying and exploring difficult or repressed feelings
- A focus on emotion regulation and processing as a method of learning and coping
- Transforming negative emotion patterns by shifting maladaptive patterns rooted in trauma
How do I know if Emotion Focused Therapy is for me?
Working with a therapist through an Emotion Focused lens may be for you if:
- You are seeking a safe environment to process your emotions with empathy and compassion
- A holistic approach to addressing the root cause of your distress is of interest
- You want to improve your relationships with others and yourself
- Emotional resilience is an area you want to work on to better regulate your feelings
