EFT Negative Cycle Tracking with Dr. Bordieri
Over time, all couples develop negative communication patterns that can leave partners feeling disconnected and misunderstood.
This structured assessment is based on the EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) approach and is psychoeducational in nature. This assessment will help you and your partner understand why even small arguments can escalate so quickly. You will gain insight into the needs that drive your negative cycle along with strategies to escape these rigid patterns that keep you and your partner stuck in conflict and disconnection. After completing this assessment, couples will not only have a more concrete understanding of their cycle, but a visual tool to help them recognize their cycle and revisit moments when their cycle took over.
This assessment is equally appropriate for couples who are taking/have taken the Online Hold Me Tight® workshop, and those who have not. Both couples in current relationship distress and those looking to prevent future distress can benefit. This assessment can also serve as a foundational step for starting EFT therapy (Research has consistently shown that EFT therapy helps 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery with 90% reporting significant improvements in their relationship).
For couples who have taken the Online Hold Me Tight workshop, this assessment will solidify what you learned about your cycle in the workshop and help pull together what you learned in some of the individual conversations.
This assessment includes:
- Access to an Introduction to EFT recording.
- A homework activity to complete on your own prior to your session with Dr. Bordieri.
- A 90-minute private session with Dr. Bordieri to review your homework and track your cycle.
- An initial draft of your cycle in the negative cycle "fill-in" form completed by Dr. Bordieri in the session and shared with you to edit and build on - this will be your personalized, visual tool for tracking your cycle
- A tip sheet with initial strategies to start to de-escalate your negative cycle.