4 Reasons to Work with an EFT Therapist in Utah
Have you ever felt like your relationship is stuck in the same cycle? You and your spouse seem to repeat the same issues over and over again. You wish that you felt that spark and emotional connection you used to feel with them. It’s hard to understand how why you don’t feel that way anymore. It doesn’t have to be that way forever. Working with an EFT therapist and emotionally focused couples therapy can help you improve your relationship. Let’s discuss the benefits of working with an EFT therapist.
What is an EFT therapist?
An EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) therapist is a mental health therapist with specific training in working with couples in couples therapy. EFT is a researched approach to helping couples struggling with marital difficulties that have been found to be valid and reliable in increasing marital satisfaction and intimacy. An EFT therapist helps couples recognize their attachment styles and how this may be impacting their relationship with their spouse or loved one. The goal of an EFT therapist is to help you communicate better and be able to express your emotions with your spouse or loved one.
What are the benefits of working with an EFT therapist?
There are so many benefits to working with an EFT therapist. Every couple has different reasons for seeking couples therapy depending on their situation. Here are some of the common benefits of working with an EFT therapist.
EFT Couples Therapy is researched and effective
If you are going to take the risk and be vulnerable in therapy you want to make sure it works. That’s the point of putting in the effort the ensure you are going to have a better relationship. EFT couples therapy has been extensively researched There has been a great deal of research on this type of therapy and it has been found to be effective with couples struggling with many different areas in their relationships. EFT helps with infidelity, trauma, health issues, and other mental health issues. EFT has been shown to be helpful and effective in helping couples to stop using negative ways of communicating and interacting. EFT couples therapy increases the spark and connection you feel as a couple.
2. EFT Couples Therapy focuses on connection with your partner
We know that connection and bond are important in healthy, intimate relationships. There’s now around it, if you want to be happy and fulfilled in your relationship you need connection. Life happens, children come into the mix, and other life experiences get in the way of the relationship making it less strong. Working with an EFT therapist helps a couple recognize what is getting in the way of this. Whether it’s the way you speak to each other, the past hurt that has occurred in the relationship, or the criticism, withdrawal, or defensiveness that’s playing a role, an EFT therapist can help you work through this. Learning able to communicate about your emotions is what helps you connect as a couple but it can be hard to do this when you don’t know how or there’s been past painful experiences.
3. Working with an EFT therapist helps you process difficult topics in a safe place
Couples therapy is a safe place for you to talk about hard topics in your life that you don’t know how to address at home. Working with an EFT therapist can help facilitate these topics in a supportive and safe environment. A therapist is a neutral person that has a goal to help improve your relationship. An EFT therapist won’t take sides or judge you for what you say or how you feel. Confidentiality is an important part of therapy so that you know you are in a place where nothing you share can be told to anyone else. When you are working with a trained therapist, you are able to learn communication skills to help your relationship with a professional.
EFT couples therapy in Utah will improve your relationship
If you want to have a better relationship with your spouse or partner, you can have it. If both of you are ready and willing to work on improving yourself EFT couples therapy can change our relationship. You can learn to heal and overcome what has happened in the past. You can learn to talk to each other and leave feeling cared about and understood rather than lonely and hurt. EFT therapy can help you get there, and working with an EFT therapist will make the difference.
Ready to begin working with an EFT therapist in Utah?
You can have a better relationship. You don’t have to stay stuck together as a couple. EFT Couples Therapy can help. This Utah Counseling Center has an EFT therapist providing couples and marriage counseling. To begin therapy follow the steps below:
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Online Couples Therapy in Utah
Online Couples Therapy is an effective and convenient way for couples to attend therapy without having to travel or commute to a therapy appointment. I offer online therapy in Utah so you can work on your relationship from the comfort of your own home. Online Couples Therapy is just as effective as in-person therapy but much more convenient.
Online therapy in Utah also means I can work with you wherever you are located in the state. I work with clients in St. George, Cedar City, Provo, Salt Lake City, Logan, Heber City, and more.
Other Mental Health Services Offered by Marcus Hunt Therapy
Marriage counseling isn’t the only service offered at this Utah Counseling Practice. Other mental health services offered by Marcus Hunt Therapy include EMDR therapy, therapy for men, LDS marriage counseling, depression therapy, anxiety counseling, premarital counseling, and ADHD treatment. Reach out for a free phone consultation to see how I can help.
About the Author
Marcus Hunt AMFT is a marriage and family therapist at Marcus Hunt Therapy near Provo, Utah. Marcus has a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences from Utah Valley University. Marcus also has a master's degree in marriage and family therapy. He has received extensive training in EFT therapy and loves to help couples work to become more connected. Marcus believes Emotionally focused couples therapy can help couples work through the past and to be able to communicate effectively.