The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we had the privilege of having Lauren Bartholomew, LAC, a...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we return to the concept of differentiation in the EFT pr...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," James and Ryan...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," James and Ryan...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, James discusses a key takeaway from his time at the EFT W...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other.   In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," we delve int...

Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. This is the third episode of our series, "What Scares Therapists." In this episode, we follow up on the concept of the light system as a way to read the openn...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. This is the second episode of our series, "What Scars Therapists." In this...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we launch a new series addressing clinical experiences th...

Dr. Sue Johnson is the founder and leading authority on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a type of therapy that helps individuals, couples and families improve their relationships by understanding and managing their emotions. She has written dozens of books on the topic, including the bestsellers “Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love,” “Attachment Theory in Practice,” and “A...

Dr. Sue Johnson is the founder and leading authority on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a type of therapy that helps individuals, couples and families improve their relationships by understanding and managing their emotions. She has written dozens of books on the topic, including the bestsellers “Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love”, “Attachment Theory in Practice” and “A...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode of the stuck series, we discuss the importance of seeing a...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are honored to have ICEEFT Trainer Alexine Thompson-de Benoit share her...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode of the stuck series, we discuss the importance of staying...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we discuss the importance of helping clients see the impa...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we take time to clarify what or when "story" is problemat...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we delve into the therapeutic alliance's complexities, ac...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we go back to our stuck series to discuss the classic stu...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are honored to interview ICEEFT trainer Cindy "Goodness" Zane in this e...

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are still on break from the stuck series. In this episode, we have a sp...

In this episode, James interviews Nicola on her journey in learning EFT. We hope this episode is helpful for people about to go to an EFT core training. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the le...

In this episode, James and Nicola discuss the image that guides him doing move 2 of the tango. This episode discusses how to honor and address spiritual bypasses or blocks in the clinical process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. W...

Welcome to another installment of our stuck series. This episode discusses how to honor and address spiritual bypasses or blocks in the clinical process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the l...

Welcome to another installment of our stuck series. This episode discusses how the process gets stuck when we don't address cultural marginalization.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph. D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph. D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the lead...

This is the final episode dedicated to helping you in stuck processes. In this episode, we discuss the process for dealing with rigid patterns of stuckness in the process and how to work in our roles as clarifiers.  Meta Ladder: When the EFT Map is Blocked CPR attempts "Ditch"/TERROR Processes Enactments Blocked By Us One-on-One Meetings: Alliance Repair & Trauma One-on-One Meetings: Change Ro...