Emotionally Focused Therapy in NH and MA

Heart-Centered, Science-Backed
Therapy for Couples

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Your relationship can be your biggest source of strength–and it can be where you struggle the most.

Maybe you and your partner are experiencing

  • Trouble communicating

    It’s hard to just talk without arguing or one (or both) of you pulling away. You want to feel seen, heard, and understood.

  • Mistrust in your relationship

    Perhaps there’s been an affair or some other betrayal. You want to feel safety and comfort in your relationship again.

  • Feeling unsure about your partnership

    You love each other, but sometimes it feels like it’s just not going to work. You want to know if you’re truly compatible.

  • Sexual disconnection

    Maybe your levels of desire are mismatched, or you want more affection. You’d like to have intimacy that’s satisfying for you both.

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Johnston

I’m a Certified EFT Therapist for couples in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

I love using EFT because, after many years of working with couples, I’ve found that this approach truly works.

I can work with my clients to pinpoint exactly where they get stuck and offer a clear road map for getting unstuck.

Elizabeth Johnston couples therapist

What to expect from EFT

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The Theory

Emotionally Focused Therapy is based in the science of human “attachment” (aka, what we know about how humans bond with other humans from the moment of birth and throughout their lives).

EFT, developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, is a clinically-proven technique to help couples, families, and individuals heal from past hurts, learn new ways of connecting, understand themselves and others in a profound way, and end cycles of conflict and disconnection.

The Practice

In practice, EFT may look different from other therapies you may have seen in movies or experienced in your life!

I will play a very active role in the process. For example, there will be times I will prompt you to slow down and peel back the layers of your experience.

Equally, it’s an “in-the-moment” sort of approach. That means during sessions you will practice saying and doing things in a different way. This allows you to have new emotional experiences in a safe place.

The Goal

In relationships, negative cycles begin when we don’t feel safe or secure. We all protect ourselves from hurt–it’s a natural response. Sometimes the way we protect ourselves is a trigger for our partner.

The goal of EFT is to help you and your partner feel secure with one another–to know you can reach for one another when you need to. We build a strong foundation that can help decrease conflict and more importantly help you reconnect and repair when conflict occurs.

The Process

STEP 1:

Discovery Call: We will do a phone call to talk about whether we are a good match–energetically, clinically, and logistically.

STEP 2:

Assessment Period: The first few sessions are for gathering information, such as your personal and relationship history, and understanding your goals. In couples work, I will meet with each partner individually for one session.

STEP 3:

Feedback & Planning: I will give you my thoughts about your unique style and patterns and recommendations for how to meet the goals you want to achieve.

STEP 4:

Regular Sessions: For the best results, we will need to meet regularly. The frequency may vary depending on your unique situation and history. It may be weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.

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My clients say after working with me they…

  • Communicate in a kinder, more productive way

  • Experience a more secure sense of safety, trust and connection.

  • Feel a greater level of compassion for one another

  • Have fun in their relationship again

 
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All couples face challenges.

There is no such thing as a "perfect" relationship. What makes a relationship strong is the ability to repair after the inevitable hurt, conflict, or breakdown of trust.

Most of us never learned how to do this. 

Working with me in couples therapy can provide you and your partner opportunities to learn, grow and build strong bonds of connection and lasting trust.

FAQs

  • My fees are $175 for a 60-minute session.

  • I do not take any insurance. If you have out-of-network benefits through your insurance plan, you may be able to get full or partial reimbursement for our sessions.

    Contact your insurer to find out more, and you and I can discuss it together.

  • I provide all my services online via a secure telehealth platform.

    You and your partner will need to be physically in the same location and in either Massachusetts or in New Hampshire.

  • Initially, I like to meet weekly but can move to bi-monthly when we have foundational work in place.

Rediscover your connection.