Reconnection & Repair Intensives
What Is EFT?
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a structured, evidence-based approach to therapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson in the 1980s. Rooted in attachment theory — the science of how human beings form and maintain emotional bonds — EFT helps individuals and couples identify and transform the patterns that create disconnection, conflict, and emotional distance.
At its core, EFT is built on a simple but profound insight: most relationship conflict is not really about the surface issue — the argument, the disappointment, the silence. It is about the underlying fear of losing connection with the people who matter most. EFT helps clients access those deeper emotional experiences, communicate them honestly, and rebuild the sense of safety and closeness that sustains healthy relationships.
EFT has been extensively researched and is recognized by the American Psychological Association as an empirically supported treatment for couples. It is also used effectively with individuals navigating attachment wounds, anxiety, and depression.
How Victoria Uses EFT
Victoria holds advanced training through the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and is working towards EFT certification. Victoria integrates EFT with somatic and trauma-informed approaches to create a comprehensive relational healing experience.
Victoria integrates EFT into both individual and couples work, drawing on its attachment-based framework to help clients understand the emotional cycles that drive their relational patterns. Rather than focusing on behavior change alone, EFT work at Resiliency Counseling goes deeper — exploring the fears, longings, and unmet needs that sit beneath the surface of conflict and disconnection.
For couples, EFT provides a structured pathway to de-escalate conflict, rebuild emotional safety, and restore genuine intimacy. For individuals, Victoria uses EFT principles to help clients understand their attachment style, heal early relational wounds, and develop more secure, satisfying connections in their adult relationships.
Who EFT Tends to Help
— Couples navigating ongoing conflict, emotional distance, or communication breakdown
— Partners rebuilding trust after infidelity or relational rupture
— Individuals healing from attachment wounds or early relational trauma
— High-achieving professionals navigating the relational cost of demanding careers
— Anyone who finds themselves stuck in the same relational cycles despite genuine effort to change
The Reconnection & Repair Investment
Relational sessions are billed at $350 per hour. Individual partner sessions are billed at $300 per hour, consistent with individual intensive rates.
The complete program includes five sessions and eleven total hours of clinical work:
2-hour Relational Assessment & History ($700)
2-hour Individual Processing session for Partner 1 ($600)
2-hour Individual Processing session for Partner 2 ($600)
4-hour Relational Repair Intensive Session ($1,400)
1-hour Integration & Forward Planning session ($350)
Sessions are billed individually as scheduled.
Total Investment: $3,650
“EFT gave me a language for something I had always known clinically — that beneath every argument is a longing for connection. That insight changes everything about how we work with couples and individuals at Resiliency Counseling.” — Victoria Griffin, LPC
Learn More
The following resources are provided for those who want to explore EFT in greater depth. These links open external websites and are not affiliated with Resiliency Counseling.
ICEEFT — International Centre for Excellence in EFT — The official home of EFT training, research, and therapist directory
Dr. Sue Johnson — Hold Me Tight — Author of EFT and Hold Me Tight — resources for couples and individuals
APA — EFT Research Summary — American Psychological Association empirical support documentation