Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals (EFIT) is the cousin to Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and was originally developed by Dr. Les Greenberg.  In recent years the model has been updated by Dr. Sue Johnson and colleagues.

EFIT is an experiential, attachment-based therapy that uses emotion to effect change for clients suffering from symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or trauma.  It is a well-researched, effective and safe mode of therapy, but it can feel intense and must be paced according to the level of trust that has been developed between the client and therapist and the client’s sense of comfort. It involves the client’s willingness to experience deep, difficult emotions directly in session, with the therapist present as a trained and compassionate guide. The payoff is that the client’s inner experiences, as well as his/her experiences out in the world, can be gradually and profoundly changed for the better in a way that mere cognitive or intellectual understanding often cannot achieve.