EmotionFocusedTherapy
primarily used with Individuals
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on helping clients become aware of, experience, understand and transform emotions. It helps clients strengthen emotional regulation and transform painful or stuck emotional responses by activating more adaptive emotions.
Developed by
Dr. Les Greenberg
York University
Emotions
as Guides to Healing
What is Emotion Focused Therapy?
Emotion Focused Therapy is grounded in emotion theory and neuroscience. It views emotions as fundamentally adaptive and as a primary source of information about our needs and how to meet them.
When emotions become stuck, overwhelming, or painful, EFT helps clients access, process, and transform these emotional experiences. Rather than avoiding or suppressing difficult feelings, clients learn to use emotions as guides toward healing and growth.
Stuck Emotions
Adaptive Responses
Transforming emotional experience through awareness and processing
How Emotion Focused Therapy Works
The therapeutic process guides clients through three phases of emotional exploration and transformation
Key Features
Understanding what makes Emotion Focused Therapy effective
Emotional Awareness
Helps clients become aware of emotions they may be avoiding, suppressing, or struggling to identify — bringing clarity to inner experience.
Emotional Regulation
Strengthens the capacity to tolerate, manage, and work through difficult emotions rather than being overwhelmed by them.
Emotional Transformation
Activates more adaptive emotions to transform painful or stuck emotional responses, creating new ways of experiencing and responding.
Experiential Process
An active, in-the-moment approach focused on what is happening in the therapy room rather than teaching skills or imparting knowledge.
Research-Supported
Grounded in emotion theory and neuroscience, with extensive research demonstrating its effectiveness across a range of concerns.
What Can Emotion Focused Therapy Help With?
Emotion Focused Therapy has been demonstrated effective for a range of individual concerns
“Emotions are not problems to be solved — they are signals to be understood.”
Why Choose Emotion Focused Therapy?
Many of us have learned to push aside, ignore, or fight against our emotions. Emotion Focused Therapy offers a different path — one where emotions become allies in the healing process rather than obstacles to overcome.
By accessing and transforming core emotional experiences, clients develop healthier and more adaptive ways of responding to life's challenges — creating lasting change from the inside out.
Our Emotion Focused Therapist
Our trained Emotion Focused therapist brings expertise and compassion to help you transform your relationship with your emotions.
Ready to Transform Your Emotional Experience?
Take the first step toward healthier emotional responses and deeper self-understanding.
Our Practice
Located in Calgary, Clearview Counselling offers a warm, welcoming environment for your healing journey. We also provide secure online therapy for clients throughout Alberta, Yukon, and Nunavut.