couples therapy“In insecure relationships, we disguise our vulnerabilities, so our partner never really sees us.”
— Sue Johnson
Realign Your Relationship with Emotionally Focused Therapy
Are you and your partner ready for a change? Do you seek a deeper connection and emotional safety in your relationship?
As couples therapists who specialize in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), we help couples like you transform their relationships and achieve sustainable change. Through EFCT, you and your partner can learn to reconnect, rebuild trust, and experience a renewed sense of emotional safety that lasts.
At VG Therapy Co, we understand that even the most high-functioning couples can lose alignment when life becomes demanding. Communication may feel more like negotiation, affection may fade into routine, and the closeness you once felt might seem out of reach.
Why Choose Emotionally Focused Therapy?
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a highly effective, evidence-based approach to couples counseling that helps couples understand and reorganize their emotional responses. Rather than focusing only on conflict resolution, EFT explores the emotions beneath the surface—what you feel but often struggle to say.
This type of talk therapy strengthens your bond by helping both partners feel safe, seen, and emotionally secure. When couples understand their emotional patterns, they can move from criticism and withdrawal to empathy and connection. EFT provides the framework to help couples reconnect on a deep and authentic level.
How Can EFT Benefit Your Relationship?
Building Emotional Safety: EFT helps you and your partner create a safe and secure emotional environment, essential for a thriving relationship. By establishing a foundation of trust and openness, EFT encourages honest and vulnerable communication. This safe space allows both partners to express their true feelings and needs without fear of judgment or rejection, fostering a deeper connection and a more resilient bond. When emotional safety is prioritized, conflicts can be navigated with empathy and compassion, leading to a more harmonious and fulfilling relationship.
Through couples counseling, you will learn how to replace reactive patterns, like defensiveness or avoidance with responses rooted in trust and compassion. Emotional safety becomes the space where connection flourishes.
Organizing Internal Emotional Worlds: Every relationship carries unspoken stories. You might find yourself reacting to your partner’s words but not fully understanding why. EFT helps both of you uncover these hidden emotions and patterns, so you can express your needs with honesty and clarity.
By understanding and managing your emotions, you can better navigate your internal experiences and communicate more effectively with your partner. Often, we build internal narratives that drive our decisions without ever sharing this information with our partners. EFT helps bring these hidden stories to light, fostering openness and mutual understanding, which strengthens the emotional connection in your relationship.
Transforming Negative Patterns: Every couple develops cycles of conflict—arguments that repeat without resolution, silence that stretches too long, or emotional distance that grows quietly.
EFT addresses and transforms the negative interaction patterns that hinder your relationship, fostering preferred and constructive experiences. By reshaping these patterns, EFT helps build deeper intimacy and understanding between partners, allowing you to connect on a more meaningful level and create lasting emotional bonds.
What to Expect in Emotionally Focused
Couples Therapy
Our couples therapy sessions will explore the underlying emotions and attachment needs driving your interactions. You will be guided through recognizing and expressing these emotions in a way that enhances your connection and understanding. Through this process, you will learn to respond to each other with empathy and compassion, creating a stronger, more resilient relationship.
The Process
During our consultation call, we will determine if we are a good fit to work together. If so, we will schedule the following appointments. We ask that you complete the first four sessions within four to six weeks of beginning therapy.
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You will meet with your therapist for a 90-minute session to discuss why you are seeking couples therapy now. We will focus on exploring your relationship, identifying stuck points, and gathering any important information.
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Both you and your partner will have your own 50-minute individual session. These sessions will explore your perceptions of the relationship and your attachment histories.
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In the fourth appointment, your therapist will share insights from the attachment history sessions, and together, you will create goals for your work ahead. These goals are important for keeping everyone focused and accountable.
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You will then continue with 90-minute sessions on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, working towards your established goals. For couples who have made significant progress, we also offer 50-minute sessions.
Invest in Your Relationship
Therapy is more than a conversation, it’s an investment in your relationship’s future. Working with a couples therapist or marriage counselor helps you strengthen emotional intimacy, improve communication, and learn how to turn conflict into connection.
If you’re looking for a faster, more immersive way to reconnect, you can explore our Accelerated Couples Session, designed for couples who want focused, breakthrough progress in a shorter time frame.
Therapy is an investment in your future happiness and connection. We are dedicated to helping couples like you achieve sustainable change. If you and your partner are ready to elevate your relationship and build a stronger emotional foundation, reach out today to schedule a consultation.
Why Choose VG Therapy Co?
At VG Therapy Co, we believe every couple deserves clarity, connection, and fulfillment in their relationship. Located in Gilbert, Arizona, we specialize in marriage counseling in Arizona and provide personalized support to help couples strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection.
Our team offers compassionate and effective couples counseling in Arizona tailored to your unique needs, whether you’re navigating conflict, emotional distance, or major life transitions. We provide both in-person sessions in our Gilbert office and flexible options with an online therapist for couples, so you can begin your journey toward growth in the way that works best for you.
Therapy is not about fixing what’s broken; it’s about nurturing what’s real. With evidence-based strategies and a focus on emotional safety, we help you and your partner rediscover connection and build a relationship that thrives.