Strengths of EFT
- 1. EFT is based on clear, explicit conceptualizations of marital distress and adult love. These conceptualizations are supported by empirical research on the nature of marital distress and adult attachment.
- 2. EFT is collaborative and respectful of clients combining experiential Rogerian techniques with structural systemic interventions.
- 3. Change strategies and interventions are specified.
- 4. Key moves and moments in the change process have been mapped into nine steps and three change events.
- 5. EFT has been validated by over 20 years of empirical research. There is also research on the change processes and predictors of success.
- 6. EFT has been applied to many different kinds of problems and populations.
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