EP 108: Mapping The Positive Cycle in EFT Emotionally Focused Therapy with EFT Trainer Dr. Sandra Taylor

About this episode

Dr. Belle interviews Dr. Sandra Taylor about mapping the positive cycle in Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Welcome back to We Heart Therapy 💛 — your home for high-level Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) training and clinical insight. In this episode, host Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT — ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist and EFT Community Leader for Southern NV EFT — sits down with Dr. Sandra Taylor, ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer and founder of the British Center for EFT, to explore an essential but often under-emphasized clinical skill: How to Map the Positive Cycle in EFT Couples Therapy. While many therapists are well-trained in identifying and working with the negative cycle, this conversation focuses on: ✨ How to identify and map the positive interaction cycle in session ✨ The attachment function and clinical importance of tracking the positive cycle ✨ How mapping the positive cycle deepens bonding events ✨ When and how to actively work with the positive cycle in Stage 1 & Stage 2 ✨ Clinical examples and practical guidance for EFT therapists Understanding the positive cycle allows therapists to consolidate change, expand secure bonding moments, and help couples experience their resilience in real time. Dr. Sandra Taylor shares rich clinical wisdom from her work training…

People in this episode

Host: Belle

Guest: Dr Sandra Taylor

Topics covered

• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Positive Cycle
• Couples Therapy
• Clinical Skills
• Attachment Theory

Keywords

• EFT
• clinical insight
• bonding events
• therapist training

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