T. Leanne Campbell, David R Fairweather – Healing Affairs and Repairing Attachment Injuries

Outline

Definition of an Attachment Injury in EFT (Dr. Susan Johnson)

How to work with couples in addressing attachment injuries in Stage One (De-escalation) of EFT

• Assessment as it pertains in particular to gaining an attachment history, and identifying the history leading to the attachment injury (specifically, the affair)
• Tracking the negative cycle in the context of the attachment injury, as well as more generally with respect to relationship history
• Using the steps of the “EFT Tango” as a means of accessing and processing primary/deeper emotion

Describe and demonstrate (with video) how to work with partners, both intrapsychically and relationally, to facilitate and carry forward healing/bonding moments as an antidote to the negative interactional cycle

Markers for when to work with couples in resolving attachment injuries

Steps of the Attachment Injury Resolution/Repair Model (AIRM)

Application of the Attachment Injury Resolution/Repair Model (AIRM)

• The key roles of pacing and clinical decision-making will be discussed in the context of the Attachment Injury Resolution/Repair Model (AIRM)
• Videos will be used to demonstrate the moment-to-moment processing required to address attachment injuries
• Explain and demonstrate (through video) how to track and attend to the role of shame as a potential barrier to moving through the AIR model
• Explain and demonstrate (through video) how to track and attend to the role of grief/loss as another potential barrier to moving through the AIR model

Assess how to anchor the processes of grief and shame resolution, both with regard to AIRM, and in the context of the EFT model more generally

• How to assess where the clinician is in the model
• How to address lingering impacts
• How to consolidate gains and guide the couple in continuing to build trust post-EFT