139. Stage 2 Series: 8 Targets + 8 Cues to Guide Your Work in Stage 2
Summary
Hosts Dr. James Hawkins and Dr. Ryan Reyna explore Stage Two of Emotionally Focused Therapy, presenting eight scene cues and eight emotional targets to deepen client engagement. They discuss navigating shame, accessing unregulated trauma, and using sensory details to evoke limbic experiences for lasting change. The episode emphasizes building co-regulation bridges to reduce relapse rates and enhance therapeutic outcomes.
Topics discussed
Announcements: EFT externships, ships, and training dates
Introduction: The bravery of therapists and upcoming summit
Experiential therapy: Trusting emotion and avoiding shame
EFT Summit 2027: Lineup, registration, and community
The science of change: Experiential bridges and low relapse
Stage Two targets: Trauma, attachment injuries, and circles
Processing loss, family trauma, and deepest attachment fears
Deep enactments: Moving from fear to core negative beliefs
Refuting negative messages: Exposure and new emotional learning
Why deep emotion is necessary for lasting change
Eight evocative cues for building therapeutic scenes
Unlocking limbic pain through sensory details in scenes
Conclusion: Shoutouts, EFT Triage Conference, and contact info
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