I have been fortunate to have some excellent guidance on the path to learning EFT.

Foremost, of course, is Sue Johnson, whom I thank silently on a regular basis. She has developed a clear and effective model of couple therapy, subjected it to studies to test its efficacy and has found engaging, inspiring ways of teaching it to practitioners. I no longer resort to “persuasion and negotiation” when working with distressed, challenging couples. I have a theory and techniques that can help couples realize deep and lasting bonds of love while helping to strengthen and preserve families.

Brent Bradley has been an engaging and generous mentor as he has helped me to develop my skills  as a therapist, and supervisor. His ability to work with emotion in the moment and track the change processes in therapy have led me to be far more aware of how I use myself in working with couples. He’s also a heck of a lot of fun to work with.

I am grateful to other leaders in the EFT community, including Alison Lee, Gail Palmer and Lisa Palmer-Olsen, all of whom have been instructive and encouraging. I learn something new every time I’m around them. I also continue to learn from sharing with my colleagues in the supportive EFT community, especially Susan Simonds, Paula Zerfoss, Nick Lee and others too numerous to mention. I also want to thank Sam Hamburg, the Chicago psychologist who first introduced me to EFT. Sam is a wonderful couple and individual therapist, skilled hypnotherapist and a scholar-practitioner whom I am pleased to count as a friend.