Marriage Counseling

EFT Has a 70-90% Success Rate

RESEARCH AND EFT Previously, Carol employed some of the most effective and extensively researched therapeutic approaches over her years as a therapist. However, having witnessed and experienced the remarkable outcomes of EFT, she now exclusively specializes in this method. EFT for couples, also referred to as EFCT, is a sophisticated and thoroughly researched model with […]

The Goals of EFT

Essentially, the objective of EFT in CHC couples therapy is to support you as a couple in recognizing the established patterns that negatively impact your relationship. The aim is to guide you in discovering fresh approaches to modify these emotional and behavioral patterns collaboratively, leading to the cultivation of more moments filled with love and […]

Investing in Your Relationship with EFT

Investing in your relationship with Carol Corcoran, LCMFT, LMFT, a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist, is an enduring commitment that will yield benefits for years to come. Throughout this shared journey, you will gain a profound understanding of yourself, your partner, and your relationship—more than any other form of therapy can offer. EFT has a 70-90% […]

Mental Health Benefits of a Secure and Happy Relationship

A happy and healthy relationship affects all aspects of one’s life. So, depending on how your relationship problems are manifesting,  you may experience some or many of the following as a result of a secure and happy relationship: reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and or PTSD better physical health and wellbeing feeling cherished by your […]

The Key to EFT

Safety, yes safety, is the Key to EFT Establishing a secure environment for exploring and processing your connection is a crucial element of EFT. This involves creating a warm, supportive, and compassionate space to ensure that you and your partner feel secure and comfortable. The absence of safety during the session can hinder the effectiveness […]

CHC Specializes in EFT

Specializing in fostering healthy connections, Creating Healthy Connections focuses on using Emotionally Focused Therapy, one of the most extensively researched attachment-based therapies globally. Couples often grapple with a range of issues, spanning communication hurdles, intimacy challenges, infidelity, parenting complexities, and more. Seeking assistance can be a challenging decision, as couples typically wait until six years […]

Divorce vs. EFT Therapy

EFT Can be a Valuable Investment A complete therapy process can be expensive, but divorce is far more costly, both emotionally, financially and in other ways. Divorce could cost you ten times as much as therapy–maybe more–and could uproot you, your spouse, and your children. If there’s even a small chance your relationship could survive […]

Individual Therapy during Couples Therapy and What to Know

The primary goal of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, EFCT, is to help partners safely turn towards one another in times of distress and to work through their problems from the past and present for the rest of their relationship together, rather than turning to an individual or couple therapist when things go wrong. That said, […]

Emotionally Focused Therapy Steps and Stages

THE 9 STEPS TO A STRONGER, MORE SECURE, AND HAPPIER MARRIAGE EFT couple therapy is divided into three stages. Steps 1 through 4 of Stage 1, constitute the “Assessment and Cycle De-escalation” stage. The second stage is “Changing the Interaction Patterns and Creating New Bonds” and consists of steps 5, 6, and 7. The final […]

Suppressed Emotional Struggles and EFT

In our culture, many males as well as females, are ‘taught’ to suppress their emotions at a very young age. One of the ways these emotions show up when they aren’t deeply felt is to be carried around as boulders of responsibility. Over time this responsibility becomes burdensome and overwhelming and can lead to efforts […]