On Becoming a Black Family Therapist

  I have a secret. And please don’t tell my husband. You see, when I am learning techniques in my counseling psychology classes, I sometimes (read very often) use them on him, or in our relationship. Don’t feel bad for him. He already believes I, and anyone else that has a degree in psychology “shrinks” him, so I reason that I might as well do what he expects. In this case, when I learned about something called Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, I saw immediately how it could benefit our relationship, so I was eager to try it out, in a self-help kind of way. How Can EFT Help You and Your Boo? Good question! In truth EFT for couples is actually a type of therapy that you (and your partner) would go in and have about 8-20 sessions with a therapist. It’s a therapy framework that is designed to help you and your partner have a deeper more secure bond. In other words, this type of therapy will not give you scripts to improve your “communication skills,” or help you “fight better...