Resources
Explore practical guidance on relationships, attachment, conflict, emotional connection, and healing. These articles are designed to help you better understand the patterns that shape relationships and offer insight grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Recommended Reading
These are the books I return to most often — both in my work with clients and in my own continuing education. Each one offers a deeper window into attachment, connection, and the science of lasting relationships.
Hold Me Tight
Dr. Sue Johnson
The foundational guide to Emotionally Focused Therapy, written for couples. Dr. Johnson explains how to recognize the patterns keeping you stuck and create lasting emotional connection.
The Hold Me Tight Workbook
Dr. Sue Johnson
A hands-on companion to Hold Me Tight with structured exercises and reflections designed to help couples deepen their emotional bond at their own pace.
Love Sense
Dr. Sue Johnson
An accessible exploration of the neuroscience behind romantic love — why we bond, what makes love last, and how modern science is changing the way we understand relationships.
An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us
Kathleen McNulty & Sue Johnson
A practical, research-grounded workbook for couples ready to apply EFT principles directly to their relationship. Ideal for use alongside therapy.
Come Together
Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski
A thoughtful, science-based guide to intimacy and sexual connection — helping couples understand desire, stress, and how to build lasting physical closeness.
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Trauma
Susan M. Johnson & T. Leanne Campbell
A cutting-edge integration of EFT with trauma-informed care, offering therapists and curious clients a deeper understanding of how trauma shapes attachment.
The A.R.E. Questionnaire
Explore your relationship through an attachment lens. Based on Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson.