EFT Couples Therapy
Finally Feel Emotionally Safe, Understood, And Connected With The Person You Love Again
You're not failing the relationship. You're exhausted from trying to hold it together while still feeling alone. And somewhere underneath the fights and the distance, you both still care. You just don't know how to find your way back to each other.
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What Is EFT, And Why Is It Different From Otherl Couples Therapy Methods?
Most couples therapy focuses on communication.
It teaches scripts, frameworks, and tools for expressing yourself more clearly.
But for couples caught in emotional disconnection, where the same fight keeps coming back, where one partner shuts down, and the other escalates…
Communication was never the problem.
EFT therapy is grounded in attachment science… how humans form emotional bonds and what happens when those bonds feel threatened.
EFT creates the conditions where both partners feel safe enough to start reaching for each other again.
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What ETF Couples Therapy Gives You
Instead of feeling like you’re walking on eggshells, you can actually show up as yourself.
Your partner feels reachable again. Like someone you can talk to, spend time with, and feel intimate with.
You stop reading the room the moment you walk in, and home starts to feel like somewhere you can exhale.
Your partner listens to what you say, and you don't have to brace for impact before you open your mouth.
When the nervous system finally gets the signal that you're safe with this person again, you start relaxing both mentally and physically.
"For the first time, we stopped seeing each other as the enemy."
EFT was built on a simple truth: couples don't stay disconnected because they stopped loving each other. They stay disconnected because the emotional safety between them broke down. EFT is designed to rebuild it from the inside out.
Couples Therapy That Gets Underneath The Conflict
Most couples therapy works on the surface problems, like communication.
EFT helps you understand the emotional cycle underneath the problems, so you can break the cycle.
Instead of learning scripts, you start to understand each other.
Instead of managing conflict, you begin to dissolve it.
Instead of feeling like enemies, you start feeling like partners again.
As long as both partners are willing to show up, EFT therapy can work.
You'll be guided through a process that helps both of you feel safer, closer, and more connected at a pace that works for you both.
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“You don't have to figure out why you keep hurting each other on your own. I'll sit with both of you without taking sides, hold space for both of your pain, and help you finally make sense of the cycle you're stuck in, so you can stop surviving each other and start feeling connected again.”
Training & Education
Licensed Master Social Worker, Texas (License #34749)
Under clinical supervision of Faith Larson, LCSW-S
- Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Houston
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Lamar University
Trained in
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Prepare/Enrich (Premarital & Couples Counseling)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
Works with
- Teens, adults, and families
- Couples and individuals navigating relationship challenges
- Clients experiencing anxiety, trauma, and life transitions
- Parents seeking guidance and support
“If you and your partner keep having the same fight, I can help you break the emotional cycle that’s causing you to grow apart. I’ll help you actually hear each other, say what matters, and rebuild trust so you can understand your partner, feel understood by your partner, and feel connected in your relationship.”
Training & Education
Licensed Master Social Worker, Texas (License #114049)
Under supervision of Faith Larson, LCSW-S
- Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, University of Michigan
Trained in
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Additional training in
- Psychological Safety and Anti-Black Racism
- LGBTQIA+ affirming care
Works with
- Adolescents, young adults, couples, and families
- Those navigating the child welfare system
“I know what it feels like to love someone who shuts down... to be the one reaching while your partner disappears behind walls you don't know how to get through. For years, my husband's unaddressed PTSD created a distance between us that I didn't know how to close. So I understand, from the inside, how lonely it feels to be caught in that cycle. You don't have to explain it to me. I already know what it costs.”
Training & Education
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas (License #68686)
Board Approved Supervisor (LCSW-S)
Certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider
Trained in
- Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Post Induction Therapy (PIT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Works with
- Adolescents, young adults, couples, and families
- Active duty military and veterans
Experienced clinicians. Down-to-earth therapy.
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This is a 15-minute, no-pressure phone call, where we’ll discuss how EFT couples therapy can help your relationship
EFT Couples Therapy FAQs
Most couples who reach out aren’t screaming at each other every day.
They’re exhausted.
They feel distant, stuck in the same painful patterns, or emotionally disconnected in ways they don’t know how to fix on their own anymore.
Sometimes it looks like constant conflict. Sometimes it looks like silence, shutdown, or feeling more like roommates than partners.
You do not have to be on the verge of divorce for therapy to help. In fact, many couples wish they had started before the distance became so painful.
That’s very common.
Many people were never taught how to express emotions safely growing up.
Some learned to shut down. Some learned to avoid conflict. Some learned vulnerability wasn’t safe.
EFT is designed specifically for couples who struggle with emotional communication.
You do not need to be “good at therapy” for this process to work. You just need a willingness to understand each other differently than you have before.
Most couples therapy focuses on communication strategies, conflict management, or surface-level problem-solving.
And while those tools can help temporarily, they often don’t resolve the deeper emotional disconnection underneath the relationship.
EFT focuses on the emotional bond between partners.
Instead of just teaching you how to argue better, EFT helps you understand why the conflict keeps happening, what emotional wounds are getting triggered, and how to rebuild emotional safety and connection again.
For many couples, this is the first time they feel like they’re finally addressing the real issue beneath the arguments.
Yes. We accept BCBS and UnitedHealth/Optum.
We also partner with Mentaya for out-of-network reimbursement and offer a sliding scale.
Access to real mental healthcare matters to us.
Most couples attend therapy around [X times per week], depending on the level of support they need.
Sessions are typically [X minutes/hours] long and are designed to give both partners enough space to slow down, feel heard, and work through the emotional patterns underneath the conflict.
Some couples come in during a period of intense disconnection or recurring conflict and want more consistent support at first.
Others prefer a slower pace as they begin rebuilding connection over time.
During your free consultation, we’ll talk through what would make the most sense for your relationship and goals.
That’s one of the biggest signs you’re stuck in a negative emotional cycle, and it’s exactly what EFT is designed to help with.
Most couples think the problem is the topic of the argument.
Money. Intimacy. Parenting. Communication.
But usually, there’s a deeper emotional pattern underneath the conflict.
One partner reaches. The other shuts down. One escalates. The other withdraws.
Over time, both people stop feeling emotionally safe.
EFT helps you understand the cycle you’re stuck in so you can stop fighting against each other and start reconnecting emotionally again.
No.
The goal of EFT therapy is not to decide who’s right or wrong.
The goal is understanding the emotional cycle both partners are caught in together.
Most couples already feel blamed, misunderstood, or defensive before they walk into therapy.
A good EFT therapist helps both people feel heard without turning the relationship into a courtroom.
The focus is on creating safety, understanding, and connection, not assigning fault.
Yes.
This is actually one of the most common reasons couples seek EFT therapy.
Many couples still deeply love each other.
But somewhere beneath the stress, conflict, resentment, shutdown, or emotional distance, they stopped feeling connected.
EFT helps couples rebuild emotional closeness so the relationship stops feeling cold, tense, or lonely.
If both people are still willing to show up, there is usually more hope than it feels like right now.
Many couples wait a long time before reaching out for help because they keep hoping things will improve on their own.
But emotional distance rarely fixes itself without understanding the cycle creating it.
You do not need to have everything figured out before starting.
You just need a space where both people can finally feel safe enough to stop surviving the relationship and start reconnecting inside it again.
This is a relaxed, no-pressure online conversation where we’ll talk about what’s been happening in your relationship, what patterns you feel stuck in, what kind of support you’re looking for, and whether EFT therapy feels like the right fit for both of you.
You do not need to prepare anything beforehand.
The goal is simply to help you feel clearer about the next step forward.
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The Relationship You Want Is Still Possible
If you've tried talking it out or traditional couples therapy and still feel disconnected, it doesn't mean the relationship is broken. It means there's a deeper emotional cycle that hasn't been broken yet, and that's exactly where EFT helps with.