Great Relations
The 12- session EFT programme by Great Relations
A clear and safe path forward
The Process
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Introduction
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You introduce yourselves as a couple: who you are, what brings you here, and what you each hope to gain from working with a therapist.
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I introduce my role as your therapist, explain the 12-session structure, and outline how you can expect the process to support change and growth in your relationship
This takes place during the introductory session.
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Before the first session, you complete a health questionnaire. This helps us ensure that this therapeutic process is a good match for you and your current situation and allows the therapist to tailor the starting point of the programme to your needs. In some cases, it may also clarify whether additional support from other health professionals -by your own choice- would be beneficial alongside couple’s therapy.
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Sessions
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​​The 12-session programme begins. Each session lasts 1.5 hours. Together, we define your relationship goals and work towards them through a structured yet flexible therapeutic process.
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After each session, you receive reflections, insight or exercises to help you notice relationship patterns and integrate new ways of relating in everyday life.
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At the end of the 12-session programme, we evaluate the process and the growth you have experienced as individuals and as a couple.
If you wish to explore additional areas of your relationship, it is possible to continue with a new 12-session programme, based on new or emerging goals.
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Booking, payment and commitment
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Booking is flexible throughout the programme, and additional sessions can be scheduled if urgent support is needed.
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Payment is due up front before the start of the full 12- session programme, but only after a free 30 -45-minute introduction deciding if we are the right match. If you choose to continue, session 2 is the first paid session. After this session, you decide whether you wish to commit to the full 12-session programme. Once you commit, payment for the full programme is made after session 2.
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If unforeseen circumstances arise, the programme can be postponed for up to one year. If you separate as a couple, the remaining sessions can be converted into individual therapy for one of you.
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How long do we need to be in therapy?
Research on the EFT method suggests that 30–40 hours of therapy can be beneficial for couples experiencing deeper relational challenges. Some couples choose to return to therapy at different life stages as a way of maintaining a healthy, long-term relationship – especially when facing major life changes such as illness, work stress, negative family dynamics, emotional loss, infidelity, lack of sexdrive or changes in intimacy.
The very best time to enter therapy is when you already have a good relationship but are seeking methods as a couple to stand as a team in future challenging situations. This is preventive therapy.
The 12- Session EFT programme by Great Relations:
A structured result-driven journey
Identify
and understand your negative patterns
Build
safety, closeness, and new ways of connecting
Explore
emotional history and personal triggers
Create
and anchor new, lasting relationship patterns
"The feeling of pure joy:
when you feel safe enough to express
what goes on - on the inside"
What You Will Explore as a Couple
Identify and understand your negative patterns
You map the recurring conflicts and interaction patterns that pull you into distance, misunderstandings, or escalation – and clearly see how you affect each other when things go wrong.
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Explore emotional history and personal triggers
Through an individual session you gain insight into your emotional history, attachment patterns, needs, and fears – and how past experiences shape your reactions in the relationship today.
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Build safety, closeness, and new ways of connecting
You practice being emotionally available, responsive and engaged, learning how to create closeness, repair disconnection, and stay connected even during difficult conversations.
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Create and anchor new, lasting relationship patterns
You develop and test new ways of relating to each other, replace old destructive cycles with supportive ones, and integrate these changes into everyday life – with a clear view of how to handle future challenges together.
We know from research into the biology that defines us that we as humans are wired for connection. We long to connect, feel safe and close to the people we love deeply. At the same time, we fight for the relationships need we have and we long for being truly understood and valued.
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We also know from research that most couples are either the persuer or the one withdrawing when negative patterns arise in the relationship. This is very normal as most of us are seldom being taught in our upbringing how to stay in a long-term love relationship without becoming agitated or checking out when the pressure is too high.
The 12 step program is not only a tailored therapy programme for relationship challenges but also a learning journey exposing you to known academic knowledge and research of what a healthy long-term relationship is build on.
Great Relations 12-session program answers:​
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What happens between us when conflict or distance arises
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Why we react the way we do when emotionally challenged
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What our reactions are trying to protect
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What we as individuals really need in order to feel safe, seen, and connected
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How our past experiences shape our relationship today
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How to reach each other emotionally even when it feels challenging
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What creates closeness, trust, and a more secure bond between us