Heralded by the New York Times as the couples therapy with the highest rate of success, Emotionally Focused Therapy works because it views the love relationship as an attachment bond. This idea, once controversial, is now supported by science, and has become widely popular among therapists around the world.

In Hold Me Tight Sue Johnson, clinical psychotherapist and creator of EFT, presents Emotionally Focused Therapy to the general public for the first time. Johnson teaches that the way to save and enrich a relationship is to reestablish safe emotional connection and preserve the attachment bond. With this in mind, she focuses on key moments in a relationship—from Recognizing the Demon Dialogue to Revisiting a Rocky Moment—and uses them as touchpoints for seven healing conversations.

Through case studies from her practice, illuminating advice, and practical exercises, couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and will gain a new understanding of how to love and love well.

This book is designed to be used by all couples, young, old, married, engaged, cohabiting, happy, distressed, straight, gay; in short, all partners seeking a lifetime of love.  It is for men and for women. It is for people from all walks of life and cultures; everyone on this planet has the same basic need for connection.

“Dr. Johnson’s superb science, humor, and clinical wisdom are finally accessible to all of us. I couldn’t pick a smarter, warmer, and more real guide for this journey.” —John Gottman, author of The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work