The Better Relationship was made to be the education we stopped getting when school ended. Whether you're a couples therapist looking for additional support through resources or 1:1 coaching or a friend-frustrated adult on a journey to build their Secure Base of Friendship, you will find a home here.
As clinicians or clients we can hem and haw all day about frustrations in our careers or relationships, but you hold in your hands the power to take action that makes you a more effective, more confident, more competent participant in your life starting today. Check out the resources below depending on where you land.
You're tired of the revolving door of friendship and are ready for more:
You're a therapist who works with couples, you dabble in gottman, and know about EFCT but not enough to take the leap of committing to it. You need a foundational education to make an educated decision for your career.
You know enough EFCT to be using some of the techniques in session. Maybe you've attended a training, or even completed Externship or Core Skills but you're still in the "learning curve" era of applying this rich model to the point where you can see consistent results with your couples.
You just need 1:1 help and you're tired of piecemail support that's slowing you down. If you want help auditing your process, and getting certified start to finish, and everything in between, apply for my EFCT Certification Accelerator.
A therapist who wants to see the world better tomorrow.
I'm Stephanie, a licensed mental health therapist, Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, EFCT Supervisor, Host of the podcast Friendless: Friendship, Love and Loneliness in the Modern Age, and Author of Friendless: Why Adult Friendships Keep Failing, coming to a bookstore near you in Spring 2027.
I have had successful friendships, and train wreck friendships and in addition to helping couples therapists become the best they can be at their work, I am also on a mission to helping the friend frustrated create and sustain their Secure Bases of Friendship.
Follow along and let's be better friends for a better world.
Want ready-made resources to give your couples?
The EFCT Model is strictly experiential and these guides and resources are not meant for certification purposes but sometimes the reality is that our couples do not come with the pre-requisite emotional readiness to do the heavy lifting of emotional vulnerability and understanding.
These resources are meant to supplement personal growth and education for your clients. The main agent of change, however, is the experiential work of the EFCT Model.