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Sue Johnson

British-Canadian psychologist (1947–2024) who developed Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples.

Biography

Sue Johnson was a clinical psychologist based in Ottawa, Canada, who developed Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment-based approach to couples therapy with substantial research support. She died in 2024.

Main ideas and philosophy

Johnson taught that love is an attachment bond and that couples heal by creating emotional accessibility and responsiveness.

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