Political and ideological division has become an increasingly common source of distress within close relationships — pitting partners against each other, creating rifts between adult children and parents, and straining longstanding friendships. People are bringing these conflicts into personal and family counseling more than ever before. The challenge for therapists is that simply encouraging clients to express their views more assertively can deepen relational fractures rather than repair them. Many people caught in these conflicts have stopped communicating with the people they love most.

Dr. Steven Vazquez, LPC-S, LMFT has been selected by the TAMFT Education Committee and volunteer TAMFT member reviewers to present at this year's annual conference.

Dr. Steven Vazquez explains the distinctions between these often-compared but distinct modalities.

Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT®) is an evidence-informed attachment-based interpersonal therapy that incorporates precise visual stimulation techniques to engage emotional and implicit memory processes not readily accessible through verbal exchange alone. At ETT Training, we specialize in training licensed clinicians in the theory and application of ETT®.

Here are four things to know about this approach.

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