Working with Emotion Waves in the Therapy Room
This week’s Tend to it Tuesday post explored how somatic therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) pair beautifully to support emotional regulation — not through suppression, but by staying with the wave.
As a therapist, I see this integration play out in real time: when clients realize they don’t have to "get rid of" an emotion to feel better — they just have to stay present with it, safely.
Emotion is a Wave — Not a Problem
This September, we’ve been exploring how somatic therapy complements talk-based models. We’ve touched on Internal Family Systems, CBT, and DBT. Today, we close out the series with a focus on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and the way the body helps us ride emotional waves without getting swept away.