Virtual Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) across Ontario

Instead of focusing only on behaviour, EFFT gets to the root of the problem, the emotions, attachment needs, and fears beneath the surface. When families learn how to connect emotionally, everything else begins to shift.

EFFT helps families:

🌿Improve communication

🌿Strengthen emotional bonds

🌿Reduce conflict and tension

🌿Understand each other’s needs

🌿Repair ruptures and rebuild trust

🌿Create a more supportive home environment

Our role is to guide your family gently through these conversations, helping you create new emotional experiences that lead to lasting change.

In EFFT sessions at Sky Therapies, we help each family member:

Identify emotions that drive behaviours

Express feelings in safe, healthy ways

Understand each other’s needs and fears

Break patterns of conflict and disconnection

Build empathy, compassion, and secure attachment

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) helps families rebuild connection, improve communication, and heal emotional wounds. Here’s how EFFT supports healthier, stronger relationships:

💛 Improves Communication

EFFT helps family members express emotions more clearly and listen with empathy. With better communication, conversations become safer, conflicts soften, and emotional closeness grows.

💛 Reduces Conflict

Instead of staying stuck in arguments or repeating old patterns, EFFT teaches families how to approach conflict with calm, understanding, and emotional awareness. This reduces defensiveness and helps disagreements resolve more smoothly.

💛 Supports Healing From Trauma

Whether your family has experienced grief, illness, divorce, or past emotional wounds, EFFT provides a safe space to process difficult feelings. This helps family members heal together and rebuild trust.

💛 Strengthens Parent–Child Relationships

EFFT helps parents understand their child’s emotional needs and respond in nurturing, supportive ways. Children learn to express themselves safely, leading to a deeper and more secure bond.

💛 Builds Empathy & Understanding

By recognizing the emotions behind each other’s behaviours, family members develop compassion instead of judgment. This emotional insight strengthens connection and creates a more supportive family environment.

At Sky Therapies, we offer a safe, supportive space for families to reconnect and build healthier emotional bonds. Our EFFT therapists guide your family through a gentle, structured process that strengthens communication, trust, and understanding.

🌿Family Assessment

We begin with a clear assessment of your family’s needs, communication patterns, and goals so we can tailor therapy to your unique situation.

🌿Safe & Compassionate Environment

Every family member is heard and respected. We create a calm, non-judgmental space where difficult emotions can be expressed safely.

🌿Learning New Skills

We help your family build stronger communication skills, reduce conflict, express emotions effectively, and respond to each other with more empathy.

🌿Support Throughout the Process

Healing takes time. We offer ongoing support as your family practices new patterns and continues growing beyond therapy.

Whether your family feels stuck, overwhelmed, or simply wants to grow stronger, EFFT offers a path forward.

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy is effective for families experiencing:

Parent–child conflict

Emotional distance or disconnection

Teen behavioural concerns

Communication difficulties

Anxiety, stress, or tension within the family

Grief, trauma, or major life changes

Blended family challenges