Idit Setter, LMFT, MA - Tel Aviv, Israel. .

Working with a couple through AEDPfC, offers the opportunity for the partners to experience the feelings and sensations of being the "True Other" for one another, as well as the spectrum of feelings and sensations related to having their partner be the "True Other" for themselves.

This creates in an expanding array of perceiving, receiving from and expressing to each other their most heartfelt and authentic Selves.

Through working deeply with each partner, focusing on their core emotions and the use of “I” statements, the AEDP therapist is able to help alleviate shame and criticism. As a result, anxiety is lessened and safety emerges.

The AEDPfC therapist encourages direct couple communication between the couple members from the start of the first session and throughout the therapy process, while carefully attending to the affect-regulation of each partner.

Finally, AEDPfC puts emphasis on somatic awareness, creating a space for curiosity and respect. A rich understanding of self and other is promoted through the use of “Seven Channels of Experience,”™ David Mars (2013), which offers a depth and honor to each partner’s experience. This process is about giving birth to new experiences with one's partner – within and between sessions – that help to foster a mutual earned secure attachment.

For these and other reasons, working with AEDPfC is a profoundly moving process and invariably affects the therapist in profound and unexpected ways.