When It Is Used
Use it after a repair, bonding event, or meaningful emotional shift when the couple needs language for what changed and what supports maintenance.
Bonding Event / Secure Attachment Narrative
Bonding Event / Secure Attachment Narrative is a consolidation tool for couple therapists using EFCT or attachment-focused couple therapy. It helps practitioners capture a shared narrative of how distress changed, what new relational response emerged, and what needs to be maintained after a repair or emotional shift.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Produces
The result is a concise change narrative with maintenance themes and notes on whether both partners' perspectives are represented.
Limits
The tool does not score attachment security, predict permanence of gains, or provide a scripted maintenance protocol.
Is this a couple story builder?
No. It is a bounded consolidation narrative for a bonding event, repair, or emotional shift, organized around supported therapy-change elements.
Can both partners contribute wording?
Yes. The couple-facing view can capture shared language and each partner's words when useful, while the practitioner controls the final framing.
What if the narrative feels one-sided?
The result should show partial consolidation or unresolved elements rather than forcing completion.
Are there settings to configure?
No. The narrative structure is fixed and the tool is saved as-is.