Testimonials
We love hearing from individuals and couples who have had their lives changed by emotionally focused therapy.
From Dr. Carol's Coaching Program, Hold Me Tight® workshops and practice. “HMT” refers to the Hold Me Tight® workshop.
"HMT gave us a second chance, created the space each of us needed to work with each other again, and gave me the breathing room that I needed personally."
"Going through the HMT "process" has helped my husband and I communicate more effectively. Knowing what the demon dialogue does to us & how to stop our dance has been pivotal to us really letting each other in"
“Dr. Conrad is very professional and compassionate. We worked together as a team and she helped me heal in ways I never thought possible. As a result of therapy I am able to enjoy life to its fullest. I highly recommend Dr. Conrad.”
"We simply can’t recommend working with Dr. Carol enough! Our marriage had been struggling for a long time, and we went into counseling skeptical (but hopeful) that things could be different. After the Hold Me Tight workshop and hard work together with Carol, we are happier in our relationship, closer than we thought possible, and even better parents. We are eternally grateful to Dr. Carol and EFT; we know the tools we learned have saved our marriage!"
"Dr. Conrad was engaging and encouraging to us. she helped make the workshop a little easier to participate in. The topics at time were emotionally charging, but she was supportive."
"I think EVERY couple should do this!"
"If you are open, I guarantee you will learn how to create love and trust in this workshop!"
The HMT was a great place to open up and really explore our relationship & feelings in a safe & encouraging environment."
"Well worth the time!"
"HMT helped us find the core of our relationship difficulty."
From Coaching Program Clients
In their own words.
From Dr. Carol's Coaching Program, Hold Me Tight® workshops and practice. “HMT” refers to the Hold Me Tight® workshop.
“This program gave us some tools/language to use to help us heal our relationship. It was a safe space for my spouse to open up and continue our journey into our emotions and our ‘why’.”
“We were able to recognize the huge impact connection to our spouse has on our well-being. It motivates me to increase my commitment to connect with my wife. To look inside each other and share what we find.”
“I would love everyone I know to come and experience this workshop with Dr. Conrad!”
“It was great to gain the tools and hear and address emotions and feelings without being the one to engage it”
“We feel we have gotten the key to unlock our long-term mis-communication”
“This program really opened my eyes to what the core of the problems were and how to identify the issue and work it out”
“We’ve been married 10.5 years and came to this program at the end of our rope. We’re feeling connected and renewed in a long time! We are hopeful!!”
“This program helped us to reconnect and finally have real conversations that have helped us to really heal.”
“We discovered raw moments from the past, some greater than 20 years old, that have been burrowed deep under the many sediment layers of life and yet remain powerful influences in our relationship.”
“We have been seeing a counselor for over 18 months and while much progress has been made through our weekly visits, it was hard to see the whole picture. The workshop gave us the entire roadmap to our relationship issues and has made a huge difference!”
“My wife and I have been married 50 years, and still had some huge breakthroughs in understanding and being able to work on the emotions that are the underlying reasons for our fights.”
“If you are willing to be open, this program will change your relationship for the better!”
“Finally we got to the core of our devastating cycle, and I have hope!”
“The workshop really made it easier to have the tough conversations because it was an exercise. The videos really showed how what we are going through is really normal.”
“I wish my husband and I took this workshop when we were newlyweds!”
“This program was very helpful in learning how to communicate honestly and openly. Honesty and softness in communicating will be helpful for us!”
“Regardless if a couple has been married for 35 years or just 3 months, this program opens avenues for healthy communication!”
“This program opened up the reality of emotions. I realized the importance of emotion as the music in the background of our dance, I thoroughly appreciated the empathetic concern and quality of connection I felt with my boyfriend that the workshop encouraged.”
“If someone were to attend this program I would say–Hang in there, this is vulnerable, sometimes terrifying work–and you are okay. Going through it is the path to an awesome, beautiful place.”
“I am confident this is the beginning of a life-changing experience after this program for us as a couple and as individuals.”
“In order to fix a problem, you have to understand the problem. This program helps you identify and understand the problems so you can fix them!”
“This program was extremely helpful, and at times painful. We were able to take a lot of content home with us, and we will continue to process and work through it.”
“I have more tools from this program to address issues, which makes me more hopeful.”
“My husband and I knew we had a negative cycle we would often fall into. But we lacked the tools and knowledge to change it. This program has given us hope and empowerment with positive models to follow. I feel like we are finally discovering the underlying issues and coming together.”
“I think this program was an amazing source of tools to help with the broken down line of communication in our marriage.”
“I feel like so many people I know could benefit from this program. Connection is so important and Dr. Conrad taught us how to work out fears and raw spots to get to connection.”
“This program is helpful whether you’ve been married for months or many years. If you are on the rocks or looking to enhance your connection and bond, I can’t recommend this program enough!”
“This isn’t just for one to learn to live with their partner, it’s for couples to learn to be one and set the goal to achieve connection together!”
“I would encourage others to attend this program even though it is a couple’s workshop you really get in touch with your own personal feelings and needs. That in turn makes your relationship strong. It brings purpose to arguments and conversations rather than wasting time and getting no resolution.”
“Anytime you put effort and energy into your marriage it is beneficial, but when you are able to truly understand how your emotions speak to you and what you actually need, you’re able to find healthy communication. This program helped us find healthier ways to communicate by understanding in a deeper context.”
“This program helped me identify things to work on in our ongoing couples therapy. It also helped me see success which gives me hope.”
“This program made me realize that I need to be more supportive and emotionally involved in our relationship!”
“I think for me as a man, we tend to act tough–but with all those layers and layers of denial, the truth is we do need love, understanding, and to be heard about our fear and our emotions. I would encourage all couples to try this program, it made a difference!”
“This program gave us a place to grow from and be more aware of our negative cycle and tools to stop it. It was helpful to identify the signals we send each other.”
“I have realized that couple relationships are much more complex than I would have imagined! I have a long ways to go and I’m okay with that–thank you for an excellent program to help me!”
“This program helped me realize and acknowledge my primal driving destructive loop that I continuously loop through with every woman in my life!”
“This program provided us an opportunity to talk about really important issues that we probably wouldn’t have discussed on our own! It provided us some tools to work through problems in our relationship.”
“This was the best thing we could have done for our relationship. I wish we had done it years ago. It is a MUST for couples!”
