Dear Friends

With Sue’s passing in April, 2024, her family and colleagues have decided to maintain this website. There are various podcasts and interviews that Sue had recorded and we plan to be able to release them over the summer and fall of 2024. For more information about Sue and the celebration of her life, please scroll down near the bottom of this page.”

Dr. Sue’s Latest Interview

Women in Leadership- With We Heart Therapy Host Dr. Belle

Watch my interview with We Heart Therapy Host Dr. Belle, PhD, LMFT, Certified EFT Supervisor & Therapist to talk about how I blazed new trails as a female leader during a time when the field of mental health was predominantly male dominated.

Latest Blog Post

Bridging Diversity: Nostalgia for a 1950s British Pub

“Amid sausages and port laughter and tears, the pub became a microcosm of tolerance and acceptance.”

Dr. Sue’s Latest Book

Edgar and Elouise: Sagas 1 & 2

A book for 9- to 90-year-olds about a small band of brave ones working together to make a magical difference.  

Great for all couples

The Hold Me Tight Online Program

Packed with videos, conversation prompts, and activities to help couples cultivate a lifetime of love.  

Dr. Sue Johnson.

More About Dr. Sue Johnson

Hold Me Tight® Online

Hold Me Tight® Online can show you and your partner the way home

  • Feel closer to your partner, both emotionally and physically.
  • Turn long-standing conflicts into opportunities for connection.
  • Understand the underlying emotional needs that may be sabotaging your relationship.
  • Break patterns that cause you to feel alone and distant from your partner.
  • Create unique, fresh ways to nourish your love for years to come.

BOOKS

Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight offers a revolutionary way to see and shape your relationships. The stories, ideas, and exercises, based on the science of love and the wisdom of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), walk the reader through seven conversations that can define a love relationship. Learn to shape these crucial relationship moments and create a secure bond that will last for a lifetime.

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Love Sense

Love Sense (2014) draws on groundbreaking research and reveals that romantic love is an attachment bond, just like that between mother and child, and by understanding this concept, it’s possible to develop “love sense” — the ability to build long-lasting relationships. Learning how to enhance or repair the bond with your partner no longer has to be a matter of guesswork. This book will change the way you think about love!

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Edgar and Elouise: Sagas 1 & 2

A saga tells of a heroic journey where characters find out who they are, face fear and peril, and with comrades, fight to save their world. The whimsical tales of Edgar and Elouise make up two such sagas. 

But how do we know – and even change – how we see ourselves? A strangely wise and wordy porcupine seems to be able to tell us! And after all, he says, “We all need new stories – new ways to see.”

Sagas are about being human in an uncertain and dangerous world. How do we sculpt an inner strength and strong connections with others, and how can we protect what we love – our frail and magical world? 

Stories are like magic – they help us survive.

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This is a fascinating, paradigm-shifting book, impressive in its scope and depth and staggering is its implications for us all. It is a giant leap forward. It is also great, fun read – enjoy!

Sue Johnson [is] the most original contributor to couples therapy to come along in the last 30 years.

– WILLIAM J. DOHERTY, PH,D

AUTHOR OF TAKE BACK YOUR MARRIAGE

Sue Johnson see no contradiction in viewing love as biology and poetry, physiology and romance. For her, love is the hard-won endowment of our evolutionary history and a source of hope in a world of uncertainty and danger.

– DR JAMES COAN

DIRECTOR OF THE VIRGINIA AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Sue Johnson has led the scientific field in helping us understand love and how to repair relationships.

— DR. JAMES COAN

AUTHOR OF WHAT MAKES LOVE LAST?

FROM THE BLOG

“I can’t resist sharing this short narrative; it encapsulates much about our world. It’s amusing yet thought-provoking.

A close friend, seeking companionship and relaxation from the stress of the working world, joined a knitting group—a small gathering of middle-class white women. The expectation was that they would share tips about types of yarn and ways to knit well.

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In remembrance of Sue Johnson

In Remembrance of

Dr. Sue Johnson

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Sue Johnson on April 23, 2024. Dr. Johnson was a beloved teacher, therapist, author, and the pioneering innovator of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Her remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on the field of therapy and the lives of countless individuals, couples, and families worldwide. She was also a cherished friend whose warmth and wisdom profoundly touched all who knew her.

Share Your Memories

Tribute Board

In honour of Dr. Sue Johnson’s remarkable legacy, we invite you to contribute to Sue’s Tribute Board. Celebrate the memory of a visionary whose life’s work in mental health has profoundly touched the lives of so many. Share your personal reflections, stories of transformation, or any other remembrance about Sue. Your tributes will form a mosaic of gratitude for a life truly well-lived.