Divya Sharma, Registered Social Worker, offers Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) in Calgary at Therapy for People, for individuals and couples, in person at Langley House in Bankview and online. Individual sessions with Divya are $220 for 60 minutes, $275 for 75 minutes and $330 for 90 minutes. Couples sessions are $330 for 90 minutes.

EFT is a form of talk therapy that works directly with emotions. It treats feelings as information about what you need, and helps you notice them, name them and make sense of them.

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Divya Sharma, BSc, BSW, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

Divya uses Emotion-Focused Therapy with individuals and couples, as part of an integrative approach that also draws on CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness. Her work is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive.

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What Emotion-Focused Therapy is

Most of us learned early which feelings were welcome at home and which were not. Some got pushed down. Some came out sideways. Some still arrive bigger than the moment calls for. Emotion-Focused Therapy starts from the idea that feelings carry useful information about what matters to us and what we need.

In EFT, the work happens with the feeling in the room. Your therapist helps you slow down, notice what is happening in your body, put words to it, and stay with it long enough to understand it. EFT pays close attention to old, painful feelings such as shame or fear, and to the steadier responses, like self-compassion or healthy anger, that can be found alongside them.

EFT for individuals

In individual sessions, EFT is a place to work with feelings that have been hard to reach or hard to hold: grief that never had room, anger that feels unsafe, anxiety, a harsh inner critic, or a sense of emptiness. The pace is gentle. EFT may suit you if you:

• Feel things intensely and want to understand why.
• Feel numb, or cut off from what you feel.
• Live with a loud inner critic.
• Keep landing in the same emotional reactions.
• Are grieving, or carrying an old hurt.

EFT for couples

With couples, EFT looks at the emotional cycle underneath conflict. Often one partner pursues and the other withdraws, and both are trying to protect the relationship in their own way. EFT helps couples recognize that cycle, and the needs for closeness and safety underneath it, and find new ways to reach for each other.

Couples sessions are 90 minutes and cost $330. Read more about couples therapy in Calgary.

What an EFT session is like

An EFT session feels like a conversation that keeps returning to what you are feeling right now. Your therapist may ask you to pause on a moment, notice where you feel it in your body, or say something you have never quite said out loud. The first session is about getting to know you: what brought you in, and what you hope will change.

Divya's approach is integrative, so EFT may be combined with CBT, DBT, ACT or mindfulness, depending on your goals.

Common questions

What is Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)?

Emotion-Focused Therapy is a form of talk therapy that works directly with feelings. It treats emotions as information about what you need, and helps you notice, name and make sense of them. At Therapy for People in Calgary, Divya Sharma, RSW, offers EFT for individuals and couples, in person and online.

Is Emotion-Focused Therapy the same as EFT tapping?

No. They share initials and are different approaches. Emotion-Focused Therapy is a talk therapy that works with feelings in conversation. Emotional Freedom Technique, often called tapping, is an energy psychology method. Anne Klein's energy psychology work uses a different method again, Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT).

How much does Emotion-Focused Therapy cost?

Individual sessions with Divya are $220 for 60 minutes, $275 for 75 minutes and $330 for 90 minutes. Couples sessions are $330 for 90 minutes. Divya is a Registered Social Worker, and many workplace benefit plans cover services from Registered Social Workers. Check your own plan for details. We direct bill Sun Life and Telus Health. See all fees and insurance.

Is EFT available online?

Yes. Sessions are offered online and in person. From November 1, 2026, in-person sessions are at Langley House, 1909 17th Ave SW in Bankview, Calgary, with free parking.

Who offers Emotion-Focused Therapy at Therapy for People?

Divya Sharma, BSc, BSW, MSW, RSW, a Registered Social Worker with more than 11 years of experience in mental health and clinical practice. She provides individual, couples and family counselling.

How is EFT different from CBT?

CBT works mainly with thoughts and behaviour: noticing unhelpful thinking and practising new responses. EFT works mainly with emotion: slowing down to feel and understand what is underneath. Divya draws on both, depending on what you need.

Can I start EFT on my own if my partner will not come?

Yes. You can begin with individual sessions. Your partner can join later if and when they are ready.