Full Description
Updates a classic emotion-focused therapy reference with over 20 years of research and theory.
The first edition of this book became the standard reference and training work for a generation of emotion-focused therapy (EFT) therapists. This second edition aims to inspire the next generation of EFT therapists by fully updating the first edition's coverage of EFT theory and practice, while also describing the most exciting theoretical, practical, and organizational developments of the past 20 years.
Updates in this new edition include:
New integrated models of emotional deepening and EFT case formulation;
New questions and activities for self‑reflection;
Deepened theoretical formulations of the nature and functions of emotions including anger and shame;
A comprehensive review of the existing research base in EFT;
A supplemental website with course materials to enhance teaching and training.
In EFT, therapists cultivate a deeply empathic, caring presence and offer therapeutic work that follows the client's lead while providing gentle, flexible guidance of their process. The goal is to facilitate a process of emotional deepening in clients as they move from global distress, to core pain, to useful adaptive emotions.
Contents
Preface: EFT and the Present Moment
Part I.Introducing Emotion-Focused Therapy
Chapter 1. Getting Started With Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy
Chapter 2. Research on EFT and Implications for Practice
Part II.Fundamentals of EFT: Emotion and Process
Chapter 3. EFT Theory Made Simple
Chapter 4. Following Client Process in EFT: What to Listen for
Chapter 5. Empathy and Presence: Key Therapist Experiential Processes in EFT
Part III.Specific EFT Processes and Tasks
Chapter 6. Overview of Therapeutic Work in EFT: Tasks and Response Modes
Chapter 7. Case Formulation Work in EFT
Chapter 8. Making and Keeping Contact: The Work of Building and Repairing Therapeutic Relationships in EFT
Chapter 9. Navigating the Ocean of Empathy in EFT: Micro-Processes and Tasks
Chapter 10. Focusing and Facilitating Emotional Experiencing
Chapter 11. Narrative and Emotion: Reprocessing Work in EFT
Chapter 12. Working With Negative Treatment of Self
Chapter 13. Working With Unresolved Interpersonal Issues
Chapter 14. Self-Soothing and Self-Compassion Work in EFT: Coping and Transformation
Part IV.Practical Issues in Applying EFT
Chapter 15. Adapting EFT to Particular Client Presentations
Chapter 16. Working With Emotional Injuries Stemming From Marginalization Experiences
Chapter 17. Frequently Asked Questions about EFT
Chapter 18. Recommendations for Teaching and Learning EFT
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