Description
Book SynopsisThis book describes how practitioners of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) can help clients access their own emotions, engage emotions productively, and create narratives to make sense of their experiences.
Trade Review“A comprehensive tour of EFT research and applications for all common mental health issues including depression, anxiety, interpersonal trauma, personality disorders, and eating disorders.” —
Midwest Book ReviewA comprehensive tour of EFT research and applications for all common mental health issues including depression, anxiety, interpersonal trauma, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
* Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Part I: Introduction to Emotion-Focused Therapy Chapter 1: History and Overview of Emotion-Focused Therapy
Rhonda N. Goldman
Chapter 2: Theory of Functioning in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Leslie S. Greenberg
Chapter 3: Theory of Practice of Emotion-Focused Therapy
Leslie S. Greenberg and Rhonda N. Goldman
Part II: Integrating Research and Practice in Emotion-Focused Therapy Chapter 4: Clinical Implications of Research on Emotion-Focused Therapy
Ladislav Timulak, Shigeru Iwakabe, and Robert Elliott
Chapter 5: Role of the Therapeutic Relationship in Emotion-Focused Therap
Jeanne Watson
Chapter 6: Therapeutic Presence: The Foundation for Effective Emotion-Focused Therapy
Shari M. Geller
Chapter 7: How Clients “Change Emotion With Emotion”: Sequences in Emotional Processing and Their Clinical Implications
Antonio Pascual-Leone and Ueli Kramer
Chapter 8: Relating Process to Outcome in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Alberta E. Pos and Bryan H. Choi
Chapter 9: Facilitating Optimal Emotional Processing
Imke R. Herrmann and Lars Auszra
Chapter 10: Task Analyses of Emotional Change
Jason M. Sharbanee, Rhonda N. Goldman, and Leslie S. Greenberg
Chapter 11: Narrative Change Processes and Client Treatment Outcomes in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Lynne Angus, Tali Boritz, Inês Mendes, and Miguel M. Gonçalves
Chapter 12: Emotion Coaching in Action: Experiential Teaching,
Homework, and Consolidating Change
Serine H. Warwar and Jennifer Ellison
Part III: Clinical Practice of Emotion-Focused Therapy With Specific Client Populations Chapter 13: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression.
João Salgado, Carla Cunha, and Marina Monteiro
Chapter 14: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Jeanne Watson, Ladislav Timulak, and Leslie S. Greenberg
Chapter 15: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Social Anxiety
Robert Elliott and Ben Shahar
Chapter 16: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Complex Interpersonal Trauma
Ula Khayyat-Abuaita and Sandra Paivio
Chapter 17: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Personality Disorders
Alberta E. Pos and Danielle A. Paolone
Chapter 18: Emotion-Focused Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
Joanne Dolhanty and Adele Lafrance
Chapter 19: Integrating Feminist-Multicultural Perspectives Into Emotion-Focused Therapy
Heidi M. Levitt, William J. Whelton, and Shigeru Iwakabe
Part IV: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples Chapter 20: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples
Catalina Woldarsky Meneses and Jacqueline M. McKinnon
Chapter 21: Integrating Individual Tasks Into Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples
Charles Edwards and Jamie Levin-Edwards
Chapter 22: Mastering the Interventions of Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples
Brent Bradley
Part V: Conclusions Chapter 23: Enduring Themes and Future Developments in Emotion-Focused Therapy
Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg
Index
About the Editors
