Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples

Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Susan M. Johnson, EdD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

• I. Theory and Research 1. Emotion in Interaction 2. An Affective Systemic Approach II. Practice 3. General Considerations 4. The Initial Interview 5. The Process of Therapy 6. Therapist Interventions 7. Clinical Issues III. Effecting Change 8. The Process of Change 9. Epilogue: Integration

"Greenberg and Johnson's description of the implementation of Emotionally Focused Therapy is lively and abounds with clinical insights. Clinical material and transcripts are used liberally to illustrate points, and the balance achieved between exposition and illustration results in a highly readable text. The course of Emotionally Focused Therapy is brought to life in a detailed case example that provides an almost palpable sense of the therapy." - Contemporary Psychology "One of the strengths of this work is the clinical examples. The interactions of the couples, heard both in short and long excerpts throughout the text, underscore therapist interventions as well as bring the nine-step process to life. The authors clearly demonstrate how negative interactions and conflict are decreased and trust and intimacy are increased when EFT is integrated into couple therapy....Highly recommended for beginning professionals as well as experienced professionals who wish to review the process or add a new dimension to their practice." - Journal of Family Psychotherapy