Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist

This second edition of Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook has been fully revised by expert therapists with advances in attachment science and emotionally focused therapy (EFT) practice, the integration of the "EFT Tango"-a guide to the EFT process-and new chapters on working with both individuals and families. Suitable as a companion volume to The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy or as a standalone learning tool, it provides an easy road-map toward mastering the ins and outs of EFT with practice exercises, review questions, and compelling clinical examples. Invaluable for clinicians and students, this workbook takes the reader on an adventure: the quest to become a competent, confident, and passionate emotionally focused therapist.

James L. Furrow, Ph.D., is contributing author and editor of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, The Emotionally Focused Casebook, Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple therapist, and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies. Susan M. Johnson, Ed.D., is the leading developer of EFT. She is professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, distinguished research professor in the Marital and Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego, and director of the International Centre for Excellence in EFT. Brent Bradley, Ph.D., is president of the Couple Zone, with counseling offices throughout Texas. He is contributing author of Emotional Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies, The Emotionally Focused Casebook, and Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist. Lorrie L. Brubacher, M.Ed., is founding director of the Carolina Centre for EFT and author of Stepping into Emotionally Focused Therapy: Key Ingredients of Change. She is a certified EFT supervisor and trainer. T. Leanne Campbell, Ph.D., is a registered psychologist and co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT and Campbell & Fairweather Psychology and is an honorary research associate of Vancouver Island University. She is a certified EFT supervisor and trainer. Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Ph.D., is a registered psychologist and co-director of the Vancouver Couple & Family Institute and Centre for EFT Training. She is a certified EFT supervisor, trainer and co-author of An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples The Two of Us, Second Edition. Gail Palmer, M.S.W., is co-director of International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT), co-author of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, and leads trainings in EFT internationally. Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D., is director of the Washington Baltimore Center for EFT and co-founder of The EFT Café. She is a certified EFT supervisor and trainer and leads trainings in EFT internationally. Scott R. Woolley, Ph. D., holds the rank of distinguished professor at Alliant International University. He has trained therapists in EFT in Asia, Europe, and the Americas for over 20 years.

Section I: Theoretical Overview and Intervention Summary 1. Introduction: The Nature of EFT 2. Theoretical Background to EFT 3. EFT Interventions Section II: EFT and the Couple Treatment Process (EFCT) 4. Stage 1: Alliance, Assessment, and Cycles 5. Stage 1: De-escalation and Stabilization 6. Stage 2: Withdrawer Re-engagement 7. Stage 2: Pursuer Softening 8. Stage 3: Consolidation Section III: EFT Applications 9. Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (EFIT) 10. Healing the Echoes of Trauma through EFIT 11. Facing Trauma Together through EFT 12. Emotionally Focused Therapy for Families (EFFT)