Working with narrative in emotion-focused therapy : changing stories, healing lives / Lynne E. Angus and Leslie S. Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Angus, Lynne E., author.

Contributor:

Greenberg, Leslie S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotion-focused therapy.

Emotion-focused therapy--Case studies.

Narrative therapy.

Narrative therapy--Case studies.

Narration.

Medical Subjects:

Narration.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"In psychotherapy, as in life, all significant emotions are embedded in important stories, and all significant stories revolve around important emotional themes. Yet, despite the interaction between emotion and narrative processes, emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and narrative-informed therapies have evolved as separate clinical approaches. In this book, Lynne Angus and Leslie Greenberg address this gap and present a groundbreaking, empirically based model that integrates working with narrative and emotion processes in EFT. According to Angus and Greenberg's narrative-informed approach to EFT, all successful psychotherapy entails the articulation, revision, and deconstruction of clients' maladaptive life stories in favor of more life-enhancing alternatives. Because emotions and narratives interact to form meaning and sense of self, the evocation and articulation of emotions is critical to changing life narratives. Individual chapters describe how the interaction between emotion and narrative creates a constantly evolving sense of self; how clinicians can address both narrative and emotion processes to help clients create more adaptive, empowering meanings and sense of self; and the importance of a strong therapeutic alliance. Engaging, in-depth case studies at the end of the book illustrate how the model can be applied to treatment of depression and emotional trauma"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

An introduction to working with narrative and emotion processes in EFT

How we make meaning : the dialectical-constructivist model

Facilitating narrative change processes in EFT

Problem markers : same old stories, empty stories, unstoried emotions, and broken stories

Meaning making markers : untold stories, unique outcome stories, and healing stories

Working with narrative and emotion in depression : the case of Margaret

Working with narrative and emotion in trauma : the case of Alex

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2012 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781433809699

1433809699

1433809702

9781433809705

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