Learning emotion-focused therapy : a comprehensive guide / by Robert Elliott, Jeanne C. Watson, Rhonda N. Goldman, and Leslie S. Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Robert, 1950- Author.

Watson, Jeanne C., author.

Goldman, Rhonda N., author.

Greenberg, Leslie S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotion-focused therapy.

Experiential psychotherapy.

Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Psychotherapy.

Existentialism.

Medical Subjects:

Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 601 pages)

Edition:

[Second edition].

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2026]

Summary:

"Since the publication of the first edition of this book, emotion-focused therapy (EFT) has continued its rapid development, with many important theoretical, practical and organizational developments over the past 20 years. These include a large increase in quantitative outcome research and systematic qualitative research on EFT; a new, integrated formulation of the central process of emotional deepening and transformation, plus clearer formulations of the nature and functions of specific emotions. It presents a deeper, more differentiated understanding of client process, including a reorganized list of client in-session micromarkers and the five-aspect client process framework. There is new and widespread interest in client case formulation. The book presents new therapeutic tasks; and applications with new client populations, with the most recent development being clarification of the transdiagnostic nature of EFT. It explores increasing interest in sociocultural issues and core values of fairness, equal rights and valuing differences between and within people, and welcoming to all (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion), including cultural humility and emotional injuries from experiences of being marginalized or excluded. The book discusses frequently asked questions about topics such as online therapy, the two EFTs, and therapies related to EFT (EFT-adjacent therapies). There is a massive increase in EFT training throughout the world, accompanied by exciting new developments in training and supervision (e.g., deliberate practice, competency frameworks for EFT practice and supervision). 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." -- Preface. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

I. Introducing emotion-focused therapy

Getting started with learning emotion-focused therapy

Research on emotion-focused therapy and implications for practice

II. Fundamentals of emotion-focused therapy: Emotion and process

Emotion-focused therapy theory made simple

Following client process in emotion-focused therapy: What to listen for

Empathy and presence: Key therapist experiential processes in emotion-focused therapy

III. Specific emotion-focused therapy processes and tasks

Overview of therapeutic work in emotion-focused therapy: Tasks and response modes

Case formulation work in emotion-focused therapy

Making and keeping contact: The work of building and repairing therapeutic relationships in emotion-focused therapy

Navigating the ocean of empathy in emotion-focused therapy: Microprocesses and tasks

Focusing and facilitating emotional experiencing

Narrative and emotion: Reprocessing work in emotion-focused therapy

Working with negative treatment of self

Empty chair work for unresolved interpersonal issues

Self-soothing and self-compassion work in emotion-focused therapy: Coping and transformation

IV. Practical issues in applying emotion-focused therapy

Adapting emotion-focused therapy to particular client presentations

Working with emotional injuries stemming from marginalization experiences

Frequently asked questions about emotion-focused therapy

Recommendations for teaching and learning emotion-focused therapy

References

Index

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2026.

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Print version: Learning emotion-focused therapy

ISBN:

1433838338

9781433838330

1433849178

9781433849176

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