Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) for anxiety and depression Session 1 of 6

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Fosha, Diana, interviewer.
• American Psychological Association, publisher.
• American Psychological Association, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy--Methodology.
• Experiential psychotherapy--Methodology.
• Anxiety disorders.
• Depression, Mental.
• Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic--methods.
• Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive--methods.
• Anxiety Disorders--psychology.
• Depressive Disorder--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

• Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic--methods.
• Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive--methods.
• Anxiety Disorders--psychology.
• Depressive Disorder--psychology.

Genre:

• Nonfiction films
• Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (61 min., 23 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association [2019]

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In this first of six sessions, Dr. Diana Fosha demonstrates accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) with a 20-year-old self-identified Middle Eastern female client presenting with anxiety- and depression-related concerns. The client describes herself as the middle child of five, having grown up in a family who immigrated from Saudi Arabia when the client was an infant. Early in the session, the therapist helps the client explore her early memories of her father's abusive behavior in the family, her mother's decision to leave him with her children, cultural messages in her family around mental health, and the client's experience of anxiety and depression throughout her life. Throughout their discussion, Dr. Fosha draws the client's attention to her present-moment emotional experience in the room and guides the client to "stay with" her different feelings. The therapist begins to demonstrate hallmarks of AEDP, including fostering safety in the therapeutic relationship, "undoing" a client's experience of "aloneness," promoting positive neuroplasticity, and helping her process overwhelming emotions related to trauma and early childhood attachment. The therapist guides the client in a conversation around the therapeutic relationship and reactions the client has toward feeling validation and understanding. The session concludes with the therapist sharing more of her own feelings toward the client and encouraging the client to apply growth from the session to her life before they meet again in two weeks

Notes:

• Split screen
• Vendor provided data

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