- Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy or EFT is a short term approach to
couples therapy based onattachment theory and created in the 1980's bySue Johnson andLes Greenberg . Now EFT is also used with families. [ [http://www.eft.ca/about/about.htm Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy] ]Overview
References
Further reading
* Johnson, S.M. (2004). "The practice of emotionally focused marital therapy: Creating Connection." New York: Bruner / Routledge. - Second Edition of 1996 book.
* S.M. Johnson, Brent Bradley, J Furrow, A Lee, G Palmer (2005) "Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist : A Work Book." N.Y. Brunner Routledge.
* Greenberg, LS and Watson, JC (2005) "Emotion-Focused Therapy for Depression." Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
* Johnson, S.M. and Valerie Whiffen(2003)(Eds). "Attachment Processes in Couples and Families." Guilford Press.
* Johnson, S.M. (2002). "Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds." Guilford Press.
* Johnson, S.M., & Greenberg, L.S. (1994)(Eds). "The heart of the matter: Perspectives on emotion in marital therapy." New York: Brunner Mazel.
* Greenberg, L.S., & Johnson, S.M. (1988). "Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples." New York: Guilford Press.
* Gurman, A., & Jacobson, N. (2002). Clinical Handbook of Couples Therapy. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Creating Secure Connections, p. 221-250.* Rice, L. & Greenberg, L. (Eds.) (1984). "Patterns of change: An intensive analysis of psychotherapeutic process." New York: Guilford Press.
External links
* [tp://www.eft.ca/whatis.htm Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy]
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