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Emotionally Focused Therapy: Therapist |
Process consultant Choreographer Collaborator |
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EFT: People of Influence |
Sue Johnson Les Greenberg |
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EFT: Overview of Treatment |
3 Stages: 1) De-escalation of negative cycles 2) Change interactional patterns and creating engagement 3) Consolidation and Integration Primary Therapeutic Tasks 1) Creating and Maintaining alliance 2) Assessing and formulating emotion (critcally attachment emotions) 3) Restructuring interactions |
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EFT: Therapeutic Relationship |
Empathetic Attunement Acceptance Genuineness Continuous monitoring of alliance ' Joining the system RISSSC - (repeat, images, simple, slow, soft, Clients' words)
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EFT: Case Conceptualization and Assessment |
Intrapsychic & Interpersonal issues Primary and Secondary Emotions Negative Interactional Cycle - Pursue/Withdraw Attachment History Attachment Injury |
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EFT: Treatment Goals |
• Creating secure attachment for both partners • Developing new interaction patterns that nurture and support each partner • Increasing direct expression of emotions - especially those related to attachment needs |
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EFT: Interventions |
• Reflection of emotion • Validation • Evocative responding - reflections and questions • Heightening • Empathetic conjecture and interpretation • Tracking and reflecting interaction patterns • Reframing problems contextually • Enactments, restructuring, choreography • Turning emotional experience into new response • Self-disclosure |
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EFT: Attachment Theory Base |
Attachment needs continue into adulthood - not just infancy and early childhood • Bowlby's attachment theory: avoidant, insecure, secure attachment styles
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EFT: Symptomology - Negative Interaction Cycle |
Pursue/Withdraw: one pursues connection, other withdraws. Withdraw/Withdraw: typically one burned-out pursuer becomes a withdrawer after repeated attempts and failures to connect Attack/Attack: Withdrawer that erupts in anger when provoked by partner's pursuit, reverts back to withdraw position Complex cycles: Multimove cycle that involves high levels of anxiety and avoidance |
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EFT: Primary and Secondary Emotions |
Primary: Initial reactions to situation, represent attachment fears and needs. Usually more vulnerable emotions - e.g. feeling abandoned, alone, etc. Secondary: Emotions about the primary emotion, not the actual situation. Often takes the form of anger, frustration, withdrawal |
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EFT: Contraindications |
• Different agendas for the relationship and/or therapy • Separating couples (one partner has emotionally left relationship) • Abusive relationships - all forms • Untreated addiction |
