Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist

Section I: Theoretical Overview and Intervention Summary 1. Introduction: The Nature of EFT 2. Theoretical Background to EFT 3. EFT Interventions Section II: EFT and the Couple Treatment Process (EFCT) 4. Stage 1: Alliance, Assessment, and Cycles 5. Stage 1: De-escalation and Stabilization 6. Stage 2: Withdrawer Re-engagement 7. Stage 2: Pursuer Softening 8. Stage 3: Consolidation Section III: EFT Applications 9. Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (EFIT) 10. Healing the Echoes of Trauma through EFIT 11. Facing Trauma Together through EFT 12. Emotionally Focused Therapy for Families (EFFT)

James L. Furrow, Ph.D., is contributing author and editor of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, The Emotionally Focused Casebook, Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple therapist, and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies.

Susan M. Johnson, Ed.D., is the leading developer of EFT. She is professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, distinguished research professor in the Marital and Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego, and director of the International Centre for Excellence in EFT.

Brent Bradley, Ph.D., is president of the Couple Zone, with counseling offices throughout Texas. He is contributing author of Emotional Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies, The Emotionally Focused Casebook, and Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist.

Lorrie L. Brubacher, M.Ed., is founding director of the Carolina Centre for EFT and author of Stepping into Emotionally Focused Therapy: Key Ingredients of Change. She is a certified EFT supervisor and trainer.

T. Leanne Campbell, Ph.D., is a registered psychologist and co-director of the Vancouver Island Centre for EFT and Campbell & Fairweather Psychology and is an honorary research associate of Vancouver Island University. She is a certified EFT supervisor and trainer.

Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Ph.D., is a registered psychologist and co-director of the Vancouver Couple & Family Institute and Centre for EFT Training. She is a certified EFT supervisor, trainer and co-author of An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples The Two of Us, Second Edition.

Gail Palmer, M.S.W., is co-director of International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT), co-author of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, and leads trainings in EFT internationally.

Kathryn Rheem, Ed.D., is director of the Washington Baltimore