Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power

by Leslie S. Greenberg, Rhonda N. Goldman

In Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy , Leslie S. Greenberg and Rhonda N. Goldman expand the framework of emotionally focused therapy for couples to focus more intently on the development of the self and the relationship system through the promotion of self-soothing and other-soothing; to deal with unmet needs both from the client's adulthood and childhood; and to work more explicitly with emotions, specifically fear, anxiety, shame, power, joy, and love. The authors discuss the three major motivational systems central to couples therapy--attachment, identity, and attraction and clarify emotions and motivations in the dominance dimension of couples' interactions. The authors use a rich variety of case material to demonstrate how working with emotions can facilitate change in couples and, by extension, in all situations where people may be in emotional conflict with others. Greenberg and Goldman provide the tools needed to identify specific emotions and show the reader how to work with them to resolve conflict and promote bonding in couples therapy.

Genres: Psychology, Counselling

405 pages, Hardcover

First published October 7, 1988

Reviews

[Merz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for #CouplesTherapy class with Dr.Luskin (of "Positive Psychology fame") ,this quarter as a part of PSyD #ClinicalPsychology .
Loved the structure of the book . Easy to implement . great for working on the self that is engaging rapports. Its an inside out job technique. Superb model . Works in all kinds of relationships.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

When it first came out this book might have presented something new. It is overpriced and not well written. You will learn more from Susan Johnson's books that cover more ground on attachment disorders that effect couples.