Emotionally Focused Family Therapy

by James Furrow, Gail Palmer, Susan M. Johnson

This revolutionary treatment manual for Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) enables mental health professionals to extend the proven effectiveness of EFT to the multiple relationships and complexities of family life. It offers a theoretical framework that enhances a therapist's conceptualization of family dynamics through clinical transcripts. The authors look at a broad range of presenting problems and family groups, and show readers how to integrate the material in a manner that will improve their competence in sessions. This book is a must-have for any professional looking to promote the development and renewal of attachment bonds in family relationships.

Genres: Psychology, Counselling

352 pages, Hardcover

First published June 11, 2019

Reviews

[Marco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Whoever thought it was a good idea to CONSTANTLY READ FREAKING ARTICLE REFERENCES IN AN AUDIOBOOK deserves some sort of award with a condescending name. Seriously, try it for yourself: read a paper on anything to anyone and keep reading the references in the middle of sentences and see how long until your listener is banging his head on the wall.

On the book itself: the premise here is that the way to solve family conflict is through learning to express emotion. Exactly the opposite of the approach I believe in and use (Bowen theory) which believes people get in conflict precisely for trying to hold other people responsible for their emotions. With EFFT, you teach people to be more expressive and empathic in drama-ridden encounters. With Bowen, we teach people to learn individually to manage their emotions since believing other people should act one way or another is the source of most miseries in a relationship.

Oh, and the book is so filled with pc signaling that it is nauseating.

[Alexandra Chauran · Rating 3 out of 5]

My therapist recommended a whole textbook for therapists. This was too many case studies and examples without enough explanation of the concepts. That said, I was able to piece together the technique through the exaggerated examples and attempt to use it. It isn't however, a magic bullet that will work for every scenario. The idea of meta-emotion and cognition were well meaning, but there was no way to troubleshoot scenarios that might arise like dishonesty, or one person becoming too emotionally elevated to engage in good faith.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This read does a great job of integrating EFT concepts within the family dynamic. Chapters present hypothetical situations between family members and offers great examples of empathic conjectures. In addition, this material gives insight into the technique of separating vulnerable primary emotions from reactive secondary emotions.

[Grace Kimmerling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the content! The number of typos and grammatical errors was a little distracting.

[Michelle]

NOT for laypeople. do not recommend for reasons mentioned by others. problematic for ND population, especially AS and BPD. useless for individuals with cluster B personality disorders and high conflict resolution. antithetical to other approaches.

[Sofiya Terlez-Hordiyenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Чудова книга як відображення гуманістичного і людинолюбного методу ЕФТ.
Крім теоретичного підгрунтя є транскрипти уривків сесій роботи із сім"ями з різними труднощами - інтерналізовані та екстерналізовані проблеми дітей, не прожита тризна. Може бути особливо корисна терапевтам, які працюють із дитяче-батьківськими стосунками.