A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy

by Susan M. Johnson, T Leanne Campbell

From best-selling author, Susan M. Johnson, with over 1 million books sold worldwide! This essential text from the leading authority on Emotionally Focused Therapy, Susan M. Johnson, and colleague, T. Leanne Campbell, applies the key interventions of EFT to work with individuals, providing an overview and clinical guide to treating clients with depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress. Designed for therapists at all levels of expertise, Johnson and Campbell focus on introducing clinicians to EFIT interventions, techniques, and change processes in a highly accessible and practical format. The book begins by summarizing attachment theory and science – the theoretical basis of this model – together with the experiential approach to change in psychotherapy. Chapters describe the three stages of EFIT, macro-interventions, such as the EFIT Tango, and various micro-interventions through clinical exercises, case studies, and transcripts to demonstrate this model in practice with individuals, highlighting the unique benefits of EFT as a cross-modality approach for treating emotional disorders. With exercises interwoven throughout the text, this book is built to accompany in-person and online training, helping the practicing clinician offer targeted and empirically tested interventions that not only alleviate symptoms of distress but expand the client’s emotional balance, agency, and sense of self. As the next major extension of the EFT approach, this book will appeal to therapists already working with couples and families as well as those just beginning their professional journey. Psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and mental health workers will also find this book invaluable.

Genres: Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, Nonfiction

222 pages, Paperback

Published September 29, 2021

Reviews

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) provides a clear and concise summary of EFIT. I found Johnson's previous work, Attachment Theory in Practice, to be wordy at times, and this book seems to have benefited from Campbell's editing. I've long loved emotionally focused couples therapy (EFT), and the authors shows how to apply that therapy's framework and primary techniques to individual therapy. In the end, this application is pretty simple, as you simply replace the created encounters between couples with the psychodramatic encounters used by individuals like Fritz Perls. Most chapters contain lengthy passages from different therapy sessions which nicely and at times poignantly illustrate different aspects of EFIT.

[Mikayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright this book took me forever to read (more because of what was going on in my life rather than the book itself). That being said, because it took me so long to read, I feel like I have to reread it. I thought the information in this book was helpful, although it felt very foreign to me as a way to practice therapy. I love using emotions in counseling, and this took a very interesting, experiential approach to it that I wasn’t initially expecting. I think I’d like to watch some videos on it to really understand how it works before I jump right into trying it.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This a great book for clinicians who want to learn how to do Emotionally Focused Therapy for individuals. I done EFIT trainings 1 & 2 and I still learned a lot. My clients have noticed a difference in our work together which is the best recommendation of all. I will be referring back to this text often.

[Lizz · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who was interested in becoming an EFT therapist myself and is currently a counselor intern, this book solidified my interest in this approach. Additionally, it has already helped refine my understanding of counseling and my sessions with clients.

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so grateful to be coming up in my career in this stream of nourishing work.

[Jillybb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I preferred “Attachment Theory in Practice”. Same model, just not as well executed.

[Rebecca Renfrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️…WONDERFUL!

[Crystal O'Gorman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent counseling textbook on a humanistic approach to helping individuals heal. Will continue to take up a prominent space on my professional bookshelf.

[Des · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good info…. But really dry,

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Joy Self · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book! The case transcripts helped me build a framework in working with my clients!

[Laura Plummer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book after attending a training lead by the authors. This book is practical, refreshing and helpful. I already used this model with a client and the client saw a dramatic decrease in SI, depression, anxiety and emotional lability. Definitely interested in pursuing EFIT and reading more from the authors.

[Crystal Dwinnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical and brilliant!