Learning Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Four Clinicians' Perspectives

This study examined the experiences of four clinicians learning emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). Two group interviews, separated by 6 years, explored topics that included emotion, gender, model differences, personal practitioner impact, and the long-term influence of EFT training on clinica...

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Published inJournal of couple & relationship therapy Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 61 - 78
Main Authors Bell, Chance A., Denton, Wayne H., Martin, Gloria, Coffey, Adam D., Hanks, Clyde O., Cornwell, Connie S., Priest, Jacob B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Couples
emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
Emotions
evidence-based couple therapies
Personal relationships
teaching/training/supervising in couple and marital therapy
Therapists
Therapy
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Summary:This study examined the experiences of four clinicians learning emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). Two group interviews, separated by 6 years, explored topics that included emotion, gender, model differences, personal practitioner impact, and the long-term influence of EFT training on clinical work. Emotion emerged as a major theme, with three subthemes at each phase. Phase 1 results indicated an increase in personal awareness of emotions, a positive impact on close personal relationships, and challenges for males in learning to elicit and use emotion. Phase 2 results, 6 years later, revealed that focusing on emotions remained salient and that EFT continues to influence the work of each clinician to varying degrees. Limitations, future research suggestions, and clinical implications are discussed.
ISSN:1533-2691
1533-2683
DOI:10.1080/15332691.2017.1310638