Deliberate Practice in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy

Emotionally focused couple therapy training needs more goal-directed exercises like the ones provided in this book. The deliberate practice exercises make training more specific and more relevant. We need to get this book in front of trainers and supervisors. -- Sue Johnson, EdD, Founding Director, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Ottawa, ON; Distinguished Research Professor, Alliant University, San Diego, CA, United States; and Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
A highlight in this groundbreaking series, Deliberate Practice in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is sure to become essential reading for those learning about or active in the practice of this therapy. Brilliantly structured around well-chosen exercises, the reader is helped not only to understand this approach but also with very specific ways on how to build competence with each of its fundamental methods. -- Jay Lebow, PhD, Clinical Professor and Senior Scholar, The Family Institute at Northwestern and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
Deliberate Practice in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy powerfully illustrates and wisely guides a reader through the challenges and opportunities awaiting clinicians seeking to master this time-tested model of relationship change. The authors transform learning into practical confidence and curiosity into clinical competence. -- James L. Furrow, PhD, Couples and Family Therapy Program, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, United States
The focused specificity of the exercises in this book breaks down the therapeutic process into manageable micro moves and in the process empowers therapists to progress from confusion to competency and confidence. -- George Faller, MS, LMFT, EFT Trainer, Founder of New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, New York, NY, United States
Whether you are new to the emotionally focused therapy approach to working with distressed dyads or an experienced clinician or mentor, this book is an excellent resource! An evidence-based approach to learning and mastery, this volume offers both a theoretical and scientific overview of the model and a step-by-step approach to not only skill development but also, as the authors aptly describe, the sweet spot for deliberate practice, the balance between procedural and declarative knowledge—art and science, method and map, fluidity and clarity. This book will sharpen the skills of any therapist and is a brilliant companion to anyone teaching the model! -- T. Leanne Campbell, PhD, ICEEFT Certified Trainer in EFT; coauthor with Dr. Sue Johnson of "A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client"; and coauthor of "Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook"