Psychotherapy Networker Symposium: Harnessing the Power of Emotion: A Step-by-Step Approach with Susan Johnson, Ed.D. – Marlene Best & Susan Johnson | Instant Download !
Since advances in neuroscience and attachment theory have led to an increasing appreciation of the centrality of emotions in human relationships, it’s ironic that therapists are so often intimidated by the raw power of clients’ feelings. This workshop will guide you through the process of helping clients tap into their deepest emotional reserves as a positive force for shaping growth and transformation. Through exercises and viewing sessions of Emotionally Focused Therapy, you’ll develop skills to use in therapy.
- Distinguish between primary and secondary emotions and use attachment theory as a road map for couples work
- Demonstrate how to encourage vulnerability by incorporating the “Soft, Slow, Simple” approach into your therapeutic style
- Utilize focused empathic reflection to reconnect, repair, and rebuild clients’ bonds
- Summarize process of helping clients tap into their deepest emotional reserves as a positive force for shaping growth and transformation
- Overview of emotionally focused therapy (EFT)
- Understanding EFT as an experiential approach
- Creating a bonding and attachment environment in therapy
- Experiencing EFT
- Discover the 5 basic moves of EFT
- Learn EFT’s core assumptions
- Analyze the attachment theory
- Concluding remarks with Sue Johnson and Marlene Best
- Techniques to softening EFT
- Comparing the effectiveness of co-regulation versus self-regulation
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