Learning emotion-focused therapy: The process-experiential approach to change.

In Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy, the originators of Process-Experiential Therapy describe in detail the various tasks and techniques of this theoretically grounded, empirically supported, and integrative humanistic therapy, while emphasizing the importance of the therapeutic relationship. The authors, Robert Elliott, Jeanne C. Watson, Leslie S. Greenberg, and Rhonda N. Goldman, well-respected scholars and leading figures in the field, address each major aspect of theory, case formulation, treatment, and research, as well as the nuances of learning and teaching this complex form of therapy. This exceptionally informative book has the potential to be of great practical value to therapists and students learning experiential, humanistic, and integrative therapies, as well as to those who teach this mode of psychotherapy. Contents 7 Preface 9 Acknowledgments 11 1. Introduction 16 I Fundamentals of Process-Experiential Therapy 30 2. Process-Experiential Theory Made Simple 32 3. Research on the Effectiveness of Process-Experiential Therapy 56 4- Client Microprocesses: What Process-Experiential Therapists Listen For 66 5. Therapist Processes in Process-Experiential Therapy 86 6. An Overview of Therapeutic Tasks 110 II Specific Process-Experiential Processes and Tasks 122 7. Empathy and Exploration: The Core of Process-Experiential Therapy 124 8. The Care and Feeding of Therapeutic Relationships 154 9. Accessing and Allowing Experiencing 182 10. Reprocessing Problematic Experiences 206 11. Two-Chair Work for Conflict Splits 232 12. Empty Chair Work for Unfinished Interpersonal Issues 256 III. Pragmatic Issues in Applying Process-Experiential Therapy 280 13. Frequently Asked Questions on Applying Process-Experiential Therapy 282 14. Adapting Process-Experiential Therapy to Particular Client Problems 300 15. Recommendations for Teaching and Learning Process-Experiential Therapy 324 References 336 Index 356 Learning,emotion-focused,therapy

Elliott (director, Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy, University of Toledo) collects work by originators of process-experiential therapy, describing the various tasks and techniques of this humanistic therapy and emphasizing the therapeutic relationship. Contributors discuss theory, case formulation, treatment, and research in a way that makes this complex form of therapy accessible to all readers. Extended case examples show how the use of these techniques can bring about change. The book will be of interest to students and teachers of process-experiential therapy. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"In Learning Process-Experiential Therapy: The Process-Experiential Approach to Change, the originators of process-experiential therapy describe in detail the various tasks and techniques of this theoretically grounded, empirically supported humanistic therapy, while emphasizing the importance of the therapeutic relationship. The authors, Robert Elliott, Jeanne C. Watson, Rhonda N. Goldman, and Leslie S. Greenberg, well-respected scholars and leading figures in the field, discuss theory, case formulation, treatment, and research in a way that makes this complex form of therapy accessible to all readers Univ. of Toledo, OH. Provides the step-by-step process of emotion-focused therapy and how to integrate experiential interventions into one's practice. Discusses the basic principles and provides case examples. Emphasizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship and shows how to enable patients to learn from their various emotions. For therapists.