This fully updated second edition presents theory, research, and practice guidelines for short term, evidence based individual treatment for adults experiencing the effects of complex relational trauma.
Disrupted narrative and emotional processes are common effects of complex trauma, and emotion focused therapy for trauma (EFTT) is well suited to address these difficulties. Clients with complex trauma often suffer long term challenges after repeated exposure to violence and betrayals of trust, typically by attachment figures in the form of child abuse and neglect. The authors bring more than 25 years of research and clinical expertise to this evidence-based treatment model, which enables therapists to skillfully navigate the unique challenges facing these clients.
Chapters present practical aspects of EFTT alongside supporting research, allowing clinicians from different theoretical perspectives to either apply the complete package, or integrate aspects of the model into their current practice. This comprehensive and essential resource is fully updated with current developments in research, clinical practice, and training.
Author(s): Sandra C. Paivio, Antonio Pascual-Leone
Edition: 2
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 388
City: Washington, D.C.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction To Emotion-Focused Therapy for Trauma: Development, Defining Features, Strengths, and Contributions
Part I Theory
Chapter 1 Trauma and Its Effects
Chapter 2 The EFTT Treatment Model
Chapter 3 Working With Emotion
Part II Practice
Chapter 4 Cultivating the Alliance
Chapter 5 Promoting Experiencing
Chapter 6 The Imaginal Confrontation Procedure
Chapter 7 Memory Work in EFTT
Chapter 8 Reducing Fear, Anxiety, and Avoidance of Internal Experience
Chapter 9 Transforming Guilt, Shame, and Self-Blame
Chapter 10 Resolution of Interpersonal Trauma Through Adaptive Anger
Chapter 11 Resolution of Interpersonal Trauma Through Sadness and Grief
Chapter 12 Termination
Afterword
Appendix A: Short Form of the Client Experiencing Scale
Appendix B: Short Form of the Working Alliance Inventory
Appendix C: The Degree of Resolution Scale (Short Form)
Appendix D: Yoga Therapy as a Complement to EFTT: Integrating Body-Based Interventions
References
Index
About the Authors
