DPSY 623 - Emotion Focused Therapy

3 Credit(s)

This course overviews the psychodynamic, humanist, and gestalt theories from which Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is derived. The underlying theory of psychopathology is reviewed. Therapy procedures used to explore emotional experience, identify therapeutic markers, and interventions to address such markers are presented and practiced. EFT is positioned among current Supportive-Expressive, Cognitive-Behavioral, Current Psychodynamic, Acceptance Commitment, and Mindfulness therapies. Videotapes of EFT sessions will be viewed and discussed.