Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
BSHS 385
June 1, 2015
Barbara Hughson
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
When couples get together, the challenges that each experience in life is unknown. This is the excitement that a couple shares as their lives are joined as one. Within their lives together, sometimes they experience challenges in themselves and others, they experience as a couple. These challenges may feel as if they are individual at times but in theory; each challenge is going to effect the relationship that they have built with each other. It takes a commitment to the relationship to be able to reach out to a stranger and ask for guidance for some challenges that are more overwhelming than others. Reaching out for help can bring the relationship back to its unit, as well as bring the individuals back to stronger individuals. This will eventually lead to a stronger, open, honest relationship that deserves the commitment that had been built. Josh and Patty reached out to Susan Johnson to rebuild their relationship. The steps they have to take as well as the steps their helper has to take will once again pave them a path to a healthy relationship as well as healthy individuals.
Susan opens up the introduction of their session and tells the clients that when they say something that she either wants to touch back on later or finds interesting, she will write it down. This is Susan verbally offering the clients information, so they are not wondering what she is writing, or why. The clients are open to asking questions about the session as well as practice any concerns. Susan remains connected to the clients with eye contact and points to her notepad when she summarizes what was previously spoken. Susan also uses verbal skills and reflects when she is asking Patty about why she does things like lock herself in the bathroom to be alone. Patty is hesitant but, explains her feelings of just wanting to get away and be alone. Josh explains that he feels shut out
BSHS 385
June 1, 2015
Barbara Hughson
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
When couples get together, the challenges that each experience in life is unknown. This is the excitement that a couple shares as their lives are joined as one. Within their lives together, sometimes they experience challenges in themselves and others, they experience as a couple. These challenges may feel as if they are individual at times but in theory; each challenge is going to effect the relationship that they have built with each other. It takes a commitment to the relationship to be able to reach out to a stranger and ask for guidance for some challenges that are more overwhelming than others. Reaching out for help can bring the relationship back to its unit, as well as bring the individuals back to stronger individuals. This will eventually lead to a stronger, open, honest relationship that deserves the commitment that had been built. Josh and Patty reached out to Susan Johnson to rebuild their relationship. The steps they have to take as well as the steps their helper has to take will once again pave them a path to a healthy relationship as well as healthy individuals.
Susan opens up the introduction of their session and tells the clients that when they say something that she either wants to touch back on later or finds interesting, she will write it down. This is Susan verbally offering the clients information, so they are not wondering what she is writing, or why. The clients are open to asking questions about the session as well as practice any concerns. Susan remains connected to the clients with eye contact and points to her notepad when she summarizes what was previously spoken. Susan also uses verbal skills and reflects when she is asking Patty about why she does things like lock herself in the bathroom to be alone. Patty is hesitant but, explains her feelings of just wanting to get away and be alone. Josh explains that he feels shut out
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