different theoretical perspectives that aid in improving the relationship of couples. Among several behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and humanistic approaches‚ emotionally-focused couple therapy leads in empirical research that supports its use as most effective. In order to test the effectiveness‚ couples undergoing emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) are given several different measures designed to report outcomes of the therapy. Using these measures at the beginning of a set amount of sessions allows therapists
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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
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Emotionally-Focused Therapy Related to Attachment Theory Jordan Gies Metropolitan State University PSY 2150 To love and be loved in return is essential for an individual’s happiness. In accordance with many other aspects of life‚ marital status as been linked to influencing ones life in a positive way; making it happier (Stack‚ Eshleman‚ 527). The problem with this is that not all marriages stay healthy and good. With divorce rates raging from 40%-50% in the United States‚ there ends up being a
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Emotionally Focused Couples Paper Shauntia Dismukes BSHS/385 4/13/2015 Audra Stinson Emotionally Focused Couples Emotional couple therapy video is based on a married couple As human being we receive and perceive information in a wide variety of different ways. The understanding of communication to one person might be the total opposite to another person. Counselors within the human service field have to obtain the abilities and skills to interact and communicate with clients
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As I deeply contemplated what I would like about Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)‚ the concept of corrective emotional experience came to my mind. In the process of EFT treatment‚ therapist helps the couple to get in touch with their emotions‚ understand what it is that they need from their partners‚ and regulate their emotions to send clear and coherent emotional signals to their partner. Specifically‚ the couple learns not only to understand their own superficial and deep-seated emotions‚ needs
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Emotionally Focused Couples Paper Keisha Edwards BSHS/385 March 2‚ 2015 Linda Cook Emotionally Focused Couples Paper Introduction When people get married they look forward to having a marriage full of love‚ happiness‚ companionship‚ financial stability‚ intimacy‚ and having someone who will provide emotional support. But for some people that happiness goes out the door‚ when you married someone who has an unstable background it will cause problems
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Couple Co –Therapy Couples counseling in therapy helps couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts while helping the couple improve their relationships. Through marriage counseling‚ one can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding their relationship or going their separate ways. This paper will expound on my experience with counseling a couple. I was excited and scared at the same time. In addition to being apprehensive about remembering the skills and theories learned in class Counseling
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Solution-Focused Therapy Solution–focused therapy (SFT)‚ unlike other forms of therapy argues that a person doesn’t have to understand any problem in order to resolve the problem and that the solution isn’t necessarily related to the problem. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview‚ description and rationale of Solution-focused therapy as well as an explanation of the therapeutic processes involved in SFT. This paper will also demonstrate through case example; systemic case conceptualization/hypotheses
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Couples therapy has long been centered around treating the relationship rather than the individual(s) in the relationship. Those who most generally present to couples therapy are people who are in a dissatisfactory relationship but are none the less “normal‚” meaning they have no psychological disorders. But what happens when one (or both) of the individuals in therapy presents to couples therapy but also has a psychological disorder? Could couples therapy help alleviate individual problems within
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Couples Therapy Demonstration Self-Evaluation: Adam & Steve Session 3 What were you (and your co-therapist) trying to accomplish during this counseling session? Stephanie and I were attempting to maintain a structured counseling session that would incorporate previous sessions and advance the utilization of the couple’s treatment plan. We started the session by recapping the last session and bringing back an element that helped the couple strengthen their bond. Accordingly‚ we also wanted to make
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