This influential volume provides a comprehensive introduction to emotionally focused therapy (EFT): its theoretical foundations, techniques, and clinical practice. EFT is a structured approach to couple therapy that integrates intrapsychic and interpersonal perspectives to help couples create new, more satisfying interactional patterns. Since the original publication of this book, EFT has been implemented and tested with growing numbers of couples in a wide range of settings. The authors, who codeveloped the approach, illuminate the power of emotional experience in relationships and in the process of therapeutic change. The book is richly illustrated with case examples and session transcripts.

Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Susan M. Johnson, EdD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

I. Theory and Research 1. Emotion in Interaction 2. An Affective Systemic Approach II. Practice 3. General Considerations 4. The Initial Interview 5. The Process of Therapy 6. Therapist Interventions 7. Clinical Issues III. Effecting Change 8. The Process of Change 9. Epilogue: Integration