Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy For Dummies

Brent Bradley, PhD, is Associate Professor of Family Therapy at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and president of The Couple Zone (www.couplezone.org). Dr. Bradley is a certified emotionally focused couple therapist, supervisor, and trainer. James Furrow, PhD, is Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Furrow is executive director of the Los Angeles Center for EFT and a certified emotionally focused couple therapist, supervisor, and trainer.

• Introduction  1 Part I: Essentials of Emotionally Focused Therapy  5Chapter 1: The Basics of Emotionally Focused Therapy 7Chapter 2: Understanding the Power of Emotion in Relationships 17Chapter 3: Organizing Your Emotional World 39Chapter 4: Identifying the Three Levels of Emotional Experience 59Part II: Emotionally Focused Therapy in Action: Moving from Problems to Patterns  73Chapter 5: Finding Common Patterns of Conflict 75Chapter 6: Finding Common Roles in Conflict 101Chapter 7: Working Toward Fighting Less and Feeling Better 121Part III: Finding Intimacy in New Ways  145Chapter 8: Seeing through Withdrawing Eyes 147Chapter 9: Seeing through Pursuing Eyes 159Chapter 10: Facing Fears and Finding Each Other 171Chapter 11: Overcoming Common Blocks 185Chapter 12: Dealing with Infidelity 207Part IV: Moving Forward Together  229Chapter 13: Finding New Solutions to Old Problems 231Chapter 14: Securing Your Future 255Chapter 15: Working with a Couple Therapist 271Part V: The Part of Tens  285Chapter 16: Ten Questions to Ask a Therapist Before You Make an Appointment 287Chapter 17: Ten Rituals to Bring You Closer293Chapter 18: Ten Myths about Emotion and Relationships 301Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Sex 309Appendix: Resources  317Index  321