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EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY Interventions and Techniques EFT Assessment Tasks 1. Create a collaborative therapeutic alliance 2. Explore client(s) agendas for: a. The relationship b. Therapy 3. Present therapy contract 4. Assess prognostic indicators a. Degree of reactivity b. Strength of attachment c. Openness or response to therapist – engagement with therapy 5. Note trust/faith of female partner Taking History of the Relationship ? Sample questions: ?How long they have been together? What attracted them to each other? ?What was it like when things were good between them? ?When they fight/argue, do they feel they resolve issues? How do they make up? ?What prompted them to e for therapy at this time? What changes would they like to see? Assessing Attachment Style ? Assessing Attachment History ? Assessing Partners’ Interactions ? Selfreport questionnaires ? Individual sessions Identifying amp。 Delineating Negative Interactive Cycle ? Identifying the cycle ? Look for predominant pattern ? Delineating the cycle Identifying amp。 Delineating Negative Interactive Cycle ? Basic Negative Cycles amp。 Interactive Positions ?Pursue/Withdraw ?Withdraw/Withdraw ?Attack/Attack ?Complex cycles ?Reactive pursue/Withdraw Common Underlying Emotions of the Withdrawers and Pursuers ? Rejected ? Inadequate ? Afraid of failure ? Overwhelmed ? Numb – frozen ? Afraid – scared ? Not wanted or desired ? Judged, critized ? Hurt ? Alone ? Not wanted ? Invisible ? Isolated/disconnected ? Not important ? Abandoned ? Desperate Key Movements in Assessment Process – Focus Points ? Client’s narrative is interrupted by strong affect ? Affect is conspicuous by its absence ? Personal landmark ? Interactional landmark ? Position markers ? Responses to positive contact Key Movements in Assessment Process – Focus Points ? Client’s narrative is interrupted by strong affect ?Focus on emotional response ?Give message that it is safe and appropriate to share this experience in the session Key Movements in Assessment Process – Focus Points ? Affect is conspicuous by its absence ?Explore lack of engagement in the personal experience being related ?Discover the significance in terms of the couple’s engagement in and definition of their relationship Key Movements in Assessment Process – Focus Points ? Personal landmark ?Focus on and explore story ?Uncover the meaning of the story from client’s perspective ? Ask if the partner understands the client’s experie