Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)

19 reviews for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds (The Guilford Family Therapy Series)

1. LRK

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   July 12, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book and Author

   This is the best book I've seen on the topic, and looks at the only modality I'd want to use in couples work. EFT focuses on attachment and narrows d...More

   This is the best book I've seen on the topic, and looks at the only modality I'd want to use in couples work. EFT focuses on attachment and narrows down the focus to particular patterns. By meeting the attachment needs to create safety in the relationship, people start to heal. Reading this book made me think all trauma work should include the client's significant other if possible.

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   Elijah Logozar

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   June 4, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars Profound!

   I love Dr. Sue Johnson's works on couples therapy and attachment theory. As someone with Aspergers, I find it extremely useful to learn about relation...More

   I love Dr. Sue Johnson's works on couples therapy and attachment theory. As someone with Aspergers, I find it extremely useful to learn about relationships and emotion from the systems theory perspective and am constantly observing Sue's claims in real life. Taking a non-pathologizing approach to trauma and associated defense mechanisms allows the therapist to offer a secure base to clients that they are unlikely to find elsewhere. This is especially true given that trauma often spills into their core relationships, and partners generally don't understand the nature of PTSD. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about the nature of trauma or therapists looking into EFT.

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   Judy G. Gillis

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   October 8, 2018

   Readable and comprehensive

   I am loving Sue Johnson's book! I am a beginning therapist working my practicum with survivors of trauma of many kinds. Although this is a couples' th...More

   I am loving Sue Johnson's book! I am a beginning therapist working my practicum with survivors of trauma of many kinds. Although this is a couples' therapy book, I am finding that many of the principles it contains are applicable to individuals and families. If anyone who has a Rogerian philosophy is interested in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and wants to work with traumatized people, this is the book to read.

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   Alison C. Baker

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   August 29, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful

   A great book to help de-mystify some of the greater challenges.

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   Scotch Shipping Tape

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   March 12, 2018

   An invaluable resource for trauma survivors trying to navigate the stormy seas of relationships, as well as for their partners.

   An invaluable resource for trauma survivors trying to navigate the stormy seas of relationships, as well as for their partners. HOLD ME TIGHT is reall...More

   An invaluable resource for trauma survivors trying to navigate the stormy seas of relationships, as well as for their partners. HOLD ME TIGHT is really incredible as well. This is essentially the trauma-version of that book.

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   STEPHEN WILLIAMS

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   February 20, 2016

   I highly recommend it. While written by a teaching professor for ...

   The book details the ways in which those suffering from truama symptoms i.e. PTSD are effected in thier closests relationships, particularly marriage....More

   The book details the ways in which those suffering from truama symptoms i.e. PTSD are effected in thier closests relationships, particularly marriage. It gives many real examples of couples and walks a couples therapist through the details of a relationship where trauma and relational distress intersect in a close relayionship ...using and applying attachment theory as a guide to healthy adult relationships. I highly recommend it.
   While written by a teaching professor for therapists, the reading level is popular with minimal technical language.

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   C. Wooldridge

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   October 14, 2015

   5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

   Great! Thanks!!

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   Belovedsea

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   May 23, 2015

   5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for psychotherapists working with couples

   This book may not be appropriate for biblotherapy, but it is a must read for any clinician working with couples and individuals surviving trauma. John...More

   This book may not be appropriate for biblotherapy, but it is a must read for any clinician working with couples and individuals surviving trauma. Johnson provides a clear outline, structure, and resources for clinicians to help ground the sometime chaotic experience of facilitating EFT.

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   Jan S

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   February 14, 2015

   5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource

   Excellent resource for couples work.

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   EAMH

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   January 3, 2015

   5.0 out of 5 stars Love Dr. Susan M. Johnson!

   Love Dr. Susan M. Johnson!

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   TLRT

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   December 18, 2014

   5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny

   Though an 'academic' type book... Susan M Johnson hits the nail on the head for reaction of Survivors.. It is a book set up for other therapists. It w...More

   Though an 'academic' type book... Susan M Johnson hits the nail on the head for reaction of Survivors.. It is a book set up for other therapists. It was nice for me to read some of the studies that are sited in this book and to have my husband and his logical mind read as well. He has had a very difficult time since my 'box' blew up and this book showed him that it isn't 'just me'. I did not buy this book for answers for 'me', necessarily, yet had relief that i can see us in it and that gives me a bit of hope..... Thank you

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   Kimberly Blackham

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   November 16, 2014

   5.0 out of 5 stars It also provides a map of what healing looks like, so I know how to help them

   Understand the impact of trauma from an attachment perspective and learn how to effectively help your trauma clients heal. I have found this book ext...More

   Understand the impact of trauma from an attachment perspective and learn how to effectively help your trauma clients heal. I have found this book extremely beneficial in my work with trauma clients. Clearly understanding trauma and the attachment significance helps me keep my balance when the trauma comes up in the session. It also provides a map of what healing looks like, so I know how to help them.

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   M. Gibson

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   March 3, 2014

   5.0 out of 5 stars EFT Review

   The material is excellent and appropriate for use with clients dealing with PTSD. I've had much success with couples using these techniques.

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   Julie Seddon Cabell

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   November 27, 2013

   5.0 out of 5 stars Couple Therapy help

   this is a fine book by one of the leaders in the field. concise how-to recommendations. I recommend this to anyone.

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   Mraecrol7

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   May 3, 2013

   5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, easy to read, useful

   Very helpful in my work as a psychotherapist. I appreciate that it's clearly written and readily applicable to my work. Highly recommended for thera...More

   Very helpful in my work as a psychotherapist. I appreciate that it's clearly written and readily applicable to my work. Highly recommended for therapists who work with couples or trauma survivors.

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   Irving K. Augustine

   Rated 4 out of 5

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   April 13, 2010

   Tremendous Contribution

   Dr. Johnson looks for resources for effectively helping war trauma survivors. Her language is more than adequate professionally but doesn't get in the...More

   Dr. Johnson looks for resources for effectively helping war trauma survivors. Her language is more than adequate professionally but doesn't get in the way of easily understanding what she is saying and where she is taking us. Her illustrations are earthy, practical and fun, all the while dealing with material that challenges the best of us as therapists. When we wake up in the night in cold sweats, the therapist isn't there. However my spouse is!
   
   Great resource for those working with immigrants with war trauma previously factored into their equation.

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   D. Best

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   November 29, 2007

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great book

   Thia book was a really good tool in creating a stronger relationship with my husband. The case studies in chapter 6 to the end of the book were the m...More

   Thia book was a really good tool in creating a stronger relationship with my husband. The case studies in chapter 6 to the end of the book were the most helpful in providing clear guidance. I am recommnending this book to all my friends to strengthen their relationships.

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   Thomas V. Frederick

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   February 15, 2007

   5.0 out of 5 stars Systemic treatment for trauma

   Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds provides a rich resource for MFTs. First, John...More

   Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds provides a rich resource for MFTs. First, Johnson argues for the necessity of placing relationship treatment in what is often thought of as an "individual" form of psychopathology. Second, she clearly delineated the differences between the standard approach to EFT and modifications for addressing trauma with EFT. Her inclusion of several case studies has been helpful for understanding the application of EFT with different kinds of trauma. Finally, her text is replete with systems thinking that I find invaluable as both a marriage and family therapist and a professor.

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   EBF

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   March 26, 2006

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for attachment based therapists

   As a doctoral student in marriage and family therapy with an interest in an attachment based approaches to working with traumatized couples, I found t...More

   As a doctoral student in marriage and family therapy with an interest in an attachment based approaches to working with traumatized couples, I found this book extremely helpful. Susan Johnson really spells out the theory, and gives powerful examples.

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