Main description:

In this seminal volume, master clinician and founder of emotion-focused therapy (EFT) Leslie Greenberg presents a comprehensive overview of EFT-a treatment that helps clients identify, experience, accept, explore, interpret, transform, and flexibly manage their emotions. Essentially, the approach helps clients increase their emotional intelligence and achieve greater well-being.

Contents:

I. Foundations
Emotional Intelligence and the Purpose of Emotion
The Nature of Emotions
Distinguishing Among Varieties of Emotional Expression
The Therapeutic Relationship, Steps of Emotion Coaching, and Coach's Own Emotional Awareness
Case Formulation and Marker-Guided Interventions
II. The Arriving and Leaving Phases
Arriving at a Primary Emotion
Evaluating Whether a Painful Primary Emotion Is Healthy
Working With Primary Emotions
Accessing New Healing Emotions and Creating New Narratives
III. Working With Specific Emotions
Lessons About Anger and Sadness From Emotion Coaching
Transforming Fear and Shame in Emotion Coaching
Working With Emotional Injuries: Letting Go and Forgiveness
IV. Emotional Intelligence in Specific Contexts
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence in Couples
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence in Parenting
Coaching for Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Epilogue
Appendix
References
Index
About the Author