MFT-6105 v5

Allan, R., Wiebe, S. A., Johnson, S. M., Piaseckyj, O., & Campbell, T. L. (2021). Practicing emotionally focused therapy online: Calling all relationships. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 47(2), 424–439. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12507
This article reviews ways to adapt EFT for online or telehealth therapy sessions.

Greenman, P. S., & Johnson, S. M. (2022). Emotionally focused therapy: Attachment, connection, and health. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 146-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.06.015
This review suggests using an attachment framework to understand loneliness and the toll it takes on mental health to lay the groundwork for why EFT can enhance connectedness and improve mental health.

Johnson, S., & Bradley, B. (2009). Emotionally focused couple therapy: Creating loving relationships. In J. H. Bray & M. Stanton (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of family psychology (pp. 402-415). Wiley and Sons, Inc.
This book chapter provides a primer on EFT. It goes over the stages of EFT and provides case examples.

Johnson, S. M. (2020). The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection: (3rd Ed.). Routledge.
This book lays out EFT in-depth. If you are interested in this model, reading the entire book will provide a good grasp of the intricacies of the model. For this week, chapter 4 is required reading. It goes over the basics, interventions, and provides case examples.

Gottman Institute (Producer). (2013). Emotionally Focused Therapy: Creating Secure Bonds. [Video/DVD] Milton H. Erickson Foundation. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/emotionally-focused-therapy-creating-secure-bonds
This video is Sue Johnson, the creator of EFT, explaining the model. Only the first hour and 10 minutes are required viewing. The second half is optional.

Brigance, C. A., Brown, E. C., & Cottone, R. R. (2021). Therapeutic intervention for couples experiencing infertility: An emotionally focused couples therapy approach. The Family Journal, 29(1),72-79.
This article shares specifics about EFT and how EFT could be applied when working with couples experiencing infertility.