Couple Drama Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Edward Chan
Keyword(s):  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Drama Therapy ◽  
Outcome Studies ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
New Model ◽  
Transference And Countertransference ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Therapy Model

The only couple therapy model that has published positive outcome studies is Emotionally Focused Therapy (Johnson SM & Talitman E, 1997); (Johnson SM, Williams-Keeler L, 1998). This paper review the merits and limitations of some popular couple therapy models including most that do not have any published outcome studies and formulate a new model of couple and individual psychotherapy that integrates the merits of a number of the models without their limitations. The model although is primarily that of couple therapy is also of individual psychotherapy because it takes the view that all individuals live in the context of a relationship and are relational being (Siegel, 2010). Specifically the transference and countertransference of developmental materials components of the Imago therapy model (Hendrix, H., 1996) together with the dysfunctional developmental schemas (Couple Schema Therapy; Simeone-Difrancesco, C., Roediger, E., & Stevens, B. A., 2015) that bring couples together is dramatized by couples facilitated safely by the therapist in the new model of Couple Drama Therapy. In doing so it is shown that couples attain insight quickly (within just 1 or 2 sessions) of each other’s developmental needs and are motivated to meet these needs thereby transforming and healing the dysfunctional schemas into healthy adults schemas.

Collaborative Couple Dance Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Edward Chan
Keyword(s):  
Dance Therapy ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Outcome Studies ◽  
Dance Therapist ◽  
New Model ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Communication Dynamics

Dance has been used as a metaphor by couple therapists such as Johnson (1996) for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) (Johnson, 1996). However, Johnson preferred to have the couples do the leading in the therapy albeit staying at the realm of metaphor. As a result, the therapy is slow and her outcome studies take at least 12 sessions (Johnson, 1996). Whilst dance as a metaphor is useful, couples need more direction. They are like the novice dancer coming to learn some form of dance new to them or to brush up their dance steps of a dance they have not been dancing for a while and expect the therapist to be much more leading as the expert dance instructor. Instead the Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist (EFCT) would spend many sessions doing just validation of both parties - in order to de-escalate their communication dynamics (Johnson, 1996). This akin to allowing the couples fumble in their out of rhythm dance steps. In this paper a new model of couple therapy based on the dance metaphor which is much more directional and collaborative than that used in EFCT will be presented and it will be shown that this model is more efficient and effective as a form of couple therapy and psychotherapy. Of course, the same dance still needs to be adapted for each couple differently as they have different needs - different heights, different tastes and different passions. The specific dance steps for the couple will be collaboratively created by the Couple Collaborative Dance Therapist (CCDT).

scholarly journals Positive Psychology Couple Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
New Model ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
The Way

In this paper a new model of couple therapy based on positive psychology which is positive and open compared to many other popular models such as Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), Imago Therapy and Schema Couple Therapy in the way that it is not constricted by a specific theoretical framework to view the couple and doing therapy as these other models are [1-6]. It will be shown that this model, Positive Psychology Couple Therapy (PPCT) is not only enjoyable but effective as a form of couple therapy and psychotherapy

scholarly journals The Use of Recursive Frame Analysis on an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Session

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqun Peng
Keyword(s):  
Couples Therapy ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Frame Analysis ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ◽  
Therapy Model ◽  
Experiential Interventions ◽  
Interactional Patterns

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) is an evidence0based therapy model. It has been viewed as an empirical approach to couple therapy, and it has lasting treatment effects (Johnson, 2004; Greenman & Johnson, 2013). However, Greenman and Johnson (2013) also argued that there is still a lack of research concerning the EFT process. This study focuses on connections between theory and practice by analyzing the EFT process. Recursive Frame Analysis (RFA), a tool developed by Chenail and Keeney to map therapeutic conversation (Chenail, 1993; Chenail, 1995; Keeney, 1987), is used here as a research method to examine Sue Johnson’s use of EFT interventions and techniques to delivering EFT theory in the educational DVD titled, “Emotionally Focused Therapy in Action” (Johnson, 2011). Specifically, this study analyzes the conversational movement within and between the EFT stages and steps, to examine interventions and techniques related to interactional patterns, emotions, and attachment. It is a descriptive research. An analysis of the DVD session illustrates Johnson’s skills in using systemic interventions, experiential interventions, and attachment interventions and techniques linking EFT theories to practice. The skills of how and when to use specific interventions and techniques, as informed by a language perspective, can be very beneficial for therapists’ better understanding of the transitions and flows between EFT theories and practice. In addition, the researcher found that RFA as a research methodology is well-suited to analyzing an EFT session.

scholarly journals Nonverbal Synchrony in Couple Therapy Linked to Clients’ Well-Being and the Therapeutic Alliance

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Nyman-Salonen ◽  
Virpi-Liisa Kykyri ◽  
Wolfgang Tschacher ◽  
Joona Muotka ◽  
Anu Tourunen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Energy Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Motion Energy ◽  
Complex Models ◽  
Nonverbal Synchrony ◽  
Opposite Gender

Nonverbal synchrony between individuals has a robust relation to the positive aspects of relationships. In psychotherapy, where talking is the cure, nonverbal synchrony has been related to a positive outcome of therapy and to a stronger therapeutic alliance between therapist and client in dyadic settings. Only a few studies have focused on nonverbal synchrony in multi-actor therapy conversations. Here, we studied the synchrony of head and body movements in couple therapy, with four participants present (spouses and two therapists). We analyzed more than 2000min of couple therapy videos from 11 couple therapy cases using Motion Energy Analysis and a Surrogate Synchrony (SUSY), a procedure used earlier in dyadic psychotherapy settings. SUSY was calculated for all six dyads per session, leading to synchrony computations for 66 different dyads. Significant synchrony occurred in all 29 analyzed sessions and between the majority of dyads. Complex models were used to determine the relations between nonverbal synchrony and the clients’ well-being and all participants’ evaluations of the therapeutic alliance. The clients’ well-being was related to body synchronies in the sessions. Differences were found between the clients’ and therapists’ alliance evaluations: the clients’ alliance evaluations were related to synchrony between both dyads of opposite gender, whereas the therapists’ alliance evaluations were related to synchrony between dyads of the same gender, but opposite to themselves. With four participants present, our study introduces a new aspect of nonverbal synchrony, since as a dyad synchronizes, the other two participants are observing it. Nonverbal synchrony seems to be as important in couple therapy as in individual psychotherapy, but the presence of multiple participants makes the patterns more complex.

Facilitating withdrawer re-engagement in emotionally focused couple therapy: A modified task analysis.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Lee ◽  
Paul M. Spengler ◽  
Amy M. Mitchell ◽  
Elliot S. Spengler ◽  
Douglas A. Spiker
Keyword(s):  
Task Analysis ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

My questions about emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) and a few answers

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41
Author(s):  
Anne Power
Keyword(s):  
Object Relations ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Heterosexual Couple ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Do So

This article provides a brief overview of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) along with some reservations about the method. The article considers questions and critiques which are often raised about the model and does so from the point of view of a practitioner new to the method, who has become convinced of the value of the approach whilst not wanting to jettison an object relations understanding. The segregation between different groups of attachment researchers and practitioners is noted. To provide variation I occasionally use the term "marital" but I do so loosely, referring to a couple bond rather than to a wedded pair. The systemic pattern between a pursuer and a withdrawer which is discussed here could refer to a same-sex or a heterosexual couple, despite the different gender alignments which operate in each case.

Some Reflections on Reparation in Post-Apartheid South Africa, using a Couple Therapy Intervention as a Microcosm of South African Society

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Hill ◽  
Sylvia Poss
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
South African Society ◽  
Depressive Position ◽  
Central Hypothesis ◽  
Transference And Countertransference ◽  
Constructive Engagement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Therapy Intervention

The paper addresses the question of reparation in post-apartheid South Africa. The central hypothesis of the paper is that in South Africa current traumas or losses, such as the 2008 xenophobic attacks, may activate a ‘shared unconscious phantasy’ of irreparable damage inflicted by apartheid on the collective psyche of the South African nation which could block constructive engagement and healing. A brief couple therapy intervention by a white therapist with a black couple is used as a ‘microcosm’ to explore this question. The impact of an extreme current loss, when earlier losses have been sustained, is explored. Additionally, the impact of racial difference on the transference and countertransference between the therapist and the couple is explored to illustrate factors complicating the productive grieving and working through of the depressive position towards reparation.

Emotionally Focused Therapy in the Context of Addictions

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-340
Author(s):  
Kara Fletcher ◽  
Heather MacIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Addiction Treatment ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Couple Functioning ◽  
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ◽  
Emotionally Focused

Substance addictions represent a serious social problem in North America, negatively impacting family relationships and couple functioning. Research is increasingly considering the potential for couple therapy as a model within this context. Issues presented by an addiction can be exacerbated by other issues present in a couple relationship. Using a case study design, this research study explored a proposed theoretical extension of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) in the context of substance addictions. Four couples were recruited, and an analysis of the therapeutic process and their experiences is presented. Comparisons between the normative EFT treatment model and the theoretical extension are made and recommendations are provided for further adaptations to the model. Results from this study indicate the important place of couple therapy in addiction treatment.

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