Forgiveness and Letting Go in Emotion-Focused Therapy

Author: Leslie S. Greenberg PhDPublisher: American Psychological AssociationHardcover:ISBN 10: 1433830574ISBN 13: 978-1433830570This book shows how forgiveness-oriented Emotion‑Focused Therapy (EFT) helps individuals and couples process and transform distressing negative emotions by accessing internal resources of strength and self compassion.  Many individuals and couples come to therapy because of unresolved feelings of anger and hurt due to experiences of being wronged, betrayed, or violated. Over the past 20 years, Leslie Greenberg and his colleagues have undertaken clinical research to articulate a model of emotional injury resolution and map out a therapy‑assisted path to forgiveness.   This book offers step‑by‑step guides for conducting EFT and EFT for couples, along with analyses of extensive clinical case material. It shows readers how to: ‑promote clients’ ownership of their emotional experience ‑empower clients to appropriately assign responsibility for harm done ‑help clien