1st Edition

Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy An emotion-focused approach

By Ladislav Timulak Copyright 2015
196 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Emotion-focused therapy is a research-informed psychological therapy that to date has mainly been studied in the context of depression, trauma and couple distress. The evidence suggests that this therapy has a lasting and transformative effect. Ladislav Timulak presents EFT as a particular therapeutic approach that addresses psychological human suffering, offering a view that puts more emphasis... Read more

Acknowledgment. Introduction. Part I: Theoretical Conceptualisation. Emotional Pain.Transforming Emotional Pain. Part II: Practical Application.Therapeutic Relationship Promoting Emotional Transformation. Conceptualising Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy: Accessing Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy – Transforming Core Emotional Pain. Overall treatment strategy & Working with difficulties in therapeutic process. Afterword. References.

Biography

Ladislav Timulak is Course Director of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of several books, and a number of book chapters and research papers. He is involved in the training of psychologists and psychotherapists, and maintains a part-time private practice.

"I particularly enjoyed the second section of the book that offers a refreshing therapeutic framework for
his transformation of pain: that within an authentic and healing therapist/client relationship, core pain can be accessed and named, unmet needs articulated and addressed, losses grieved and a place of relief and empowerment reached by the client from which to move forward."
- Bernadette Lynch, Therapy Today

"With this book Ladislav Timulak shows his insightfulness into the therapeutic change process and has made an original contribution, demonstrating how people transform emotional pain." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada

"This book provides a concise, clear, lively, compassionate, and personal introduction to contemporary Emotion-Focused Therapy, touching on the latest theory, practice and research.  Timulak has developed an elegant, readable and useful formulation of the nature and transformation of human emotional suffering. Highly recommended." - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA

"A bold new development in emotion focused therapy. This book is a rich reflection on how human suffering is transformed. Delivered as an accessible guide that leaves plenty of room for contemplation, Timulak distills a complex theory of change which therapists will recognize from their practice." - Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Psychological Services and Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

"This is a book that … offers a coherent and research-informed theoretical framework, practical principles and procedures for conducting therapy, and a wealth of vividly-described case examples… I warmly recommend this book to all students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy..." - John McLeod, PhD, Emeritus Professor Counselling, University of Abertay, Scotland, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway