EFT Resources
This page offers several resources that might be helpful for you at any given point in your training in EFT.Â
By Robert Elliott, Jeanne C. Watson, Rhonda N. Goldman, and Leslie S. Greenberg. (2003)
This is currently the main treatment manual for EFT for individuals. It is accessible for both beginning and well-seasoned clinicians alike. It is packed full of therapy transcript examples to illustrate the variety of interventions, and it also provides chapters on dealing with common challenges encountered in working with clients. If you are only going to get one book on EFT, this should be the one; it’s an essential text.Â
By Leslie S. Greenberg and Rhonda N. Goldman. (2008)
Current treatment manual for EFT-C that demonstrates how to identify and work with couples stuck in problematic interactional patterns that are either attachment-based (e.g., loneliness, belongingness), identity-based (e.g., shame, self-esteem), or a mix of both.
Edited by Leslie S. Greenberg and Rhonda N. Goldman. (2019).
Provides overviews on applying EFT for individuals to a variety of clinical populations, such as eating disorders, social anxiety, personality disorders. The text also provides a chapter on a unique adaptation of chair work to address multicultural issues.
By Rhonda N. Goldman, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere. (2021).
Deliberate practice is a model of therapist skill development that is growing in popularity. This text is less about EFT theory or specific interventions, and more about giving a structure for role-play practice of several skills that are essential for conducting EFT.
By Jeanne C. Watson Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg. (2007).
This text is valuable for the abundance of session transcripts provided detailing in-session moment-by-moment analysis of EFT for individuals. It is also thought provoking by having us consider when and how individuals might not resolve their difficulties in a course of EFT.
By Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg. (2015)
This is a useful book to learn one approach to conceptualizing client difficulties. It gives a glimpse into the nuanced process analyses made by EFT therapists.
Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy: An emotion-focused approach.
By Ladislav Timulak. (2015).
Dr. Timulak provides an in-depth demonstration of how the emotion-deepening model (Pascual-Leone & Greenberg, 2007) guides transformation of primary maladaptive emotions (core emotional pain) in emotion-focused therapy.
By Leslie S. Greenberg. (2021).
This text offers Dr. Greenberg’s conceptualization of EFT-I from a transdiagnostic perspective.
Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Clinical Guide for Transforming Emotional Pain
By Ladislav Timulak and Daragh Keogh. (2022).
Provides an accessible explanation of how specific EFT-I interventions may be applied transdiagnostically.
By Leslie S. Greenberg and Jeanne C. Watson. (2006).
Division 12 of the American Psychological Association (APA) considers EFT for depression an evidence-based treatment based on this text and the associated research.Â
By Leslie S. Greenberg and Sandra C. Paivio. (1997).
This book provides detail about emotion theory that underpins emotion-focused therapy interventions. This book also offers explanations and theory for working with a variety of distinct emotions such as fear, anxiety, sadness, shame, anger.