Healing the Attachment Injury of Marital Infidelity Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: A Case Illustration

This case illustration is a demonstration of a therapist handling the betrayal of infidelity through the application of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), specifically utilizing the attachment injury resolution model. An actual dialogue from a key couples session is included as it applies to...

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Published in:The American journal of family therapy 2012-10, Vol.40 (5), p.434-444
Main Authors: Schade, Lori Cluff, Sandberg, Jonathan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attachment
Betrayal
Conjoint Therapy
Couple therapy
Couples
Emotionally focused
Emotions
Family counseling
Infidelity
Marriage counseling
Therapeutic approaches
Therapists
Treatment Methods
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Summary:This case illustration is a demonstration of a therapist handling the betrayal of infidelity through the application of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), specifically utilizing the attachment injury resolution model. An actual dialogue from a key couples session is included as it applies to the model, providing clinicians with an example for how EFT can be applied to the common clinical occurrence of infidelity.
ISSN:0192-6187
1521-0383
DOI:10.1080/01926187.2011.631374