TY - JOUR TI - Systematic case studies of emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) for couples for capturing the adaptation of a general model to the local conditions of the case DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3ZW1Q9V PY - 2018 AB - Emotionally-Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT for couples) is an evidence-based, short-term (8-20 sessions) treatment developed by Johnson and Greenberg (1994). This therapy has been shown to be effective in randomized control trials (RCTs; Johnson et al., 1999). Despite the evidence supporting this intervention, there is a lack of process research that would allow practitioners to translate RCT support into more effective application of the therapy. The present study represents an effort to address this lack of process-oriented research by detailing the process and outcomes of courses of EFT therapy I conducted with two couples: “Nancy and Tom,” and “Brian and Rohini.” Nancy and Tom’s therapy consisted of 17 sessions; and Brian and Rohini’s therapy, of 14 sessions. Following the Pragmatic Case Study Method (Fishman, 1999), I examined both cases in systematic qualitative detail and in terms of results on standardized quantitative measures. This study concludes with (1) a cross-case analysis of the process and outcomes of both cases in an effort to elucidate the possible reasons for Brian and Rohini’s more robustly positive outcome in comparison to the more moderately successful outcome of Nancy and Tom’s therapy; and (2) a discussion of how future research could further investigate the application of EFT to couples. KW - Clinical Psychology KW - Couples therapy KW - Emotion-focused therapy LA - eng ER -