Working actively with emotion has been empirically shown to be of central importance in psychotherapy, yet has been underemphasized in much of the writing on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This state-of-the-art volume brings together leading authorities to describe ways to work with emotion to enrich therapy and achieve more robust outcomes that go beyond symptom reduction. Highlighting experiential techniques that are grounded in evidence, the book demonstrates clinical applications with vivid case material. Coverage includes mindfulness- and acceptance-based strategies, compassion-focused techniques, new variations on exposure-based interventions, the use of imagery to rework underlying schemas, and methods for addressing emotional aspects of the therapeutic relationship.
Introduction, Nathan C. Thoma & Dean McKay I. Acceptance as Engagement: Noticing, Allowing, and Being with Emotion 1. Mindfulness: It's Not What You Think, Christopher Germer & Christian S. Chan 2. Understanding and Taking Advantage of Experiential Work in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Jennifer C. Plumb Vilardaga, Matthieu Villatte, & Steven C. Hayes 3. Compassion-Focused Therapy: An Introduction to Experiential Interventions for Cultivating Compassion, Dennis Tirch & Paul Gilbert II. Exposure: Evoking and Staying with Difficult Emotions 4. Exposure in Experiential Context: Imaginal and In Vivo Approaches, Dean McKay & Rachel Ojserkis 5. Behavioral Experiments: Using Experiences to Test Beliefs, Susan Daflos, Rachel Lunt, & Maureen Whittal 6. Application of Exposure and Emotional Processing Theory to Depression: Exposure-Based Cognitive Therapy, Adele M. Hayes, C. Beth Ready, & Charlotte Yasinski 7. Creating Change through Focusing on Affect: Affect Phobia Therapy, Kristin A. R. Osborn, Pal G. Ulvenes, Bruce E. Wampold, & Leigh McCullough III. Using Imagery to Connect with Emotions and Transform Maladaptive Schemas and Beliefs 8. Imagery Rescripting for Personality Disorders: Healing Early Maladaptive Schemas, Arnoud Arntz 9. Imagery Rescripting for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Arnoud Arntz 10. Experiential Exercises and Imagery Rescripting in Social Anxiety Disorder: New Perspectives on Changing Beliefs, Jennifer Wild & David M. Clark IV. Emotion-Focused Approaches: Capturing and Enhancing In-Session Emotion as a Step toward Change 11. Integrating Emotion-Focused Therapy into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Nathan C. Thoma & Leslie S. Greenberg 12. Working with Modes in Schema Therapy, Eshkol Rafaeli, Offer Maurer, & Nathan C. Thoma 13. Emotional Schema Therapy, Robert L. Leahy 14. Emotion Regulation Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Chronic Anxiety and Recurring Depression, Mia Skytte O'Toole, Douglas S. Mennin, & David M. Fresco V. Working with Interpersonal Process: Using Clients' and Therapists' Emotional Reactions to Each Other as Vehicles for Change 15. Relational Techniques in a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Context: "It's Bigger Than the Both of Us", Jeremy D. Safran & Jessica Kraus 16. Adding an Interpersonal-Experiential Focus to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Thane M. Erickson, Michelle G. Newman, & Adam McGuire 17. Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Using Awareness, Courage, Love, and Behaviorism to Promote Change, Mavis Tsai, Andrew P. Fleming, Rick A. Cruz, Julia E. Hitch, & Robert J. Kohlenberg Conclusion. Experiential Methods, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Next Steps in Emotional Engagement in Treatments, Dean McKay & Nathan C. Thoma
