Changes in Relationship-Specific Attachment in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
Emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT; Johnson, The practice of emotionally focused couple therapy (1st/2nd edition). Brunner-Routledge, New York, 2004) is an effective treatment of relationship distress (Johnson et al., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 1999; 6, 67). However, less is kno...
| Published in: | Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 231 - 246 |
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