Wiley Emotion-Focused Cognitive Therapy

Emotion Focused Cognitive Therapy argues that it is time for a new focus in psychotherapy based on emotion, and presents an innovative approach to the treatment of clients with emotional disorders. Features an approach based on the latest work in cognition and emotion Offers psychologists an innovative way of working in therapy Draws on the strengths evidence-based cognitive behavioural and interpersonal approaches to psychotherapy Provides relevant case examples throughout the text Additional resources for the book available online From the Inside Flap Over the past century, psychology has evolved from a discipline dominated by a focus on behaviour into one focused on cognition. However, more recently psychology has rediscovered the important central role that emotion plays in everything that we do. Emotion Focused Cognitive Therapy argues that it is time for a new focus in psychotherapy based on emotion. The author, Professor of Clinical Psychology and practicing clinical psychologist Mick Power, draws on the latest information about emotion in order to develop an innovative approach to the treatment of clients with emotional disorders. In doing so, he integrates relevant work on behaviour, cognition, and emotion to provide practitioners with a new understanding of therapy. Emotion Focused Cognitive Therapyis a timely and invaluable guide for professionals seeking to enhance their clinical effectiveness. From the Back Cover Over the past century, psychology has evolved from a discipline dominated by a focus on behaviour into one focused on cognition. However, more recently psychology has rediscovered the important central role that emotion plays in everything that we do. Emotion Focused Cognitive Therapy argues that it is time for a new focus in psychotherapy based on emotion. The author, Professor of Clinical Psychology and practicing clinical psychologist Mick Power, draws on the latest information about emotion in order to develop an innovative approach to the treatment of clients with emotional disorders. In doing so, he integrates relevant work on behaviour, cognition, and emotion to provide practitioners with a new understanding of therapy. Emotion Focused Cognitive Therapyis a timely and invaluable guide for professionals seeking to enhance their clinical effectiveness. About the Author Mick Power is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. A practising clinical psychologist, Professor Power also holds a Chair at the University of Tromso in Norway and for several years has been a Research Advisor with the World Health Organization. He is a founding Editor of the journal Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.