Most psychological disorders involve distressful emotions, yet emotions are often regarded as secondary in the etiology and treatment of psychopathology. This book offers an alternative model of psychotherapy, using the patient’s emotions as the focal point of treatment. This unique text approaches emotions as the primary source of intervention, where emotions are appreciated, experienced, and learned from as opposed to being regulated solely.
Key Features
- Based on the latest developments in affective neuroscience.
- Science-based interventions with a sequential approach for helping patients with psychological disorders.
- Focus on emotional awareness, emotional validation, self-compassion, and affect reconsolidation.
- Addresses interventions for specific emotions such as anger, abandonment, jealousy, and desire.
Additional Information
This book is essential reading for clinicians practicing psychotherapy, social workers and licensed mental health counselors, as well as anyone interested in the emotional science behind the brain.
