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Emotion-focused Therapy

Emotion-Focused Therapy is a form of psychotherapeutic practice that belongs to the broader category of experiential therapies and is distinguished by its systematic focus on emotion as both the target and agent of change, emphasizing the identification, acceptance, exploration, and transformation of maladaptive emotional patterns to facilitate psychological healing.

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2017–2026

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Handbook of Emotion Regulation

Kelly G. Lambert · JAMA · 2007 · 4.9K citations

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Handbook of emotion regulation

Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 3.3K citations

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Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process

James W. Pennebaker · Psychological Science · 1997 · 2.5K citations

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Compassionate mind training for people with high shame and self‐criticism: overview and pilot study of a group therapy approach

Paul Gilbert, Sue Procter · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · 2006 · 1.8K citations

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Positive psychotherapy.

Martin E. P. Seligman, Tayyab Rashid, Acacia C. Parks · American Psychologist · 2006 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

3.3K

  1. LS
    Leslie S. Greenberg

    York University, Canada

    64 publications · 6K citations

    42

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  2. SM
    Susan M. Johnson

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    29 publications · 2.8K citations

    25

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  3. AE
    Albert Ellis

    Albert Ellis Institute, United States

    21 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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  4. LA
    Lynne Angus

    York University, Canada

    19 publications · 1K citations

    18

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  5. SC
    Sandra C. Paivio

    University of Windsor, Canada

    12 publications · 551 citations

    12

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    38 h-index

    112 publications

    8.1K citations

  2. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    23 h-index

    42 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    18 h-index

    45 publications

    8.3K citations

  4. National Center for PTSD

    Honolulu, United States

    18 h-index

    36 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    18 h-index

    45 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    3.2K citations

  7. University of Windsor

    Windsor, Canada

    16 h-index

    43 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    15 h-index

    29 publications

    2.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

    49 publications · 5.4K citations

    38

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  2. Psychotherapy Research

    52 publications · 2.3K citations

    29

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  3. Psychotherapy

    48 publications · 2K citations

    27

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  4. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

    29 publications · 2.1K citations

    26

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  5. Frontiers in Psychology

    28 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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