Emotion-focused perspective on generalized anxiety disorder: A qualitative analysis of clients’ in-session presentations

Abstract

Discussion focuses on examining findings in the context of existing psychological models of GAD. The implications for practice as well as limitations of the study are also discussed. Clinical or methodological significance of this article: This is an attempt to provide an in-depth case conceptualization based on the EFT theoretical framework of the clients with GAD that attended EFT. Thus, it should contribute to clinical understanding of the presentation of the clients with GAD. Methodologically, the study uses an original qualitative approach, in which in-session presentations of 14 clients are thoroughly tracked and analyzed within an existing theoretical framework, the domains of which serve as the domains of inquiry.