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When Hurting Helps: Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) to Transform Trauma and Self-Harm
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The aim of all therapists is to heal, so it is particularly challenging to work with clients who intentionally self-harm. Learn directly from Dr. Sue Johnson, treatment developer of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, who will show you how to:
- Facilitate the safe haven needed to explore destructive behaviors
- Identify and work with the core emotions that trigger negative coping
- Create corrective emotional experiences that spur growth and positive coping
Susan Johnson, EdD
The late Susan Johnson, EdD, was a best-selling author, clinical psychologist, distinguished research professor, dynamic speaker, and recognized innovator who changed the field of couple therapy. Sue was the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in over 30 years of peer-reviewed clinical research. She was the director of the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and a distinguished research professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California, as well as professor of clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She trained behavioral health providers in EFT worldwide and is still recognized as one of the most prominent researchers and presenters in the couple therapy field.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Sue Johnson had employment relationships with University of British Columbia, Campbell & Fairweather Psychology Group, Alliant International, University Ottawa, Couple and Family Institute, and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She received royalties as a published author. Dr. Johnson received a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She had no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Sue Johnson served on the editorial board for the American Journal of Family Therapy (AJFT) and the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research & Practice.
