ABSTRACT

This instrumental chapter presents the core intervention of EFFT, its components, and how to integrate the treatment of parental trauma with child therapy. The chapter includes a discussion of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy’s (EFFT) philosophy rooted in an unwavering belief in the power of families to heal a child, as well as a presentation of the evidence-based EFFT parent workshops and outcomes from a randomized, controlled trial and ongoing pre-post clinical trials.