3-day Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy

What is Transdiagnostic? 

The transdiagnostic approach  is a newer  development in understanding psychopathology. It posits that psychiatric disorders (e.g. depression or anxiety) have more in common than traditionally assumed as discreet or distinct. 

What is Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy?

In this experiential workshop, the transdiagnostic model of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT-T) will be presented. This treatment model combines two approaches. A modular approach targeting specific clusters of symptoms. A second approach targets the shared mechanisms which are the underlying vulnerabilities.  

The model proposes that clients’ core vulnerabilities are linked to specific chronic painful emotions, and that these chronic emotions are constellations of sadness/loneliness, shame, and fear-based emotions, idiosyncratically shaped by personal history. 

EFT-T targets clusters of symptoms labelled as mood disorders by focusing on the underlying vulnerability shared by these  diagnostic categories. This shared emotional vulnerability appears to be centered around chronic painful emotions of sadness/loneliness, shame, and fear/terror. 

Key Feature of the workshop

A key feature of this workshop is that real emotions are accessed and deployed. This is a unique form of experiential learning. Participants bring personal material as clients. “Student-Therapists” apply their learning on organically formed emotions.   

In this one-day workshop, you will learn the following topics:

• Transdiagnostic thinking in psychopathology: an overview
• EFT-T model of transdiagnostic treatment
• Chronic painful emotions: sadness, shame and fear
• Empty chair work in EFT-T  
• Two chair work in EFT-T  

Who is this workshop for? 

This workshop is primarily catered to learners who have received basic EFT training (EFT Module 1 and onwards) to expose them to new nuances in EFT practice. Learners who wish to participate in the workshop without any prior EFT background are still welcome to register, but will have to complete some pre-workshop readings before attending.

About the Trainer

Ladislav Timulak, PhD is Professor in Counselling Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is Course Director of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Ladislav (“Laco”—read “Latso”) is involved in various psychotherapy trainings in Ireland and internationally. His main research interest is psychotherapy research, particularly the development of emotion-focused therapy (EFT). He currently is adapting this form of therapy as a transdiagnostic treatment for depression, anxiety, and related disorders. He is also researching the use of mental health interventions delivered online. He has written or co-written ten books, more than 100 peer reviewed papers and chapters in both his native language, Slovak, and in English. His most recent books include Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy: An Emotion-Focused Approach (2015), Transforming Generalized Anxiety: An Emotion-Focused Approach (with James McElvaney; 2018); Essentials of Descriptive-Interpretive Qualitative Research: A Generic Approach (with co-author Robert Elliott); Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy (with co-author Daragh Keogh); Essentials of Qualitative Meta-Analysis (with Mary Creaner) and Transforming Emotional Pain: An Emotion-Focused Workbook. with several co-authors. He maintains a part-time private practice.

Registration Link: https://form.typeform.com/to/O6D9aErk