Person-centered/experiential psychotherapy for anxiety difficulties : theory, research and practice
Elliott, Robert (2013) Person-centered/experiential psychotherapy for anxiety difficulties : theory, research and practice. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 12 (1). pp. 16-32. ISSN 1477-9757
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Abstract
Anxiety difficulties are an increasingly important focus for person-centered/experiential (PCE) psychotherapies. I begin by reviewing person-centered, focusing-oriented, and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) theories of anxiety. Next, I summarize a meta-analysis of 19 outcome studies of PCE therapies for adults with anxiety, most commonly supportive or person-centered therapies (PCT) carried out by cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) researchers. The results indicate large pre-post change but a clear inferiority to CBT. I then summarize promising early results from an ongoing study of PCT and EFT for social anxiety, which show large amounts of pre-post change for both forms of PCE therapy but substantially more change for clients in the EFT condition. I conclude with a discussion of the implications for PCE therapy practice, including the value of process differentiation and the possibility of developing more effective PCE approaches for anxiety.
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Elliott, Robert ![]() | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 45569 |
Notes: | This article is based on a presentation given at the conference of the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, July 2012, in Antwerp Belgium. |
Keywords: | anxiety, person-centred-experiential therapy, outcome research, emotion-focused therapy, EFT, person-centered therapies, PCT, PCE, Psychology, Clinical Psychology |
Subjects: | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Counselling |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 04 Nov 2013 11:22 |
Last modified: | 25 Jan 2021 03:13 |
URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/45569 |
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