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.

    Author(s):Elliott, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-3397
    Item type:Article
    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:05 Nov 2019 03:11
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/45569
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