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Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Tu 1:15p.m. – 3:45p.m.		 McCormack M02-0428 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
Tu 1:15p.m. – 3:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0428
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

This course will introduce emotion-focused psychotherapy theory and skills to students. This empirically validated approach falls under the rubric of Humanistic Psychotherapy. It stems from client-centered and gestalt philosophies and theories of development. The mechanism of change in this approach to therapy lies within the re-structuring of clients' emotional schemes and relational patterns. Close attention is paid to the negotiation of the therapeutic alliance, particularly in relation to self-interruptive or defensive moments when clients back away from important or threatening issues. It teaches specific interventions such as focusing, gestalt chairwork, evocative unfolding, and problematic reaction point exercises. The weekly format of the course will entail one hour of lecture and two hours of supervised exercises and discussion. The course will relate the application of this psychotherapy to both individual adult and couples treatment.

Prerequisites

PSYCLN PHD Students Only

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

McCormack M02-0428

Enrolled / Capacity

11 / 8

Status

Closed

Instructor

Heidi Levitt

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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