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Dr. Susan "Sue" Johnson graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1984 with a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology. She reports in various sources that her interested in relationship science and couples therapy grew naturally out of being raised "in an English Pub." Dr. Johnson describes a fascination with the dance of adult love she watched unfold around her in that pub (and elsewhere). Sue Johnson is known for her innovative work in the field of psychology on bonding, attachment and adult romantic relationships. Dr. Johnson's work emerged on the family therapy and psychology field at a time when most couple's therapy approaches focused on one or more of the following: cognitive and behavioral interventions, improving communication skills, teaching negotiation skills, or applying psychoanalytic theory to the relationship. Dr. Johnson's focus on emotions and emotional process was often met with disdain or dismissed as it ran contrary to dominant views of emotion as being problematic or unnecessary to address in couples therapy. She is the developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the founder of the (International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT )), a not for profit research and therapist training institute, where she also serves as Director. Johnson also heads the (Ottawa Couple and Family Institute ) and is (Professor Emeritus in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa ) and (Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California ). Dr. Johnson reports in the book, Hold Me Tight (2008), that she coded sessions with couples and sought feedback from them about what sessions were most useful and why. This work led to the observation that distress couples get caught in a negative interactional cycle fueled by unexpressed underlying emotions. Couples benefited from learning about this "negative cycle," but required deeper emotional work with each other to experience "bonding events." Out of this work, combined with her focus on emotions, led to the development of a 3 Stage Process of Change. Stage One: De-Escalation of the Couple's Negative Cycle Stage Two: Re-Structuring the Couple's Emotional Bond Stage Three: Consolidation To date, there are at least 27 outcome studies indicating that E.F.T. works. It has been recognized by the American Psychological Association as an empirically-validated approach for couples therapy (). Johnson's decades of research are chronicled in her book, (Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love ) , which was published in 2008. Created for the general public, the book serves as a self-help version of her groundbreaking research about relationships - how to enhance them, how to repair them and how to keep them. ''Hold Me Tight'', designed to offer expertise for adult relationships, became the springboard for an innovative program geared to the reunion of military couples after deployment, called (Strong Bonds, Strong Couples ) and the (Hold Me Tight Enhancement Program ). Johnson’s best known professional books include, ''The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection'' (2004) and ''Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors'' (2002). With regard to the latter, Marlene Best writes, "Throughout the book, Johnson evokes the image of the dragon as a metaphor for the insidious power that trauma has of breathing fire into the lives of survivors and their partners. The dragon's fire is the helplessness, isolation and betrayal that are at the core of most traumatic experiences. She calls on the healing power of secure attachment as the antidote to the effects of this destructive fire. . . . an essential addition to the toolkit of any couple therapist, seasoned or beginner, who will inevitably encounter the effects of trauma in his or her work with distressed couples. Johnson provides a practical roadmap for navigating the powerful emotional world that partners can get lost in, helps them to learn to slay the dragon together, and strengthen their emotional connection in the process." ==''Hold Me Tight''== Rebecca Jones, editor of ''The American Journal of Family Therapy'', describes ''Hold Me Tight'' as "a clear and reachable roadmap to a satisfying and happy love connection. . . . Influenced by the writings of John Bowlby, Johnson emphasizes (1) the universal need for a significant attachment from the cradle to the grave and (2) the route to lasting love through emotional accessibility, responsiveness and engagement. It is the profound need for other and then pain of emotional disconnection that then results in automatic reactions of fight, flight or freeze that then shape the negative patterns of relationship distress." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sue Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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