Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy in Turkey: Navigating Equity and Sociocultural Change

Arıcı-Şahin, Fatma; Knudson‐Martin, Carmen

doi:10.1080/2692398x.2023.2228183

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“…The therapist can also help Cameron and Abigail recognize the impact intergenerational wounds and legacies (produced in part by socio-cultural scripts and damaging emotional patterns in their families of origin) on their relationship impasses. Additionally, the therapist can help illuminate societal discourse on gender as well as other social locations (such as race) that influence power dynamics in Abigail and Cameron's relationship (Arıcı-Şahin & Knudson-Martin, 2023). As Abigail and Cameron turn toward each other and reject the social messages that contribute to their pain cycles, they are more capable of meeting each other's attachment needs.…”

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Addressing power in couples therapy: Integrating socio‐emotional relationship therapy and emotionally focused therapy

Jenks,

Adams,

Young

et al. 2023

Family Process

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Romantic relationships are more satisfying and fulfilling when power is balanced relatively equally between partners (Leonhardt et al., Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 2020, and 1). Yet, few couples therapy models explicitly outline how to confront relational power issues (Knudson‐Martin & Huenergardt, 2015, Socio‐emotional relationship therapy: Bridging emotion, societal context, and couple interaction, Springer). Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT; Johnson, 2020, The practice of emotionally focused couple therapy, Routledge) is a well‐established, evidence‐based therapy modality that many therapists use with couple clients, yet despite its effectiveness, it does not provide direction for explicitly addressing and treating power differentials in couple relationships. In this paper, we explore the integration of EFT with Socio‐emotional Relationship Therapy (SERT), a model overlay that acknowledges the impact of social discourse on enactments of power in intimate couple relationships. We first address the importance of understanding power in couple relationships, addressing power in couples therapy, and provide a brief overview of SERT and EFT. We then introduce an integration of the models intended to help therapists balance power, increase connection, and secure attachment bonds between romantic partners.

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confidence: 99%