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Softening in Emotion-Focused Therapy

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  1. Illinois School of Professional Psychology- Argosy University, Schaumburg, IL, USA

    Shannon Iverson & Rhonda Goldman

  2. Family institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Rhonda Goldman

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Kelley Quirk Ph.D.

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Adam Fisher Ph.D.

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Iverson, S., Goldman, R. (2018). Softening in Emotion-Focused Therapy. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_200-1

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