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Clarifying the Negative Cycle in Emotionally Focused Therapy

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  1. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Lorrie Brubacher

  2. The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Sue M. Johnson

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  1. Lorrie Brubacher
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Correspondence to Lorrie Brubacher .

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Kelley Quirk

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

    Adam R. Fisher

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Brubacher, L., Johnson, S.M. (2019). Clarifying the Negative Cycle in Emotionally Focused Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_901

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