Principles of Emotion Change
What Works and When in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life
Format:Paperback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Published:16th Dec '25
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This book of theory and practice offers an unprecedented exploration of the nature of emotion and the process by which it changes.
Written for mental health providers and psychotherapy researchers, this innovative and unique volume offers an extraordinary synthesis of psychotherapy research, neuroscience, and practical observations to propose a new paradigm of emotion change. The book presents a general theory of how a difficult emotional state changes. Integrating findings across treatment approaches, it resolves contradictions found in different lines of research and reconciles existing theories that have seemed at odds. It explains the different kinds of emotional change, the hypothesized mechanisms driving that change, and when each type of change is most applicable. Dr. Pascual-Leone demonstrates that having a clearer understanding of how emotion change happens enables clinicians to apply more impactful and effective interventions. Chapters explore everything from moment-by-moment work (through engagement, labeling, and expression) to broader process formulations (such as narrative, re-framing, and purpose in life). Extensive clinical examples help therapists get a better grip on what each kind of processing really means.
"This outstanding book is a must-read for clinicians of all orientations, offering a comprehensive and insightful synthesis for those who want to improve their skill in working with emotion. Twelve years in the making, this work combines clinical process with empirical findings in brilliant fashion, illuminating the how and why of emotional change in psychotherapy. A visionary work, this will be a main reference for clinicians and academics alike." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
"This book is an integrative masterpiece. Emotional change in psychotherapy is a jungle of theories, contradictions, and messy findings—but Antonio Pascual-Leone has expertly cleared a path to reveal what emotions to focus on, when, for what purpose, and how. This amazing synthesis will become a leading light in the field, a guiding force for psychotherapy practice, training, and research." - Louis G. Castonguay, PhD, Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology, Pennylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
"Serious EFT therapists and practitioners of related emotion-based approaches will want to read this book because it provides a solid, clearly stated scientific foundation for five key kinds of emotion change processes. The author has produced a tour de force based on a rigorous, decade-long systematic review of a wide range of applied emotion research that provides a fresh look at the key therapeutic tasks such as empty chair work, grounding them historically and in the wider field of applied emotion research." - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
"With clarity, elegance, and precision, Antonio Pascual-Leone offers a generative new synthesis in the emotion-focused tradition. Grounded in empirical rigor and richly illustrated through clinical examples, this principle-based framework will help a new generation of therapists understand not just that emotion matters—but how it changes. At once nuanced and practical!" - J. Christopher Muran, PhD, Dean and Professor, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, United States; Mount Sinai Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research Program, New York, NY; NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York, NY
ISBN: 9781433836602
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658 pages