Edwards Caitlin, Wittenborn Andrea K, Allan Robert
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2025 Jul;51(3):e70037. doi: 10.1111/jmft.70037.
Emotionally focused couple therapy (EFCT) is an empirically supported treatment for relationship distress. Yet, despite EFCT's substantial evidence base, to date, there have been no studies that have integrated LGBTQ+ clients' experiences and therapeutic needs into the EFCT process. Thirty-five EFCT clients participated in theater testing focus groups to generate client recommendations for the use of EFCT for LGBTQ+ relationships. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants drew on their own lived experiences, their experiences receiving EFCT, and EFCT video observation to make recommendations about the use of EFCT for LGBTQ+ relationships.
情感聚焦夫妻治疗（EFCT）是一种经实证支持的治疗关系困扰的方法。然而，尽管EFCT有大量的证据基础，但迄今为止，尚无研究将LGBTQ+客户的经历和治疗需求纳入EFCT过程。35名接受EFCT治疗的客户参加了戏剧测试焦点小组，以生成关于将EFCT用于LGBTQ+关系的客户建议。使用主题分析法对数据进行了分析。参与者借鉴自己的生活经历、接受EFCT的经历以及EFCT视频观察，就将EFCT用于LGBTQ+关系提出建议。
