EMDR as a strategic intervention in couples’ therapy
Integrating EMDR with Strategic Family Therapy (SFT) for couple’s marital satisfaction levels when one spouse has experienced trauma.
Dissertation Abstract
“A large segment of married couples in the United States might benefit from marital therapy, especially when trauma negatively affects the marital relationship. A gap exists in research regarding the integration of EMDR with strategic family therapy (SFT) to assist couples in which one spouse has experienced trauma. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of integrating EMDR with SFT to intervene and to improve a couple’s overall marital satisfaction levels in couples in which one spouse has experienced trauma. Potential heterosexual couple participants had to meet several criteria for participation in this quantitative, quasi-experimental design study. Quantitative data was collected using the Relational Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ) as a pre-assessment and post-assessment measure after the EMDR intervention. Collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 27 software. Results of this study indicate the integration of EMDR with SFT in couples’ therapy has potential to assist couples who deal with trauma and trauma’s effects on their marital relationships which leads to increased relational-esteem levels, decreased relational-depression levels, and decreased relational-preoccupation levels that can create stronger marital relationships, reduced trauma-related pathologies, and increased trust and intimacy levels.”
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Dissertation Access
Open Access
Williams, C. (2021). EMDR as a strategic intervention in couples’ therapy [Doctoral dissertation, Texas Wesleyan University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. https://www.proquest.com/openview/2d8a1e8ab0f34afdb1beade1813903a6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Date
August 1, 2021
Creator(s)
Caren Williams
Client Population
Couples
Practice & Methods
Integrative Therapies
Extent
24 pages
Rights
© 2021 by Caren Williams
APA Citation
Williams, C. (2021). EMDR as a strategic intervention in couples’ therapy [Doctoral dissertation, Texas Wesleyan University]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. https://www.proquest.com/openview/2d8a1e8ab0f34afdb1beade1813903a6/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Audience
EMDR Therapists, Other Mental Health Professionals
Language
English
Content Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Access Type
External Resource, Open Access