Mirisse Foroughe - Emotion Focused Family Therapy with Children and Caregivers: A Trauma-Informed Approach

GENEVIEVE VRANA AND LESLIE GREENBERG

MIRISSE FOROUGHE

MIRISSE FOROUGHE, JOANNE DOLHANTY, PRIYANJALI MITHAL, AND ADLE LAFRANCE

MIRISSE FOROUGHE AND LAURA GOLDSTEIN

MIRISSE FOROUGHE AND LAURA GOLDSTEIN

KRISTINA CORDEIRO, SARA LYNN REPENDA, ROBERT T. MULLER, AND MIRISSE FOROUGHE

MIRISSE FOROUGHE, JOANNE DOLHANTY, AND ADLE LAFRANCE

Kristina Cordeiro is currently a graduate student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology program at York University in Toronto. Supervised by Dr. Muller, her research and clinical interests lie in intrafamilial trauma and attachment-based treatments. She has over 10 years experience working with children and young families in educational settings and is a trained behavioural therapist.

Joanne Dolhanty, PhD, is a supervising and consulting clinical psychologist and trainer for mental health organizations across Canada and internationally. With Dr. Greenberg she developed the application of Emotion-Focused Therapy to eating disorders, and she is the co-developer of Emotion Focused Family Therapy.

Laura Goldstein has worked under the mentorship of Dr. Foroughe since 2014, learning emotion-focused and related therapies, working with children and families, and conducting clinical research. She is currently an MA candidate in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology Program at York University working under the supervision of Dr. Muller, and her research currently examines nonverbal and paralinguistic indicators of intrafamilial and intergenerational trauma and attachment difficulties. She holds an Honours B.A. from York University and a Diploma in Liberal Arts from Seneca College.

Leslie Greenberg, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Psychology at York University, Toronto, and primary developer of Emotion-Focused Therapy. He has published extensively. He has received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research, the Distinguished Research Career Award of the International Society for Psychotherapy Research, and the Carl Rogers Award of the American Psychology Association.

Adle Lafrance, C. Psych, is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Laurentian University, Canada. She is the co-developer of Emotion Focused Family Therapy. Dr. Lafrance provides consultation, supervision, and training for individual clinicians, departments, and organizations worldwide. She is the author of several publications in the field of eating disorders and mental health, and leads multiple projects to promote family-oriented interventions.

Priyanjali Mithal is a graduate student at University of Toronto completing an MSc in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, where she researches psychological interventions to reduce needle pain and fear in adults. She has an Honours BSc in Psychology from York University, and has a long-standing interest in clinical psychology, specifically the therapeutic process and interventions that can help enhance and restore psychological well-being.

Robert T. Muller, PhD, is Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD), Professor at York University, and author of Trauma & the Avoidant Client, which won the 2011 ISSTD award for the years best written work on trauma. Lead investigator on several trauma therapy programs, Muller lectures internationally. His online magazine, The Trauma & Mental Health Report, is visited by over 100,000 readers annually.

Sara Lynn Rependa is a senior doctoral candidate with Dr. Muller in the Trauma & Attachment Lab at York University. Her recent research has focused on therapeutic alliance and treatment response among children in trauma therapy. Her clinical work includes the treatment of adult and child survivors of trauma in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Genevieve Vrana has trained under the supervision of Dr. Greenberg since 2008. During this time, she has gained expertise in EFT theory, research, and practice. Most recently, she developed a new model for understanding clients avoidance of their painful emotions, along with a roadmap of how EFT therapists can intervene to help clients overcome their avoidance. She has spoken about her findings at various international conferences.