Unfinished Business refers to unresolved emotional pain – such as hurt, anger, shame, complicated grief, resignation, or hopelessness – related to unmet needs from past relationships, often with a parent, caregiver, or significant person. These longstanding emotional wounds stem from experiences like:
- Chronic neglect or emotional abandonment
- Absence of warmth and caring
- Criticism or not being accepted for who you are
- Conditional support or love
- Fear of an emotionally or physically abusive attachment figure
Unresolved feelings from these experiences can result in emotional issues such as depression, anxiety, shame, unresolved grief, or damage to one’s sense of healthy identity and self-esteem. Clients with complex unfinished business often feel stuck in a cycle of bad feelings that do not resolve, and these feelings are easily triggered in current situations and relationships.
This MasterClass will teach an empirically validated intervention from the Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) framework that has been demonstrated to resolve unfinished business and produce lasting changes in clients. It is designed for therapists and supervisors who want to learn advanced skills and techniques to work with clients who have particularly difficult-to-resolve issues in complex unfinished business. Video-recorded clips of real therapy sessions will be used to illustrate key principles and interventions.
Who this MasterClass is for:Â This MasterClass is intended for clinicians who have previously attended a presentation or training on working with unfinished business. It is designed to build upon foundational knowledge and focuses on more advanced interventions and skills.
With a purchase of the recording for MasterClass: Advanced Interventions to Resolve Complex Unfinished Business, you will receive complimentary access to the EFT to Resolve Unfinished Business: Foundational Skills Workshop for 60 days.
