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Based on the article referenced below concerning Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Family counseling, Please help in determining how research such as this would influence a counselor and/or his/her practice.

Halchuck, R.E., Makinen, J.A., Johnson, S.M. (2010) Resolving Attachment Injuries in Couples
Using Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Three-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 9, 31-47.

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The article presents a relatively new model for couple's therapy, the attachment injury resolution model, created to help the attachment injury that occurs when individuals within a marriage feel betrayed or unsupported in a time of need by the other, prompting them to seek therapy. According to the article, this is the most common reason for couple's therapy.

The goal of this model is to help the couples access their underlying emotional connection, as in the feelings they originally felt ...

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