In general, arousal of emotions is often felt and expressed as a somatic experience in the body. In Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), the deepening of emotional experiencing enables therapeutic change. This research explores the experiences of eight experienced EFT trainer therapists regarding their somatic experiences in their work with couples. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis of transcribed in-depth interviews, this research data yielded three core themes that captured therapists' experiences of using their own and couples' somatic experiences in therapy: (1) the importance and relevance of somatic experiences, (2) therapists' use of their own somatic experiences, and (3) working with clients' somatic experiences. The findings suggest that therapists do focus on their own and couples' somatic experiences in their work with couples, and that EFT therapists could benefit from a map to guide therapists how to focus on felt, somatic experiences as a way of maintaining an emphasis on emotional experience.

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情感聚焦夫妻治疗中情感的躯体体验：经验丰富的培训师治疗师的观点和经验

一般来说，情绪的唤起通常被感觉和表达为身体中的一种躯体体验。在以情感为中心的夫妻疗法（EFT）中，情感体验的加深可以实现治疗上的改变。本研究探讨了八位经验丰富的 EFT 培训师治疗师在与夫妻合作时的身体体验。使用转录的深度访谈的解释性现象学分析，该研究数据产生了三个核心主题，这些主题捕捉了治疗师在治疗中使用自己和伴侣的身体体验的经验：（1）身体体验的重要性和相关性，（2）治疗师' 使用他们自己的躯体体验，以及 (3) 与客户的躯体体验合作。研究结果表明，治疗师确实专注于自己和夫妻的