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Scott Woolley

scott woolley

Scott Woolley |
Distinguished Professor

California School of Professional Psychology
PsyD in Marital and Family Therapy
Marital and Family Therapy
San Diego
swoolley@alliant.edu
Personal Interests
Travel, Mechanics, Home Improvement, Motorcycles, Swimming, Business Management
Professional Interests
Emotionally Focused Therapy; couples therapy, courtship, marriage, MFT process and outcome research; observational research; cultural issues in couple relationships; MFT supervision processes; MFT therapy training; religion, chemical dependency
Bio

Dr. Scott Woolley is a Distinguished Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy program at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. He is the executive director of the Alliant Couple and Family Clinic and is a founder and Director of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Training and Research Institute for EFT at Alliant (TRI EFT Alliant). Dr. Woolley has trained therapists in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy in many areas of the world, including Canada, Chili, England, Finland, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, and throughout the U.S., and works closely with Dr. Susan Johnson, founder of EFT. He also worked with Family Therapy Founders Jay Haley and James Framo earlier in his career.

Dr. Woolley earned a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University. Dr. Woolley is an AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor, and a Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer.

Education
Date
1995
PhD; Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University
Date
1991
MS; Marriage and Family Therapy, Birgham Young University
Date
1985
BS; Economics, Brigham Young University
Courses
PSY 7324 Advanced MFT Research
PSY 6310 Ethics, the Law, and MFT: Professional Issues
PSY 7321 Supervision Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy
PSY 7320 Supervision of Marriage and Family Therapy
PSY 7810 Advanced Doctoral Seminar: Advanced Marital Therapy
PSY 7810 Advanced Doctoral Seminar: Effective Practice in MFT
PSY 7317 Couple Therapy
PSY 6350 Practicum in MFT
PSY 6315 Marital & Divorce Therapy
PSY 6313 Family Therapy Techniques
PSY 6312 Theories of Marital and Family Therapy
PSY 8317 Advanced Couple Therapy
PSY 6308 Interviewing Techniques & Lab
Publications
Date

2009

Johnson, S., & Woolley, S. R. (2009). Emotionally focused couple therapy: An attachment based treatment. In G.O. Gabbard (Ed.), Textbook of psychotherapeutic treatments. (pp. 553-579). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Date

2008

Caldwell, B. E., & Woolley, S. R. (2008). Marriage and family therapists' endorsement of myths about marriage. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 36, 367-387.
Date

2008

Caldwell, B. E. & Woolley, S. R. (2008). Marriage and family therapists' attitudes toward marriage. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 7(4), 321-336.
Date

2007

Woolley, S. R. (2007). The revolution in couples therapy. The California Psychologist, 40 (1), 12-15.
Date

2007

Caldwell, B. E., Woolley, S. R., & Caldwell, C. J. (2007). Preliminary estimates of cost-effectiveness for marital therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(3), 392-405.
Date

2006

Reid, R. & Woolley, S. R. (2006). Using emotionally focused therapy for couples to resolve attachment ruptures created by hypersexual behavior. Journal of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 13, 219-239.
Date

2006

Woolley, S. R. & Johnson, S. (2006). Creating secure connections: Emotionally focused therapy. Japanese Journal of Addiction & Family, 23 (2), 329-346.
Date

2005

Johnson, S., Bradley, B., Furrow, J., Lee, A., Palmer, G., Tilley, D., & Woolley, S. R. (2005). Becoming an EFT therapist: The workbook. New York: Brunner-Routledge.
Date

2005

Woolley, S. R. & Johnson, S. (2005). Creating secure connections: Emotionally focused couples therapy. In J. Lebow (Ed.), Handbook of clinical family therapy (pp.384-405). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Date

2004

Woolley, S. R. (2004). Interview with Dr. Scott R. Woolley. Japanese Journal of Addiction & Family, 21(3), 241-247.
Date

2002

Woolley, S. R. (2002). In memory of James L. Framo: A personal note. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28 (1), 3-4.
Date

2000

Woolley, S. R., Butler, M. H., & Wampler, K. S. (2000). Unraveling change in therapy: Three different process research methodologies. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28 (4), 311-329.
Date

2000

Woolley, S. R. (2000). Becoming an AAMFT approved supervisor. AAMFT-CA News, 8(2), 1-1.
Date

1996

Woolley, S. R. (1996). Enactments in couple therapy: A process-oriented investigation. CAL-AAMFT News, 4(4), 1-4.
Guanipa, C. L. & Woolley, S. R. (2000). Gender bias in therapists' conceptualization of couple difficulty. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28(2), 181-192.

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