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Resurgence
The experiential model largely fell out of favor in the 1980s but has recently seen a revival of sorts through its representation in emotionally focused couples therapy and internal family systems approach (Nichols & Davis 2020).

Efficacy
Emotionally focused couples therapy focuses on increasing emotional expression to promote healthy attachment styles. This form of therapy has been shown to have significant positive effects on attachment style among married couples, as evident by improved sub-scale scores at post-test on proximity, dependency, and anxiety (Khazarabadi & Niknam, 2019).

Internal Family Systems
Internal family systems therapy first aims to help individuals to fully achieve self-acceptance of each part of themselves, regardless of how harmful or maladaptive some of these may be. The logic behind this method being that lack of acceptance is often the largest obstacle to creating change. According to the experiential model, once acceptance is achieved it will become easier to transform these unwanted behaviors, thoughts, and emotions (Schwartz, 2013).

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