Research & Evidence Behind Emotioncubes
A structured, evidence-informed way to help therapists and clients make sense of emotional experience together.
What Research Shows
Safe Exploration
Supports clients in identifying and understanding emotions
Reduces Ruptures
Offers a gentle yet clear way to work with emotions
Builds Engagement
Promotes connection and understanding between the client and clinician
Practical Application
Can be integrated into a wide range of therapeutic approaches and settings
Research on Emotioncubes
Research on Emotioncubes published in 2023 in Methods in Psychology (Elsevier, 2023) and showed that practising therapists found the Emotioncubes to have:
Acceptability
Therapists welcomed Emotioncubes and found them easy to introduce into their everyday practice.
Face validity
The system consistently achieved its intended purpose by supporting clients to explore and understand their emotional experiences.
Utility
Therapists reported that Emotioncubes added practical value to therapy across a range of therapeutic approaches.
Grounded in Established Therapeutic Approaches
Emotioncubes were developed by drawing on principles found across a number of well-established therapeutic approaches, including Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Rather than replacing approaches, Emotioncubes fit comfortably alongside the way many therapists already work.