October 16-19, 2024 (IN PERSON | 9:30 AM-5:30PM
EFT TRAINERS: Silvina Irwin, Ph.D. & Michael Barnett, LPCC
LOCATION: La Crescenta Woman’s Club, La Crescenta, CA (A suburb of Los Angeles)
CE’s Available: 28
EFTCLA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. EFTCLA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This is the most comprehensive and basic level of training and education in EFT, taught by an ICEEFT registered trainer. An externship includes observation of live interviews, presentations of theory and clinical techniques, skills training exercises, and discussion of specific cases, clinical material and issues.
This is an ICEEFT-approved prerequisite course for certification in Emotionally Focused Therapy. See below for learning objectives and additional information.
This 4-day course is a comprehensive introductory course to Emotionally Focused Therapy.
The course includes observation of live, unscripted therapy sessions with real couples, presentations of attachment theory and clinical techniques, skills training exercises, and discussion of specific cases of clinical material. By attending, participants will:
Obtain a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systemic concepts of an “Emotionally Focused” approach to couples therapy.
Develop skills in helping partners reprocess the emotional responses that create and maintain relational distress.
Develop skills in helping partners shape new interaction patterns and bonding events.
Develop skills to overcome therapeutic impasses with couples.
The externship is recommended for mental health professionals, students and clergy that counsel couples including psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health interns.