Upcoming EFT Training Events for Therapists
Mastering Skills and Overcoming Challenges with EFIT: A Consultation Program ~ Online (Australia)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Clare Rosoman | Australia | English | September 1, 2025 |
This 10hr training revises the concepts of EFIT focusing on real-world case examples and experiential exercises to deepen participants’ mastery of the EFIT model. This training will allow therapists to practice the interventions, to discuss blocks and stuck places, and aims to build both confidence and skills.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Las Vegas, NV, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa | Nevada, United States | English | September 3, 2025 |
“EFIT Essentials” (equivalent to EFIT Levels 1 and 2) is a training in the EFT for Individuals. This fulfills the EFIT L1 and L2 Training requirement for certification in EFIT by ICEEFT. Come experience this amazing training in the application of Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals. Join us for this 3 Day training in Las Vegas, NV hosted by Southern NV EFT September 3rd-5th, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. Earn up to 24 Ce's included in t
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Denver, CO, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Paul Guillory, Robert Allan, PhD | Colorado, United States | English | September 3, 2025 |
Join Drs. Paul Guillory and Robert Allan for the Denver EFT Community's EFCT Externship.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (Sweden)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Jens Mebius | Sweden | Swedish | September 4, 2025 |
4 – 5 september, 2 – 3 oktober, 6 – 7 november och 4 – 5 december
Core Skills: Extended ~ Stockholm, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden | Swedish | September 4, 2025 |
Coreskills in the city of Stockholm
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Paul Greenman | North America Online | English | September 4, 2025 |
What is EFT? A map to lasting healing for individuals, couples, and families, grounded in attachment science. Gain practical tools to take your first step into the transformational world of EFT.
Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (California, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Kathryn de Bruin | California, United States | English | September 4, 2025 |
THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS
Module One: September 4-5, 2025 Steps 1-2 Assessment; Module Two: October 30-31, 2025 Steps 3-4 De-Escalation; Module Three: December 4-5, 2025 Steps 5-6 Withdrawer ReEngagement; Module Four: January 29-30, 2026 Steps 7-8 Pursuer Softening
Times-All Modules: Thursday and Friday 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (Pacific Time)
30 minute lunch break
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (Britain)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Helene Igwebuike | United Kingdom | English | September 4, 2025 |
This set of Online Core Skills will run from September 2025 to January 2026 in four two-day blocks as follows:
Block 1: 4-5 September 2025 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Helene Igwebuike
Block 2: 9-10 October 2025 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Helene Igwebuike
Block 3: 13 – 14 November 2025 with trainers Robert Allan and Helene Igwebuike
Block 4: 15 – 16 January 2026 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Robert
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Online (Costa Rica), in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Norma Brito | Costa Rica | Spanish | September 5, 2025 |
El «externship» es el primer nivel de entrenamiento oficial en el modelo de la Terapia de Pareja Focalizada en las Emociones (TFE), dirigido a profesionales en salud mental formados para brindar terapia (y estudiantes de estas carreras). Entrenamiento de 4 días, donde se enseña las bases teóricas del modelo, se explica los pasos de la terapia y se demuestra en juego de roles así como con videos clínicos.
Don’t Bleed in Front of Sharks ~ Online (Montenegro)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Giulia | Montenegro | English | September 5, 2025 |
Focus and presence in the heat of anger and reactivity, reaching the first safe zone of de-escalation.
This workshop focuses on the art of working effectively with emotional reactivity, active defenses, and common impasses, guiding the couple through the delicate shift toward de-escalation.
Vulnerability, like blood in the water, can provoke counterattacks rather than openness. Why?
Tending the Flame: A women's retreat on attachment based sexuality ~ UT, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rebecca Jorgensen | Utah, United States | English | September 5, 2025 |
This workshop is designed for women to discover, nurture, and tend the flame of their eroticism utilizing lectures, discussion and experiential activities to support the healthy expression of sexuality. Workshop themes include: the Sexual Attachment Cycle, Women’s Anatomy & Physiology, Blocks to Sexuality, Finding the Erotic Core and Steps to Sexual Engagement
We welcome all women of every sexual orientation and gender identity.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Online (Southeast Asia*)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Clare Rosoman, Heike McCahon | Viet Nam | English, Thai, Vietnamese | September 8, 2025 |
This live-online course is being offered to mental health professionals & students who reside in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea.
Trainers will teach in English and live interpretation will be offered in Thai and Vietnamese; additional languages can be requested.
It takes a Village: EFT with Couples from Collectivist Cultures ~ Online (Montenegro)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Montenegro | English | September 8, 2025 |
In this workshop, Dr. Ting Liu will present the impact of collectivism vs. individualism on couples' relationships and on couples therapy. This will help therapists who use an attachment lens to respect these cultural variances in clients, and recognize both their similarities and differences. In addition, specific issues that are relevant to EFT with couples from collectivist cultures will be discussed.
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy ~ Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Jens Mebius | Sweden | Swedish | September 9, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Israel, in English and Hebrew

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Elana Katz, Tal Padeh Steinitz | Israel | English, Hebrew | September 9, 2025 |
EFCT Externship in person Israel september 8-9 and 17-19 . 9:00-17:00 IST
ההכשרה תתקיים ביבנה, רח’ המיסב 7 במכון שילובים.
בימים שני- שלישי 8-9 לספטמבר
וימים רביעי- חמישי 17-18 לספטמבר
שעות 9:00-17:00
+972-54-5551494
https://www.eftisrael.org/externship
Core Skills 2: Extended ~ Online (Hong Kong, China), in Cantonese

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Tat-Ying Wong | Hong Kong | Chinese Cantonese | September 9, 2025 |
Deepen your understanding of EFT and application to couple’s therapy.
Develop EFCT skills through instruction, demonstrations, and live session observations.
Hands-on practice of EFT techniques and exercises.
Receive individual feedback on your EFCT skills development through case presentations.
Understand and apply the EFT tango in different stages of therapy.
Apply the EFT through role-plays, discussions,
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Arizona, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rachel Thomas | Arizona, United States | English | September 10, 2025 |
This is an official Externship, endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and brought to you by TRI EFT Alliant and Alliant International University.
Attending this 3 Day Externship is the first step in becoming trained the Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Attending this externship is also a step towards becoming a certified EFT therapist and offers 24 hours of CEU's.
Core Skills: Standard ~ Israel, in Hebrew and English

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Elana Katz, Tal Padeh Steinitz | Israel | English, Hebrew | September 10, 2025 |
In person, september 10-11, 15-16 2025
9:00-17:00 IST
In Hebrew and English
https://www.eftisrael.org/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A1
+972-54-5551494
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (Romania), in Romanian

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Simona Herb | Romania | Romanian | September 11, 2025 |
This four-day workshop presents the theory and practice of emotionally focused couples therapy.
The workshop consists of didactic teaching, observation of live sessions, and experiential learning
through role playing, videotape viewing and transcript analysis. Participants receive copies of
pertinent literature and transcripts.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Online (Bucharest, Romania), in Romanian

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Simona Herb | Romania | Romanian | September 11, 2025 |
Core Skills: Extended ~ Chicago, IL, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gretchen Harro | Illinois, United States | English | September 11, 2025 |
Experienced EFCT coaches participate in this training throughout all 4 modules and make this an even more incredible learning experience.
September 11-12, 2025
November 6-7, 2025
January 22-23, 2026
March 12-13, 2026
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Essentials ~ Online (Sweden), in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden | Swedish | September 11, 2025 |
EFFT Essentials training online on Zoom: 11-12 & 25-26 September 2025
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Greg Cheney, Kathryn de Bruin | North America Online | English | September 12, 2025 |
Harness the power of emotion to create potent and sustainable change with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). This 24hr Essentials is focused on EFT for Individuals. Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Core Skills: Standard ~ South Africa

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Elmien Lesch | South Africa | English | September 12, 2025 |
This training involves 2 morning and 2 afternoon sessions of 3 to 4 hours each. Each session is designed for a small group of participants to deepen and refine skills used in the EFCT model, and includes instruction, experiential exercises, video examples and case discussion.
Fee: R8000 for South African attendees, 520 USD for international attendees, Discounts available upon application for students and practitioners from low-income count
Transforming Addiction through Attachment and EFCT ~ Online (Australia, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Michael Barnett | Australia | English | September 12, 2025 |
Join inspirational EFT trainer Michael Barnett (USA), a world-leading authority on working with addiction & EFT, for an in-depth online masterclass. This experiential training is designed to give EFT therapists the confidence and skills to work more effectively with couples impacted by addiction.
Earlybird prices (till July 31) A$450 (student) – A$590 (therapists): Please see https://www.tickettailor.com/events/qceft/1649434? for more
Mastering Skills and Overcoming Challenges in EFIT: A Consultation Process ~ Online (Britain), in English

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Helene Igwebuike, Robert Allan, PhD, Sarah McConnell | United Kingdom | English | September 12, 2025 |
This 10-hour training on Fridays 12, 19 and 26 September 2025 follows on from Essentials of EFIT and helps you deepen your understanding of the EFIT model and discover effective ways to overcome obstacles and barriers to change.
You will join your colleagues as they show real-world case examples of their work and watch as the ICEEFT Certified Trainers help guide the therapy process through feedback, consultation, and experiential r
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ San Diego, CA, USA, in English and Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Lisa Palmer-Olsen, Sam Jinich | California, United States | English, Spanish | September 14, 2025 |
Step into the world of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with our immersive 3-day Externship. You do not need to be bilingual to attend this externship. The main training will be offered in English but there will be opportunities to practice EFT in Spanish in bilingual (Spanish) practice groups.
Core Skills: Standard ~ Online (New Zealand)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Yve Gould | New Zealand | English | September 15, 2025 |
The EFCT Standard Core Skills training is a 4 day immersion training (24 hours) in the theory and practice of EFT. It serves as the second (and final) course in the pathway to become a Certified EFCT Therapist.
Participants can opt for this 24-hour option as part of their EFCT Certification requirements.
(please note: 48-hour options are available elsewhere).
12 hours dedicated each to Stage 1 & Stage 2
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ First Responders, NC, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Greg Cheney | North Carolina, United States | English | September 15, 2025 |
This in-person EFIT Essentials is a closed event for the NC Department of Public Safety, Responder Assistance Initiative. Please contact the event organizer to bring an event with a focus on First Responders to your organization.
Core Skills LGBTQ+ Centred: Extended ~ Online (Britain/USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Robert Allan, PhD, Sandra Taylor | Colorado, United States | English | September 15, 2025 |
EFCT Core Skills Training presents a set of four, two-day workshops and is designed to follow the EFCT Externship. Core Skills offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the skills essential to the practice of EFCT. Each segment includes instruction, role play, observation of video, and consultation In this training, we will be discussing, showing, demonstrating, and generally exploring EFCT with a focus on LGBTQ+ relationships.
Core Skills: Standard ~ Lund, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gerd Elliot, Tommy Waad | Sweden | Swedish | September 16, 2025 |
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Stockholm, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Jens Mebius | Sweden | Swedish | September 16, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Washington/Baltimore, DC/MD, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Paul Guillory | Maryland, United States | English | September 16, 2025 |
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy externship is the major entry point to gain a basic understanding of the EFT theory and clinical techniques of working with couples. Dr. Guillory is the author of the Trailblazing book "Emotionally Focused Therapy with African American Couples.” Dr. Guillory is internationally known for dynamically integrating cultural & multicultural clinical factors into the heart of EFT training.
Core Skills: Standard ~ Lund, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gerd Elliot | Sweden | Swedish | September 16, 2025 |
EFT Cruise - 7 Day Alaskan EFT Cruise ~ Alaska, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Teri Murphy | Alaska, United States | English | September 17, 2025 |
Hosted by Alaska EFT (co-sponsored by SNVEFT) Join Us for the First Ever Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Cruise!!! We have partnered with Southern Nevada EFT to host a one-of-a-kind training event for EFT Therapists to learn, connect, and adventure together! Spouses/significant others are welcome! We'll engage in enriching workshops with a strong focus on learning about the diverse population of Alaska, including military & first respo
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy Short Course: EFFT & Trauma ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gail Palmer, James Furrow | North America Online | English | September 17, 2025 |
EFFT and Trauma is a one-day training that explores the application of Emotionally Focused Therapy with families facing the impact of trauma. Join us to enhance your clinical skills and EFFT practices that promote resilience and support a family’s journey toward healing. Presented by ICEEFT Courses.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Minneapolis, MN, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Kurt Wical | Minnesota, United States | English | September 17, 2025 |
The Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy® is an immersive four-day (24+ hour) training experience, foundational for therapists aiming to specialize in EFCT. This training offers a comprehensive introduction to the EFCT model, focusing on the science of attachment and the systematic approach to couple therapy. It's the first step in formal EFT training on the path to advanced practice and certification.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Denmark, in Danish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Jette Simon, Lone Algot Jeppesen | Denmark | Danish | September 17, 2025 |
Externship – 17-18 Sept, Aarhus, (Lone Algot Jeppesen) 1-2 Oct, Cph (Jette Simon)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Mexico, in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa | Mexico | Spanish | September 18, 2025 |
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Essentials ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gail Palmer, Robin Williams Blake | North America Online | English | September 18, 2025 |
Restore connection and strengthen resilience in families with Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). This 24hr Essentials is focused on EFT for Families.
Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Philadelphia, PA, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Pennsylvania, United States | English | September 18, 2025 |
Join us in Philadelphia, PA for EFIT Essentials with Dr. Ting Liu.
EFIT Essentials is an amalgamation of ICEEFT’s previous Level 1 and Level 2 training, now offered as a seamless, intensive learning experience.
September 18-21, 2025
In person, Philadelphia PA
Early Bird: $1075 (before 7/18/25)
Full Registration: $1275 (after 7/18/25)
CMH Clinician*, Equity**, Student**: $875
Core Skills: Extended ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Sam Jinich | New Mexico, United States | English | September 19, 2025 |
Join Dr. Sam Jinich for Core Skills training in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Core Skills give a “deeper dive” into each stage, step, and intervention that make up an “Emotionally Focused” approach to couples therapy. The first weekend of Core Skills covers Stage 1, the second weekend Stage 2 and working with attachment Injuries. Modules 1 & 2: 9/19/2025 – 9/21/2025. Modules 3 & 4: 1/9/2026 – 1/11/2026
Core Skills: Extended ~ New York, NY, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Zoya Simakhodskaya | New York, United States | English | September 19, 2025 |
Core Skills training consists of four, two-day trainings (11 hours each) that will focus on the core skills of each of the EFT steps/stages. The training will offer instruction, live case consultations, group supervision and experiential exercises as set forth by the ICEEFT. Participants are required to have completed an EFT externship. Core Skills training can be applied towards certification.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (Germany) in German

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Matthias Angelstorf | Germany | German | September 20, 2025 |
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Robin Williams Blake | North America Online | English | September 20, 2025 |
What is EFT? A map to lasting healing for individuals, couples, and families, grounded in attachment science. Gain practical tools to take your first step into the transformational world of EFT. Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Hosted by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Ambivalence: An Elephant in the Couples Therapy Room ~ Online (Montenegro)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Montenegro | English | September 22, 2025 |
How to understand ambivalence through the lens of attachment?
How to identify signs of ambivalence in relationships and therapy?
How to break the vicious cycle of ambivalence?
How to identify common challenges for therapists working with ambivalence?
The training is held in the Central European Time zone (CET, UTC+1)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Missoula, MT, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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George Faller, Ryan Rana | Montana, United States | English | September 23, 2025 |
Join Montana EFT, September 23rd-26th, in beautiful Missoula, Montana, for this in person, 4 day Externship with trainers, George Faller and Ryan Rana. This is the foundational course in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and will immerse participants in the EFCT model through didactic teaching, experiential learning through role plays, and observing a live session conducted by the trainer.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Online (Argentina), in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa | Argentina | Spanish | September 24, 2025 |
Primer Nivel de formación en EFT para individuos (EFIT) con el entrenador de México Ali Barbosa. Organizado por el Centro TFE Argentina y la comunidad de Perú. Destinado a terapeutas que estén interesados en comenzar a aprender EFT o que hayan tomado cursos de EFT para parejas y/o familias y quieran aprender a aplicar el modelo a terapia individual.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Brisbane, Australia

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Clare Rosoman | Australia | English | September 25, 2025 |
The Externship in EFCT is the first step in becoming an ICEEFT Certified EFT Couple Therapist. It provides the theoretical underpinnings of the EFT model, the evidence-base for EFCT, the 3 stages and 9 steps of the EFCT model (the EFT road map), a comprehensive overview of the key EFT therapist interventions including the EFT Tango, as well as video demonstrations, small-group activities and a live demonstration of an EFCT session.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Rome, Italy, in Italian

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Andrea Pagani, Giulia Altera | Italy | Italian | September 25, 2025 |
Ti invitiamo a partecipare all’Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), una delle formazioni più complete e coinvolgenti per terapeuti interessati a migliorare il loro approccio clinico con coppie e famiglie. Sotto la guida di Giulia Altera e Andrea Pagani, Trainer e Supervisori certificati ICEEFT, avrai l’opportunità di esplorare a fondo il modello EFT, che integra la Teoria delle Emozioni e la Teoria dell’Attaccamento.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Deborah Scimeca-Diaz | New Jersey, United States | English | September 25, 2025 |
All Training days are THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS
The entirety of this training will be completed online with ICEEFT Certified Trainer, Debi Scimeca-Diaz
CS 1: Sept 25-26, 2025 (Stage 1 Assessment and Cycle)
CS 2: Oct 16-17, 2025 (Working with Live cycles and Emotion)
CS 3: Nov 20-21, 2025(All about Withdrawers Stage 1 & Stage 2)
CS 4: Dec 11-12, 2025 (All about Pursuers Stage 1 & Stage 2)
Day 1 – 9am t
Core Skills: Extended ~ Vancouver, BC, Canada

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Yolanda von Hockauf | British Columbia, Canada | English | September 25, 2025 |
Core Skills 1 y 2: Standard ~ Online (Spain), in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Lola Fatas Garcia | Spain | Spanish | September 25, 2025 |
En estos dos módulos cubrimos la etapa 1 de la TFE y los pasos 1, 2, 3 y 4, donde acompañamos a la pareja a completar su primer evento de cambio TFE: la desescalada del ciclo negativo de interacción para estabilizar el conflicto. En grupos pequeños, practicamos REVER (Reflejar, Evocar, Validar, Encuadrar y Recrear), la postura del/la terapeuta TFE, PRISSEL, las intervenciones básicas y los 5 movimientos del Tango TFE de la etapa 1.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy®~ Warsaw, Poland, in Polish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Katarzyna Moneta Spyra | Poland | Polish | September 25, 2025 |
The Polish EFT Center invites you for an EFT Externship with ICEEFT certified Trainer Katarzyna Moneta Spyra, September 25–28, 2025.
This four-day training offers a rich introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples.
Experience lectures, live sessions, and experiential practice in a supportive, engaging learning environment.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Teri Murphy, Yve Gould | North America Online | English | September 26, 2025 |
Gain a roadmap to reach clients and promote lasting change with Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT). This 24hr Externship is focused on EFT for Couples. Hosted by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Essentials ~ St. Louis, MO, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gail Palmer, James Furrow | Missouri, United States | English | October 1, 2025 |
The St. Louis EFT Community is thrilled to host one of the very first in-person trainings in EFFT led by Trainers James Furrow, Ph.D and Gail Palmer.
Dates: Wed, Oct 1 – Sat Oct 4, 2025; 9 AM – 5 PM CST
Location: SLU Il Monastero Bldg; 3050 Olive St.; St. Louis, MO 63103
Cost: $900 ($100 off for students, military, and community mental health employees)
Early Bird Discount Save $100 if you register by 7/1
Core Skills 3 & 4: Extended ~ Waltham, MA, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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James Hawkins | Massachusetts, United States | English | October 2, 2025 |
This is a 3-day in-person Core Skills training with ICEEFT trainer James Hawkins, PhD, hosted by EFTMA at Bentley University Conference Center, Waltham, MA. This is the second Core Skills module, consisting of Core Skills 3 & 4, and will be offered on Thursday, October 2, 2025, Friday, October 3, 2025 and Saturday, October 4, 2025 .
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Online (Ukraine), in Ukrainian

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Lorrie Brubacher, Ali Barbosa | Ukraine | Ukrainian | October 2, 2025 |
EFIT Essentials is an amalgamation of the previous Level 1 and 2 EFIT trainings, now offered as a seamless, intensive learning experience. The training is structured to provide a solid foundation and an advanced understanding of the EFIT model, embedded within an attachment science framework. Through a blend of theoretical instruction and experiential exercises, participants will be guided to apply the model with individuals in their practice.
Core Skills 3 & 4: Extended ~ Online (Argentina), in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Natalia Gilabert | Argentina | Spanish | October 2, 2025 |
Entrenamiento en Habilidades esenciales en EFT para Parejas. ONLINE en ESPAÑOL
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rebecca Jorgensen | North America Online | English | October 3, 2025 |
What is EFT? A map to lasting healing for individuals, couples, and families, grounded in attachment science. Gain practical tools to take your first step into the transformational world of EFT.
Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Quebec, Canada (Hybrid), in French

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Normand Gingras, Paul Greenman | Quebec, Canada | French | October 3, 2025 |
Lors de cette formation avancée, vous apprendrez à approfondir vos connaissances et habiletés dans les mouvements et stades de la thérapie de couple centrée sur l'émotion. Cette formation se déroulera en trois parties. La 1ière partie aura lieu EN PRÉSENTIEL à Montréal les 3, 4, 5 et 6 octobre. Les 2ième et 3ième parties se dérouleront EN LIGNE les 16 et 17 janvier, et les 6 et 7 février.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Spain, in Spanish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Itziar Arana Rivero | Spain | Spanish | October 3, 2025 |
Te espero en Madrid para una formación intensiva en EFIT, el primer nivel oficial en Terapia Focalizada en las Emociones para trabajo individual.
Una experiencia de aprendizaje profunda, vivencial y clara, donde podrás empezar a integrar el modelo en tu forma de acompañar.
Será del 3 al 5 de octubre de 2025.
Centro Entropía, Avenida de América 18, escalera B, 1º izquierda.
Between a Block and a Hard Place ~ Online (Arkansas, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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None | Arkansas, United States | English | October 3, 2025 |
Join EFT supervisors Megan Jones and Julia Conroy for an engaging 6-hour workshop grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)! We’ll walk through 5 of the most common blocks we see in therapy sessions—and the interventions that help move clients forward.
Expect an interactive atmosphere where you’ll get to watch, learn, and practice interventions through guided role plays. Perfect for those looking to sharpen their skills a
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Online (UAE)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Senem Zeytinoglu-Saydam | United Arab Emirates | English | October 4, 2025 |
Core Skills: Standard ~ Online (New Zealand)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Heike McCahon | New Zealand | English | October 6, 2025 |
The EFCT Standard Core Skills training is a 4-day immersion training (24 hours) in the theory and practice of EFT. It serves as the second (and final) course in the pathway to become a Certified EFCT Therapist.
Participants can opt for this 24-hour option as part of their EFCT Certification requirements.
(please note: 48-hour options are available elsewhere).
12 hours dedicated each to Stage 1 & Stage 2
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Northern California, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Paul Guillory | California, United States | English | October 6, 2025 |
Step into the world of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)—a groundbreaking, research-backed approach that transforms relationships and deepens emotional bonds. This immersive externship is your gateway to mastering the essential EFT framework, equipping you with the theory, clinical techniques, and interventions needed to help couples heal and thrive. Developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, EFT is evidence-based and will transform your practice.
Workshop EFT com Casais Altamente Escalados ~ Sao Paulo, Brazil (Hybrid), in Portuguese

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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George Faller | Brazil | Portuguese | October 6, 2025 |
Dias 6 e 7 de outubro de 2025.
Modalidade Presencial em São Paulo (Brasil) e on-line síncrono
Com George Faller (Estados Unidos)
Tradução simultânea para português
Vagas Limitadas
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Stockholm, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden | Swedish | October 7, 2025 |
EFCT Externship in the city of Stockholm, organizer is Stockholm EFT Center
Core Skills 3 & 4: Extended ~ Denmark, in Danish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Jette Simon, Lone Algot Jeppesen | Denmark | Danish | October 8, 2025 |
Core skills 3-4 – 8-9 Oct Aarhus (Lone Algot Jeppesen) 27-28 Oct Cph (Jette Simon)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Kathryn de Bruin, Teri Murphy | North America Online | English | October 9, 2025 |
Gain a roadmap to reach clients and promote lasting change with Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT). This 24hr Externship is focused on EFT for Couples. Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Essentials ~ Sao Paulo, Brazil, in Portuguese

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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George Faller, Giulia Altera | Brazil | Portuguese | October 9, 2025 |
De 9 a 11 de outubro de 2025.
São Paulo – Brasil
Presencial
Com George Faller (USA) e Giulia Altera (Brasil)
Tradução simultânea para português
VAGAS LIMITADAS
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ TX, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rebecca Jorgensen | Texas, United States | English | October 9, 2025 |
An Externship in EFT is a transformative, immersive 4-day training. We’ll explore the science of attachment and the gold standard in couples therapy—empirically proven to help partners heal and stay close. You’ll learn the roadmap for couples therapy through presentations, case examples, role plays, and small group discussions led by experienced NTEFT community members.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Davis, CA, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Nancy Aikin | California, United States | English | October 10, 2025 |
An Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy® is an immersive multi-day training experience, foundational for therapists aiming to specialize in EFCT. Led by Certified Trainer, Nancy T. Aikin, Ph.D. this Externship offers a comprehensive introduction to the EFCT model, focusing on the science of attachment and the systematic approach to couple therapy.
Attachment Based Suicide Assessment ~ Online (VA, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rachel Thomas | Virginia, United States | English | October 10, 2025 |
This training will focus on identifying high-risk factors for suicidality and integrating them into client assessments. Using an attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) lens, we will explore how both the client’s and clinician’s attachment styles influence the suicide assessment process.
Mastering Skills and Overcoming Challenges with EFIT: A Consultation Program ~ Online (New Zealand)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Heike McCahon | New Zealand | English | October 14, 2025 |
This 2 day (10-hour) training follows on from EFIT Essentials to deepen your understanding of the model. ICEEFT-certified trainer Heike McCahon will help you discover effective ways to overcome therapeutic obstacles and blocks while building confidence and practical skills. As part of the workshop, participants will watch segments of sessions. These real life examples help to break down the EFIT model’s interventions and clinical decision-point
Core Skills: Extended ~ Hildesheim, Germany, in German

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Christine Weiß | Germany | German | October 14, 2025 |
We meet and work 2 times 4 Days in the beautiful town Hildesheim close to Hannover, Germany
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Bend, OR, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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James Hawkins | Oregon, United States | English | October 15, 2025 |
The Four Day EFT Externship 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 clinical application using the EFT theory and framework. Come join us in Bend Oregon and enjoy the beauty of the Northwest.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Arizona, AZ, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rachel Thomas | Arizona, United States | English | October 15, 2025 |
This in person EFCT Core Skills will be limited to 16 participants and will be moving through the EFT process facilitating a deeper understanding of the interventions and techniques of the model in this four, 2-day training format.
Session 1 – October 15–16, 2025
Session 2 – November 13–14, 2025
Session 3 – January 15–16, 2026
Session 4 – February 12–13, 2026
Beyond Betrayals: Finding Hope and Healing through EFCT ~ Online (Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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James Furrow | Idaho, United States | English | October 16, 2025 |
This two-day, virtual format provides opportunity for moment-to-moment discussions of the EFT process in betrayal repair, as well as experiential exercises that integrate the EFT model and practice. Day 2 will feature live case consultations from you, our very own participants. Bring your cases and trainer-level supervision and consultation to benefit your couple, you and your fellow participants.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Las Vegas, NV, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Cindy Goodness Zane | Nevada, United States | English | October 16, 2025 |
Core Skills (Extended) is the second step in official basic EFT Training. This 48 Hour EFCT training is broken up into 2 x 3 Day weekends hosted live & in person in Las Vegas, NV. Core Skills is designed to deepen your clinical skills in applying the EFT model, its steps, stages and its specific interventions in a smaller group format. Join us in Las Vegas!
Modules 1 & 2: October 16th- 18th, 2025
Modules 3 & 4: February
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy® ~ Online (Turkey), in Turkish

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Nilufer Kafescioglu | Türkiye | Turkish | October 17, 2025 |
This will be an online externship taking place on October 17-18-24 and 25th.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Singapore

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Singapore | English | October 25, 2025 |
This 4-day (24-hour) in-person training in Singapore is a comprehensive didactic and experiential program. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and apply the principles and interventions of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with individuals, combining theory with hands-on practice. Scholarship opportunities are available for participants from Southeast Asia.
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (Japan), in Japanese and English

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gail Palmer | Japan | English, Japanese | October 25, 2025 |
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Online Core Skills in Japan
Official online Core Skills training for Dr. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) will be held over four weekends starting in October, 2025.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Toronto, ON, Canada

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Leanne Campbell | Ontario, Canada | English | October 27, 2025 |
Join EFT Trainers Leanne and Robin for a Transformative 3-Day Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFIT) Essentials
Embark on your journey to becoming an Emotionally Focused Individual Therapist with this in-person, 24-hour training held at the Central YMCA in the heart of Toronto. Over the course of 3 immersive days, you’ll gain the foundational knowledge and practical skills to begin changing lives through the power of attachment science.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ New Orleans, LA, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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George Faller | Louisiana, United States | English | October 27, 2025 |
Louisiana EFT Community has been honored to have EFT Trainer George Faller, MS, LMFT as our EFT trainer since 2012. Our Externship dates are Monday (10/27/25) until Thursday (10/30/25) starting at 8:30am until 5pm CST. The EFT Externship will be located at Tulane University's School of Social Work. In this four- day Externship, participants will learn through a combination lectures, observations, live sessions and break out groups for role
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Paul Guillory | Colorado, United States | English | October 27, 2025 |
Dr. Guillory brings a wealth of experience and a particular interest in working with multicultural realities and the impact of marginalization and understanding how it activates our attachment systems and the role of emotional coherence in co/regulating and maintaining health, well-being, and possibly thriving.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Rachel Thomas, Teri Murphy | North America Online | English | October 28, 2025 |
Harness the power of emotion to create potent and sustainable change with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). This 24hr Essentials is focused on EFT for Individuals. Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT): Essentials ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Gail Palmer, James Furrow | North America Online | English | October 28, 2025 |
Restore connection and strengthen resilience in families with Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). This 24hr Essentials is focused on EFT for Families.
Hosted by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Singapore

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Singapore | English | October 29, 2025 |
This in-person, four-day (24-hour) Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) in Singapore offers foundational training for therapists. It focuses on attachment science and a structured approach to couple therapy, equipping participants with essential skills to foster secure, resilient relationships. This training also serves as the first step toward advanced EFCT practice and certification. Scholarship opportunities are available fo
Core Skills 1 & 2: Extended ~ AR, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Ryan Rana | Arkansas, United States | English | October 29, 2025 |
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In the overall context of the EFT Tango, each Core Skills session is dedicated to specific steps of the model and the therapeutic tasks and interventions characteristic of those steps. The first Core Skills training covers Stage One of EFT (steps one and two), and the second covers Stage One of EFT (steps three and four).
Core Skills 1 & 2: Extended ~ Online (USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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James Hawkins | Arkansas, United States | English | October 29, 2025 |
EFT Core Skills Training offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the core skills essential to the practice of EFT. In the overall context of the EFT Tango, each Core Skills session is dedicated to specific steps of the model and the therapeutic tasks and interventions characteristic of those steps. The first Core Skills training covers Stage One of EFT (steps one and two), and the second covers Stage One of EFT (steps three and four).
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Essentials ~ Hannover, Germany, in German

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Christine Weiß | Germany | German | October 30, 2025 |
Core Skills: Extended ~ Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Cindy Goodness Zane | Pennsylvania, United States | English | October 30, 2025 |
Take the next step in your Emotionally Focused Therapy journey with our Core Skills training in Pittsburgh! This intensive series offers in-depth instruction in the key stages and interventions of EFT for couples. Through didactic teaching, video demonstrations, and experiential practice, you’ll deepen your skills and confidence in applying EFT with couples. Completion of an EFT Externship and showing your own session recordings are both required
Core Skills: Extended ~ Online (NY, USA)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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George Faller, Elana Katz | New York, United States | English | October 30, 2025 |
Join our small group experience designed to help you deepen your understanding through hands-on guidance in a supportive environment, including instruction, role play, observation of live interviews, and consultation. Each participant is encouraged to present a short video clip of their own work.
Session 1: assessment, identifying the cycle; Session 2: Cycle De-escalation; Session 3: Withdrawer Re-engagement; Session 4: Pursuer Softening
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy® ~ San Antonio, TX, USA

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Joe X Cantu | Texas, United States | English | October 31, 2025 |
This is a EFCT Externship presented over two consecutive Friday/Saturday weekends.
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Location | Language | Date |
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Kathryn de Bruin | North America Online | English | November 1, 2025 |
What is EFT? A map to lasting healing for individuals, couples, and families, grounded in attachment science. Gain practical tools to take your first step into the transformational world of EFT.
Presented by ICEEFT Courses. Click “event link” for time zone and more.