Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ New York, NY, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa, George Faller | US - New York | English | May 19, 2025 |
Through a combination of lectures, videotape, observation of live interviews, and exercises, participants will learn to identify the basic stages and steps of Emotionally Focused Therapy and to help couples, individuals, and families recognize and de-escalate problematic cycles of interaction and promote secure bond in couples.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Fort Bragg, NC, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Greg Cheney | Other | English | May 19, 2025 |
This in-person Externship in EFCT is a closed event for the U.S. Army and delivered with a "Created for Connection" focus as described by Dr. Sue Johnson and Kenny Sanderfer in "Created for Connection: The 'Hold Me Tight' Guide for Christian Couples." Contact the event organizer to bring a similar event to your organization.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Stockholm, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Jens Mebius | Sweden - Stockholm | Swedish | May 20, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Germany, in German

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Matthias Angelstorf | German | May 22, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Madrid, Spain

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Itziar Arana Rivero | Madrid - Spain | Spanish | May 28, 2025 |
Fechas: Del 28 al 31 de mayo de 2025.
Horario: De 9:00 a 18:00 horas.
Lugar: Nara Psicólogos, Calle Tomás Bretón 6 (Barrio de Delicias, Madrid).
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa, Deborah Scimeca-Diaz | North America (Online) | English | June 2, 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 and more.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, LGBTQ+-Centered ~ Online (Britain)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Robert Allan, PhD, Sandra Taylor | Other | English | June 2, 2025 |
We are thrilled to be providing another 4 day online ICEEFT endorsed EFCT Externship that focuses on LGBTQ+ relationships.
It takes place online on June 2nd & 3rd + June 16th & 17th 2025, with timing to suit many countries – afternoon-evening in Britain, morning – mid afternoon in North America.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Berlin, Germany, in German

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Paul Greenman | Other | German | June 3, 2025 |
This is a 4-day externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), organized by the Evangelisches Zentralinstitut für Familienberatung (EZI) in Berlin, Germany. The event will be taking place on site in Berlin at the EZI offices.
For more information or to register, please contact Michaela Bärthel at baerthel@ezi-berlin.de.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Melbourne, Australia

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Clare Rosoman | Australia - Centre for EFT | English | June 4, 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 Couple Therapy ~ Chicago, IL, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Cindy Goodness Zane, Gretchen Harro | US - Chicago | English | June 11, 2025 |
Learn EFCT with trainers Gretchen Harro, LMFT, Dr. Cindy Goodness Zane, and the amazing ChicagoEFT community members who volunteer at the training! June is a great time to visit Chicago. We meet in the conference center of a university that is within a few blocks of the theater district, world class restaurants, the Magnificent Mile, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the parks that line the shores of Lake Michigan.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Delhi, India

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Elmien Lesch | Other | English | June 15, 2025 |
A four day immersion in the theory and practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT). This four-day training is the foundation of the training required for becoming a Certified EFCT therapist and is endorsed by ICEEFT. The training will include teaching of theory and interventions, video clips and demonstrations of the interventions, and practice in small groups. The training is organized by Aditi Tulshyan: adity1811@gmail.com
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Las Vegas, NV, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Cindy Goodness Zane | US - Southern Nevada | English | June 18, 2025 |
The 4 Day EFT Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy includes theory, clinical interventions, experiential exercises, and live clinical case demonstration in this experiential training. Come and experience why EFT is the gold standard of counseling for couples, individuals and families. Hosted in Las Vegas, NV by SNV EFT.
This training meets the Externship requirement for Certification in EFCT by ICEEFT. Earn up to 32 Ce's
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Las Vegas, NV, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Cindy Goodness Zane | US - Southern Nevada | English | June 18, 2025 |
Join us for this in person 4 Day EFCT Externship for Emotionally Focused Therapy, pioneered by Dr. Sue Johnson. This is the 4 Day 28 Hour Externship that is the basic foundational training for using EFT to work with Couples. This event will be hosted in Person in Las Vegas June 18th-21st, 2025. Up to 28 CE's included in the price, discounts available for Students, Associate Therapists, Military/Veterans and Equity/Accessibility. Sign up ASA
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Indianapolis, IN, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ryan Rana | US - Indiana | English | July 9, 2025 |
A 4-day externship includes presentations of theory, clinical techniques and skills, training exercises, video recordings, observation of live interviews and discussion of specific cases and clinical issues. Along with didactic presentation, this training will incorporate participant role plays in small group settings to practice this experiential model, as well as opportunity to observe trainers working with a couple live.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (Ireland)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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James Parrin | Ireland | English | July 12, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
James Furrow, Rachel Thomas | North America (Online) | English | July 17, 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Peru, in Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Natalia Gilabert | Other | Spanish | July 17, 2025 |
Externship de TFE para Parejas presencial en Perú del 17 al 20 de julio 2025. Regístrese en esta formación en tfeperu@gmail.com.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Beijing, China, in Mandarin

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Asia (China and Taiwan) | Chinese Mandarin | July 21, 2025 |
1. EFT externship (taught in Mandarin)
2. Training format:in-person
3. When and where: 2025/07/21-07/24
Beijing
4. Name of Trainer: Dr. Ting Liu
5. Contact: EFT010@qq.com
or call 010-69541168
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Naval District Washington, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Greg Cheney | Other | English | July 22, 2025 |
This in-person Externship in EFCT is a closed event for the U.S. Navy. Please contact the event organizer to bring an event with a military focus to your organization.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Taipei, Taiwan, in Mandarin

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Asia (China and Taiwan) | Chinese Mandarin | July 26, 2025 |
1. EFT externship (taught in Mandarin)
2. Training format:in-person
3. When and where:
2025/07/26-07/29;
Taipei
4. Name of Trainer: Dr. Ting Liu
5. Contact: asiaeft@gmail.com
or call 0905472501
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Arkansas, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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George Faller, Ryan Rana | US - Arkansas | English | July 29, 2025 |
A 4-day externship includes presentations of theory, clinical techniques and skills, training exercises, video recordings, observation of live interviews and discussion of specific cases and clinical issues. Along with didactic presentation, this training will incorporate participant role plays in small group settings to practice this experiential model, as well as opportunity to observe trainers working with a couple live.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Harare, Zimbabwe

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Elmien Lesch | Other | English | August 4, 2025 |
This will be the first EFCT externship offered in Zimbabwe, in-person in Harare from 4-7 August 2025. Training team: Elmien Lesch, certified EFT Trainer in South Africa, supported by EFT therapists mostly from South Africa, Uganda and Kenya. This will provide a wonderful opportunity to discuss, and think together about cultural nuances of EFCT practice in Africa. Contact: info@zpazim.org; Cathrine +263 772415260.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (Australia)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Clare Rosoman | Australia - Centre for EFT | English | August 11, 2025 |
Clare has a focus on diversity and inclusion in her training. This means that while covering all of the required content for an Externship in EFCT, this externship looks at applying the EFT model to monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, as well as staying sensitive to cultural context and the impact of minority stress on relational dynamics.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Hong Kong, China, in Mandarin

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ting Liu | Asia (China and Taiwan) | Chinese Mandarin | August 13, 2025 |
1. EFT externship (taught in Mandarin)
2. Training format: in-person
3. When and where: 2025/08/13-08/21
Hong Kong
4. Name of Trainer: Dr. Ting Liu
5. Contact: info@iriscts.com or call +852 5413 5876
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (New Zealand)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Heike McCahon | New Zealand | English | August 18, 2025 |
The EFCT Externship is a 4-day immersion training (24 hours) in the theory and practice of EFT. It serves as the foundation training to becoming a Certified EFCT Therapist.
The training includes: observations of sessions, theory and techniques, skills training exercises and discussion of specific cases, clinical material and issues.
We warmly welcome you to train online with our experienced team from New Zealand.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Shanghai, China, in Mandarin

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Ting Liu | Asia (China and Taiwan) | Chinese Mandarin | August 18, 2025 |
1. EFT externship (taught in Mandarin)
2. Training format:in-person
3. When and where: 2025/08/18-08/21
Shanghai
4. Name of Trainer: Dr. Ting Liu
5. Contact: EFT010@qq.com
or call 010-69541168
Externship

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Heike McCahon | New Zealand | English | August 19, 2025 |
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Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Chile, in Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Natalia Gilabert | Chile | Spanish | August 21, 2025 |
Externship Presencial en Santiago con la entrenadora Argentina, Natalia Gilabert.
Fecha: 21, 22, 23 y 24 de Agosto/2025
Horario: 9h-18h (1h de almuerzo y 2 breaks de 15 minutos)
Carga horaria: 28h
Para profesionales de la salud mental (no hay prerrequisitos)
Más información en el enlace o a través del correo chiletfe@gmail.com
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Online (Brazil), in Portuguese

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Giulia Altera | Brazil (Sul Sudeste Brasil) | Portuguese | August 27, 2025 |
27 a 30 de agosto de 2025.
Formato: on-line síncrono pela plataforma zoom
Com Giulia Altera
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Denver, CO, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Guillory, Robert Allan, PhD | US - Denver Colorado | English | September 3, 2025 |
Join Drs. Paul Guillory and Robert Allan for the Denver EFT Community's EFCT Externship.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Israel, in English and Hebrew

Trainer | Host Community or Center | 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
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Arizona, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Rachel Thomas | US - Arizona | English | September 11, 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Romania, in Romanian

Trainer | Host Community or Center | 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 ~ San Diego, CA, USA, in English and Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Lisa Palmer-Olsen, Sam Jinich | US - San Diego | English, Spanish | September 14, 2025 |
Step into the world of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with our immersive 3-day Externship. Guided by certified EFT trainers you'll learn to recognize the powerful emotional patterns that shape relationships and master interventions that foster lasting connection and healing. Through engaging lectures, live demonstrations, real-time skills practice, and small group exercises, you’ll build the confidence and clarity to start using EFT.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Washington DC/Baltimore, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Guillory | US - Washington Baltimore | 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Minneapolis, MN, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Kurt Wical | US - Minnesota | 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 ~ Mexico, in Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Ali Barbosa | Mexico | Spanish | September 18, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Missoula, MT, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
George Faller, Ryan Rana | US - Montana | 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Brisbane, Australia

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Clare Rosoman | Australia - Centre for EFT | 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 | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Andrea Pagani, Giulia Altera | Italy - Italia | 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Northern California, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Guillory | US - Northern California | 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Stockholm, Sweden, in Swedish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden - Stockholm | Swedish | October 7, 2025 |
EFCT Externship in the city of Stockholm, organizer is Stockholm EFT Center
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Bend, OR, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
James Hawkins | Other | 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Singapore

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Germany, in German

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Matthias Angelstorf | German | November 8, 2025 |
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® ~ Passau, Germany, in German

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Christine Weiß | Germany | German | November 12, 2025 |
Das EFT-Basistraining (EFT Externship) ist ein intensives, praxisnahes Training
über vier Tage und vermittelt die Grundlagen der Emotionsfokussierten
Paartherapie nach Dr. Sue Johnson. Sie lernen, wie Sie Paaren helfen können,
sich aus destruktiven Interaktionsmustern zu befreien und wieder Gefühle von
Verbundenheit und Liebe zu entwickeln. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist auf 30 Leute begrenzt.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Los Angeles, CA, USA

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
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Michael Barnett, Silvina Irwin | US - Los Angeles | English | November 13, 2025 |
The 4-Day Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples is an immersive, foundational training for mental health professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of attachment-based couple therapy. Developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, EFT is a research-supported model that helps couples move from distress to connection by identifying negative patterns and fostering secure emotional bonds.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (North America)

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Ali Barbosa, Robin Williams Blake | ICEEFT Courses | English | November 14, 2025 |
Gain a roadmap to reach clients and promote lasting 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.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (Sweden), in Swedish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Marianne Gustafsson | Sweden - Stockholm | Swedish | November 25, 2025 |
Externship EFCT, online in Swedish
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Online (Montenegro), in Russian

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Zoya Simakhodskaya | Other | Russian | January 14, 2026 |
Basic course of training in emotionally focused couples therapy at the Balkan Educational Center Balentein.
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ~ Puerto Rico, in Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Natalia Gilabert, Sam | Other | Spanish | February 19, 2026 |
Externship en EFT para parejas PRESENCIAL en Español
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ~ Quito, Ecuador, in Spanish

Trainer | Host Community or Center | Language | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Natalia Gilabert | Other | Spanish | March 12, 2026 |
Externship Presencial en Español en la Ciudad de Quito, Ecuador