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EFT Level 1


Emotion-Focused Therapy Level 1 – November 10, 11, 12 & 13, 2023

Video Conference format

This intensive introductory 4-day workshop provides participants with a solid grounding in the skills required to work more directly with emotions in psychotherapy. The focus of the program will be experiential, learning how to provide a change in core emotional structures. Participants receive in-depth skill training through a combination of brief lectures, video demonstrations, live modeling, case discussions, and extensive supervised role-playing practice.

  • Day 1: Friday, November 10, 2023 (9am to 4:30pm CT)

  • Day 2: Saturday, November 11, 2023 (9am to 4:30pm CT)

  • Day 3: Sunday, November 12, 2023 (9am to 4:30pm CT)

  • Day 4: Monday, November 13, 2023 (9am to 4:30pm CT)

Program Learning Objectives: For a full list of learning objectives, please email info@emotionfocusedtherapyinstitute.com

Trainer: Dr. Rhonda Goldman (Ph.D., C.Psych.) is one of the primary developers of Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals and couples. She is a Professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She is actively involved with research, development, and training in EFT. Psychology. She has co-authored six texts on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), including Deliberate Practice in Emotion-focused therapy (2021) and the Clinical Handbook of Emotion-focused Therapy (2019), Case Formulation in Emotion-focused Therapy (2015), Emotion-focused Couples Therapy (2008), Case Studies in Emotion-focused Therapy (2007), and Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy (2004). She is a founding board member of the International Society of Emotion-focused Therapy (ISEFT). She is currently an action editor of the journal Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies. She runs the Emotion-focused Therapy Institute in Chicago. She travels internationally conducting training workshops for mental health professionals in Emotion-focused therapy for Couples and Individuals.

Intended Audience: This training was developed for licensed psychologists and accredited counselors/psychotherapists, regardless of prior knowledge of EFT. All backgrounds, license types, and therapeutic orientations are welcome. Pre-licensure therapists in training are also welcome.

Fee: $1175

Limited number of student discounts available (email for information)

CE Credt: 26 hours of CE credit are available for participants who attend the entire program. Partial credit cannot be awarded. We ask that all participants return the post-pogram evaluation form at the conclusion of the program.

Cancellation Policy: Training policies are detailed on EFTI website. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable.

Emotion-Focused Therapy Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Emotion-Focused Therapy Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.