This intensive 4-day workshop provides participants with intermediate level skills required to work directly with emotions in individual psychotherapy. The workshop will cover case formulation, in depth discussions of self-critical split and unfinished business tasks, and treating both anxiety and depression with EFT. 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. 26 hours of CE credit available.

Day 1: Friday, February 6th, 2026 9am to 4:30pm CST

Day 2: Saturday, February 7th, 2026 9am to 4:30pm CST

Day 3: Sunday, February 8th, 2026 9am to 4:30pm CST

Day 4: Monday, February 9th 2026 9am to 4:30pm CST

Location: On-Line via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the start of the workshop.

Prerequisite: EFT for Individuals Level 1 training or equivalent.

Trainer: Dr. Rhonda Goldman, co-developer of EFT

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. All backgrounds, license types, and therapeutic orientations are welcome. Pre-licensure therapists in training are also welcome. This is an intermediate level training and completion of EFT for Individuals Level 1 training or equivalent is required.

Fee: $1290

Limited number of student discounts available (email for information)

CE Credit: 26 hours of CE credit are available for participants who attend the entire program for an additional cost of $30. Partial credit cannot be awarded. We ask that all participants return the post-program evaluation form at the conclusion of the program.

Cancellation Policy: 30 or more days prior to the start of training, a refund of $1040 is available ($1290 - $250 nonrefundable deposit). Within 30 days of the training, no refund is available.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: No commercial support was received for this training, including but not limited to no commercial support for the training, for the content of the training, or for endorsement of products during the training. There are no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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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.