Training Description:
This intensive introductory 4-day training will provide you with an understanding of the empirically-supported couple therapy developed by Leslie Greenberg and Susan Johnson. You will learn recent advances to theory and practice made by Leslie Greenberg and Rhonda Goldman that will help you conceptualize and resolve relationship difficulties stemming from both love and power.
This training is both didactic and experiential, geared to help you become deeply familiar with the EFT-C model and interventions. You will 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 are available for purchase.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this training, you will be able to:
Identify the three motivational systems underlying couples’ interactions
Describe the difference between primary and secondary emotions
Name two different examples of interaction cycles
Identify examples of micro-responses used in EFT-C
Describe how and when homework is used in EFT-C
Provide a rationale for EFT-C
Identify conflict issues in a couple
Demonstrate an understanding of how conflict issues relate to core problems with connectedness and/or identity
Demonstrate validating both partners experience
Reframe a couples’ conflict in terms of their negative interaction cycle
Differentiate between intrapersonal and interpersonal blocks and provide an example of each
Reframe intrapersonal and interpersonal blocks in terms of their protective function
Provide an example of an enactment and describe when one might be used
Describe how self-soothing is used in EFT-C
Identify the marker for the self-soothing task
Identify an emotional injury
Differentiate between states of forgiveness and unforgiveness
Schedule
• Day 1: Friday, December 5, 2025 (9am to 4:30pm CT/UTC-6)
• Day 2: Saturday, December 6, 2025 (9am to 4:30pm CT/UTC-6)
• Day 3: Sunday, December 7, 2025 (9am to 4:30pm CT/UTC-6)
• Day 4: Monday, December 8, 2025 (9am to 4:30pm CT/UTC-6)
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.
Regular Rate:
$1175 (USD) plus tax
Early Bird Discount: $1050 (USD) plus tax (ends Oct 1st 2025)
CE Credit: 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-program evaluation form at the conclusion of the program. An additional payment of $30 is required to be awarded CEs.
Cancellation Policy:
Training policies are detailed here on EFTpnw’s website.
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), 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.
Host:
Dr. Narayan Singh is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of the Emotion Focused Therapy Institute of the Pacific Northwest (EFTpnw). He is a current member of the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy (ISEFT) and is currently engaged in research collaborations on Emotion-Focused Therapy for individuals and couples. He maintains a private practice out of Seattle, Washington, USA and is the host of the YouTube channel EFT Psychologist.
This event is co-sponsored by Emotion-Focused Therapy Institute and EFT Institute of the Pacific Northwest. 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.