To Register, please fill out and submit the form below.

When: Friday, January 12, 2024; 1:00 - 3:00 pm EST

Where: Zoom

Instructors: Heidi Bercovici, LMFT and Ann Zierler, LICSW with special guest James Hawkins, PhD

Level: Beginner

Target Audience: Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists

Cost: FREE!! There is a $25 fee for the CEs. Registrants must attend the entire 2 hour training to receive the link to obtain the CEs.

CEs: 2 CEs for LMFTs, LICSWs, LMHCs and Lic. Psychologists

*Evaluations and certificates are available online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com for $25. We strongly recommend checking with your state licensing board regarding CE approval.

In this 2 hour introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy, participants will gain a basic understanding of the EFT Roadmap - the Steps and Stages, and the key interventions - the EFT Tango - that EFT therapists use to help couples gain awareness of their negative cycle and facilitate effective repair. To register, please fill out the form below.

Agenda:

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm – What is EFT, scientific grounding of model, Attachment Needs 

1:15 – 1:45 pm – the EFT Road Map: Steps and Stages and the EFT Tango 

1:45 – 2:15 pm - Working with the negative cycle 

2:15 – 2:45 pm – Interview with James Hawkins, PhD

2:45 – 3:00 pm – Q&A  

Objectives:

• Participants will understand the theoretical framework of EFT including its scientific underpinnings 

• Participants will understand the key interventions used to effect change in EFT 

• Participants will have a basic understanding and be able to identify the negative cycle and the action tendencies, perceptions, secondary emotion, primary emotion and unmet attachment needs of the withdrawer and pursuer 

Dr. James Hawkins, ‘Doc Hawk’, is a Licensed Counsellor with 11 years of experience and an ICEEFT certified trainer, supervisor, and therapist. He obtained a Master’s in Marriage and Family Counseling and a Ph.D. in Psychology and Counseling. He currently serves as a Clinical Coordinator at a non-profit counseling practice in Northwest Arkansas. James is the founder of Healing Conversations, a training program developed to equip organizations and communities to have productive conversations about race. He is the co-host of two podcasts, The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and The Leading Edge: Transforming Leadership Through Attachment Science. James is a part of the online training program, successinvulnerability.com developed to help EFT therapists and supervisors gain more focus in their clinical work. Doc Hawk brings a passion for helping individuals, couples, families, and communities in relational distress. James is married to his wife, Nicola and together they have five daughters.

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Please note: While this training is free, there is a $25 fee for the CEs. Registrants must attend the entire 2 hour training to receive the link to obtain the CEs.