Led by Theresa Bullock Cohen, LICSW
Where: Acton Women’s Club, 504 Main Street, Acton, MA
Level: Intermediate (completion of 4-day Externship required)
Target Audience: Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists
Cost: $175 EFT MA members; $190 nonmembers
Limited to 30 participants
CEs: 5.5 CEs pending for LMFTs, LICSWs, LMHCs and Lic. Psychologists
*Evaluations and certificates are available online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com for $30. We we strongly recommended checking with your state licensing board regarding CE approval.
This 1-day workshop provides an opportunity for EFT couples therapists to explore Self-of-Therapist learning through didactic presentations and experiential group exercises.
“Self-of-Therapist” is a term to describe the intra-psychic issues that impact the therapeutic process. Self-of-Therapist work involves self-reflection, self-awareness, and self-compassion.
In Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), clinicians help couples identify the dynamics that drive their communication cycle, process their unmet attachment needs, and facilitate powerful bonding events. While doing all of this, we are also attuning to each client individually, as well as tracking interactions between the couple, while simultaneously trying to pay attention to our own internal reactions and behaviors. This is not easy! It is understandable and predicable that we may get lost in the process and mis-attune at times.
“Self-of-Therapist” work can heighten awareness about how our own histories and attachment strategies impact our clinical interventions, as well as increasing options for self-regulation so we can make clinical decisions from a more grounded place.
This workshop will help clinicians:
Identify markers that indicate mis-attunement in session.
Specify raw spots and triggers that lead to dysregulation.
Describe their own action tendencies, perceptions and somatic responses when dysregulated.
Explain how their own history and attachment style influence clinical impressions and impact therapeutic interventions.
Utilize strategies to self-regulate and reorient during session.
Practice self-compassion surrounding SOT challenges.
Agenda
9:00-9:30am Identify markers for mis-attunement
9:30-10;00am Pinpoint triggers for dysregulation
10:00-10:15am BREAK
10:15-12:15pm Explore attachment style impact
12:15-1:15pm. LUNCH
1:15-2:15pm. Discuss action tendencies, perceptions and body responses
2:15-3:15pm. Practice self-regulation and self-compassion skills
3:15-3:30pm. BREAK
3:30-4:00pm. Applications for clinical practice and feedback
Cancellation Policy: 50% refund up to 7 days prior to the training: no refunds issued after September 22, 2023.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
For questions about the training, contact: Heidi Bercovici (heidibercovici@gmail.com) or Ann Zierler (annzierler@hotmail.com).
Theresa Bullock Cohen is a certified EFT couples therapist, supervisor, and group
psychotherapist. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she is skilled at creating a
secure group environment and facilitating rich learning for personal and professional
development. Visit her website at www.tbcohen.com.