Booking options
£85 - £125
£85 - £125
Delivered Online
6 hours
Intermediate level
EFT is a model for couple work which draws on attachment and systemic thinking. Devised by Susan Johnson it has become widely used around the world. Outcome studies and couples’ own feedback suggest that it is an effective and user-friendly model. The central focus of the day will be helping practitioners to recognise a pursuer-withdrawer cycle. We will work on understanding how to deescalate the cycle and recruit both partners to the idea that the cycle – rather than their partner – is the enemy.
The day will include PowerPoint, discussion and practical small group exercises to work on skills. We will explore these themes:
The attachment theory which underpins EFT.
The concept of the cycle which keeps couples bound into their particular pattern of conflict.
Discerning the primary emotions, the self-talk and the reactive behaviours which make up the cycle.
How EFT uses ‘enactments’ to promote bonding.
How different configurations of attachment patterns play out – with the Pursuer/ Withdrawer pattern being the most common.
This day will provide an initial insight into EFT but it will not enable participants to become practitioners. There will be guidance about how counsellors can set about a full training in this model.
About the Trainer - Anne Power
Annie Power is psychoanalytic therapist who trained in attachment theory twenty-five years ago and since then has worked with individuals, couples and supervisees always keeping attachment thinking as the basis of her practice. She began her training in EFT ten years ago and is continuing to develop her understanding of the model. Her book Contented Couples explores how attachment works at the core of a couple relationship.
Her TEDx talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9idayJyWCWs&t=207s
and Instagram feed https://www.instagram.com/and_attachment/
offer an engaging way in for people to learn about attachment.
Cost
Early Bird - Standard £105 / Trainee Therapist £85 until 10 January 2025
Thereafter Standard £125 / Trainee Therapist £105
Handouts and CPD certificate are included in the price.
Please note that a delegate space is not guaranteed until payment is received.
Maximum number 20 - take advantage of the early bird price and book early to avoid disappointment
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