Upcoming Professional Trainings & Events
listed in chronological order
2022-2023 Arizona Core Skills
Join us for a VIRTUAL Arizona Core Skills in 2022-2023. Core Skills will take place on the following dates:
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- Module One: October 20, 2022 and October 22, 2022
- Module Two: January 26, 2023 and January 27, 2023
- Module Three: March 2, 2023 and March 3, 2023
- Module Four: March 23, 2023 and March 24, 2023
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Community Workshop
Working with Highly Escalated Couples
with Gretchen Harro, MA, LMFT & Raushanah Jackson, MS, LMFT
Date: Friday, October 21, 2022 | Time: 9am-11am Arizona time
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be provided before event)
Cost: $25 for AZEFT Members, $30 for Non-Members
Certificate of Attendance: 2 hours
Emotionally Focused Therapy offers a way to understand and work effectively with couples whose arguments get big and loud. Learn how to interrupt the argument and change the conversation, the beginning of guiding the couple to greater connection with each other.
Learning Objectives:
Raushanah Jackson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. In 2015, Raushanah was introduced to Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and took the Externship, the first required training in the Certification process. She has used the model with couples in her part-time private practice in Southern California, with veterans and military families at Camp Pendleton and eventually at The Road Home Program. In 2020 she completed the advanced training Core Skills, in Chicago and currently, Raushanah is in the process of pursuing Certification as an EFT Therapist. In addition to working with individuals, couples, children and families at River North Therapy, Raushanah is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision at Northern Illinois University.
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be provided before event)
Cost: $25 for AZEFT Members, $30 for Non-Members
Certificate of Attendance: 2 hours
Emotionally Focused Therapy offers a way to understand and work effectively with couples whose arguments get big and loud. Learn how to interrupt the argument and change the conversation, the beginning of guiding the couple to greater connection with each other.
Learning Objectives:
- Discover how attachment theory makes sense of the couple’s behavior.
- Identify the vulnerable emotion hidden under anger, and learn how to access and leverage this emotion to change the conversation.
- Tune into one’s own unhelpful reaction to highly escalated couples and identify more helpful responses.
Raushanah Jackson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. In 2015, Raushanah was introduced to Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and took the Externship, the first required training in the Certification process. She has used the model with couples in her part-time private practice in Southern California, with veterans and military families at Camp Pendleton and eventually at The Road Home Program. In 2020 she completed the advanced training Core Skills, in Chicago and currently, Raushanah is in the process of pursuing Certification as an EFT Therapist. In addition to working with individuals, couples, children and families at River North Therapy, Raushanah is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision at Northern Illinois University.
Annual 2-Day Training
Families at the Crossroads: Emotionally Focused Therapy for Families
An EFFT Level 1 Training
An EFFT Level 1 Training
with Jim Furrow, Ph.D.
Date: November 4-5, 2022 | Time: 9am - 5pm both days, Arizona time
Location: In-Person AND Virtual Live-Streaming
The training will be held at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (2140 E. Broadway, Tempe, AZ 85282) and then live-streamed for our online attendees
Lodging: If you are planning to attend in-person and need a hotel room, we have a block of rooms reserved at the Doubletree Phoenix-Mesa, which is 4.1 miles from venue. The address is 1011 W. Holmes Ave., Mesa, AZ. Rooms are $190 + tax per night for one king-size bed. To reserve a room, please call (480) 833-555; they are being held under the name, Sophia Sims, and the confirmation number is 84250439.
Certificate of Attendance: 14 hours (7 hours of instruction per day; 1-hour lunch not included)
**All attendees will receive a free Certificate of Attendance, which will suffice for all Arizona participants licensed under the BBHE or APA. Formal CE certificates are available for $30 if a free certificate of attendance is not sufficient - this may be an ideal option for non-Arizona, out-of-state participants.
Cost: By 7/31/22 - Members $340, Non-Members $375, Students $125
8/1/22 - 9/30/22 - Members $365, Non-Members $400, Students $125
On or After 10/1/22 - Members $390, Non-Members $425, Students $125
**A $100 discount is offered to attendees working in a community mental health agency or who are active members of the military
Description: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is an attachment-based approach that combines both systemic and experiential interventions to mend broken bonds and heal fractured families. Emotionally Focused Therapy offers practical strategies to engage the unique power of family relationships to promote belonging and foster becoming. EFFT guides a therapist through a family’s relationship blocks toward resources for growth and connection. Through the power of transforming emotional experience, a family finds healing and restores resilience to face the everyday and unexpected challenges of life.
This workshop demonstrates the application of EFT principles and practices to family relationships. Understanding family distress through an attachment lens unlocks new resources to transform rigid relational blocks into accessible and responsive bonds of connection and care. Participants will gain focus and skills to support parents and children, both young and old, to regain their emotional balance and strengthen ties that families rely on for support, connection, and growth. This training explores EFFT as a powerful transformative approach that is foundational in helping parents and children who are struggling with remaining securely attached.
Please note, this is an EFFT Level 1 Training, with an emphasis on families going through high-conflict divorce.
Workshop Format: This workshop will combine didactic instruction, experiential exercises, and case examples to demonstrate the practice of EFFT. The training will deepen participants conceptualization of emotional processing within family relationships. Sessions will highlight specific application of EFFT interventions necessary to transform reactive relationship patterns. Clinical demonstrations and discussions will illustrate key steps in the EFFT process of change.
Learning Objectives: Participants will…
Program Level: Intermediate
Diversity Statement: This presentation is informed by the ICEEFT statement and commitment to anti-racism. Specifically, this training includes an assessment focus on the CARE model outlined by Johnson & Campbell (2022), which guides therapist to evaluate attachment, emotion, and therapist alliance issues within the context of ethnicity, culture, and social location of families. Various examples are used through the training to illustrate the application of EFFT to families representing different social contexts.
James Furrow, Ph.D., is leader and contributor to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and families. Together with EFT originator, Dr. Susan Johnson, Jim co- authored Emotionally Focused Family Therapy; Becoming an EFT Therapist: The Workbook and The EFT Casebook. He is also co-authored Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies, a practical resource for couples and therapists seeking an everyday understanding of EFT principles and practices. Formerly Jim served as the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, where he trained psychologists and marital and family and conducted research on adolescent risk and resilience. He is a clinical fellow and an approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and a Certified Family Life Educator. He co-founded the Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and board member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).
Cancellation / Refund Policy: In the event that you have paid for an upcoming event but are not able to attend, you may request a refund up to 30 days prior to the event. Refund requests must be received in writing via email to: azeftcommunity@gmail.com. Requests received at least 60 days prior to the start of the event will receive a full refund of the registration minus a $25 administrative fee. Requests received between 30-59 days prior to the start of the event will receive a 50% refund of the registration. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the event.
Location: In-Person AND Virtual Live-Streaming
The training will be held at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (2140 E. Broadway, Tempe, AZ 85282) and then live-streamed for our online attendees
Lodging: If you are planning to attend in-person and need a hotel room, we have a block of rooms reserved at the Doubletree Phoenix-Mesa, which is 4.1 miles from venue. The address is 1011 W. Holmes Ave., Mesa, AZ. Rooms are $190 + tax per night for one king-size bed. To reserve a room, please call (480) 833-555; they are being held under the name, Sophia Sims, and the confirmation number is 84250439.
Certificate of Attendance: 14 hours (7 hours of instruction per day; 1-hour lunch not included)
**All attendees will receive a free Certificate of Attendance, which will suffice for all Arizona participants licensed under the BBHE or APA. Formal CE certificates are available for $30 if a free certificate of attendance is not sufficient - this may be an ideal option for non-Arizona, out-of-state participants.
Cost: By 7/31/22 - Members $340, Non-Members $375, Students $125
8/1/22 - 9/30/22 - Members $365, Non-Members $400, Students $125
On or After 10/1/22 - Members $390, Non-Members $425, Students $125
**A $100 discount is offered to attendees working in a community mental health agency or who are active members of the military
Description: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is an attachment-based approach that combines both systemic and experiential interventions to mend broken bonds and heal fractured families. Emotionally Focused Therapy offers practical strategies to engage the unique power of family relationships to promote belonging and foster becoming. EFFT guides a therapist through a family’s relationship blocks toward resources for growth and connection. Through the power of transforming emotional experience, a family finds healing and restores resilience to face the everyday and unexpected challenges of life.
This workshop demonstrates the application of EFT principles and practices to family relationships. Understanding family distress through an attachment lens unlocks new resources to transform rigid relational blocks into accessible and responsive bonds of connection and care. Participants will gain focus and skills to support parents and children, both young and old, to regain their emotional balance and strengthen ties that families rely on for support, connection, and growth. This training explores EFFT as a powerful transformative approach that is foundational in helping parents and children who are struggling with remaining securely attached.
Please note, this is an EFFT Level 1 Training, with an emphasis on families going through high-conflict divorce.
Workshop Format: This workshop will combine didactic instruction, experiential exercises, and case examples to demonstrate the practice of EFFT. The training will deepen participants conceptualization of emotional processing within family relationships. Sessions will highlight specific application of EFFT interventions necessary to transform reactive relationship patterns. Clinical demonstrations and discussions will illustrate key steps in the EFFT process of change.
Learning Objectives: Participants will…
- Conceptualize family distress using theories of emotion and attachment.
- Delineate key practices of EFFT from EFT work with couples.
- Summarize the key components of the “secure cycle” of caregiving and attachment.
- Label the stages and markers of change in the EFFT approach.
- Identify therapist practices that promote a working alliance with parents and children.
- Gain strategies for strengthening parental investment in the EFFT process.
- Practice key interventions common to processing attachment related affect.
- Examine a 5-step sequence for accessing and processing with emotion in family relationships.
- Analyze parent child interactions using EFT practices to work through specific relational blocks.
- Identify EFT interventions used to restructure new patterns and promote safety and security in the family.
- Apply the relationship reframes and enactments to invite new levels of engagement between family members.
- Describe the emotional landscape of post-divorce parent child interactions.
- Illustrate EFFT practices with parents and children facing high conflict divorce.
- Explore the relationship of secure attachment to family patterns of resilience.
Program Level: Intermediate
Diversity Statement: This presentation is informed by the ICEEFT statement and commitment to anti-racism. Specifically, this training includes an assessment focus on the CARE model outlined by Johnson & Campbell (2022), which guides therapist to evaluate attachment, emotion, and therapist alliance issues within the context of ethnicity, culture, and social location of families. Various examples are used through the training to illustrate the application of EFFT to families representing different social contexts.
James Furrow, Ph.D., is leader and contributor to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and families. Together with EFT originator, Dr. Susan Johnson, Jim co- authored Emotionally Focused Family Therapy; Becoming an EFT Therapist: The Workbook and The EFT Casebook. He is also co-authored Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies, a practical resource for couples and therapists seeking an everyday understanding of EFT principles and practices. Formerly Jim served as the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, where he trained psychologists and marital and family and conducted research on adolescent risk and resilience. He is a clinical fellow and an approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and a Certified Family Life Educator. He co-founded the Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and board member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT).
Cancellation / Refund Policy: In the event that you have paid for an upcoming event but are not able to attend, you may request a refund up to 30 days prior to the event. Refund requests must be received in writing via email to: azeftcommunity@gmail.com. Requests received at least 60 days prior to the start of the event will receive a full refund of the registration minus a $25 administrative fee. Requests received between 30-59 days prior to the start of the event will receive a 50% refund of the registration. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the event.
Diversity Training
EFT with LatinX & Intercultural Couples
with Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023 | Time: 9am-12pm Arizona time
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be provided before event)
Cost: FREE for AZEFT members | $45 for Non-members
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S, EMDR Approved Consultant, and EFT Supervisor will share her experience working with Latinx & Intercultural couples with an EFT lens. This workshop will provide EFT therapists with a deeper understanding of the cultural lens, possible issues that might arise, and adaptations when working with LatinX (Immigrants, 1st and 2nd generation, & refugees) culture in the USA.
Learning Objectives:
If you want to learn more about Liliana, you can view the following videos:
- Expand Your Cultural Lens When Working with Immigrants & Refugees
- On Identity and Attachment: with Liliana Baylon (Jim Thomas)
Liliana Baylon is a bilingual (English/Spanish) and bicultural therapist with a master’s degree in Counseling & Marriage, Family, & Child Therapy from the University of Phoenix. Since entering the counseling field, Liliana has developed an interest and niche in treating families, couples, and children who have experienced trauma, abuse, and multicultural issues. To better treat the Latino population, Liliana has received trainings in different modalities, some of which she is a
trained educator. Liliana additionally is AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDR Approved Consultant, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Synergetic Play Therapy Consultant, ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. Liliana brings a unique cultural lens into her therapy sessions and supervision as she primarily treats LatinX while providing therapy and supervision in English, and Spanish.
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting (link will be provided before event)
Cost: FREE for AZEFT members | $45 for Non-members
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S, EMDR Approved Consultant, and EFT Supervisor will share her experience working with Latinx & Intercultural couples with an EFT lens. This workshop will provide EFT therapists with a deeper understanding of the cultural lens, possible issues that might arise, and adaptations when working with LatinX (Immigrants, 1st and 2nd generation, & refugees) culture in the USA.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between content and relational stories (attachment narratives)
- Possible issues when working with Intercultural couples
- Awareness of VoS, VoO from a cultural Latino lens (Immigrants, 1 st and 2 generation, & refugees)
- Adaptations in EFT to assess and work with the impact of racial trauma and grief
If you want to learn more about Liliana, you can view the following videos:
- Expand Your Cultural Lens When Working with Immigrants & Refugees
- On Identity and Attachment: with Liliana Baylon (Jim Thomas)
Liliana Baylon is a bilingual (English/Spanish) and bicultural therapist with a master’s degree in Counseling & Marriage, Family, & Child Therapy from the University of Phoenix. Since entering the counseling field, Liliana has developed an interest and niche in treating families, couples, and children who have experienced trauma, abuse, and multicultural issues. To better treat the Latino population, Liliana has received trainings in different modalities, some of which she is a
trained educator. Liliana additionally is AAMFT Approved Supervisor, EMDR Approved Consultant, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Synergetic Play Therapy Consultant, ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. Liliana brings a unique cultural lens into her therapy sessions and supervision as she primarily treats LatinX while providing therapy and supervision in English, and Spanish.
SAVE THE DATE!
Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) & Trauma
with Dr. Leanne Campbell
November 2-3, 2023 | ONLINE