EFT Core Skills Training

This training is organised by BEFT Centre CIC (The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre CIC)
 

There is an ever increasing demand for EFT relationship therapy as public awareness of the effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Therapy grows. It can be a struggle to find EFT therapists with availability for new clients so we need more therapists training to meet clients needs.

Core Skills Online Beginning September 2025

This set of Core Skills will run from September 2025 to January 2026 in four two-day blocks as follows:

Block 1: 4-5 September 2025 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Helene Igwebuike
Block 2: 9-10 October 2025 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Helene Igwebuike
Block 3: 13 – 14 November 2025 with trainers Robert Allan and Helene Igwebuike
Block 4: 15 – 16 January 2026 with trainers Sarah McConnell and Robert Allan

Please complete this form and submit it. You will be emailed a copy of it for your records. Many thanks.

Trainers: Sarah McConnell

Timing: 9.30 – 4.30 each day with registration from 9.00 – 9.30 on the first days.

Venue: Online

Cost and Payment options: £100 non-refundable deposit payable on registration. From £1650 Early Bird for all 4 modules.

Payment can be in full or by 2 installments as follows:

  • Early Bird full fee – Payment in full when booking for full course by 1 July 2025: £1650 (including £100 deposit) saving £150 on standard price.
  • Early Bird installments – 2 blocks payable in 2 installments: Book and pay deposit of £100 by 1 July and your 2 installments will be £800 each (Total cost £1700, saving £100 on standard price).
  • Standard price – 4 modules payable in installments: Pay deposit of £100 when booking and your 4 installments will be £425 each (Total cost £1800.) 
  • 2 blocks payable in installments: Pay deposit of £100 when booking and your 2 installments will be £425 each (Total cost £1800.) 
  • Invoice needed for funder. Email Sarah McConnell at sarahmcconn@gmail.com for more information. 
  • Dates for payments if paying in installments: Block for modules 1 and 2: 1 July 2o25, Block for modules 3 and 4: 1 October 2025
  • By bank transfer:
    Please use your full name above as payee reference: Bank: Nat West, Account Name: McConnell S   Sort Code: 60 30 30, Account No. 36893447
  • By International bank transfer: Swift code: NWBKGB2L; IBAN GB58 NWBK 603030 36893447. Please note you are liable for any transfer fee. Email Randall Horton at randall.lloydh@gmail.com for more information.

This course is being organised by Consera Relationship Wellness Ltd and the Administrator is Sarah McConnell. Email Sarah McConnell at sarahmcconn@gmail.com for more information.

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What will I learn in “EFCT Core Skills”?

  • Deepen your understanding of the EFT model and its application in couple’s therapy.
  • Develop EFCT skills through a combination of instructional review, skill demonstrations, and live session observations.
  • Engage in hands-on practice of EFT techniques and exercises.
  • Receive individual feedback on your EFCT skills development via case presentations.
  • Delve deeper into the EFT tango, understanding its application within different stages of therapy.
  • Apply the EFT model through role-plays and discussions, aiming towards certification.

Who is this training for?

Core Skills training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is designed for mental health professionals who seek a deeper mastery of EFT for couples therapy. This includes psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, registered marriage and family therapists, counsellors, and specialists in abuse and addiction. Participants are required to be a member of a mental health professional organization and currently working, or in the process of training to work, with couples in their clinical practice. The program equips participants with advanced skills in applying EFT’s therapeutic techniques and interventions, essential for those on the path to becoming certified EFT therapists.

Prerequisites & Sequence

EFCT Externship must be completed prior to taking EFCT Core Skills.

Required reading: The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection, 3rd  edition, by Susan M. Johnson, 2020. Routledge.

Recommended reading: Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook, 2nd  edition, by James L. Furrow, Susan M. Johnson, Brent Bradley, Lorrie L. Brubacher, T. Leanne Campbell, Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Gail Palmer, Kathryn Rheem, Scott R. Woolley, 2022. Routledge.