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Early bird pricing ends February 1, 2027.

Full-time students
A reduced rate for those currently enrolled in a graduate program.

Returning participants
Already completed an Externship? Join us again at half price.

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EFT Externship · Seattle, WA

What Will I Learn in an Externship?


Participants will:

  • Gain a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systemic concepts of an Emotionally Focused approach to therapy.
  • View clients in the web of their interpersonal attachments, and conceptualize relationship distress and repair based on theories of attachment and emotion.
  • Develop skills in building and maintaining an engaged, open, and collaborative alliance with clients.
  • Develop skills in the five moves of the basic macro-intervention, the EFT Tango, to change patterns of affect regulation, models of self and other, strategies for engaging others, and interactional patterns.
  • Develop skills in EFT micro-interventions drawn from experiential and attachment systemic models of intervention.
  • Develop skills in overcoming common blocks and impasses in couple therapy, shaping core corrective emotional experiences that lead to constructive dependency and what Rogers termed ‘existential living.’

Externship

In-Person

Thursday – Saturday
June 24 – 26, 2027

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily

Seattle, WA
Venue to be announced

Follow-Up Session

Online

Monday, July 19, 2027
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

24 CEUs are available for separate purchase and are provided by Alliant International University.

For questions regarding CEUs, please contact [email protected].

Purchase CEUs (Link Coming Soon)

Cancellation Policy

You may cancel your registration anytime before May 24, 2027. A nonrefundable fee of $75 will be withheld from your refund for processing and administrative costs. Any cancellations after May 24, 2027, will incur a $150 nonrefundable fee. Email [email protected] to cancel and request a refund.

Trainers

Lisa Palmer-Olsen & Jim Furrow

Dr. Lisa J Palmer-Olsen

Dr. Lisa J. Palmer-Olsen, PsyD, LMFT, is an internationally recognized leader in attachment-based psychotherapy, supervision, and clinician training. She has been a Certified Trainer with the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) since 2003 and has trained thousands of therapists throughout North America and internationally. She is the Executive Director and Founder of Renova San Diego, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to life-saving family mental health treatment and therapist training. An AAMFT Approved Supervisor and internationally certified EFT Supervisor, Dr. Palmer-Olsen specializes in couples, families, trauma, and betrayal recovery. She is a co-author of *Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Restoring Connection and Promoting Resilience* and has contributed extensively to the development of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy. Her scholarly work includes publications on EFT supervision and the training of experiential therapists, helping shape the field's understanding of effective clinical supervision. She is also the developer of the Four Chambers of the Heart of Supervision model, an attachment-based framework for cultivating therapist growth, reflective practice, and clinical excellence. Throughout her career, Dr. Palmer-Olsen has been committed to integrating research, neuroscience, and experiential practice to strengthen relationships and promote healing. As a speaker, trainer, and consultant, she is known for her engaging teaching style and her ability to translate complex clinical concepts into practical interventions. She continues to advance the fields of Emotionally Focused Therapy, supervision, and trauma treatment through her clinical work, writing, leadership, and international training programs.

Jim Furrow

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, where he served as Executive Director before relocating to the Seattle area. Jim is an ICEEFT certified EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer.