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2027 3-Day Fort Collins Externship

with Lisa Palmer-Olsen & James Hawkins

Location

Colorado State University
Lory Student Center – LSC Room 386
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Price

  • Regular Price: $1,250
  • Early Bird (Until 12/1/2026): $1,050
  • Full Time Student Registration: $800 (Verification required)

Time

9am-6pm daily


What will I learn in an “Externship”?

Participants will:

  • Obtain 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 sharing and maintaining an engaged, open and collaborative alliance with clients.
  • Develop skills in the 5 moves of the basic macro-intervention – the EFT Tango – in order to change patterns of affect regulation, models of self and other, strategies for engaging others and interactional patterns.
  • Develop skills in EFT micro interventions taken from experiential and attachment systemic models of intervention.
  • Develop skills in overcoming common blocks and impasses in couple therapy and so shape core corrective emotional experiences that lead to constructive dependency and what Rogers termed ‘existential living.’

Cancellation Policy

You may cancel your registration anytime before February 4th, 2027. A nonrefundable fee of $75 will be withheld from your refund for processing and administrative fees.

Any cancellations after February 4th, 2027 will incur a $150 nonrefundable fee.

Email [email protected] to cancel and request a refund.

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.

Dr James Hawkins

Dr. James Hawkins, ‘Doc Hawk’, is a Licensed Counsellor with 11 years of experience and an ICEEFT certified trainer, supervisor, and therapist. He obtained a Master’s in Marriage and Family Counselling and a Ph.D. in Psychology and Counseling. He currently serves as a Clinical Coordinator at a non-profit counselling practice in Northwest Arkansas. James is the founder of Healing Conversations, a training program developed to equip organizations and communities to have productive conversations about race. He is the co-host of two podcasts, The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, and The Leading Edge: Transforming Leadership Through Attachment Science. James is a part of the online training program, successinvulnerability.com develop to help EFT therapists and supervisors gain more focus in their clinical work. Doc Hawk brings a passion for helping individuals, couples, families, and communities in relational distress. James is married to his wife, Nicola and together they have five daughters.