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Early bird pricing ends January 31, 2027.

Military, veterans and students
A reduced rate at both early bird and standard pricing.

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Already completed an Externship? Join us again for $295.

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EFT Externship · Albuquerque, NM · Presented in English

What Will I Learn in an Externship?

Hosted by the New Mexico Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy

Practice in English or Spanish

Learn in English. Practice in the language you use with clients.

All teaching is in English. In the small-group role plays, where most of the skill-building happens, you can practice the EFT interventions in English or Spanish with support from certified supervisors.

Few Externships offer this. If you work with Spanish-speaking couples, you can rehearse the moves in the language you'll actually use in session. Dr. Jinich and Lic. Gilabert have trained therapists across the Spanish-speaking world and lead an international community of Spanish-speaking EFT professionals.

Participants will:

  • Obtain a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systemic concepts of an Emotionally Focused approach to therapy.
  • View clients within the context of their interpersonal attachments and conceptualize relationship distress and repair based on theories of attachment and emotion.
  • Develop skills in establishing 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 others, strategies for engaging others, and interactional patterns.
  • Develop skills in EFT micro-interventions drawn from experiential and attachment-based systemic models of intervention.
  • Develop skills in overcoming common blocks and impasses in couple therapy and shaping core corrective emotional experiences that lead to constructive dependency and what Rogers termed “existential living.”

Externship

In-person

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April 29 – May 2, 2027

–  daily
Two 15-minute breaks and a 1-hour lunch

Presented in English
Role-play practice in English or Spanish

Coffee, tea, water and snacks are provided morning and afternoon. Lunch is on your own.

Venue

Albuquerque
CNM Workforce Training Center
5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Free parking. Most people use the front lot at the southwest corner of the building.

Venue layout and restrooms

Pricing

Save $200 by Jan 31
The price goes up on February 1, 2027.
Rate Regular Military, Veterans & Students
Early Bird – $895 $445
StandardFrom $1,095 $545
Repeat Externship
$295 Already completed an Externship? Join us again.
Groups of 5+
10% off Any rate, by coupon code. Email us to request one.
Refer a Friend
$100 Credit toward a future Core Skills training with Dr. Jinich and Lic. Gilabert for each registrant you refer.

This training needs at least 30 registrants to run.

Diversity and Equity Scholarships

At least three diversity and equity scholarships are available. To apply, or to refer someone, email [email protected] with information that supports eligibility. The number of scholarships depends on the budget, and the trainers make the final decision.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CEUs are available through TRIEFT and are purchased separately from the externship fee. TRIEFT emails evaluations and certificates of completion after the training.

Purchase CEUs

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel before . We'll keep a $100 nonrefundable fee for processing and administration. After March 1, registrations are nonrefundable, but you can transfer yours to another training with the same trainers. Email [email protected] to cancel or transfer.

Questions

For billing, accommodations, or anything else about this training, email [email protected].

Instructors

In both English and Spanish

Sam Jinich, PhD

Sam Jinich, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, internationally recognized trainer in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and author whose work has contributed significantly to the fields of couple therapy and therapist development. He has been in private practice since 1995. He earned his PhD through the University of California, San Diego State University Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, where he began specializing in couple and family therapy. He completed his predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine’s Behavioral Medicine Unit and the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. From 2013 to 2025, Dr. Jinich served as Director and Trainer of the San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. As a bilingual and bicultural EFT trainer, he has played a pioneering role in introducing and establishing EFT throughout the Spanish-speaking world, including Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Chile, and Spain, as well as Brazil. He has mentored and supervised therapists pursuing certification as EFT therapists, supervisors, and trainers through the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). Working under the mentorship of Dr. Sue Johnson, the developer of EFT, he has helped build and strengthen an international community of Spanish-speaking EFT professionals. Dr. Jinich has also contributed to research on couple therapy, including the planning and supervision of therapists involved in the first multinational randomized clinical trial conducted in Spanish to evaluate the effectiveness of couple therapy, including EFT. He has presented at national and international conferences and continues to teach and train therapists internationally. In 2025, Dr. Jinich co-authored Deliberate Practice in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, published by the American Psychological Association (APA), alongside Hanna Levenson, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere. The book provides structured, experiential exercises to help therapists develop clinical competence in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), refine essential therapeutic skills, and cultivate their own authentic therapeutic style. Along with Natalia Gilabert, he is co-founder and co-director of EFT Academia, an international training center offering specialized courses in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, including work with infidelity, highly conflictual couples, and erotic intimacy and attachment. He is also co-founder, co-director, and professor at CEAP, the International Center for Specialization in Adult Attachment, the only Spanish-language postgraduate training program dedicated to adult attachment.

Clinical Psychologist

Natalia Gilabert

Natalia Gilabert is a clinical psychologist, internationally recognized Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. She has been in private practice since 2002 and received her psychology degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 2001. She received the 2020 John Douglas Award from the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) in recognition of her contributions to bringing EFT to South America. Natalia has played a major role in introducing, developing, and strengthening EFT communities throughout Latin America, helping establish and expand the model in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. As Director of TFE Argentina, she coordinates EFT training and supports the development of therapists, supervisors, and trainers across the region. Natalia has contributed to EFT research as a supervisor in the first multinational randomized clinical trial conducted in Spanish to evaluate couple therapy, including EFT. This international study involved clinical teams from Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Spain, in collaboration with the University of Navarra and ICEEFT. She lectures at universities, presents at national and international conferences, and teaches advanced clinical trainings and master classes in English and Spanish. A sought-after therapist, educator, and supervisor, Natalia is particularly recognized for her expertise in infidelity, attachment injuries, trauma, and forgiveness, as well as her experiential teaching methods and clinical supervision. She provides psychotherapy and supervision in Spanish, English, and Portuguese and facilitates Hold Me Tight® workshops for couples. Along with Sam Jinich, Natalia is co-founder and co-director of EFT Academia, an international training center offering specialized courses in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, including infidelity and EFT, working with highly conflictual couples, and erotic intimacy and attachment. She is also co-founder, co-director, and professor at CEAP, the International Center for Specialization in Adult Attachment, the only Spanish-language postgraduate training program dedicated to adult attachment. Beyond her clinical and educational work, Natalia advocated for the reunification of couples and families separated by pandemic travel restrictions through the Love Is Not Tourism movement, receiving coverage in Argentine national media.