EFT Core Skills - 2023-2024
Core Skills Training is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of EFT theory and translate it into more effective and deliberate interventions with your couples
Dates & Times
All times are PST
Module - 1
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Module - 2
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Module - 3
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Module - 4
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Instructors
Dr James Hawkins, Dr Lisa Palmer-Olsen
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.
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.
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Times
Day 1's - 8am - 5pm PST
Day 2's - 8am - 1pm PST
Note: You may cancel your registration at any point, but there will be a non refundable fee of $75 withheld from your refund for processing and management fees.
Core Skills Training is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of EFT theory and translate it into more effective and deliberate interventions with your couples.
The four-part series will focus on specific steps of the therapy process model.
About This Training
We use didactic instruction, demonstrations from training tapes, live demonstrations with couples, and provide opportunities for formal and informal case supervision.
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Please let us know if you have any questions.
Again, I want to say that it is exciting and can be anxiety provoking to learn a new model of therapy. Please know that this training is an opportunity to play and grow in the EFT model with whatever level of experience you may have. Our group consists of therapists with all levels of experience, as well as students. It is not a competitive environment – it is a safe place to come with the experience you have and to grow in the EFT model.
ROLE PLAY LEADERS:
We are very fortunate to have several skilled and safe role-play leaders who have been selected and are volunteering their time to support you and make it safe place for you to grow and practice your EFT skills. They have been selected to be role-play leaders based on their mastery of EFT and their ability to create a safe learning environment for you. They will be here to meet you wherever you are in your learning process and help you grow.
VIDEOTAPING:
It is a requirement of this course to present a 10 minute video-clip of your best effort in working with a couple using the EFT model. The purpose of this requirement is to give you practice in showing your work and to demonstrate some understanding of the EFT model. It is NOT to show PERFECT EFT. We will discuss this more at CS 1 and we will also discuss the process of providing confidentiality with your clients.