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This four-weekend online course on Stage One will help you deepen and fine-tune the complex skills needed to be an advanced EFT practitioner, prepared to move couples through the Change Event of De-Escalation. Through lecture, video review, small-group discussion and extensive experiential exercises, your understanding of the model will take root.
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32 CEUs provided for an additional charge of $30. (This charge will not be made until the completion of the course.)
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PREREQUISITE: You must have completed an Externship and a Core Skills to take this course.
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PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at all four modules of the course is necessary for completion of the course and for the awarding of any CEUs.
This online course aims to deepen understanding and develop skills to better help couples heal their connection and achieve De-Escalation. We will emphasize the most up-to-date understanding of how to learn and practice EFT as described in Sue Johnson’s new book, Attachment Theory in Practice.
Additional topics covered will include:
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idenitfying and working with the Elements of Emotion;
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moving through the EFT Tango;
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working with trauma in EFT;
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working with the crisis of affair discovery;
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working with issues of safety related to privilege and oppression, and more.
In addition to the 32 hours of class time, you will have access during the duration of the course to at least five hours of prerecorded teaching on subjects such as the Tango, Elements of Emotion, Assessment and Alliance, Working with Trauma, Affair Discovery, the Components of De-escalation, and more!
We want this to be a chance for everyone to gain confidence and skill, and to dive into the nuances of this complex work among a supportive community of fellow learners. Enrollment is limited. CEU approval underway; assuming they are approved, CEUs will be provided for those who complete the full course.
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DATES:​
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Module One: November 4 and 5, 2022
Module Two: January 6 and 7, 2023
Module Three: March 3 and 4, 2023
Module Four: May 5 and 6, 2023
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Times:
Fridays 3 pm - 7 pm PT
Saturdays 9 am - 1:30 pm PT
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Location: Online via Zoom!
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COST:
$1,200 in full or 4 installments of $325
Early Bird Discount: $1,050 by 8/1/22 (must pay in full)
Pre-Licensed Discount: Save $200 off of the above amounts
BCS Grad Discount: Save $200 off the above amounts
CEUs: $30 for 32 CEUs by Alliant University, approved by APA and California BBS.* This additional fee will be charged at the end of the course.
See info below on a special Equity Rate for those from underrepresented communities.
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* Alliant International University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alliant International University maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 32 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Note that it is common for states to accept continuing education courses offered by CE Sponsors for APA, or to accept the approval of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
Equity Rate
We are committed to supporting the growth and development of therapists who are underrepresented in the EFT community.
If you identify with an underrepresented group, such as but not limited to therapists of color, please use the promo code "EQUITY" during check out, and you will receive a 40% discount off of the course price. Please contact us if you have any questions about this discount.
Meet the Teaching Team
Sarah Ackerman
Certified EFT supervisor
Sarah Ackerman (LMFT 28883) has had a private practice in Berkeley for more than 30 years. Trained initially in relational psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Women's Therapy Center in El Cerrito and subsequently with the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis of Northern California, she has more recently been immersed in attachment based modalities, most notably Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy as well as Diana Fosha’s AEDP model for individuals. She works with adult individuals and couples. She also supervises learners of EFT, and has assisted in numerous Externships and Core Skills.. She has served on the board of the Northern California Community of EFT Therapists. Additionally she has a certification in Mind-Body Medicine from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in DC.
jamie bachman
Certified EFT supervisor
Jamie Bachman (LCS 23644), is in private practice in Oakland. He works with couples and also with families and individuals. Jamie provides individual and group consultation and supervision in EFT, and has assisted in numerous Externships and Core Skills, as well as conducting Hold Me Tight groups with Sarah. He is on the adjunct faculty at UC Berkeley's MSW program, where he has taught Family Therapy and Theory and Practice classes. He is also on the faculty at the Psychotherapy Institute's (TPI) Supervision Studies Program, and is a supervisor for TPI’s postgraduate training program in psychodynamic therapy. Jamie worked for 12 years in hospice, providing clinical supervision and management for social workers serving families facing end of life. Jamie has also received advanced training in AEDP and at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in DC.
