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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Certificate Retreat

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Become confident applying Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) — the empirically validated, gold standard approach for healing relationships

Couples therapy is one of the most challenging forms of therapy that can quickly leave you feeling overwhelmed, disheartened, and questioning if you've failed your clients.

To be successful, you need the right framework that’s proven to provide healing for the real-world relationship issues that show up in your office.

Dr. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy approach revolutionized our field by offering a clear, structured roadmap to guide partners from disconnection to deeply connected, fulfilling relationships.

Now you can watch one of Sue Johnson's hand-selected couples trainers who will provide the intensive EFCT training AND practice you need to transform relationships!

Watch Certified EFT Trainer/Supervisor Kathryn de Bruin for this experiential retreat where you’ll get step-by-step training on how to apply the EFCT approach, experience the model in action with real couples, and get hands-on practice with expert oversight.

You'll receive tools you can implement right away: the Tango reference guide, cycle mapping templates, intervention scripts, and clinical decision-making frameworks.

You’ll finish confident in your ability to offer clients secure and satisfying relationships.

Here's What You'll Learn

Day 1 Morning: EFCT Beginning the EFT healing process - 90-min

  • Overview of EFCT
  • Attachment science foundations: from Bowlby and Ainsworth to adult romantic bonds
  • Theoretical integration: Rogers, Minuchin, and Arnold in action
  • EFCT Research
  • In session clips
  • Breakout exercises
  • Q&A

Day 1 Afternoon: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: The EFT Roadmap and Essential Treatment Structure - 90-min

  • Introduction to the 3 EFT stages: EFT Map
  • Introduction to the 5 moves of the EFT Tango
  • Step 1 alliance and assessment
  • In session clips
  • Break out exercises
  • Q&A

Day 2 Morning: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Stage 1 90min

  • Multicultural orientation: cultural humility, opportunities, and comfort
  • Screening essentials: when EFT is appropriate, contraindicated, risks and ethical boundaries
  • Cultural considerations to adapt EFT for diverse populations
  • Step 2 figuring out the negative cycle
  • Steps 3 and 4
  • In session clips
  • Break out exercises
  • Q&A

Day 2 Afternoon: Stage 2 Restructuring the bond

  • Withdrawer Re-engagement
  • Pursuer Softening
  • In session clips
  • Break out exercises
  • Q&A

Day 3: Stage 3. Impasses. Sex and EFCT

  • Sex and couples, sexual and emotional cycle
  • Impasses in EFCT
  • Attachment injuries
  • In-session clips
  • Break out exercises
  • Q&A

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 13 hours of video content
  • Up to 13.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Kathryn DeBruin, LMFT

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Kathryn de Bruin is a world-renowned Marriage and Family Therapist, certified EFT Trainer, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Kathryn has lived on 3 continents and now makes her home in the USA. She has authored two books for therapists and young families, as a global educator she has trained couple and family therapists from Eastern Europe, in Europe, in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. She has provided retreats for couples in Malaysia, South Africa and in the USA. 


She has a private practice serving California and Utah, specializing in healing relational bonds for children, individuals, couples, and families. She's a co-host of the Family Therapy Express, which is enjoyed by parents and therapists. Kathryn was named one of the top 10 family counselors in San Diego in 2024. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was selected for Who's Who in America in 2004. Kathryn co-founded a non-profit called Conexa International that develops localized healing resources for mental and relational health in communities around the world. For more information visit her online at www.kathryndebruin.com.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kathryn DeBruin maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Bethel University and the UCSD Extension Program. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kathryn DeBruin is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Association of Play Therapy, and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

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Access for Self-Study Program (Non-Interactive)

This product includes 12 months of access.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
NOS096594
Duration:
13 hours, 2 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 17, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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