The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland hosts an intensive four-day level 2 training workshop in Emotion-Focused Therapy. The training is open to participants who have already completed a Level 1 training and wish to advance their practice of EFT. It is also suitable for participants with more experience who are interested in further training & the opportunity to explore issues that have arisen in clinical practice.

The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy hosts an EFT Level 1 training workshop. The 4 day workshop is the first step in training as an EFT therapist and will introduce practitioners to EFT (for individuals). It is an advanced training aimed at practicing therapists and enrollment is open to qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and accredited counsellors/psychotherapists.

Following on from 2017's couples training workshop with Les Greenberg, and 2018’s workshop with Rhonda Goldman, the Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland is proud to present another 4 day workshop on Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy with Rhonda Goldman, PhD. 

Rhonda Goldman is one of the principal developers of EFT, and with Les Greenberg is co-author of Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power (2008). 

The workshop will explore the foundations of EFT for Couples but will also focus on more recent developments as elaborated on in The Dynamics of Emotion, Love, and Power. As such the workshop is suitable both for practitioners new to EFT (and EFT for Couples) and for EFT therapists seeking to deepen their practice.

The workshop also constitutes one of the steps towards certification as an EFT Couples therapist with the International Society for Emotion-Focused Therapy. 

Emotion and its avoidance are central factors contributing to the development and maintenance of eating disorders. Individuals with eating disorders and body image disturbance report difficulty in dealing with painful, negative emotions. Body image disturbance and eating disorder symptoms displace those negative emotions onto the body, suspending the individual in a vicious cycle where, for example, pursuit of thinness can be seen as the only means of feeling better. How to soften the harsh internal critical voice of these individuals, alter the internal dialogue of body self-loathing, and interrupt the vicious cycle of symptoms and their impact, have presented a major challenge to clinicians working in this area.  Emotion-Focused Therapy provides specific techniques for breaking into this closed cycle as well as for enhancing intrinsic motivation for change.

Dr. Joanne Dolhanty has worked in the field of eating disorders for over 30 years, and together with Dr. Leslie Greenberg has pioneered the application of Emotion Focused Therapy to Eating Disorders.

This workshop is open to both EFT and non-EFT practitioners. Although aimed primarily at psychologists and psychotherapists/counsellors, it is also open to other relevant mental health professionals (e.g., social care, social work, nursing and medicine).

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Joanne Dolhanty (PhD, C. Psych), back to Dublin to deliver a workshop on Emotion Focused Skills Training (EFST) for Parents.  Joanne is a supervising and consulting clinical psychologist and trainer, with over 30 years experience in the field of eating disorders. With Dr. Leslie Greenberg she developed the application of EFT to Eating Disorders, and she is the developer of Emotion Focused Skills Training (EFST).

EFST is an innovative, ultra-simple and quickly effective parent support program, which aims to empower parents and care-givers as active, primary agents in guiding loved ones through the behavioural, emotional and relational challenges of everyday living. It aims to give parents and caregivers simple, practical tools that they can implement immediately in their family. These skills include how to navigate the confusing world of their child’s feelings; how to work with challenges in their child’s motivation; and how to restore their ability to set appropriate boundaries; while all the time nurturing positive, productive relationships.

Although the workshop will focus on the principles and techniques of EFST as it is applied to parents and caregivers, the skills taught also have applications to a variety of settings and populations beyond this context, including schools, supervision and training, social care and social work, and personal growth.

The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland hosts an intensive three-day level 3 training workshop in Emotion-Focused Therapy (for individuals). The training is open to participants who have already completed Level 1 and Level 2 training and wish to advance their practice of EFT though participation in an intensive supervision workshop. It is especially suited for advanced EFT practitioners seeking to enhance their clinical application of EFT.

 The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland hosts an intensive four-day level 2 training workshop in Emotion-Focused Therapy (for individuals). The training is open to participants who have already completed a Level 1 training and wish to advance their practice of EFT. It is also suitable for participants with more experience who are interested in further training & the opportunity to explore issues that have arisen in clinical practice.

The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland is proud to host an intensive four-day workshop in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, led by Dr. Leslie Greenberg. Building on the latest research conducted by Dr. Greenberg and his colleagues, this training will provide participants with in-depth skills training through lectures, video demonstrations, modelling and supervised role-playing practice.

The Institute of Emotion-Focused Therapy Ireland hosts an intensive four-day level 2 training workshop in Emotion-Focused Therapy. The training is open to participants who have already completed a Level 1 training and wish to advance their practice of EFT. It is also open to participants with more experience who are interested in a refresher and the opportunity to explore issues that have arisen in their clinical practice

Facilitated by Rhonda Goldman

Rhonda Goldman will lead a 4 day introductory and experiential workshop on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) as a treatment for working with complex emotions in individual psychotherapy. The approach will be illustrated with video recorded case studies. The phases of treatment will be described and the specific processes that led to the resolution of the clients’ presentation will be highlighted and illustrated.

In this workshop, aimed at all professionals working with individual clients, caregivers and/or families, Drs. Joanne Dolhanty & Adèle Lafrance Robinson will present the core principles of Emotion Focused Family Therapy, whilst also providing ample opportunities for experiential learning geared toward practice change. Part of the Emotion-Focused Therapy family & rooted in a deep belief in the healing power of families, EFFT affords parents and caregivers a primary role in their loved one's treatment, regardless of age, motivation or involvement in treatment. In EFFT, the therapist’s role is to empower and support caregivers in (1) Becoming their loved one’s recovery coach, that is, assisting their loved one - regardless of age - in the interruption of symptoms and maladaptive behaviors (e.g. anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, etc.); (2) Becoming their loved one’s emotion coach, that is, supporting their loved one to approach, process and manage stress, emotions and emotional pain; (3) Facilitating relationship repair and healing possible wounds from the child or family’s past, and; (4) Working through and resolving the fears and obstacles that surface in the caregiver during this challenging journey.

EFT Level 3 is a three day workshop, open to those who have already completed EFT Level 1 and EFT Level 2 training workshops, involving supervision and discussion of cases which participants bring for consultation.  Each participant will be expected to present one or more video or audio recorded session for supervision.  In addition, issues of application and advanced skills will be discussed and practiced if desired.  This workshop is facilitated by Ladislav Timulak. 

Facilitated by Ladislav Timulak and Robert Elliott

This workshop provides participants with more in-depth skill training beyond the introductory Level One workshop and enables discussion of challenges that have emerged in using EFT in each participants' own clinical practice. Participants receive in depth skill training through acombination of brief lectures, video demonstrations, live modelling, case discussions and extensive supervised roleplaying practice. Supervised role-playing practice will involve extensive supervised experiential practice in which participants learn by working as both a client and a therapist in small groups. This workshop is facilitated by Ladislav Timulak; and will include a one-day workshop facilitated by Robert Elliott.