Pricing Options

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.

Times and Dates

9 am - 3:30 pm
with a lunch break 12 - 12:30pm
(Arizona Time Zone)

Module 1

  • Day 1 - Thu Nov 7, 2024
  • Day 2 -Fri Nov, 8, 2024

Module 2

  • Day 1 - Thu, Jan 23, 2025
  • Day 2 - Fri, Jan 24, 2025

Module 3

  • Day 1 - Thu, Feb 20, 2025
  • Day 2 - Fri Feb, 21, 2025

Module 4

  • Day 1 - Thu, Mar 27, 2025
  • Day 2 - Fri, Mar 28, 2025

Trainers

BA (SW); MA (MFT), LMFT, AAMFT, CAMF. Certified EFT Supervisor

Kathryn de Bruin

I am the owner of Kathryn de Bruin Therapy and Training, and a licensed San Diego based Marriage and Family Therapist and Therapist Trainer.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer
AAMFT Supervisor
Registered Play Therapy Supervisor

Lisa Palmer-Olsen

Dr. Lisa J. Palmer-Olsen, Psy.D. is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in San Diego, California for over twenty years. She is also a Certified International Emotionally Focused Therapy Trainer and AAMFT approved Supervisor. Dr. Palmer-Olsen’s primary clinical and research interests are in the area of family systems and high conflict couple work, specifically with clients dealing with trauma and attachment related injuries. As a founder and Co-Director for Renova San Diego Inc, a non-profit 501(c)(3) based out of San Diego, she is committed to providing quality San Diego services accessible to all who seek it. Dr. Palmer-Olsen is passionate about providing affordable, high caliber training to mental health clinicians around the world. Dr. Palmer-Olsen completed her dissertation research on how to train and teach Emotionally Focused Therapy to professionals. Lisa was trained directly by the founder of the EFT model Dr. Susan Johnson.

MA, LMFT

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas, LMFT, has been practicing therapy since 1997 and is a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor. She is the owner of Therapy With Heart, a group practice in Arizona that offers EFT to couples, individuals and families. It’s also a training center for EFT mentorship, supervision and consultation. Rachel has been an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor since 2005. She is the President of the Arizona Center for EFT and Chair Elect of AzAMFT Interest Network. She has a passion for providing consultation and mentorship for EFT supervision and consultation.

Core Skills

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.

Please use the dropdown menu to get information on Core Skills Trainings coming up at a location near you.

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.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

48 hours of CEUs have been approved for all disciplines. Your CEU certificate will be mailed to you approximately 6-8 weeks after the completion of the training series.

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 a 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.

Those of you who signed up to present a tape, please bring all of the equipment necessary to both see and hear your clip. You will present your case to your group and use this form in your discussion of the case. Again, this is not to demonstrate perfect EFT – just to show a bit of your work and get feedback.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

Your comfort is very important to us.  If you have any special needs, please let us know immediately so that we can best assist you.