EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
General Information
Title: EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Presenter: Debi Scimeca-Diaz, LMFT
Dates: Monday - Thursday. March 1-4, 2027. 9:00am - 5:00pm each day.
Fee: $1645. Special $150 discount for first 15 registrants. Current fee is $1495. Payment Plans Available. Includes 24 CE credits. Meals (coffee/refreshments and lunch), and all materials.
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton Mahwah. (Right outside Monsey)
CE Credits: 24
EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Description
Emotionally Focused Therapy, often called EFT, is a form of therapy that strives to help individuals identify the underlying emotions that guide their relationships. The EFT approach was first developed by Susan Johnson and Les Greenberg in the 1980s, and it continues to become one of the most popular and effective ways to improve relationships. EFT is a data validated approach to therapy, based in attachment theory. It is used with couples, families, individuals, and even businesses. Focused on creating connections in relationships. EFT leads to greater fulfillment and success.
The EFT Externship, as developed by Dr. Sue Johnson and presented by ICEEFT-Certified Trainer Debi Scimeca-Diaz, LMFT, LCADC, is more than just an introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy. It is an educational and experiential immersion in learning a new and empirically validated way to work with couples. The EFT Externship is the first step toward EFT Certification
The 4-day EFT externship is not days of lectures and slides. Debi Scimeca-Diaz is a powerful, passionate presenter who believes in “teach, show, do,” which means you will learn through a variety of modalities, including: watching and discussing clinical videos of EFT therapists working with couples; practicing through role plays and experiential exercises that will help you “feel” the model in a safe, supportive way through the assistance of advanced EFT clinicians; and processing through daily small-group “homeroom” sessions, which are a supportive place for questions and group discussion… Additionally, you will have the opportunity to witness Debi practice the model through TWO LIVE CONSULTATIONS, working with two different volunteer client couples.
You will leave the Externship with a new way to conceptualize your work with couples and a road map for how to work in the moment, in the room with them, so that you are more confident in helping your couples reconnect and repair. As often reported by attendees, you may also leave the Externship with a more compassionate way to see the relationships in your own life.
Instructors
Debi Scimeca-Diaz, LMFT, LCADC is a certified trainer by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEFT) which is the organization that certifies the program and the presenters. Dr. Sue Johnson, who founded ICEEFT, in 1998, heads the organization in Ottawa, Canada, and personally oversees the training and competency of all the core group of people who are certified to teach EFT. The Centre offers educational courses and training to mental health professionals (externships, workshops, core training, etc.), provides certification for EFT therapists around the world and undertakes clinical research studies. ICEEFT works closely with its various affiliated EFT Centers and Communities.
Debi Scimeca-Diaz Professional Background
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Certified Emotionally Focused Trainer and Supervisor (www.ICEEFT.com)
• Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
• AAMFT Approved Supervisor
• Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• With over 25 years experience in the field
EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Objectives
1. 1. Identify the commonality of different therapeutic approaches that leads to success based on client feedback
2. 2. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systematic concepts of the EFT approach to couples therapy
3. 3. begin to conceptualize couple's distress as insecure attachment bond
4. 4. identify the similarities of EFT and other models of therapy
5. 5. describe the attachment significance in loving relationships
6. 6. identify the 3 stages of EFT
7. 7. identify skills used to be build a strong alliance and the importance of attunement in EFT
8. 8. assess a couple through the attachment lens and how to screen for possible concerns or contraindications in using EFT.
9. 9. describe the importance of emotions and emotional processing in EFT
10. 10. track negative cycles that lead to couple distress
11. 11. Demonstrate how to integrate attachment longings and their significance into couple interventions.
12. 12. identify and utilize the 5 basic moves of the EFT Tango
13. 13. develop skills in helping partners access the underlying emotional that maintain relational distress
14. 14. develop skills that can be used to move into present process
15. 15. identify interventions used in EFT to help move clients through the change events in EFT
16. 16. develop skills in helping partners shape new interactional patterns and bonding events
17. 17. describe what secure attachment looks like in healthy relationships
18. 18. describe the distress of an insecure anxious-avoidant strategy of coping (withdrawers inner world)
19. 19. describe the distress of an insecure anxious- strategy of coping (pursuers inner world)
20. 20. define and identify what an attachment injury is in significant relationships.
CE Information
Continuing Education Credits are granted through Neuhoff Psychological Consulting, PLLC for the following professions: Psychologists, Social workers, Mental Health Counselors, LMFTs, and LCATs. It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state.
Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
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References
Cheung, J. C., Leung, G. S., Lam, Y.-M., & Chan, W.-T. (2022). Emotionally focused therapy group intervention for parents of primary school students with parenting stress: An evaluation study in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2022.2092770
Ceniza, M., & Allan, R. (2021). Conceptual and application considerations of emotionally focused therapy with white heterosexual working-class rural males. The Family Journal, 29(2), 200-207.
Ganz, M. B., Rasmussen, H. F., McDougall, T. V., Corner, G. W., Black, T. T., & De Los Santos, H. F. (2022). Emotionally focused couple therapy within VA healthcare: Reductions in relationship distress, PTSD, and depressive symptoms as a function of attachment-based couple treatment. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 11(1), 15-32.
Kailanko, S., Wiebe, S. A., Tasca, G. A., & Laitila, A. A. (2021). Impact of repeating somatic cues on the depth of experiencing for withdrawers and pursuers in emotionally focused couple therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(3), 693-708.
Kailanko, S., Wiebe, S. A., Tasca, G. A., & Laitila, A. A. (2022). Somatic interventions and depth of experiencing in emotionally focused couple therapy. International Journal of Systemic Therapy, 33(2), 109-128.
Koren, R., Woolley, S. R., Danis, I., & Török, S. (2022). Training therapists in emotionally focused therapy: A longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 48(3), 709-725.
Schafer, L., Edwards, C. P., Allan, R., Johnson, S. M., Wiebe, S. A., Chyurlia, L., & Tasca, G. A. (2021). Development of the emotionally focused individual therapy adherence measure (EFIT-AM): Conceptualization and preliminary reliability. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, advance online publication.
Tapia-Fuselier, J. L., Ray, D. C., Allan, R., & Reyes, A. G. (2022). Emotionally focused therapists’ experiences serving interabled couples in couple therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, advance online publication.
Satisfactory Completion:
Participants must have signed in and out, attended the entire workshop to receive a certificate. Failure to sign/log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Policies
Application Deadline: February 28, 2027 or until all training spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete, and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable until February 1, 2027. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable. In this situation, we will attempt to find someone to take your slot (based on our waiting list).
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There will be handicap accessibility.
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EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
Schedule
| Monday - Thursday. March 1-4, 2027. 9:00am - 5:00pm each day. | Day 1: Foundations of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)9:00 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM 10:40 AM – 11:30 AM 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM 3:55 PM – 4:20 PM 4:20 PM – 4:40 PM 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM Day 2: Assessment and Understanding Relationship Cycles9:00 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM 3:55 PM – 4:40 PM 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM Day 3: EFT Interventions and De-escalation9:00 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM 3:55 PM – 4:40 PM 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM Day 4: Stage 2 Change Events and Professional Development9:00 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
EFT Externship 2027– A 4-Day Workshop with Debi Scimeca-Diaz
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