United Arab Emirates Emotionally Focused Therapy - Uaeeft

19/02/2026

📣 UAE EFT Community Announcement

We are proud and excited to announce that ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer Alexine Thompson-de Benoit will be presenting an exclusive 4-hour ONLINE workshop (in English):

🧠 “ADHD and Working with Couples in EFT”
🗓 30th March 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (UAE time)
💰 Special Price: AED 550

This is a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of working with ADHD and neurodivergence within the EFT model, guided by an experienced international trainer.

🔹 Prerequisite: Completion of an EFT basic training (e.g., EFT Externship or EFT Fundamentals).

📩 To book your spot, please email: eft@uaeeft.com

About the Trainer:
Alexine Thompson-de Benoit is a Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the EFT trainer for French-speaking Switzerland and works in private practice as an EFT couples therapist and supervisor. She has a longstanding special interest in ADHD and neurodivergence and is passionate about helping neurodivergent couples develop compassion, understanding, and teamwork using the powerful EFT map.

Seats are limited. We look forward to welcoming you.

08/02/2026

✨ What an enriching and inspiring experience! We have just completed a powerful EFCT Core Skills training, filled with deep learning, meaningful connection, and shared growth.

A heartfelt thank you to Simona Herb EFT / Terapia Centrată pe Emoții Simona Herb for her incredible training, and for the time, effort, and dedication she invested in supporting and strengthening the UAE EFT community. It was truly an amazing experience, grounding, inspiring, and deeply impactful.

Grateful as well to everyone who participated in this valuable training. Your presence, openness, and engagement made the journey even more special and rewarding.

🌿 Stay tuned for upcoming trainings and workshops organized by UAE EFT. More learning, connection, and growth coming soon!

01/02/2026

First half of UAE EFT Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Core Skills with Simona Herb EFT / Terapia Centrată pe Emoții Simona Herb complete. So much learning, connection, and growth. Grateful for the experience and excited for what next week brings.

30/11/2025

🇦🇪✨ Happy UAE National Day!

The UAE EFT community proudly celebrates the nation’s unity, progress, and inspiring spirit. We’re grateful to call this visionary country home—a place where emotional wellbeing, inclusivity, and compassion thrive.

The UAE continues to show how people from around the world can live together in harmony, honoring diversity and human connection.

Wishing everyone across the Emirates a joyful and empowering National Day!

With love,
The UAE EFT Community 🇦🇪💚

29/11/2025

📣 UAE EFT Official Community

🌿 We’re excited to announce our upcoming ONLINE Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills Training (English) with EFT Trainer Dr. Simona Herb! Simona Herb EFT / Terapia Centrată pe Emoții

🗓 Dates: 31 Jan – 1 Feb and 7 – 8 Feb 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Gulf Time)
💰 Cost: AED 3,700
🎁 10% early-bird discount if payment is made before 30th December 2025

✅ Prerequisite: Completion of an EFCT Externship

Optional 24 APA Accredited CE’s (processing fees of $40)

👉 To register email us directly at eft@uaeeft.com

🌐 www.uaeeft.com

28/10/2025

UAE EFT member Meesha Mausoof

11/10/2025

🌿 We are so proud to share that the UAE EFT Official Community has successfully completed a four-day EFT Externship, led by the wonderful EFT Trainer Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu Saydam!

Over four transformative days, clinicians from across the UAE and the region came together to explore Emotionally Focused Therapy — learning, practicing, and connecting on a deeper emotional level. 💙

We’re beyond grateful for every participant who made this journey so rich and meaningful. Your passion for growth and healing truly inspires us!

💬 Stay tuned for our upcoming EFT Core Skills training !

29/09/2025

Check out this video of Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu Saydam talking about our upcoming EFCT Externship—and if you haven’t signed up yet, this is your last chance! 🎥✨

🧠 Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship — Online
📅 October 4, 5, 10 & 11
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Gulf Standard Time)
🌐 Language: English | Location: Online
👩‍🏫 Trainer: Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu Saydam (ICEEFT-Certified EFT Trainer & Supervisor; Founder of EFT Türkiye)

🔹 A 4-day immersive, foundational training—the first step toward EFCT certification—with theory, live demos, and experiential learning.
🎓 Earn 24 APA-accredited CE hours (USD $40 processing fee applies).
💰 Fee: AED 3,500

📩 Email EFT@uaeeft.com for details and to secure your seat now.

26/09/2025

Below is the recorded zoom meeting of EFT Trainer Simona Herb explaining what is EFT and how it compares to other models as well as why it stands out as a successful therapeutic model.

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24/09/2025

🌟 Exciting Announcement🌟

I am deeply honored to share that I have officially become an ICEEFT Approved Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Trainer-in-Training.

This marks the beginning of an inspiring journey to grow more awareness of EFT in the United Arab Emirates and beyond, and to support therapists in learning this gold standard model of therapy, which has one of the highest success rates worldwide.

I am especially grateful to have Dr. Senem Zeytinoglu and Dr. Ting Liu as my mentors in this journey — their guidance, expertise, and generosity are invaluable as I step into this new role.

Looking forward to contributing to the EFT community, training therapists, and expanding the reach of this powerful, research-backed approach to healing relationships.

Dalia Sheiha
UAE EFT Founder

18/09/2025

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Emotionally Focused Therapy (UAE EFT)
is proud to present to you the below:

📢 Free Online Clinical Q&A Session To Learn More About Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

We are delighted to invite you to a 45-minute free online Q&A session on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) with internationally recognized EFT trainer Dr. Simona Herb.

🗓 Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (Dubai Time)
💻 Format: Online via Zoom
🔗 Join here: Click to Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87351048457?pwd=1Tzzh0TxLAIfZZ0vZaoWVvR59SALrh.1

Meeting ID: 873 5104 8457
Passcode: 355990

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👩‍🏫 About the Trainer

Dr. Simona Herb
• President of the Romanian Association for Systemic and Emotionally Focused Psychotherapy
• Director of the EFT HUB Psychotherapy Center
• First and only East-European EFT Trainer certified by ICEEFT (International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy) since 2017
• Trainer and supervisor to generations of EFT therapists in Romania and abroad (Italy, Czech Republic, Egypt, Turkey, Hungary, Iran, Estonia)
• Leads workshops on trauma in couples, infidelity repair, emotions in relationships, and more
• Teaches at the Faculty of Psychology at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași and the University of Bucharest

03/08/2025

🎓 Excited to share an upcoming opportunity for mental health professionals!
Join the EFCT Externship - Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (Online, UAE) this October with renowned trainer Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu Saydam, PhD, LMFT. This 24-hour foundational training is the first required step toward EFT certification and offers APA-accredited CE hours.

📅 Dates: October 4, 5, 10 & 11, 2025
💻 Online | 🌍 English | 🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM GST
💰 Fee: AED 3,500 (Early bird discount available until Sept 5)

Perfect for therapists seeking to deepen their skills in attachment-based couple therapy.
🔗 Learn more or register: EFT@uaeeft.com