ACEFT

Welcome to the Atlanta Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (ACEFT)
Cultivating connection and clinical excellence with the Atlanta EFT community and beyond

01/03/2025

Clinicians who have found cost to be a barrier to continuing their training in EFCT yet are passionate about bringing the power of EFT to under-served populations in the Atlanta area are invited to apply for one of three DEI Scholarships available for this Core Skills series. (Please note that three spots in this series have been set aside for DEI Scholarship recipients; applications submitted by clinicians who are already registered for the series will not be considered.)

Application for the 2025 EFCT Core Skills Scholarship will be open January 1st - 31st.
Scholarship recipients will be announced March 3, 2025.

12/03/2024

Early bird pricing ends on December 15th: don’t miss out on this discount to start your EFT journey!

11/20/2024

ACEFT members are invited to come celebrate all that 2024 has brought us— and toast to a fantastic 2025 as a community!

https://www.eftatlanta.com/our-classes #!event/2024/12/13/aceft-winter-social

11/06/2024

If you have completed an Externship in EFT, please consider joining us for our 2025 Atlanta Core Skills Training. Save the dates today and we’ll let you know when registration opens!

10/28/2024

Congratulations are in order for Lyissa O’Connor, our newest ICEEFT certified EFCT therapist!

Here’s what Alan Graham has to say about Lyissa:

“It’s my pleasure to announce Lyissa O’Connor’s certification as an EFT couple therapist. Lyissa is an important part of the EFT therapist community in the Pensacola, FL area where she practices. However, I met Lyissa in Atlanta where she completed Core Skills and has have had the privilege of supervising Lyissa for some time and have seen her work grow, not only as a therapist but also as a valued member of the training team for Atlanta Core Skills. Even though she practices in Florida, we consider her family here in Atlanta and we’re not letting her go!

Lyissa’s work is thoughtful, sensitive, and heart-felt as she applies the EFT model to troubled couples. She genuinely cares for her couples and brings her whole self to her work. It’s been a pleasure to watch Lyissa growth. I’ve also seen Lyissa’s tender support of EFT trainees here in Atlanta, as well. She is a valuable addition to our stellar group of EFCT therapists and I know you celebrate this important achievement with me.

If you would like to send your congratulations to her directly, please feel free to send her an email at lyissa@maitricounselingcenter.com.

Congratulations Lyissa! Well done!!”

Please join us in celebrating this wonderful accomplishment with Lyissa!

10/18/2024

Save the date for ACEFT’s Winter Social - we’re planning something nice to wrap up 2024 and celebrate our community. Details coming soon!

10/04/2024

Please join us in congratulating Sarah on her recent certification as an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist!

“I am delighted that I get to announce that Sarah Plyler of the Atlanta EFT Community has been certified as an Emotionally Focused Therapist for Couples! This is a well-deserved honor and those of us that have had the privilege of getting to work with her and experience all that she offers her clients and colleagues could not be more excited to celebrate this milestone with her. She possesses a sharp therapeutic acumen and continues to demonstrate a humble commitment to providing quality, humanistic mental health care to her clients.

Becky Wofford, LMFT has worked closely with Sarah and had this to say: “I have had the distinct pleasure of working closely with Sarah over the past 6 years and have been continually impressed by Sarah’s clinical skill, dedication, and unwavering commitment to her clients and the EFT model. Sarah has also made significant contributions to the EFT community, currently through her role on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy. Her position as our Communications Director has been invaluable in promoting EFT and supporting the professional growth of other therapists in our region. In addition to her leadership roles in ACEFT, Sarah has co-founded her own group practice, which places a strong emphasis on Emotionally Focused Therapy. This practice has quickly become a respected center for couples therapy in our area, further demonstrating Sarah’s expertise and commitment to EFT.”

Sarah has participated in group supervision with Dr. James Hawkins and he had this to say after observing her work: “I feel grateful for the opportunity to watch Sarah’s work. It is clear that Sarah is well-versed in EFT Tango and can effectively work with emotions from an experiential attachment perspective. Congrats on demonstrating your beautiful application of EFT.”
~Bethany Butler Myers, LSCSW, LCSW
Certified EFT Supervisor and Therapist

Sarah, we are thrilled to celebrate this well deserved achievement with you!

10/01/2024

🌟 2025 Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship Registration Now Open! 🌟

Are you ready to elevate your expertise in Emotionally Focused Therapy? Join us for the 2025 EFCT Externship, led by ICEEFT Certified Trainer Dr. James Hawkins II.

🗓 Dates: March 12-15, 2025

🌍 Location: 1900 The Exchange SE, Building 100, Atlanta, GA 30339

🔗 Register Now: www.eftatlanta.com

Spaces are limited, so don’t wait! Secure your spot today and enhance your work with couples using cutting-edge EFT techniques.

09/26/2024

Please join us in congratulating Natalie Milom on receiving her ICEEFT Certification in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy!

“Natalie is a highly skilled EFT clinician who works with individuals, couples, and families dealing with complex trauma and attachment injuries. She attunes beautifully to her clients, creating a safe and secure space for them to explore their emotions and experience deep moments of healing and reconnection. Her commitment to creating a culturally safe haven for couples of color is especially impactful and much needed in Georgia. Natalie is the second Black female in the state to become certified and is truly a trailblazer and pioneer. It has been a privilege to support her on this journey. She is a force, and it’s an honor to celebrate this remarkable achievement!”
– Jena A. Irvin, ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor-in-Training.

CONGRATULATIONS Natalie!!! 🎉💞

09/21/2024

Don’t miss our final Community Meeting Series of the year on October 11th, 2024, from 10 AM to 12 PM ET. This is a free event offered to our ACEFT Community. We encourage you to join us for connection, collaboration, and shared learning. Register at www.eftatlanta.com

In this Community Meeting, we will be reviewing the Key Change Event of Pursuer Softening in the couple we’ve been following. We will look at how routine EFT interventions of reflection, attachment frame, conjecture, etc., are coordinated to evoke Attachment Needs and Fears and Working Models. In Stage Two we bring these Attachment Fears and Needs and Working Models “on line” with heightened emotion. In this video, we will see the pursuer reach through his fears and directly request help from his partner (now an engaged withdrawer). That reach, is profoundly difficult but profoundly healing when that reach is met with loving responsiveness.

We look forward to connecting with you at our October Community Meeting!

08/30/2024

📢 Registration Now Open: Self of the Therapist - Calibrating the Healer! 🎉

Join ICEEFT Trainer Dr. James Hawkins II for an in-depth workshop designed to help you develop awareness around your own process of doing experiential clinical work. This training will include:
✨ Interactive demonstrations ✨ Hands-on role plays ✨ Focused training on common therapeutic challenges

Date: January 10-11, 2025 Location: In-person training

🔑 Prerequisite: Completion of EFCT Externship

Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your practice and grow as a therapist! Register now at www.eftatlanta.com.

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