Philadelphia Center for EFT

07/08/2025

The Early Bird rate for EFIT Essentials ends in 10 DAYS (7/18)!

If you’ve been wanting to bring more depth, safety, and transformation to your work with individual clients, this is for you.

Registration is now open for EFIT Essentials, a live training with Dr. Ting Liu, hosted by the Philadelphia Center for EFT.

📅 September 18-21, 2025
💻 Live, In Person
🎓 24 CE hours
💵 Early Bird Rate available through July 18

Register & learn more →
👉 philadelphiacenterforeft.org/for-therapists/efit-essentials

05/31/2025

✨ Therapy is relational—even when we’re working 1:1.

In EFIT (Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy), we know that real change happens not just through insight, but through felt emotional experiences—in the moment, with another human being.

Join us for a free training with Dr. Ting Liu as she shares how EFIT helps individuals access and transform deep emotional pain—shame, fear, sadness, ambivalence—within the safety of the therapeutic relationship.

📅 June 27
🕛 12–1pm ET
💻 Free + on Zoom

You’ll walk away with tools to help clients rewrite their stories in real time—and to be the secure base they need to do that.

👉 Register here: https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/event/working-with-individuals-in-a-relational-context-an-efit-perspective/

05/21/2025

EFIT Essentials is a comprehensive 4-day training that integrates ICEEFT's former Level 1 & Level 2 courses into a seamless, intensive learning experience. Grounded in attachment science, this program combines theoretical instruction with experiential exercises, guiding therapists to apply EFT principles effectively with individual clients.

Register- https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/for-therapists/efit-essentials/

05/21/2025

Learn to Hear Emotion Beneath the Story.
Join us for "Coding for Emotion in EFT," a 2-hour training

When clients talk, it's easy to get swept up in the story. But in EFT, we're not just listening for content. We're listening for emotion.

Join us for a dynamic, practice-based event:
"Coding for Emotion in EFT: How to Find Cues, Clues, and Clarity in Content," facilitated by PCEFT Board Member, Dr. Purvi Parikh-Shah.

📅 Friday, May 30 | 9:30-11:30 AM ET
💻 Live on Zoom
🎟 PCEFT Members: FREE | Non-Members: $30

In this 2-hour training, you'll learn how to:

- Stay grounded in the present moment using Move 1
- Identify & name elements of emotion with Move 2
- Tune your ear to pick up emotional signals hidden in content
- Practice with scripts & real examples to build your skills in real time

This event is ideal for:
- Newer EFT therapists who feel unsure where to focus
- Experienced clinicians needing a reset on Moves 1 & 2
- Anyone who's ever gotten lost in a client's "story"
- You'll leave with sharper attention, clearer emotional attunement, & a more confident sense of direction in session.

🔗 REGISTER HERE:

PCEFT Members: FREE Non-Members/Guests: $30 This training would benefit beginner therapists or those looking for a refresher if you find yourself getting lost

05/09/2025

Ever find yourself stuck in the story, trying to track what matters most in your client’s words? You’re not alone.

Whether you’re new to EFT or in need of a tune-up, this upcoming training will help you refine your focus and strengthen your confidence in working within the emotion process. Together, we’ll practice how to listen differently—learning to spot cues, clues, and deeper clarity even in the thickest content.

You’ll learn how to:
• Use Move 1 to stay grounded in present-moment emotion
• Apply Move 2 to unpack the elements of emotion embedded in client language
• Train your ear and attention to stay in the emotion channel—even when the story is complex

We’ll work with real scripts and client tape segments to sharpen our focus and build fluency in coding for emotion.

This training is practical, focused, and ideal for anyone who ever thinks, “Wait—what am I supposed to be tracking here?”

👉 Register now and join us Friday, May 30, from 9:30–11:30 AM ET.

FREE for PCEFT Members
$30 for Non-members/Guests

PCEFT Members: FREE Non-Members/Guests: $30 This training would benefit beginner therapists or those looking for a refresher if you find yourself getting lost

04/11/2025

Spontaneous vs Responsive Arousal--So helpful for using with couples!

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04/11/2025

Dad's attunement is wonderful--a goal of EFFT!

This dad is trying to comfort his baby boy while he's getting his first shots, even though he's terrified of needles too.Original Video: http://www.dailymail...

03/30/2025

We hosted special, special guest Dr. Peggy Kleinplatz, clinician and s*x researcher that broke the code on the key components to magnificent s*x, in a very exciting interview episode!

In episode 481 we discuss different definitions of intimacy, noting and navigating erotic cues, and access the body during s*x!

Here is Dr. Kleinplatz’s book ‘Magnificent Sex’ if interested in how to make your s*x magnificent at any age!

https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Sex-Lessons-Extraordinary-Lovers/dp/0367181371/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=

And Dr. Kleinplatz website: https://optimals*xualexperiences.com/

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02/12/2025

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Essentials is coming to PCEFT!

September 18-21, 2025

Register now! https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/for-therapists/efit-essentials/

Learn how to apply attachment theory and the EFT model to your work with individual clients!

EFIT Essentials is an amalgamation of ICEEFT’s previous Level 1 and Level 2 training, now offered as a seamless, intensive learning experience. The training is structured to provide a solid foundation and an advanced understanding of the EFIT model, embedded within an attachment science framework. Through a blend of theoretical instruction and experiential exercises, participants will be guided to apply the model with individuals in their practice, fostering their growth as adept, attuned, and responsive EFIT therapists.

This 4-day (24hr) training event is a didactic and experiential program where participants will be invited to apply the principles and interventions of Emotionally Focused Therapy with individuals. The training will delve into the heart of the empirically-validated EFIT model, presenting a coherent framework for understanding individual emotional processing and change.

Register now! https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/for-therapists/efit-essentials/

Learn how to apply attachment theory and the EFT model to your work with individual clients

02/04/2025

The greatest benefit from relationships is emotional connection—having people who truly see, support, and understand you. It means having people who help you process emotions instead of carrying everything alone. Relationships can also challenge you to grow in ways you wouldn’t on your own, pushing you to be more open, patient, and resilient. --Debbi Gilmore

01/30/2025

Let's Talk About S*x!

Friday, February 28, 2025
12-2 PM (ET)

Register: https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/event/lets-talk-about-s*x/

Just as the relational cycle is a powerful tool for understanding couples relationship dynamics and creating intimacy, understanding a couple’s s*xual cycle can create powerful healing for our couples. While most of us are not AASECT certified s*x therapists, we can develop confidence in addressing some common s*xual concerns. Come talk with us about how we’ve grown in this area and share your own experience. A few topics that will be discussed are:

- Assessment questions- how do we assess our couple’s s*xual relationship quality as it relates to pleasure, intimacy, trust, connection?

- How female s*xuality is often misunderstood causing unnecessary hurt and rejection

- Spontaneous s*xual desire vs. responsive and physical arousal

- A few simple ways to address common s*xual difficulties

- How affairs impact s*x with the original couple

- Mapping the s*xual cycle- Who pursues? Who withdraws? Who initiates? Where do they get stuck?

FREE for PCEFT Members
$30 for Non-members/Guests

Register: https://www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org/event/lets-talk-about-s*x/

01/14/2025

Emotional [inter]dependency isn't immature or pathological; it's our greatest strength. -- Dr. Sue Johnson

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