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Clinical Interventions for the
4th session in EFT couples therapy
EFT-Maine WEBINAR
Theresa Cohen, LICSW, CGP
Friday, October 14, 2022, 2:00 to 5:00pm
DESCRIPTION:
Emotionally Focused Therapists often receive extensive instructions about how to create an alliance and conduct the assessment phase of EFT couple’s therapy (sessions 1-3). But after creating safety, meeting with the couple jointly, and doing the individual sessions with each partner, many EFT therapists feel less confident about where to start on the “4th session”. This workshop offers an example of how to begin EFT therapy once the assessment phase is complete. Learn how to introduce the concept of the negative cycle and work experientially with couples to illustrate how they impact each other.
OBJECTIVES:
This webinar is designed to provide a structured framework for assembling, tracking, and working experientially with the negative cycle in the 4th session of an EFT couples therapy session.
Attendees will:
Review the therapeutic tasks of the Assessment Phase of EFT couple’s therapy and how to prepare couples for their 4th session.
Identify the therapeutic goals post-assessment-phase and learn how different attachment styles can benefit from a structured 4th session.
Learn in-session exercises for couples to identify the different components of their negative cycle and give them shared vocabulary to understand their attachment distress.
Increase understanding on how to work experientially with the negative cycle when it becomes alive in the therapy room during the 4th session.
Theresa Cohen, LICSW
Theresa Bullock Cohen, LICSW is a certified EFT couples therapist & supervisor, a certified group psychotherapist, a licensed independent clinical social worker, and a board certified coach in full-time private practice. She specializes in working with adults who seek support around their relationships or major life transitions.
Theresa is a former supervisor for Harvard University Mental Health Services, and currently supervises and provides consultation to other therapists in private practice. She has taught as an adjunct professor at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and is currently on the teaching faculty for the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy training program. In addition to her work as a clinical supervisor and educator, Theresa also has a strong history of service and leadership as a nonprofit board member. She is a former member of the executive board of directors for the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, and is a current board member of the NSGP Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports group psychotherapy in New England. She is also on the board of directors for A Safe Place Nantucket, which provides services to survivors of domestic violence.
For over 20 years, Theresa has enjoyed taking complex information, synthesizing it into understandable material and delivering it in a dynamic and engaging manner as a public speaker, trainer, group leader, and workshop presenter. Theresa has presented at Harvard University, Northeastern University, Boston College, Cambridge Hospital, and the annual conference for the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy. Additionally, Theresa runs weekend educational workshops for couples, as well as leading process groups for clinicians seeking personal and professional development.
Registration Fees:
$50 EFT Maine Members
$65 Non-members
$40 Student Discounted Fee
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