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Denver Online Core Skills


oct 27/28, jan 12/13, march 1/2, April 26/27, May 18 online/colorado time zone

EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED THERAPY CORE SKILLS



TRAINER: ROBERT ALLAN, PhD, LMFT, LPC

This is an official Core Skills® endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Core Skills Training presents a set of four, two-day workshops followed by a 1 - day module of participant presentations and is designed to follow the EFT Externship. Core Skills offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the skills essential to the practice of EFT. Each segment includes instruction, role play, observation of video, and consultation. To complete the course, each participant will present a short video clip of their own work.

About the Training:

Core Skills 1 - Oct 27/28, 2023 - Tango in Stage 1: Steps 1-2 Assessment

Core Skills 2 - Jan 12/13, 2024 - Tango in Stage 1: Steps 3-4 De-Escalation

Core Skills 3 - March 1/2, 2024 - Tango in Stage 2: Steps 5-7 Withdrawer Re-Engagement

Core Skills 4 - April 26/27, 2024 - Tango in Stage 2: Steps 5-7 Pursuer Softening

*Core Skills 5 - May 18, 2024 - Presentations (online)

Fridays: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Saturdays: 9:00am - 4:00pm

*CS 5 will be 9am-5pm

Location:

Online

Prerequisite:

EFT 28-hour Externship

Registration:

Two options for payment:

  • Pay in full upfront - $1 900.00

  • Pay one at a time, due one month in advance of each Core Skills - $450, CS 5 will be $225

This Core Skills is now full, please contact me if you would like to be placed on the list for the next Core Skills.

The Training Team

Robert Allan, PhD, is an EFT Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist based in Denver, Colorado. He is an Associate Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy program at the University of Colorado Denver. Robert has helped train and supervise therapists and students in Emotionally Focused Therapy across Canada, the US, and Great Britain.
Robert’s interest in EFT extends to his research work where he has explored cultural adaptations of EFT. He is currently the co-Principal Investigator and supervising the Denver site for the first clinical trial of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). Robert completed his PhD at Dalhousie University, he is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado, and an Approved Supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Robert is a warm, knowledgeable, and engaged trainer with a passion for helping people learn EFT.

Pam Semmler will be the clinical lead for this round of Core Skills. Pam is a certified EFT therapist and supervisor in Denver. She graduated from University of Colorado at Denver and has been practicing for 20 years.

Pam first worked with clients with HIV at the Addiction Research Treatment Services and Colorado AIDS Project before starting her private practice.  She has taught classes for the State of Colorado in the Addictions certification program on the topics of Ethics, Harm Reduction, and Cultural Sensitivity.  Pam has also conducted DEI trainings for agencies with a Social Justice Mission both locally in Denver and in Washington, DC.  When she is not counseling, she and her husband enjoy traveling, hiking, camping, cycling, gardening, and cooking.

Earlier Event: September 14
Boulder Externship 2022
Later Event: February 19
BEYOND CULTURAL HUMILITY