Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

A 7-hour introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals, couples, and families.

Overview of Fundamentals of EFT

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a well-established, evidence-based approach grounded in attachment science and the science of emotion.

The Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Training introduces practitioners to a well-established, evidence-based approach grounded in attachment science and the science of emotion. It helps practitioners understand distress not simply as individual symptoms, but as patterns that form and repeat within relationships.

In clinical practice, EFT offers a clear way of seeing what is happening beneath the surface — the emotional triggers, protective responses, and interactional cycles that maintain distress, withdrawal, conflict, and disconnection.

This introductory course offers a practical overview of EFT across individuals, couples, and families, and is designed to support practitioners in applying attachment-based thinking directly into their work.

Janine Moran – ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist, and Clinical Director of YMU

Fundamentals of EFT Outline

Janine Moran

ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist, and Clinical Director of YMU

PREREQUISTE
None

DATES
Wed 27 – Fri 29 May 2026
(2 x 3.5hrs across 2 Mondays)

TIME
10.00AM – 1.30PM AEDT

LOCATION
On-line

FORMAT
7 hours of learning delivered across two consecutive Mondays (online training).

PRICE
Price: $733
(AASW Member Price $440)

What This Course Offers

This course provides an introduction to the core principles and clinical applications of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

It focuses on helping practitioners begin to:

Recognise and track emotional and relational patterns in session
Understand how attachment processes shape client responses
Work more effectively with distress, conflict, and emotional intensity
Support clients toward new emotional experiences that create change
Apply EFT thinking across individual, couple, and family work
The emphasis is on developing practical clinical awareness that can be used immediately in practice.

Who This is For:

This course is suitable for:

Social workers, psychologists, counsellors, and mental health practitioners
Clinicians working with individuals, couples, families, parents, or carers
Practitioners new to EFT or wanting a clear introduction to the model
Those wanting to strengthen attachment-informed and emotion-focused work
Early and mid-career practitioners building therapeutic confidence
No prior EFT training is required.

What You Will Gain:

By the end of the course, participants will have a clearer understanding of:

How EFT frames emotional distress within relational patterns
The role of attachment in shaping client experience and behaviour
How to identify and work with cycles of disconnection in session
How emotional processing supports therapeutic change
How EFT can be applied across different clinical contexts
You will also gain practical insight into how EFT is used in real clinical work, across individual, couple, and family settings.

Why EFT

EFT provides practitioners with a structured yet deeply relational way of working.

Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, EFT helps therapists understand what is happening in the emotional space between people — and how change happens when those patterns are gently, safely, and experientially shifted.

For many practitioners, EFT brings greater clarity, confidence, and direction in the therapy room.

Course Dates:

Monday 19 October & Monday 26 October 2026
7 hours of learning delivered across two consecutive Mondays (online training).

Pricing:

Price: $733 (AASW Member Price $440)

Meet Your Trainer

Janine Moran

MHSW, ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer

Janine Moran, Clinical Director of You, Me and Us Relationship Centre, is an Australian EFT Supervisor and Trainer known for her warm, approachable style.

Accredited as a practitioner, supervisor, and trainer, and an experienced mediator, she makes complex EFT concepts accessible while equipping participants with practical strategies they can confidently use back in the hot seat with clients. With additional expertise in trauma, neurodiversity, the Gottman Method, and Somatic Therapy, Janine supervises clinicians across Australia and is committed to raising therapy standards through her teaching and mentorship.