We’re excited to confirm that Gail Palmer—one of the world’s leading experts in attachment-informed couple and family therapy—is coming to Sydney and Canberra from Canada in March 2025. Gail has been a key figure in the development of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside Sue Johnson from its earliest days. As an ICEEFT Board Member, seasoned EFT Certifier, and author of multiple EFT textbooks, she brings unparalleled expertise.
Consider this your official invitation—EFT royalty is in town! Don’t miss this rare opportunity to connect face-to-face with colleagues at this high-quality, world-class training experience.
Emotions Workshop, Canberra – Full Day
Master the ‘how’ of processing emotion in therapy with Gail Palmer’s workshop, offering practical techniques to transform emotional engagement.
Details:
Wednesday 19 March • 9 – 5 PM
East Hotel, 69 Canberra Ave, Kingston ACT
Price:
Earlybird: $360 by 7 February 2025
Full Price: $390
Prices include morning tea, afternoon tea and a beautiful luch at Agostinis Restaurant.
Emotions Workshop, Sydney – Half Day
Gail Palmer offers a half-day workshop focused on working with emotion—perfect for balancing client and family commitments. Afterward, you’re welcome to join her for an optional lunch.
Details:
Wednesday 26 March • 9 – 1 PM
Sydney Masonic Centre (SMC)
66 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW
Price:
Earlybird: $260 by 7 February 2025
Full Price: $290
The price includes morning tea. You’re welcome to join Gail Palmer for a casual lunch nearby (at you own expense) or head back to your day as you prefer.
EFCT Externship® Workshop, Sydney – 3 Day Condensed Training
This EFCT Externship® Workshop is PACFA endorsed and counts towards 24 hours of category A CPD.
This training is the essential first step toward becoming an EFT couple therapist and is invaluable for any therapist currently working with or wanting to work with couples within an attachment-based modality. With limited places available, this workshop will fill quickly—register soon to secure your spot!
Details:
Thursday 27 March – Saturday 29 March 2025 • 8.30 – 6.30 PM*
Sydney Masonic Centre (SMC)
66 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW
Price:
Earlybird: $1,600 by 7 February 2025
Full Price: $1,750
Tickets include morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea daily. A limited number of discounted places are available for full-time students.
Special 3-Day Condensed Training. The EFT Externship typically spans 4 days, but this condensed training offers extended hours over 3 days. You’ll only need to take 2 days away from practice and 1 weekend day.
*Registration starts at 8:30 AM, and the course will finish exactly at 6:00 PM, we have the room until 6.30 PM to allow a comfortable exit.
Emotions Workshop
Creating Transformative Moments in Couple and Family Therapy – Working with Emotion
Many therapists struggle with the “how” of processing emotion. Join Gail Palmer for a workshop focused on this essential skill. Together, we’ll identify common learning edges for therapists and discover powerful pathways into clients’ emotional worlds. You’ll observe and practice key techniques in working with emotion, including structuring new, emotionally corrective conversations.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
– Recognise and access attachment-significant emotion in couple and family work
– Focus and adjust emotional pacing during therapy
– Apply a five-step sequence for accessing and working with emotion
– Work with emotion safely and evocatively in couple and family contexts
– Integrate new emotional experiences for couples and family members
– Facilitate emotionally meaningful enactments
In Canberra, enjoy a full day of training, complete with morning and afternoon tea, plus a 2 course lunch at Agostinis.
For Sydney, join Gail for a half-day session with morning tea provided, plus an optional lunch afterward (at your own expense). Note: the full-day workshop in Canberra offers more opportunity for practice and skill development.
Elevate Your Practice with Attachment Science & Emotionally Focused Therapy:
A Special 3-Day Condensed EFCT Externship®
Join one of EFT’s most esteemed trainers for this intensive couples training.
This EFCT Externship® Workshop is PACFA endorsed and counts towards 24 hours of category A CPD.
Discover the world’s most evidence-based couple therapy, grounded in present process and attachment science. As more couples seek therapy, many therapists lack a framework to understand and address couple distress, especially when trauma complicates their interactions. This workshop serves as your first step toward certification in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), with EFCT therapists in high demand and short supply in Australia.
This condensed 3-day training covers all aspects of the EFT model through extended hours. You’ll explore practical techniques for de-escalating conflict, fostering emotional safety, and transforming negative cycles into secure bonds through hands-on learning.
Experience two live demonstrations—one with Gail Palmer and one with Janine Moran, EFCT Supervisor—alongside other expert-led sessions, and engage in safe, experiential small-group exercises. If you’re eager to build confidence in reducing conflict and cultivating deep emotional connections with your clients, this training offers a comprehensive toolkit you can apply in your sessions.
Benefits of this training include:
– Gain a robust understanding of the attachment perspective on relational distress.
– Learn the three stages of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, including micro-interventions and the EFT Tango.
– Observe live demonstrations with real couples and practice new skills in a supportive, learning-focused workshop.
Enjoy morning and afternoon tea, as well as lunch each day. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to connect face-to-face with fellow therapists specialising in couple work. If you’re looking to upskill and diversify your practice with couples, you’ll leave the workshop feeling confident and empowered to do the work.
Presenters
Learn from EFT Leaders: Gail Palmer, Global Pioneer, and Janine Moran, Australian Expert
Gail Palmer
MSW, RMFT, ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer
Gail Palmer is a pioneering force in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), having worked closely with Sue Johnson to develop its principles and practices. As a co-founder of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute and Co-Director of the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT), she brings over 20 years of global experience training and certifying EFT practitioners. Known for her compassionate and insightful approach, Gail has worked extensively with couples and families, and her interest in family dynamics led her to adapt EFT for family therapy. She’s also co-authored Becoming an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist: The Workbook and teaches marriage and family therapy at Carleton University, St. Paul’s University, and as a seasonal lecturer at Oxford University, England.
Janine Moran
MSW, ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor, Trainer-in-Training
Janine Moran, Clinical Director of You, Me and Us Relationship Centre, is a dedicated relationship therapist and accredited mediator with advanced EFT certification as a practitioner, supervisor and trainer in training. With warmth and insight, she helps couples explore personal triggers, navigate challenges, deepen bonds, and build connection, and supervises clinicians who are learning the evidence-based EFT model. Alongside expertise in trauma, neurodiversity, and modalities like the Gottman Method and Somatic Therapy, Janine’s commitment to raising therapy standards drives her work across Australia.