Looking ahead: BEFT 2026 Conference, London April 25th 2026
If you are interested in presenting contact Sandra: sandrataylor@beftcentre.org
Whether you are new to EFT or already certified this will be an exciting evening that brings together members of the British EFT Centre and those from further afield.
Open to all members of the BEFT Centre & ICEEFT members not resident in Britain.
We keep costs as low as possible to support the development of the EFT community. All profits support the BEFT Centre’s ongoing costs and enable us to keep associate membership free of charge and open to all interested, especially those based in Britain.
Resources: A link will be provided to handouts for all the sessions. It will be helpful to have these available for the sessions you attend.
If you are not able to pay that fee but want to attend, or you have any questions, email Sandra: sandrataylor@beftcentre.org
5.30 – 5.50 pm Welcome and Introduction – Sandra Taylor & Sarah McConnell, co-directors & EFT trainers
5.50 – 6.50 pm Key note: Counsellor Marketing: How to Sell Yourself Without Feeling Like You’re Selling Your Soul
Stephen Jones, MA, MBA, MDiv
Marketing yourself as a counsellor can feel like performing magic with nothing but your deepest insecurities up your sleeve. Let’s explore painless ways to attract clients—and have some fun experimenting along the way. If you’re already drowning in demand, we’ll discuss how to leverage that success into new opportunities while reclaiming your time.
6.50 – 7.20 pm Learning Gems from BEFT Interest Groups – Interest groups members
BEFT Interest Groups are ongoing and include: Getting Certified, Neurodiversity, English isn’t the Therapist’s First Language, Diversity & Inclusion. Members will share with you some of their gems of learning.
7.20 – 7.40 pm Break
7.40 – 9.10pm One choice from 3 parallel sessions:
We first saw Giulia’s video presentation at our 2023 conference and many people were disappointed to miss it. Giulia has kindly given us permission to show this innovative presentation again. Receiving love in places you have never got it re-integrates parts of the self and the couple. Discover a pursuer softening experience through the music of Janis Joplin.
In this workshop we will explore and demonstrate when and how to set up different kinds of encounters with individual clients. The encounter is at the very heart of EFT and it is crucial to facilitate engaged encounters with different aspects of self and imagined others in order to deepen and transform the connection with self and others.
Little is said in the literature about unpacking the positive cycle but it is important throughout EFT. Through presentation, client videos, and discussion we will explore the immense value in unpacking positive cycles in late stage 2, particularly with trauma-trauma couples, to celebrate and integrate positive shifts.
9.10 – 9.30 pm Consolidating the conference experience and ending – Sarah McConnell & Sandra Taylor – co-directors & EFT trainers
Stephen Jones (MA, MBA, MDiv) serves as the Managing Director of Ember Community Counselling and as a pastor, with a heart for making high-quality mental health care more accessible. He works primarily with highly escalated cross-cultural couples and is committed to supporting counsellors—helping them find their professional niche, expand their reach, and raise their rates.
Giulia Altera, EFT trainer based in Italy. Giulia won’t be present, a video presentation of her work will be shown.
The session will be supported by a BEFT member– to be confirmed
Sarah McConnell is Co-Director of the BEFT Centre and a certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer who has a private practice in Derbyshire, working with individuals, couples and families. Sarah is currently engaged in developing EFIT and EFFT training in Great Britain.
Helene Igwebuike is a certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer approved by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). Helene is one of the original co-founders of the British EFT Centre www.beftcentre.org supporting the growth of the British EFT community. She is passionately committed to helping couples and individuals heal and transform the relationship with themselves and their loved ones and spreading her love of EFT by training therapists in the EFT model in the UK and abroad.
Sandra Taylor, PhD, is a co-director of BEFT and an EFT trainer providing EFCT training for Britain, Poland, and LGBTQ+ centred EFCT training internationally. She has a small private practice, currently primarily working with LGBTQ+ partners and/or trauma-trauma couples.
BEFT Centre is an approved affiliate of ICEEFT (International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy).
