Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
In-person Essentials Edinburgh - 4 day Immersion
April 20th-23rd 2026
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Dr Sue Johnson, is a collaborative and structured therapeutic approach for individuals, couples and families. Drawing on the science of emotion, attachment theory, humanistic and systemic principles, EFT supports the transformation of negative patterns of interaction into safe, secure emotional bonds. By guiding clients from distress toward recovery, it helps build resilient relationships and enables individuals and family members to flexibly manage their emotional lives. EFT’s evidence-based focus on emotional connection makes it a powerful path to stronger, healthier and more fulfilling bonds.
This training is organised by BEFT Centre (The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre).
Attachment science now gives us a clear and compelling roadmap for working in a focused, organic way with trauma, anxiety, and depression. When you combine this roadmap with more than 30 years of Emotionally Focused Therapy research and clinical wisdom, you gain a powerful approach for tuning into clients’ emotional worlds and helping them move from numbing or agitation into balance, self trust, and genuine engagement with others.
Building on Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and the groundbreaking work of Dr. Sue Johnson, this training will walk you through a set of proven interventions that reliably create transformational emotional shifts for individual clients, session after session.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) gives you:
A structured, on-target roadmap for guiding change
Effective ways to help clients resolve depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress
Tools that support clients in developing a coherent, integrated sense of self
EFT goes beyond symptom management. With just five clear macro-interventions, it takes you straight to the heart of the matter — growing clients’ capacity for full, flexible aliveness.
What will I learn in an “Essentials”
By the end of the Externship, participants will:
Programme Overview
Date & Schedule
Our training is split into 4 days of total training on April 20th-23rd 2026
Format
Presentations, clips from client sessions, ‘live’ sessions by one or more trainers, discussions, small groups & role plays
Accreditation
ICEEFT – endorsed EFFT Essentials
Eligibility
Advanced trainee counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, systemic psychotherapists or other mental health professionals
Cost
Early Bird Fee £700 (to be paid by Feb 20th 2026)
Full price £800 (applicable from Feb 20th onwards)
Widening participation reduced rates available
Suggested reading:
Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families by Susan M. Johnson, 2019. Guildford Press.
Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook, 2nd edition, by James L. Furrow, Susan M. Johnson, Brent Bradley, Lorrie L. Brubacher, T. Leanne Campbell, Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Gail Palmer, Kathryn Rheem, Scott R. Woolley, 2022. Routledge.
We actively welcome participants from diverse backgrounds and communities.
We recognise that being a member of one or more minority groups and/or working for minority groups may result in the cost of the course being prohibitive. We offer several widening participation reduced fee places and invite you to find our if you are eligible and how to apply.
Do I need prior EFT experience?
No — this Essentials is designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners.
Do I need to attend all of the sessions?
Yes, participants are required to attend all of the training sessions. If you are unable to attend part of the course, you may need to redo some or all of the training.
Does it count towards ICEEFT certification?
Completion of the Externship is one of the requirements of certification. Click here to learn more about ICEEFT Certification
What do I need to attend?
We advise bringing something to take notes – a pen and notepad for example.
Can I record?
No – the use of audio, video recording and photography is strictly prohibited. Please note, the training will not be recorded
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