Sandra Taylor, PhD
Sandra is an ICEEFT certified EFT Trainer, Supervisor and Therapist based in Lancashire, England. She has an Advanced Specialist Diploma in Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Psychotherapy from Pink Therapy.
Sandra works in private practice and is a Co-Director of the British EFT Centre www.beftcentre.org She trains in Britain and internationally, face to face and online. Along with Robert Allan, Sandra runs LGBTQ+ Centred Externships, Core Skills and continuing professional development workshops. Her current interest is in developing dementia affirmative EFT, for LGBTQ+ people in particular.
Some of Sandra’s identities are that she is a lesbian/queer cis-gender female, white, disabled, widowed and Catholic.
Sandra is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She previously worked as Director of Relationship Counselling in a national charity, and was a Senior Lecturer providing counsellor trainer at the University of Cumbria after more than 10 years as an Occupational Therapist in a range of mental health settings including a mental health unit for deaf people.
Sandra is a warm, engaging and knowledgeable trainer who is passionate about enabling therapists to learn EFT in its simplicity and subtle complexity, with its general principles and its adjustments to affirm clients in their intersectional identities.
Sarah McConnell, MA
Sarah is an experienced couple and family therapist in independent practice in Derbyshire, North West England. She is UKCP registered and also licensed as an LMFT-S in Texas. Sarah trained in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, USA and then completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in Houston, Texas after working in the oil and gas industry as an executive leadership trainer and professional coach for 27 years. Sarah worked in independent practice in Houston and was one of the therapists involved in research in Houston using EFT couples therapy with the parents of autistic children demonstrating EFCT’s effectiveness over time (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28419496/).
Sarah moved back to the UK in 2016, and is now a Co-Director of the British EFT Centre. She is passionate in continuing to explore how neurodivergent clients can be better understood in therapy, and in developing EFFT and EFIT in Great Britain.
Robert Allan, PhD
Robert is an EFT Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist based in London, UK. He is a Senior Lecturer and programme lead for the child, adolescent, and family MA program at University of Roehampton in London. Robert has helped train and supervise therapists and students in Emotionally Focused Therapy across Canada, the US, Europe, Middle East, Australia, 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 supervised 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 MFT in Colorado, and an Approved Supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. He is also a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and UKCP Full Clinical Member. Robert is a warm, knowledgeable, and engaged trainer with a passion for helping people learn EFT.
Helene Igwebuike, MA
Helene Igwebuike is an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer who offers a warm, non-judgemental space for couples and individuals to explore emotions, strengthen connection and build secure, compassionate relationships. Drawing on her mixed African and European heritage and international background, Helene brings a rich, empathetic perspective to her work. Originally trained in Chemical Engineering before moving into journalism and later counselling, she has been in private practice since 2003 and is one of the first UK therapists certified by ICEEFT. As a BACP Accredited Integrative Counsellor specialising in Emotionally Focused Therapy, she is dedicated to ethical practice, ongoing professional development, and regular supervision. Helene also runs Hold Me Tight workshops for couples, provides EFT training, and offers clinical and EFT supervision for therapists.
