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Offerings from the 2013 Chicago Dig In, Part 3: Transparency

There are lots of good reasons to be transparent in our work with couples: it often helps them feel validated by normalizing their experiences and situations; it can also be highly affirming for clien...

Offerings from the 2013 Chicago Dig In, Part 2: Checking in with Ourselves When We Get Lost

Let’s face it; it’s easy to get lost while doing couple therapy. And there are so many ways to get lost that it’s surprising it doesn’t happen more often. To give a few examples: A couple gets into an...

The 2014 Chicago Externship in EFT with Couples!

Are you looking for ways to be more effective in your couple work? Join EFT trainers Jeff Hickey LCSW and Lisa Palmer-Olsen PsyD for this intensive training in the theory, interventions and treatment ...

Offerings from the 2013 Chicago Dig-In

In early December of last year I had the good fortune to be joined by two of my favorite trainer colleagues, Lisa Palmer-Olsen from San Diego and Jim Furrow from Los Angeles, for an advanced EFT train...

Tracking and Contrasting Emotion to Help Couples De-Escalate

Do you struggle with finding ways to help couples differentiate the secondary emotions and reactions – the ones we want to accept, reflect and validate – from the primary emotions – the ones we want t...

Group Consultation Opportunities

If you’re looking for some support to keep growing in your EFT work you have several options available to you. Here’s the who, when and where: West Suburban Peer Consultation Group Meets t...

Next Core Skills Training Starts in September

If you’ve been waiting for the next advanced training, your wait is almost over. Here are the dates: Session 1 – September 14 & 15, 2012 Session 2 – November 30 & December 1,...

Improve your practice by reviewing your sessions.

You could have a dozen good reasons why you aren’t recording – and reviewing – your sessions: “It takes time.” “I already know what I need to do differently.” “ I’m afraid recording will interfere wit...

Announcing the 2012 Chicago Externship in EFT

This year’s externship takes place June 27 – 30, 2012 at Loyola’s Watertower campus. Through video examples, live demonstration sessions and extensive facilitated role play, this 4-d...

Chicago Dig In almost at capacity

The first-ever Chicago EFT Dig In, February 17 & 18, 2012 at the Evanston Hilton Garden Inn, is virtually full – only a couple of spots remain. The Dig In format is the brainchild of vetera...