Core Skills: Extended Training 2025-2026
This training is in-person!
Please carefully read the information here about the commitment Core Skills requires. Registering for Core Skills indicates your commitment to attend all 4 modules.
Dates:
September 11-12, 2025
November 6-7, 2025
January 22-23, 2026
March 12-13, 2026
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Fridays. All times are US Central.
Location: Adler University, 17 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60602
Cost:
$1,850 if paid in full in advance.
If pay by the session, payments are due as follows:
$750 with registration
$500 by Nov 1, 2025
$500 by Jan 16, 2026
$200 by March 6, 2026
Discounted Registration: The ChicagoEFT Board approved 4 discounted registrations for Core Skills, each for $400 off the total cost. This discounted cost will be given to therapists who work with under-resourced populations in a community mental health organization or similar not-for-profit organization and either work in Illinois or within a 200 mile radius of Chicago, and to students, active military, and veterans. Send an email to info@ChicagoEFT.com from your work or school email address and tell us how you qualify.
CE CREDIT: This training qualifies for 48 continuation education credits. Cost of CE’s is $30.
ChicagoEFT is licensed in the state of Illinois to offer CE’s for LMFT, LCPC, LCSW and Psychologists. However, many states have reciprocity agreements and you may be able to use CE’s offered through this training. Please check with your state professional boards.
Join Certified EFT trainer Gretchen Harro for this second level training In Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Gretchen Harro, MA, LMFT is a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. She is the owner of Relationship Works LLC, a private practice in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. For more than 25 years Gretchen has helped couples shift from disconnection to a safe, secure connection. Her great passions are to help couples rediscover the joy of their friendship and to help therapists become more effective and efficient in their work, which also brings her joy! Gretchen is known for adding creative elements to the training to make the learning more accessible to multiple learning styles. She has also presented workshops in a variety of settings, including parent groups, conferences, and churches, covering issues such as sibling rivalry, understanding a child’s misbehavior, preparing for marriage, and dealing with conflict more effectively.