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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T110000
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URL:https://chicagoeft.com/events/held-in-translation/
SUMMARY:Held in Translation
DESCRIPTION:Online Training\nHeld in Translation\nEmotionally Focused Thera
 py Across Cultures\n\n\n\nPresenter: Brandon Liu\, LMFT\nFriday\, Septembe
 r 26\, 2025\n11:00 am–1:00 pm CDT\nVirtual via Zoom\n\n\n\nAbout the Wor
 kshop\nAttachment is universal\, but the way it’s expressed is always in
  translation\, filtered through language\, culture\, and deeply rooted val
 ues. In this presentation\, we’ll explore the emotional and cultural com
 plexity of working with an East-Asian identified couple through the lens o
 f Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Using clinical material alongside c
 urrent research on attachment and cultural expression\, we’ll reflect on
  what it means to apply EFT in ways that honor diversity and culture. We
 ’ll also address common challenges EFT therapists face when working acro
 ss cultural lines and offer practical\, culturally responsive strategies f
 or deepening connection in therapy. Whether you identify as culturally emb
 edded\, culturally curious\, or both\, this is a space for reflection and 
 clinical growth. This workshop will meet the IDFPR CE cultural competency 
 requirement for licensed health care professionals. \nLearning Objectives
 \n\n 	Attendees will be able to identify key ways that cultural norms in E
 ast-Asian communities\, such as emotional restraint\, collectivism\, and f
 ilial piety\, can shape the expression of attachment needs in couples ther
 apy.\n 	Attendees will be able to describe three culturally responsive ada
 ptations to EFT interventions that support emotional engagement with diver
 se clients.\n 	Attendees will critically examine how Western assumptions e
 mbedded in attachment theory and EFT may limit their applicability across 
 cultures\, and reflect on ways to practice with cultural humility.\n\n\n\n
 \nAbout the Presenter\n[caption id="attachment_100003610" align="aligncent
 er" width="294"] Brandon Liu\, LMFT[/caption]\n\nBrandon Liu is a Licensed
  Marriage and Family Therapist\, a certified Emotionally Focused Couples T
 herapist\, and a supervisor-in-training. He is the owner of Hazakura Couns
 eling and specializes in the treatment of Asian-identified couples\, multi
 cultural couples\, Asian-identified men\, and medical providers. Brandon i
 s also serving as vice-president of the Community of Asian-American Therap
 ists in Chicagoland (CAATCH). He is licensed in IL\, WI\, and IN and provi
 des weekly ongoing therapy\, adjunct therapy\, and intensives for couples 
 and individuals.\n\n\n\nMore Information\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	CE Credit: Parti
 cipants attending the seminar will earn 2 CE credits for attending the ent
 ire program.\n\n 	Participants must attend the event live to receive CE cr
 edit. Partial credits will not be offered.\n 	ChicagoEFT is approved by th
 e Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor 
 continuing education for LMFTs (#168.000220)\, Psychologists (#268.000137)
  and for LCSWs and LCPCs (#159.000961). ChicagoEFT maintains responsibilit
 y for this program and its content.\n 	This workshop will meet the IDFPR C
 E cultural competency requirement for licensed health care professionals.
  \n\n\n 	Recording: This event will be recorded. Participants will have v
 iewing access for 30 days after the event. No CEs are provided unless part
 icipants attend live.\n 	More details will be sent out to all registrants 
 after registration closes. Please add info@chicagoEFT.com to your contacts
  to avoid having this email sent to your spam folder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReg
 istration Cost\nNon-members - $45\nMembers - $35\n\n 	\n\n 	ChicagoEFT mem
 bers - login to the website before registering to receive member rates. If
  you not yet a ChicagoEFT member\, see our Membership page for more inform
 ation on how to join today.\n 	Registration closes Thursday\, September 25
 th\, 6:00 pm CDT.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n&nbsp\;
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