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URL:https://chicagoeft.com/events/tangoing-with-blocks-eli-castro/
SUMMARY:Tangoing with Blocks in EFCT\, presented by Eli Castro
DESCRIPTION:IN PERSON EVENT\nTangoing with Blocks in EFCT\nStaying on the E
 FT Map\n\n\n\nPresenter: Eli Castro\, Trainer in Training (mentored by Rya
 n Rana)\nDate: Saturday\, May 30\, 2026\nTime: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CDT\nLo
 cation: Depaul University\, Chicago\, IL\n\n\n\nAbout the Workshop\nBlocks
  are inherent to the change process in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
  They often emerge precisely at moments of emotional risk\, when partners 
 are invited to access vulnerability\, share new and risky experiences\, or
  respond to their partner’s vulnerable disclosure. When this happens\, t
 herapists may find themselves feeling disoriented\, tempted to psychoeduca
 te\, or even reacting defensively toward the client.\n\nThis workshop expl
 ores how to recognize and work with blocks in EFCT while remaining grounde
 d\, attuned and process-focused. Using an attachment lens\, participants w
 ill learn to understand blocks as attachment-protective responses rather t
 han resistance\, and to respond through careful tracking\, reframing\, and
  refocusing interventions that maintain safety and deepen emotional engage
 ment.\n\nEmphasis will be placed on staying aligned with the EFT map while
  helping couples move forward when the process becomes stuck. Through clin
 ical examples\, conceptual teaching\, and experiential exercises\, therapi
 sts will strengthen their ability to intervene effectively while embodying
  the EFT therapeutic stance.\nLearning Objectives\nParticipants will learn
  to:\n\n 	Identify and differentiate common types of blocks that emerge ac
 ross the moves of the EFT Tango in couple therapy.\n 	Conceptualize blocks
  through an attachment lens\, including consideration of sociocultural con
 text\, and articulate their protective function at both the intrapersonal 
 and interactional levels.\n 	Respond effectively in real time to blocks in
  session by applying attuned\, process oriented interventions consistent w
 ith the EFT map and therapeutic stance.\n\nAbout the Presenter\n\n\nEliza 
 Castro\, ICEEFT Trainer in Training mentored by Ryan Rana\, is a Brazilian
  clinical psychologist based in Chile\, working primarily with individuals
  and couples from a trauma-informed and attachment-based lens. She is an I
 CEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor and a Trainer Candidate\, as well as co-fou
 nder and co-leader of EFT Chile\, a growing EFT community in South America
 . Eliza specializes in attachment injuries\, trauma\, and complex relation
 al dynamics in couple therapy\, with particular interest in how blocks eme
 rge during emotionally corrective processes. https://mariaelizacastro.com/
 \n\n\n\nMore Details\n\n 	\n\n 	Registration will close Wednesday\, May 27
 th\, 6:00 pm CDT.\n 	Register early to secure your spot. Space is limited!
 \n 	Event Address: Depaul University Loop Campus\, Depaul Club Room\, 1 E 
 Jackson Blvd\, Chicago\, IL 60604.\n 	Prerequisite: Completion of EFT Exte
 rnship is Required for this workshop.\n 	CE Credit: Participants attendin
 g the seminar will earn 6 CE credits for attending the entire program. Par
 tial credits will not be offered.\n\n 	ChicagoEFT is approved by the Illin
 ois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor continu
 ing education for LMFTs (#168.000220)\, Psychologists (#268.000137) and fo
 r LCSWs and LCPCs (#159.000961). ChicagoEFT maintains responsibility for t
 his program and its content.\n\n\n 	More details will be sent out to all r
 egistrants after registration closes. Please add info@chicagoEFT.com to yo
 ur contacts to avoid having this email sent to your spam folder.\n 	A limi
 ted number of discounted registrations are available for therapists who wo
 rk with under-resourced populations in a community mental health organizat
 ion 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 schoo
 l email address and tell us how you qualify.\n\n\n 	\n\n\n\n\nRegistration
  Cost\nRegular Rate - $240\nChicagoEFT Members - $210\nCE Credits - $25 - 
 Discounted CE price!\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	\n\n 	ChicagoEFT members - login to 
 the website before registering to receive member rates. If you not yet a C
 hicagoEFT member\, see our Membership page for more information on how to 
 join today.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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