Past Events Archive

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The Challenge of De-Escalation: A Review of Stage 1 EFT Part 2

When: Wednesday, October 19, 2022; 11am-1pm ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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The Challenge of De-Escalation: A Review of Stage 1 EFT

When: Wednesday, August 3, 2022; 11am-1pm ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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When Clients Face Ethical Dilemmas: Our Role as Therapists

When: Thursday & Friday, October 27 & 28, 2022; 12-3:15pm ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: William Doherty, PhD

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Navigating the Complexities of Race and Gender for African American Couples

When: Friday, June 10, 2022; 12-5:30pm ET
Where: On Zoom
Presenters: Nalini Calamur, LMFT; Paul T. Guillory, PhD; James Hawkins II, PhD, LPC; and Marjorie Nightingale, JD, LMFT
Moderator: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Core Skills Training in EFT

Dates: Session 1: Thursday & Friday, April 28 & 29, 2022; Session 2: Thursday & Friday, June 16 & 17, 2022; Session 3: Thursday & Friday, September 15 & 16, 2022; Session 4: Thursday & Friday, November 10 & 11, 2022
Times: 12-7pm ET (Day 1), 11am-6:30pm ET (Day 2)
Location: On Zoom
Instructor: Paul Guillory, PhD

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Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Level 2

When: Mondays, March 28, 2022; April 11, 2022; April 25, 2022; and May 16, 2022; 12-3:15 ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Gail Palmer, MSW, RMFT

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Going Into The Fire: Working with Highly Escalated Couples

When: Friday & Saturday, March 4-5, 2022, 9am-4:30pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: George Faller, MS, LMFT

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Core Skills Training in EFT

Dates: Session 1: Thursday & Friday, September 23 & 24, 2021; Session 2: Monday & Tuesday, November 15 & 16, 2021; Session 3: Friday & Saturday, February 4 & 5, 2022; Session 4: Sunday & Monday, April 3 & 4, 2022
Times: 12-7pm ET (Day 1), 9am-4:30pm ET (Day 2)
Location: Sessions 1, 2 & 3 on Zoom; Session 4 in Northampton, MA (exact location TBD)
Instructor: Lorrie Brubacher, MEd, LMFT, RMFT

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Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Level 1

When: Mondays, October 18, 2021; November 8, 2021; November 29, 2021; and December 13, 2021; 12-3:15 ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Gail Palmer, MSW, RMFT

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Antiracism Supervision

When: Friday, October 8, 2021, 12-3:15 EDT (originally scheduled for Friday, May 14, 2021)
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Yamonte Cooper, EdD, LPCC

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Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cultural Humility, and African American Couples

When: Friday, September 17, 2021, 11am-6pm ET
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Paul Guillory, PhD

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Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy

When: Orientation — Thursday, June 3, 2021, 7-9:30pm EDT; Optional Live Video Viewing – June 4, 2021, 9:30am-4pm EDT; Externship — Friday & Saturday, June 11 & 12, 2021 and June 18 & 19, 2021, 9:30am-4pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Instructors: Lorrie Brubacher, MEd, LMFT, RMFT; assisted by Paul Guillory, PhD

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Emotionally Focused Therapy in a Time of Racial Reckoning: Centering Race in Couple & Family Therapy

When: Friday, April 9, 2021, 12-7pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Presenters: Yamonte Cooper, EdD, LPCC; Paul Guillory, PhD; Bukky Kolawole, PsyD; Marjorie Nightingale, JD, LMFT
Moderator: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT
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Follow the Emotion: The Challenges of De-escalation—A Refresher Course on Stage I of Emotionally Focused Therapy

When: Friday, March 19, 2021 9am-4:45pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Danielle Green, LICSW and Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Uses and Misuses of Therapist Self-Disclosure in a Time of Collective Upheaval, Grief, and Loss

When: Friday, February 5, 2021, 12-4:15pm EST
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Dr. Janine Roberts

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When Emotions Run High: Helping Couples Make Sense of Stuck Places With Emotionally Focused Therapy

When: Thursday & Friday, January 21 & 22, 2021, 12-3:15pm EST
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: An Introduction

When: Monday, December 7, 2020, 9am-4:30pm EST
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Gail Palmer, MSW, RMFT

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Becoming a Racially Conscious Therapist

When: Thursday & Friday, September 24 & 25, 2020, 12-3:15pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Dr. Bukky Kolawole, PsyD and Tony Hudson, MEd

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When Emotions Run High: Helping Couples Make Sense of Stuck Places With Emotionally Focused Therapy

When: Friday, September 11, 2020, 9am-4:45pm EDT
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Attachment Theory in Practice: Working with Individuals Using EFIT

When: Friday, June 12, 2020 9am-12pm
Where: On Zoom
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Using Improvisation in Relationship Therapy

When: Friday, November 15, 2019 9am-12:15pm
Where: 40 Center Street, Northampton, MA
Instructor: Daniel J. Wiener, PhD, RDT/BCT, AAMFT

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Sexual Identity, Gender Identity: Staying Current in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

When: Saturday, October 26, 2019 9am-5pm
Where: Smith College Conference Center, 51 College Lane, Northampton, MA
Keynote Speakers: Sidney Trantham, PhD and Acey Mercer, LMSW
Case Presentation Co-Moderated by: MaryAnna Domokos-Cheng Ham, EdD, LMFT and Nancy Knudsen, LMFT
Afternoon Workshops by: Acey Mercer, LMSW; Sidney Trantham, PhD; Steffani Brandenburg, LCSW, LICSW, CST; Julie Mencher, LICSW; Joseph Winn, LICSW, CST-S; and Jane Fleishman, PhD, MS, MEd, CSE

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Self-Of-Therapist

When: Friday, September 20, 2019 9am-4pm
Where: 40 Center Street, Northampton, MA
Instructor: Theresa Bullock Cohen, LICSW, BCC, CGP

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Two of Them, One of Me: The Art of Holding Two Perspectives in Couples Therapy

When: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 12-1:30pm (est)
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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What’s So Special About EFT? An Introduction to Working With Couples Using Emotionally Focused Therapy

When: Friday, June 7, 2019 9am-12:15pm
Where: 40 Center Street, Northampton, MA
Instructor: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT

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Networking Breakfast for NEAFAST

When: Friday, May 10, 2019 8:30-11am
Where: 20 Munroe Street, Northampton, MA
Presenter: Janine Roberts, Ed.D

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Transforming Shattered Bonds: Addressing Affairs and Attachment Injuries with EFT’s Attachment Injury Resolution Model

When: March 29-30, 2019, Friday and Saturday 9am-5pm
Where: Smith College Conference Center, 51 College Lane, Northampton, MA
Instructor: Lorrie Brubacher, M.Ed., LMFT, RMFT
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On Becoming a Family: Clinical Approaches to Fostering Healthy Relationships

When: Friday, November 9, 2018, 9am-5pm
Where: Smith College Conference Center, 51 College Lane, Northampton, MA
Co-Moderators: Jack LaForte, PhD, LMFT and Janine Roberts, EdD
Presenters: Carolyn Broudy, MD; Annette Cycon, LCSW; Charles Daniels, Jr., LICSW; Nancy Knudsen, LMFT; and Mirza Lugardo, LMHC
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The Challenge of De-Escalation: A Review of Stage 1 EFT Part 2

The Challenge of De-Escalation: A Review of Stage 1 EFT

When Clients Face Ethical Dilemmas: Our Role as Therapists

Navigating the Complexities of Race and Gender for African American Couples

Core Skills Training in EFT

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Level 2

Going Into The Fire: Working with Highly Escalated Couples

Core Skills Training in EFT

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: Level 1

Antiracism Supervision

Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cultural Humility, and African American Couples

Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy

Emotionally Focused Therapy in a Time of Racial Reckoning: Centering Race in Couple & Family Therapy

Follow the Emotion: The Challenges of De-escalation—A Refresher Course on Stage I of Emotionally Focused Therapy

Uses and Misuses of Therapist Self-Disclosure in a Time of Collective Upheaval, Grief, and Loss

When Emotions Run High: Helping Couples Make Sense of Stuck Places With Emotionally Focused Therapy

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy: An Introduction

Becoming a Racially Conscious Therapist

When Emotions Run High: Helping Couples Make Sense of Stuck Places With Emotionally Focused Therapy

Attachment Theory in Practice: Working with Individuals Using EFIT

Using Improvisation in Relationship Therapy

Sexual Identity, Gender Identity: Staying Current in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

Self-Of-Therapist

Two of Them, One of Me: The Art of Holding Two Perspectives in Couples Therapy

What’s So Special About EFT? An Introduction to Working With Couples Using Emotionally Focused Therapy

Networking Breakfast for NEAFAST

Transforming Shattered Bonds: Addressing Affairs and Attachment Injuries with EFT’s Attachment Injury Resolution Model

On Becoming a Family: Clinical Approaches to Fostering Healthy Relationships

Jumping Into the Fray: Working With Couples Using the Emotionally Focused Therapy Lens

Monday Night Movies

What’s So Special About EFT?

Follow the Emotion: An EFT Refresher Course

Moving Couples Forward: Using Concepts of Differentiation and Attachment to Harness Growth

When Emotions Run High: Helping Couples Make Sense of Stuck Places With Emotionally Focused Therapy

Getting Even: When Children Seek Revenge in Their Families

Tales From the Licensing Board: Ethical Issues Facing Couple and Family Therapists

Navigating the Danger Zone: Working with Dysregulation and State-Dependent Couples Therapy

Addressing Addictions, Fostering Attachment with Emotionally Focused Therapy

Narrative Therapy: A Postmodern Approach to the Therapeutic Process

The Leap to Systems Thinking: Learning from the Great Innovators