Emotionally Focused Therapy with Couples and Betrayal Trauma Through an Attachment Lens
COURSE DATE
10 & 12 May 2023 (9 am to 1 pm)
Course Fee
Normal Fees: S$580
NTUC UTAP: Reimbursement of 50% of course fees (up to $250/year)
NCSS VCF Pre- Approval Funding: $174
Schools & Ministries: e-invoicing via vendor.gov
Delivery Mode
Zoom
about the trainer
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Kelly Bourque holds a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) Therapist and EFT Supervisor.
Kelly leads an EFT group practice in Franklin, TN with a team of eleven. In addition to her role as owner and clinical director, she supervises therapists across the globe that are working toward their EFT certification. Kelly is seen as a leader in Tennessee as she rallies the EFT troops with resources and networking. She is still in “the trenches” as a clinician and does private 3-day intensives for couples from all over. Kelly’s 15 years of experience and passion for couples work using EFT is evident as she engages audiences through counselling, speaking, writing, and one-on-one supervision/mentoring. Kelly is the creator of a video series to help the injured partner in the couple relationship. This series, 'You’re Not Crazy. You’re Not Alone. Betrayal Trauma from a Bonding Science Perspective'. |
Course Overview
This workshop focuses on therapy work with couples. It comprises of two closely related parts. Part 1 of the workshop gives an overview of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This is a model of therapy with mounds of evidence-based interventions embedded in bonding science. This highly effective model has caught the attention of many, earning the APA gold standard in research. This course walks the participants through the theoretical foundation, a big picture map from beginning to end with a couple, and the interventions within a typical session of a couple’s work with the therapist. The hope is that participants will come away from this training with a grasp of what EFT embodies along with some practical ways to implement the components of EFT.
Participants will learn what attachment theory is and why it’s now considered “bonding science” (it’s no longer a theory - we have proof across multiple disciplines that attachment is key for survival). Kelly will walk participants through an overview of EFT:
Participants will learn how emotion is processed in the body using CAPRA (Magda Arnold’s emotion processing theory).
For Part 2, Betrayal Trauma is the focus. Betrayal Trauma is one of the most difficult presentations. So many unknowns! How do I know it’s safe to do couples work? How recent is too recent to see a couple after a discovery? What about disclosure? How do I do that in the context of EFT? What’s a stage one attachment injury conversation? What do I do with a pursuer that keeps asking questions about the betrayal? What if I’m starting to get suspicious, too (like is the affair actually over)?
Participants will get answers to some of the above questions. The unclear will be made clear. Participants will also learn a working definition of Betrayal Trauma and understand the responses from a neuroscience/bonding science perspective. The trainer will walk participants through an overview of working through Betrayal Trauma:
Target Audience
This workshop is suitable for mental health professionals interested in working with couples:
Duration
2 sessions of 4 hours each. Due to the time difference between US and Singapore, the sessions will be conducted in the mornings (Singapore Time)
Learning Objectives:
Part A: Emotionally Focused Therapy with Couples
Part B: Working with Betrayal Trauma through an Attachment Lens
Special Offer: Registered participants can purchase the 'You're Not Crazy, You're Not Alone. Betrayal Trauma from a Bonding Science Perspective' series at 50% discount from the usual price. Additionally, they will receive 2 free accesses for clients. This series is developed to be viewed by the injured partner in the couple relationship. It is not a training for therapists.
This workshop focuses on therapy work with couples. It comprises of two closely related parts. Part 1 of the workshop gives an overview of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This is a model of therapy with mounds of evidence-based interventions embedded in bonding science. This highly effective model has caught the attention of many, earning the APA gold standard in research. This course walks the participants through the theoretical foundation, a big picture map from beginning to end with a couple, and the interventions within a typical session of a couple’s work with the therapist. The hope is that participants will come away from this training with a grasp of what EFT embodies along with some practical ways to implement the components of EFT.
Participants will learn what attachment theory is and why it’s now considered “bonding science” (it’s no longer a theory - we have proof across multiple disciplines that attachment is key for survival). Kelly will walk participants through an overview of EFT:
- The steps and stages (big picture map)
- The moves within a session (mini map)
Participants will learn how emotion is processed in the body using CAPRA (Magda Arnold’s emotion processing theory).
For Part 2, Betrayal Trauma is the focus. Betrayal Trauma is one of the most difficult presentations. So many unknowns! How do I know it’s safe to do couples work? How recent is too recent to see a couple after a discovery? What about disclosure? How do I do that in the context of EFT? What’s a stage one attachment injury conversation? What do I do with a pursuer that keeps asking questions about the betrayal? What if I’m starting to get suspicious, too (like is the affair actually over)?
Participants will get answers to some of the above questions. The unclear will be made clear. Participants will also learn a working definition of Betrayal Trauma and understand the responses from a neuroscience/bonding science perspective. The trainer will walk participants through an overview of working through Betrayal Trauma:
- Checkpoints for safety for couples work.
- Disclosure in a process way.
- Reactive pattern after discovery.
- Stage 1 (couple in current distress) conversation about the betrayal and Stage 2 (couple has de-escalated and the relationship is safe) conversation - Attachment Injury Repair.
- Typical trauma responses and the appropriate therapeutic stance.
Target Audience
This workshop is suitable for mental health professionals interested in working with couples:
- Social Workers
- Family Therapists
- Medical Social Workers working in hospitals and medical institutions
- Psychologists and Counsellors
Duration
2 sessions of 4 hours each. Due to the time difference between US and Singapore, the sessions will be conducted in the mornings (Singapore Time)
Learning Objectives:
Part A: Emotionally Focused Therapy with Couples
- Participants will learn about the history and recent studies that support attachment theory and why it’s relevant to couples work.
- Participants will learn what the 3 stages and 9 steps are in Emotionally Focused Therapy, taking couples from distress to integration.
- Participants will be able to identify the moves in the tango (interventions within a session) and see an example of it (recorded session of an EFT Supervisor’s work).
- Participants will identify the process of emotion in the body using the acronym CAPRA (Arnold’s processing).
- Participants will learn about the spectrum of attachment strategies.
Part B: Working with Betrayal Trauma through an Attachment Lens
- Participants will be able to define betrayal trauma and have a working conceptualization of its presentation as it relates to couples work.
- Participants will learn what a negative interactive pattern is and how to interrupt it in order to provide clarity to where the couple is stuck.
- Participants will be able to identify areas in which it is unsafe to work with couples re: betrayal trauma.
- Participants will have a working knowledge of a disclosure session(s) using the process of emotion.
- Participants will either watch or role play a stage one (when the couple is in current distress) conversation about a specific relational betrayal.
- Participants will be able to identify common trauma responses for the injured partner.
Special Offer: Registered participants can purchase the 'You're Not Crazy, You're Not Alone. Betrayal Trauma from a Bonding Science Perspective' series at 50% discount from the usual price. Additionally, they will receive 2 free accesses for clients. This series is developed to be viewed by the injured partner in the couple relationship. It is not a training for therapists.
