Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

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Leanne Campbell, PhD, is co-developer of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) and co-author with Dr. Susan Johnson of the first basic EFIT text, A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT). She also co-authored Emotionally Focused Therapy for Trauma and contributed to Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook.

Dr. Campbell is a registered psychologist in the province of British Columbia, vice president of the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), and an international speaker, writer, researcher, trainer and co-author of various EFT-related educational programs and materials. In addition to providing psychological services to hundreds of individuals, couples, and families over nearly three decades, Dr. Campbell provides trainings in Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) to professionals around the globe with a primary focus in the areas of loss and trauma. Dr. Campbell’s dedication to advancing EFT principles and her commitment to helping others grow through emotionally focused interventions have made her a foremost authority in the field.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: T. Leanne Campbell maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: T. Leanne Campbell is a board member International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the College of Psychologists of British Columbia, and the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.

 

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Objectives

1. Investigate the history and development of attachment theory.
2. Structure a supportive and secure therapy framework.
3. Model safe attachment as surrogate attachment figure.
4. Apply interventions as appropriate for progressive stages of EFIT therapy.
5. Articulate the five steps of the EFIT Tango.
6. Evaluate client readiness to move through the stages and steps of EFIT intervention.
7. Construct corrective emotional experiences to resolve traumatic blocks to growth.
8. Assess for contraindications and safety concerns when implementing EFIT.

Outline

• Origins of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy 
  • Attachment theory in practice 
• Attachment theory 
  • Bonding as essential survival strategy 
  • Focus on emotion and regulation of emotion 
  • Developmental nature of attachment theory 
• Patterns of attachment 
  • Childhood styles 
  • Adult dimensions 
  • Secure attachment:  definition and benefits 
• Trauma and the attachment perspective on the impact of trauma 
  • Case presentation:  Brad - facing issues of isolation and anger 
  • EFIT focus on the impact of trauma 
• Attachment security:  risk or resilience  
• Key goals and stages of EFIT 
  • Reprocessing emotion 
  • Creating new interactions 
• Dancing the EFIT Tango – the five basic moves 
• The three stages of EFIT 
  • Stabilization – tuning in with C.A.R.E. 
  • Case presentation:  Melissa dealing with abuse, both in history and currently 
• Case conceptualization and treatment planning 
  • Contraindications and safety planning 
  • Pacing, building on momentum, and growth 
  • Integrating couple and individual therapy 
  • Case presentation:  Implementation of the first three Tango moves with Melissa 
• Choreographing the encounter  
  • Case presentation:  Melissa progressing from Stage 1 to Stage 2 
  • Connecting with unprocessed events 
• Shifting world view as treatment progresses 
  • Making model of self explicit 
  • Transition into Move 5 
• Applying the CARE model to varied presentations of trauma 
• Restructuring the self 
  • Generalizing gains beyond the therapeutic encounter 
  • Bringing attachment science into every session 
• Stage 3:  Consolidation and integration 
  • Reinforcing gains with specificity 

Target Audience

• Counselors 
• Psychologists 
• Psychotherapists 
• Social Workers 
• Marriage & Family Therapists 
• Addiction Counselors 
• Case Managers 
• Psychiatrists 
• Mental Health Professionals