Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy 4-Day Externship
Welcome to the registration page for our upcoming Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) 4-Day Externship in Raleigh, NC. This immersive training is designed to equip mental health professionals with foundational skills in EFCT, a proven approach to helping couples build stronger, more secure relationships and deepen emotional connection for lasting change. Below, you'll find all the details you need to join us.
Event Overview
What is an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Externship?
The Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT) Externship is an immersive, four-day (24+ hour) training designed to give therapists a science-based, experiential understanding of how to create lasting relational change.
Guided by Certified EFT Trainer Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen, the externship offers a clear introduction to the EFCT model grounded in attachment science and the systematic, evidence-supported approach created by Dr. Sue Johnson. You’ll learn how EFT provides a reliable path for helping couples repair disconnection, deepen emotional engagement, and form secure bonds.
The training follows the EFCT model outlined in Attachment Theory in Practice and demonstrates how this approach is applied session-by-session in clinical work.
Participants will:
Understand the foundational experiential and systemic concepts of the Emotionally Focused approach.
Learn to view clients through the lens of attachment patterns, helping you conceptualize distress, repair ruptures, and create safety.
Build skills in forming an engaged, open, and collaborative therapeutic alliance.
Gain hands-on experience with the EFT Tango, the core macro-intervention guiding meaningful emotional shifts.
Strengthen competency in EFT micro-interventions from experiential and attachment-based models.
Learn how to navigate common blocks and impasses to help clients access corrective emotional experiences that lead to lasting healing.
Who Is This Training For?
This externship is ideal for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists, and other licensed mental health professionals who want to deliver effective, trustworthy therapy that creates visible and lasting change.
No prerequisites are required, though participants are encouraged to review key EFT readings for the richest experience.
Therapists often describe this training as transformational not only for their clients, but for their own growth, confidence, and sense of direction as clinicians. Joining an externship also connects you to a global EFT community dedicated to attachment-based healing, shared learning, and collaborative support.
Email Dr. Anderson with any questions at tanderson@carolinatherapysolutions.com
About the Trainer
Dr. Jorgensen is a Founder and Director of the San Diego Center for EFT, TRI EFT Alliant, and Building A Lasting Connection®. Becca is best known for providing EFT training and support, online and in-person, and for her best-selling therapy videos: EFT Step by Step, online course Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Complete Treatment, as well as the Connection System™ that helps therapists learn EFT and supports couples through the therapy process.
Dr. Jorgensen holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with specialized training in treating trauma, sexual difficulties, and leadership. She maintains a clinical practice providing Intensive Therapy for Couples and Individuals, EFT Supervision/Consultation, and provides training around the world (44 countries to date).
Dr. Jorgensen did her training in EFT directly with Dr. Sue Johnson, is one of her original Trainers, and is honored to be on the Training Team from the inception of ICEEFT. She is a Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer in EFCT, EFIT and EFFT.
Event Details
Dates and Schedule
Dates: April 15–18, 2026
Daily Schedule:
April 15–17: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
April 18: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Format: In-person, with interactive sessions including lectures, live demonstrations, role-plays, and discussions. Total training hours: Approximately 28 (including breaks).
Location
Abbotts Creek Community Center: 9950 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC 27614
Register for the Event
Secure your spot in this limited-capacity training by clicking the link below.
