Externship in Emotionally Focused
Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
Transform the Way You Work with Couples
Working with couples can be some of the most meaningful and most challenging work we do as therapists.
Many clinicians leave graduate school with limited training in how to effectively help couples move beyond repetitive conflict, rebuild trust after injuries, deepen emotional connection, and create lasting relational change. Too often, therapists find themselves sitting with couples who are stuck in the same arguments session after session, unsure how to help them move forward.
This training is designed to change that.
Join us for an immersive four-day experience that will equip you with a clear, research-supported framework for understanding relationship distress and helping couples create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you are new to couples work or have years of experience, you will gain practical tools that can immediately strengthen your confidence and effectiveness in the therapy room.
About the Training:
A 4-day externship includes presentations of theory, clinical techniques and skills, training exercises, video recordings, observation of live interviews and discussion of specific cases and clinical issues. Along with didactic presentation, this training will incorporate participant role plays in small group settings to practice this experiential model, as well as opportunity to observe trainers working with a couple live. The externship is a pre-requisite for Master classes and advanced Core Skills training in EFT. In addition, this is an ICEEFT certified externship and fulfills the first requirement on the journey to EFCT certification.
CEU: 26 available, along with an ICEEFT Certificate of Completion. Full attendance is required to qualify.
Learning objectives:
Participants will obtain a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systemic concepts of an “Emotionally Focused” approach to therapy.
Participants will be able to view clients in the web of their interpersonal attachments and conceptualize relationship distress and repair based on theories of attachment and emotion.
EFT is a relational therapy. The Externship will focus on the general model of EFT as laid out in the 2019 book, Attachment Theory in Practice, and teach the model as implemented in couple and individual therapy sessions.
Participants will develop skills in sharing and maintaining an engaged, open and collaborative alliance with clients.
Participants will develop skills in the 5 moves of the basic macro-intervention – the EFT Tango – in order to change patterns of affect regulation, models of self and other, strategies for engaging others and interactional patterns.
Participants will develop skills in EFT micro interventions taken from experiential and systemic models of intervention.
Participants will develop skills in overcoming common blocks and impasses in all three therapy modalities and so shaping core corrective emotional experiences that lead to constructive dependency and what Rogers termed ‘existential living.
About Dr. Ryan Rana
Ryan Rana, PhD, LMFT, LPC is a certified EFT Supervisor Trainer/Therapist. He is the current president and founder of the Arkansas EFT Center. He and his wife, Anne, founded The Joshua Center in Arkansas, where he currently practices and acts as the Executive Director. His specializations include work with couples, sexuality, depression, and traumatic stress. He studies military training processes and practice and performance psychology. Ryan currently co-hosts The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy podcast, and is part of the Success in Vulnerability training team. Before become a therapist, he was a baseball pitching coach at the collegiate level.
Learn more at ryanranatraining.com
Secure Your Spot
Early Bird Discount ends 11:59 PM on 07/31/2026.
Payment plans available until 09/16/2026.
Mental health degree students only.
Payment plans available until 09/16/2026.
Have a group of 4 or more? Contact our team for discounted pricing
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This training is designed for mental health professionals who seek a deeper mastery of EFT for couples therapy. This includes psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, registered marriage and family therapists, counsellors, and specialists in abuse and addiction. Participants are required to be a member of a mental health professional organization and currently working, or in the process of training to work, with couples in their clinical practice. The program equips participants with advanced skills in applying EFT’s therapeutic techniques and interventions, essential for those on the path to becoming certified EFT therapists.
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In addition to the training materials that will be provided, it is recommended that if you are just beginning your EFT journey, you review Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook.
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Yes, with the total registration fee distributed across three automated payments as outlined below:
Initial Deposit: (25% of total) due immediately at checkout to secure your spot.
Installment 1: Automatically charged on 09/30/2026.
Installment 2: Automatically on 10/14/2026.
Please note: Anyone registering after September 16, 2026, will be required to pay the full tuition at the time of checkout.
Payment Plan Cancellations & Refunds
All payment plan registrations remain subject to our standard refund policy timelines. Refunds are calculated based on the total amount paid up to the date of the cancellation request, minus a processing consideration for partial payments:Cancellation on or before 09/21/2026 (30+ days prior):Full Refund of all installments paid to date (including the deposit).
Cancellation between 09/21/2026-10/06/2026 (15–30 days prior):50% Refund of the total funds you have paid up to that date.
Cancellation on or after 10/07/2026 (Within 14 days of the event):Non-Refundable. No refunds will be issued, and any outstanding balance scheduled for October 14, 2026, must still be fulfilled to cover event operational costs.
Failed Payments & Defaulting
It is the registrant's responsibility to ensure a valid credit card is on file.
If an automated installment fails, you will receive an automated notification. If the payment is not successfully resolved within 5 business days, your registration may be forfeited without a refund, and your spot will be opened to the waiting list.
All registrations must be paid in full by 10/14/2026 to attend.
How to Request a Cancellation: To initiate a refund or discuss your payment plan, please contact us directly at northtexaseft@gmail.com with your purchase details.
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We understand that professional scheduling can be complex. Please note our refund structure:
Full Refund: Available for all cancellations requested 30 days or more prior to the start of the event.
50% Refund: Available for cancellations requested between 15 and 30 days prior to the start of the event.
Non-Refundable: Cancellations requested within 14 days of the event start date are non-refundable.
How to Request: To initiate a refund, please contact us directly at northtexaseft@gmail.com with your purchase details.