Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship
Dates: Monday 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th of February, 2026
Language: The training is in English with available Arabic translation.
Trainer: James Furrow , Eman Onsy
Fees:
❖ For Non-members:
– Individuals: $800
– Groups of 3 OR Early Bird by Dec 1st: $700
– Groups of 3 + Early Bird by Dec 1st: $650
❖ EGYCEFT Members:
– Individuals: $600
– Groups of 3 OR Early Bird by Dec 1st: $550
– Groups of 3 + Early Bird by Dec 1st: $500
❖ Previously attended EFCT (proof should be shown):
– Non-Members: $300
*Applicants will be notified by e-mail within a few days of filling out the form*
Payment should be done based on the acceptance email.
Amount can be paid equivalent in EGP according to the rate on that day.
Payment in cash in El-Rakhawi or through Courier
An Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is an immersive four-day (24+ hour) training experience, foundational for therapists aiming to specialize in EFCT. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the EFCT model, focusing on the science of attachment and the systematic approach to couple therapy. This training is crucial for therapists because it equips them with the necessary skills to foster secure, resilient relationships in therapy. It’s the first step in formal EFCT training, opening the door to advanced practice and certification, enhancing therapists’ efficacy and confidence in their clinical work with couples.
Who is this training for?
EFCT Externship is designed to be an immersive and enriching professional development opportunity, aimed at equipping mental health professionals with the essential skills and knowledge necessary for effective EFCT practice. This training aims to foster a deeper understanding and proficient application of the EFCT model, empowering participants to contribute to the mental health and well-being of couples they serve.
Prerequisites:
If you haven’t attended any previous EFT training, you’ll be required to complete a 4-hour EFT foundational course beforehand.
What will I learn in “EFCT Externship”?
Participants will learn to:
- Participants will gain a clear understanding of the basic experiential and systemic concepts of an “Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy” approach.
- Participants will be able to view clients in their negative interpersonal attachments and conceptualize relationship distress and repair based on theories of attachment and emotion
- Participants will develop skills in sharing, 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 with 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 and so shaping core corrective emotional experience that lead to constructive dependency.
About the Trainer
James L Furrow, Ph.D., is a recognized leader in the development, research, and practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with couples and families. He is contributing author and editor of five EFT texts including Emotionally Focus Family Therapy: Restoring Connection and Promoting Resilience, Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook, and The EFT Casebook. His research on couple and family therapy, positive youth development and spirituality are featured in leading professional journals. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, clinical fellow, and approved supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Jim founded the Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and is an ICEEFT certified EFT therapist, supervisor, trainer, and board member.
Eman Onsy
Individual, Couples, Family, & Group Therapist, MA.
Trainer in training, and Certified EFT Supervisor, ICEEFT
Chair of Family & Couples Section of EAGT
Co-Director & Co-Founder of EGYCEFT
Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner & Assistant
Internal Family System (IFS) Training_ Level One
معالجة نفسية في العلاج الزواجي و الأسري و الفردي. مدربه تحت التدريب و مشرفة معتمدة في العلاج المرتكز علي المشاعر من ICEEFT
رئيسة قسم الأسرة والعلاقات الزوجية في الجمعية المصرية للعلاجات الجماعية (EAGT). المؤسِّسة المشاركة ل EGYCEFT
ممارسة ومساعدة في العلاج بالخبرة الجسدية (Somatic Experiencing – SE)
حاصلة على المستوى الأول من تدريب أنظمة الأسرة الداخلية (Internal Family Systems – IFS)
Speakers
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Eman OnsyDirector & Co-founder of EGYCEFTEman Onsy is one of EGYCEFT founders and the chair of Family and Couples Section of Egyptian Association for Group Therapies (EAGT). Onsy is an individual & couples counselor, and a group therapist. She got her Masters degree in counseling psychology from the American university in Cairo (AUC) in 2013. However, Onsy has started her career in marital relationships in 2006, where she was responsible for preparing materials for courses about marital relationships in a development organization. Afterwards, she worked on co-founding a portal in 2009 focused on publishing articles about marriage from different perspectives. Since 2013, Onsy practices couples counseling from the Emotional Focused Couples Therapy approach (EFT). In the past few years, Onsy has been able to build a network for EFT in Egypt and supported EAGT family and couples section to grow. She has helped to bring ICEEFT (EFT diploma) training to Egypt and has supported having Egyptian EFT candidates who finished externship and core skills. Currently, she gets EFT supervision with Rebecca Jorgensen (Certified EFT Supervisor).
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James Furrow
