ICEEFT-Certified EFT Couples Therapist
EFT Supervisor in Training
Certified Discernment Counselor
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #85860
Training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Healing Broken Bonds: EFT and Restoring Relationship Betrayals – Lisa Palmer Olsen and Jim Furrow
- Healing Broken Bonds: EFT and the Treatment of Infidelity – Jim Furrow and Lisa Palmer Olsen
- Attachment Injury Resolution Model – Karen Shore
- EFT Triage: Mastering the Bleed-outs in Couples Treatment – David Fairweather, Leanne Campbell, Jim Furrow, Jeff Hickey, Michael Barnett, and Lisa Palmer Olsen
- Flying through the Storm to Safe and Sound: EFT with Challenging Couples – Susan Johnson
- Effective EFT with Highly Reactive Couples – Jim Thomas and George Faller
- Working with Highly Escalated Couples – George Faller
- EFT with Challenging Couples – Susan Johnson
- EFT with Interpersonal Partner Violence: Fighting for Connection – Lieven Migerode and Jef Slootmaeckers
- Trauma, EFT for Couples, and the Therapist: Rebuilding Shattered Attachment Together – Silvina Irwin and Michael Barnett
- Racial Trauma and African American Men – Yamonte Cooper
- Integrating Sex and Sexuality in Your EFT Couples’ Work – Lisa Blum and Silvina Irwin
- Staying in Touch: Helping Couples Connect Through Sex and Emotion – Jay Sieff-Haron, Jeff Hickey, and Stella Resnick
- Sex and Attachment Coming Together – Susan Johnson, Gurit Birnbaum, Clare Rosoman, Suzanne Iasenza, Marty Klein, Sharon Parish, Margaret Nichols, Rebecca Jorgensen, Ian Kerner, & Jennifer Fitzgerald
- Sex, Attachment, and Couple Therapy – Alexandra Katehakis
- The Power of Hold Me Tight Groups – Paul Aikin, Nancy Aikin, Lisa Blum, and Silvina Irwin
- Building a Lasting Connection Online Facilitator Training – Rebecca Jorgensen and Debi Gilmore
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), Level 2 – Lorrie Brubacher
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) with Trauma, Levels 1 & 2 – Leanne Campbell
- EFT for Individuals – Yolanda von Hockauf
- EFT for Individuals – Karen Shore
- How to Facilitate a “Hold Me Tight/Let Me Go” Teen Family Workshop – Nancy Aikin and Paul Aikin
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy 2-Day Live Consultation – Jim Furrow, Lisa Palmer Olsen, Kathryn de Bruin and George Faller
- Getting Grounded in the EFT Tango – Sharon Chatkupt Lee
- 3-Day EFT Intensive Refresher – George Faller
- EFT Intensive – Lisa Palmer Olsen and Kathryn de Bruin
- Learning To Trust Curiosity, Emotional Attunement, and Resonating Responsiveness First – Robert Ogner
- Right Here, Right Now: The Power of the Present Moment – Nancy Gardner
- The EFT Lab Online Intensive: Stage 2 – The Road to Restructuring – Jennifer Olden
- Effectively Embracing Pursuers: From Harshness to Softenings in EFT – Jim Thomas
- Emotional Withdrawal: Learning to Lean In and Love Protected Partners in EFT – Jim Thomas
- 4th International EFT Summit 2017
- The EFT Lab: The Road to Deescalation – Jennifer Olden
- EFT Intensive – Lisa Palmer Olsen and Kathryn de Bruin
- Mastering First Sessions – Kathryn de Bruin & Pam Solem-Weser
- The EFT Lab Online Intensive: Stage 1 – The Road to De-escalation – Jennifer Olden
- Demystifying the Softening Event in EFT – Brent Bradley
- An Evening with Sue Johnson and Scott Woolley: EFT Session Consultation
- Core Skills Training in EFT – Lisa Palmer Olsen and Kathryn de Bruin
- Core Skills Training in EFT – Lisa Palmer Olsen and Silvina Irwin
- Core Skills Training in EFT – Lisa Ruderman
- Externship in EFT – – Silvina Irwin and Michael Barnett
- Externship in EFT – Susan Johnson & Scott Woolley
- Internship under Tinaz Vevaina, Certified EFT Therapist
Other Training
- Uncovering Racial Trauma: Racially Sensitive Therapy for Clients of Color – Ken Hardy
- Discernment Counseling Basic and Advanced Courses – Bill Doherty
- Couple-Sensitive Individual Therapy – Bill Doherty
M.S., Counseling / Marriage & Family Therapy
- California State University, Fullerton (CACREP accredited)
Research focus: Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy
Ph.D., Linguistics
B.A., Linguistics
Professional Affiliations
- Board Member, Orange County Community for EFT (OCCEFT)
- Life Member, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
- Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
- Member, Orange County CAMFT
- Member, Long Beach-South Bay CAMFT