EFCT Externship

Why learn EFCT?

Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Therapy – a model backed by 30 years of empirical research – through our four-day “Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy®”. Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for individuals, couples and families. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session. Transform and deepen the way you work with clients to produce real change in every session The EFT Externship is our flagship introductory 24- or 28-hour training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. During this 4-day workshop you will learn how to view relationship distress through an attachment lens and to focus on addressing your clients’ attachment needs and longings. More than just a discussion of theory, an Externship in EFT will provide you with a roadmap to work with your clients’ underlying emotions and facilitate therapy conversations that increase feelings of secure attachment, closeness and connection.

Dr. Paul Guillory

Dr. Paul Guillory is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley in the Clinical Science Program, Psychology Department. He has taught courses on Emotionally Focused Therapies at U.C. Berkeley. He is certified supervisor and therapist of Emotionally Focused Therapy, and currently a trainer-in-training.

Dr. Guillory is the author of the book “Emotionally Focused Therapy with African American Couples: Love Heals,” Routledge, August 2021. He is the former chairperson of the Northern California Community of Emotionally Focused Therapy. Dr. Guillory was the psychological consultant to the Oakland Raiders professional football team and the National Football League for 14 years.

Additionally, he has been a consultant to the Sacramento Kings professional basketball team, and is a selected provider for the National Basketball Players Association. He served as Director of the Center for Family Counseling in Oakland California for ten years. He has been in private practice in Oakland California for over 30 years.

Dr. Robert Allan

Dr. Robert Allan is an experienced educator and trainer, specializing in counselor/therapist learning and development. He is an Assistant Professor in the couple and family track of the graduate counseling program at the University of Colorado, Denver.

Robert is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado where he maintains an active couple therapy and supervision practice. Dr. Allan also researches the practical application of Emotionally Focused Therapy across diverse populations. Robert has published in peer reviewed journals and presents regularly at scientific conferences on the process and efficacy of EFT for couples.

He has been involved in trainings in Canada (where he is from), England (where he lives), Scotland, and the US; and has a strong interest in helping counselors and therapists integrate EFT into their practices.