The Denver EFT Community is excited to be hosting their first Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Essentials endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). Ali Barbosa is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. He serves as a member of the ICEEFT Board and is the Director of EFT México, the first ICEEFT-affiliated center in Latin America.
Based in Mérida, México, Ali maintains a full-time private practice, working with adult individuals and couples, often in bilingual settings. He has trained extensively with a variety of EFT trainers, valuing the depth and richness that collaboration brings to his work.
Ali is deeply passionate about training and has taught Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) across the United States, Sweden, Ireland, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica and Spain, bringing his warmth and enthusiasm to therapists worldwide.
***There will be opportunities for Spanish speaking therapists to be grouped together for small group exercises.
3 Day Event
Monday, May 11th, 2026, 9am-6pm
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 9am-6pm
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026, 9am-6pm
Daily Schedule
9 hour training + 1 hour lunch + two 10 min breaks
Event Time
Mountain Standard Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Event Location
$845 Regular Fee
$745 Military
$645 Pre-license Professional (i.e. LSW, LPCC, LMFTC in state of Colorado, proof required)
$545 Student (2025/2026 full-time students, proof required)
* Limited Widening Participation spaces available, please contact us at DenverEFT@gmail.com for information about how to apply.
** Group Rate discounts available. Please contact us at DenverEFT@gmail.com to discuss opportunities available. Please include information about the mission of your practice and number of attendees.
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Therapy – a model backed by 30 years of empirical research.
EFT for Individuals (EFIT) is an evidence-based approach using Sue’s Johnson’s EFT gold standard of counseling models for treating individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, and more.
The training is structured to provide a solid foundation and an advanced understanding of the EFIT model, embedded within an attachment science framework. Through a blend of theoretical instruction and experiential exercises, participants will be guided to apply the model with individuals in their practice, fostering their growth as adept, attuned, and responsive EFIT therapists. The training will delve into the heart of the empirically-validated EFIT model, presenting a coherent framework for understanding individual emotional processing and change.
Required reading for all EFIT Essentials participants is A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client, by Susan M. Johnson and T. Leanne Campbell (2022, Routledge).
Recommended reading are the books, Attachment Theory in Practice by Susan M. Johnson (2019, Guilford), and Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist – The Workbook by James L. Furrow, Susan M. Johnson, Brent Bradley, Lorrie L. Brubacher, T. Leanne Campbell, Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Gail Palmer, Kathryn Rheem, Scott R. Woolley (2022, Routledge).
About the Trainers
Ali Barbosa is a psychologist with a master’s degree in Systems Family Therapy. Associate Fellow and Certified Therapist in REBT by the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City. Certified by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) as Therapist, Supervisor and trainer in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). Director and founder of the Mexico Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. I currently work with individuals and couples in private practice and provide trainings in Emotionally Focused Therapy for therapists in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.
“I currently work with individuals and couples in private practice and teach training courses in Emotionally Focused Therapy for therapists in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.” Ali Barbosa