Emotionally Focused Family Therapy & Adult Children (EFFT)

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy & Adult Children (EFFT) is organized by New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) and will be held on Mar 05, 2026.

Description:
Adults who experience conflict, estrangement, and negative dynamics with their parents and/or siblings often suffer impacts that can last a lifetime. Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is an attachment-based approach that combines both systemic and experiential interventions to restore family relationships and strengthen their resilience.

A primary goal of EFFT is to reduce problematic behaviour by creating new patterns of emotional accessibility and responsiveness that offer an opportunity to repair. Training in EFFT provides therapists with a means to conceptualize family dilemmas and offers a practical approach to engage families at an emotional level.

This course offers an intensive focus on key elements in the EFT process applied to adult family relationships. Demonstration and practice exercises provide participants opportunities to understand the EFT skills utilized in intervening with these family relationships. There will be an opportunity to view the treatment of one family over time from the beginning of therapy to termination.