Explore EFT Certification
… Step into your next phase of the journey
as an ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist or Supervisor!
Want to reach to stretch to the next level?
Curious about the benefits of
ICEEFT Certification as an EFT Therapist?
Explore here to learn more!
(Those seeking to be Certified EFT Supervisors, see the lower half of this page.)
“A Certified EFT Therapist is one whose expertise in this model of therapy is recognized by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). The primary goals of certification are to promote excellence in the practice of EFT and to ensure maintenance of these standards in both the supervision and training of this approach.”
As EFT has been evolving, so is the Certification process. Prior to 2024, Certification has been focused on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) (the place where EFT first found its roots.) As of 2024, ICEEFT is providing three tracks for certification. Since EFT is one model with three modalities, with new horizons being explored in the realms of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) as well, there is now a way to get certified in each modality. The general descriptions of the overall process are below and then specific information for each track can be explored on the links for EFCT, EFIT, and EFFT.
Certification as an EFT Therapist:
The Benefits
Why get certified as an EFT Therapist?
The process is transformative.
We learn the value of making space for our own humanity as therapists.
We are invited toward excellence.
We gain a community.
We can’t do this work alone! We learn the value of consultation.
Becoming certified builds our confidence.
The quality of our work goes up.
Certification “brings peace of mind to clients.” - Carolena Dunlap
Certification provides a trustworthy basis for referrals.
EFT Certification is a credential recognized around the world and so is great source of referrals (as we are listed on the ICEEFT website).
This video, by Dr. Elisa Joy Seibert, describes the benefits of EFT therapist certification and the process.
“This is a model we learn in community, not by ourselves.”
If you want to learn more about what is involved with getting certified as an EFT therapist, check out the below links. Also consider working with an EFT Supervisor to help you achieve your goal! It is a journey that can’t be done alone. Let me come alongside you and support you!
Key Documents to help you with EFT Certification:
Check out these resources on the ICEEFT website to support your journey to certification.
Level 1: Certification as an EFT Therapist:
The Road to Certification (This is a great first place to explore.)
Level 1: Certified EFT Therapist - **This is the core page linking you to details for the key forms and expectations for the EFCT certification process.
Publicly accessible OVERVIEW pages of what is involved for ICEEFT Certification on the three tracks:
EFCT (Couples) - This is the public website for describing Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and what is involved in training and certification with this track.
EFIT (Individuals) - This is the public website for describing Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy and what is involved in training and certification with this track.
EFFT (Families) - This is the public website for describing Emotionally Focused Family Therapy and what is involved in training and certification with this track.
These next webpages require you to be an ICEEFT member to access, so join (so worth it!) and explore further!
EFCT (Couples) Certification - includes all of the specifics for applying, guidelines of what is expected for the Stage 1 and Stage 2 video excerpts, etc.
EFIT (Individuals) Certification - more detail regarding certification
EFFT (Families) Certification - more detail regarding certification
Guidelines for Certifying Therapists or here
This document describes the specifics of what is expected in the skill-set and video segments of EFT therapists to meet the criteria for ICEEFT Certification as an EFT Therapist.
Level 2: Certification as an EFT Supervisor:
Additional helps for the journey:
To get support with how to record your sessions, click HERE.
Before ever recording sessions, be sure to have your clients sign a Consent to Record and Observe form. Here is a sample you may personalize for your practice. An alternate version is this one by ICEEFT.
Great headset with noise-canceling microphone for using with your sessions: Logitech USB Headset H390 with Noise Cancelling Mic. You can hear your clients well, you can go soft, slow, and low, and they can hear you well still, and you can adjust the levels and mute briefly if needed, etc.
For certification as a therapist (not as a supervisor), it used to be a requirement (through 12/2023) as part of submitting our application to ICEEFT that we therapists type verbatims of our two 20-minute video clips. That is no longer a requirement, and is now optional. I HIGHLY recommend you still do that since we learn so much from the process of slowing down and stepping back to analyze our own work, typing out the words, identifying the interventions we used (labeling each one), and reflecting on what we would like to have done differently. Transcription pedals are REALLY helpful for this (unless you are paying a medical transcriptionist to do it securely and getting permission from the clients!). There are many options out there for transcription pedals. Here is one I found helpful when I was going through the process. (If you live in the Central PA area, I am glad to loan mine. Just reach out!)
The Infinity Digital Foot Control pedal works with a software that can be found on the website
https://transcribe.wreally.com/. The software is designed to allow you to slow down the video to the speed you can type and just use your foot to move it forward while your hands are freed up to type. And it does it securely since it just works on your computer (and the text you type stays on your computer, not going to their website; all offline). If you can manage to set aside a chunk of time, you can get a 1 week free trial and type the two twenty minute video segments in that time (or, you can pay the $20/year).