Resources for Therapists

Resources to support your work
as an EFT therapist!

Here are a few key tools that will help you early on in our Supervision journey:

**The core text to learn EFT. Every EFT therapist should have this. This 3rd edition has the new Tango language integrated and helpfully described. It even has session transcripts with the Tango highlighted. A must have!

**The core text to learn EFT. Every EFT therapist should have this. This 3rd edition has the new Tango language integrated and helpfully described. It even has session transcripts with the Tango highlighted. A must have!

**This workbook is super helpful! I will reference this in our sessions, so I would highly recommend you buy it early on! It has great exercises for learning the microskills and moves in EFT, and excellent appendices with EFT forms for working with clients.

**This workbook is super helpful! I will reference this in our sessions, so I would highly recommend you buy it early on! It has great exercises for learning the microskills and moves in EFT, and excellent appendices with EFT forms for working with clients.

**This is the other book I would recommend you buy early on since I reference it often. It is practical, easy to understand guidebook to learning EFT. Great chapters on Attachment Injury Repair (affairs), addictions, and EFIT too. (This book also has videos that go along with the teaching if you want more help.)

**This is the other book I would recommend you buy early on since I reference it often. It is practical, easy to understand guidebook to learning EFT. Great chapters on Attachment Injury Repair (affairs), addictions, and EFIT too. (This book also has videos that go along with the teaching if you want more help.)

This is the recent classic by Dr. Sue Johnson, with great chapters on EFIT (2!), EFFT, and EFCT. It also has great information on the EFT Tango, so I might reference this as well (pp.54ff). To check out her supplemental follow-up text on using EFT with individuals, explore her Primer on EFIT!

This is the recent classic by Dr. Sue Johnson, with great chapters on EFIT (2!), EFFT, and EFCT. It also has great information on the EFT Tango, so I might reference this as well (pp.54ff). To check out her supplemental follow-up text on using EFT with individuals, explore her Primer on EFIT!

In this powerful and helpful book by EFT Trainer, Dr. Paul Guillory, provides excellent guidance on not only working with African American Couples but practicing with Cultural Humility generally. The "Attachment and Cultural/Race-Related Interview Q

This power book by EFT Trainer, Dr. Paul Guillory, provides excellent guidance for all EFT therapists working with African American couples and couples of any cultural group. He emphasizes cultural humility, provides useful tools, and has multiple chapters of in-depth case studies with transcripts. The Appendix also contains a gem in the “Attachment and Cultural/Race-Related Interview Questions.” Get this book!

This supplemental text by Dr. Sue Johnson and EFT Trainer Dr. Leanne Campbell is a must-have for any EFT therapist wanting to more skillfully apply this powerful model to working with Individuals.

This is the 2nd edition of the classic EFT workbook for therapists. It expands beyond couples therapy to also including EFIT (EFT for individuals) and EFFT (EFT for families).

 
 

For more great resources, check out these (from my website for clients):

Key Articles useful for learning EFT:

Key Forms useful for learning and doing EFT:

Consent to Record and Observe

Here is a sample Consent to Record and Observe form. Some such form must be used before ever recording sessions of clients. (If you would like a Word document version of this form so you may personalize it, contact me.)

How to Record Your Sessions

If you are not using Zoom Pro to record your sessions, then this sheet provides some options and steps to take care of that need.

This handout provides options and steps for recording your screen and capturing video so you can record your sessions (with permission, of course!).

 

Forms for YOU to Use in Learning EFT:

Self-Supervision Forms for when you watch your videos on your own

This form, shared with permission from EFT Trainer Rebecca Jorgensen, is for use when we want to watch our own videos and see how we did going through the EFT Tango (for self-supervision). It has a separate sheet for: 1) Stage 1 2) Stage 2 - Withdrawer Re-Engagement, and 3) Stage 2 - Pursuer Softening. (Be sure to use the appropriate sheet for the stage in the video you are reviewing.)

This form, shared with permission from EFT Trainer Rebecca Jorgensen, is for use when we want to watch our own videos and see how we did going through the EFT Tango (for self-supervision). It has a separate sheet for:
1) Stage 1
2) Stage 2 - Withdrawer Re-Engagement, and
3) Stage 2 - Pursuer Softening.
(Be sure to use the appropriate sheet for the stage in the video you are reviewing.)

EFT Cheat Sheet

EFT Cheat Sheet - Shared with Permission from the EFT Cafe

EFT Cheat Sheet - Shared with Permission from the EFT Cafe

Summary Sheet

Summary of the Steps/Stages, Attachment Injury Repair Model themes (AIRM), and Tango Moves

Summary of the Steps/Stages, Attachment Injury Repair Model themes (AIRM), and Tango Moves

Learning the EFT Tango: Three Views

Three views of the EFT Tango

Three views of the EFT Tango

Forms and Handouts to Use with Clients:

Cycle Homework #1 for Couples - Session #5:

1st of 2 homework sheets to give couples to help begin to get clear on their negative cycle; uses prompts; have them do this 1st, and each independent of other (not show, then in session you could facilitate them taking turns to share their response…

1st of 2 homework sheets to give couples to help begin to get clear on their negative cycle; uses prompts; have them do this 1st, and each independent of other (not show, then in session you could facilitate them taking turns to share their responses to the other). They complete 1 & 2 on their own at home and bring back after their individual session. Them sharing these becomes the bulk of 5th session as you assess their cycle. (Watch this video to learn more about using sheets with couples.)

  • In case you are wondering, Sessions 1 & 2 are both partners together (with you doing the Couple Initial Assessment - Forms A & B - found on the Therapist-Only Resources page) (ask me for the password!), sessions 3 & 4 are individual sessions assessing their respective attachment histories, etc. (Forms C & D), and from session 5 onward, we meet with them together.

Cycle Homework #2 for Couples - Session #5

2nd of 2 homework sheets to give to couples to begin to get clear on their negative cycle; is a narrative; have them do this after the other sheet (on their own at home). In the 4th session, have them take turns sharing their responses with their pa…

2nd of 2 homework sheets to give to couples to begin to get clear on their negative cycle; is a narrative; have them do this after the other sheet (on their own at home). In the 5th session, have them take turns sharing their responses with their partner (both sheets, thoroughly, no omitting). (Watch this video to see more on this.) (I recommend getting copies in advance so you have them in front of you as they share.) After Partner A shares both with Partner B in session, could ask, “Any surprises?” to Partner B. Then have Partner B share theirs with Partner A. Same process.

The Sheet YOU use when going over their Cycle Homework:

Use this as you assess their negative cycle and write the parts in the appropriate spots to help you get clear. The couple benefits from a copy afterwards as well. (It could take 2-3 sessions to get fully clear.)

Use this as you assess their negative cycle and write the parts in the appropriate spots to help you get clear. The couple benefits from a copy afterwards as well. (It could take 2-3 sessions to get fully clear.)

Closure Homework for Each Partner to Fill Out Before Last Session

For closure homework before final session of EFT Couples therapy. To be given to each partner to fill out ahead of time and return copies to you for the final closure session. It can be helpful for your own processing in the last session too (select…

For closure homework before final session of EFT Couples therapy. To be given to each partner to fill out ahead of time and return copies to you for the final closure session. It can be helpful for your own processing in the last session too (selectively picking foci). (Encourage them to keep copies for themselves for helpful reminders after they end therapy.)

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For a version of the closure reflections that has an LGBTQ+ inclusive image of couple dancing together, click HERE!

 

(Clare has kindly granted permission for you to share this handout with your couples! This is a great option for Stage 3.)

 

There are additional forms to use with clients that are on a password protected page for EFT therapists-only (since they are not to be given to clients), including:

  • EFT Process Note Form

  • Experiences in Close Relationship Scale - Short Form (to assess for Attachment Style)

  • EFT Couple Initial Assessment Form (Parts A, B, C, D) - helpful for the first four sessions of EFT Couples Therapy (sessions 1 & 2 being together, and sessions 3 & 4 being the individual assessment). This multi-part form walks you through sample assessment questions. And if you come up with more good ones to add, let me know! I always love growing these resources!)

  • No-Violence Agreement for EFT Couples Therapy

  • Tools for Screening Clients for Goodness of Fit, including First Phone Contact Screening Form

  • Resources (videos, worksheet, etc.) for developing your own Ethical Exit Plan as an EFT Therapist

    • This includes information about the Contraindications for EFT (conditions under which EFT would NOT be appropriate to use with clients and a referral would be more clinically indicated)

  • EFT Sexuality Assessment Forms (to help assess the sexual cycle, etc.) - developed by Sue Johnson and Michael Moran

  • A recommended assessment instrument to assess for intimate partner violence.

Please ask me for the password and then click this link to get access to these resources. (Since these resources are just for therapists wanting to learn and live out the model of EFT, please state something about that for you when you reach out to me. Thank you!)

Listserv Resources:

  • ICEEFT Therapist Listserv - This is a useful listserv to join to get announcements about upcoming ICEEFT trainings, opportunities, and resources, not to mention a venue for EFTers around the world to bring their burning questions about EFT and get solid answers. It is worth being a part of!

  • ICEEFT Supervisor Listserv

Multicultural, Anti-Racism, and Inclusion Videos/Resources for EFT:

Sex and EFT:

Conducting EFT Online:

There are some great resources on the Central PA EFT Community website, so what follows are numerous links to those pages. (I know those resources are solid since I developed that website myself and only put trustworthy resources there.) So, check these out:

  • Resources for Therapists (Explore the great books (including Sue’s new primer on EFIT!), videos, tools for leading Hold Me Tight workshops, and much more!)

  • EFT Boost Videos (a series of brief videos meant to provide a boost to your EFT… created by Certified EFT therapists for EFT therapists!)

  • Resources for Couples, Individuals, and Families can be found on that website too. Just go to the top menu bar, look at the far right, and click on the category you are seeking (including drop down tabs). Send your clients there too! There are great books, videos, and workshops for them all! 



Remember to check out the “Learn EFT” page as well on this website for SPOTLIGHTED trainings, links to search a variety of EFT trainings, and videos on many key topics in EFT. Let these help you Learn EFT!

And if there is a topic you are wanting a resource for, reach out and I’ll do my best to help you find one!
I am here for you!

A lovely resource to encourage us in this precious and hard work! …

The Story of the Weeping Camel:

This is a beautiful video of attachment in nature and how a Mongolian community came around a Mama camel and her baby when it was in Failure to Thrive and not nursing. Watch this video and notice how the camel singer attuned to the Mama. As she and the community supported the Mama, the Mama was able to relax and send signals to the baby that helped the baby come, get re-regulated and have it’s needs met too. Notice there was some protest in the Mama at first, and even for the baby, but the singer continued attuning to the Mama and the natural attachment system kicked in as they felt soothed, safe, and supported.

There are lessons here for the parents we support and for us as therapists! We need our community behind us to help us, and a safe someone (our partner, therapist, etc.) to tune in to us. And as we can center and get soothed, we can tune in to our clients and our children and provide what they need as our caregiver intent and parental heart are more clearly communicated.