This is an official Core Skills® endorsed by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) Core Skills Training presents a set of four, two-day workshops and is designed to follow the EFCT Externship. Core Skills offers an in-depth opportunity to develop the skills essential to the practice of EFCT. Each segment includes instruction, role play, observation of video, and consultation.

In this training, we will be discussing, showing, demonstrating, and generally exploring EFCT with a focus on LGBTQ+ relationships.

About the Training

Module 1: September 17/18, 2026 - Tango in Stage 1: Steps 1-2 Assessment

Module 2: November 12/13, 2026 - Tango in Stage 1: Steps 3-4 De-Escalation

Module 3: January 14/15, 2027 - Tango in Stage 2: Steps 5-7 Withdrawer Re-Engagement

Module 4: March 4/5, 2027 - Tango in Stage 2: Steps 5-7 Pursuer Softening, Stage 3: Steps 8-9

Timing each day: 2pm-9:15pm London, UK time; 7am-215pm Alberta/Colorado time

Location: Online

Prerequisite: 28-hour or 24-hour EFCT Externship

Registration: Start with payment, then we will send you a Google form to complete the registration.

Two options for payment:

• Pay now in full — £1400, we will confirm with an email and registration form.

• Pay in two instalments, second instalment due December 15, 2026 — each instalment will be £700, please email me to be invoiced

• We have up to 4 Widening Participation places on this course which give 25-50% reduction of the fee. See further down for more details.

THE TRAINEr

Robert Allan

Robert Allan, PhD, is an EFT Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist Canadian based in London, UK. He left the University of Colorado Denver as a tenured Associate Professor in 2024 to become a Senior Lecturer and program lead for the child, adolescent, and family MA Counselling program at University of Roehampton.

Robert’s interest in EFT extends to his research work where he has explored cultural adaptations of EFT and working with the impact of minority stress. He is currently the co-Principal Investigator and supervised the Denver site for the first clinical trial of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).

Robert has helped train and supervise therapists and students in Emotionally Focused Therapy across Canada, the US, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Great Britain. Among other identities, Robert is a gay, cis-gender male, and worked for 20 years in community based HIV, queer, and harm reduction work from the mid-1980s.

Robert completed his PhD at Dalhousie University, he is a Licensed MFT in Colorado, and an Approved Supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. He is also a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and UKCP Full Clinical Member. Robert is a warm, knowledgeable, and engaged trainer with a passion for helping people learn EFT.

WIDENING PARTICIPATION

I, and the trainers we work with, actively support widening participation in EFT training and EFT therapy to those in groups that are marginalised and with limited resources.

We offer a few reduced fee spots for people who meet the following criteria:

• You belong to one or more groups underrepresented in EFT therapy training, for example - counselors/MFTs/psychologists who are: Black, Asian, Latine, mixed race, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, disabled;

  and

• where a substantial part of your work is with minoritized and/or disadvantaged groups in society and you intend to continue with this work for a minimum of 2 more years;

  and

• where having a 25% or 50% reduction of the standard course fee (£1650) makes the difference between you being able to come on the course or not.

To apply for a reduced fee place, please provide:

1. a brief essay (approximately 750 words) explaining:
   - how you are eligible for the fee reduction and what difference having a fee reduction will make to your ability to attend;
   - there is a clear financial need and not simply a group practice wanting to access the course for less
   - why you want to attend the course;
   - anything else you think would be helpful

2. any supporting evidence e.g. a reference from your supervisor/employer/other confirming your eligibility and supporting your application; information about your work with minority or disadvantaged groups.

If you are unsure if you are eligible, you can get in contact and check it out.

We are accepting WP applicaitons until August 1 and aim to make decisions by August 8. The Training team will review the applications and their decision will be final.

To ask about a fee reduction / to send in your application, please contact Robert.