Vancouver May 9 – 11, 2027
Join colleagues from around the world for two days of keynotes, hands-on workshops, clinical dialogue and panel discussions with leading voices in Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment science.
For Professionals
- Community Meetings: all welcome
- Attachment Theory in Practice (ATIP)
- Externships (EFT with Couples)
- Core Skills
- EFIT Consultation: Mastering Skills and Overcoming Challenges
- Other
Click here if you wish to be redirected to our website for Supervision/Consultation for Individuals and Groups (www.vcfi.ca).
Community Meetings: all welcome
*These meetings are open to all practicing therapists in BC who have completed any introductory EFT training including with Individuals, couples & families*
Fall Meeting ~ In Person
Friday, October 2nd, 2026
5:00 – 7:00pm
Attachment Theory in Practice (ATIP)
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Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT)
Externship April 6th – 9th, 2027
9:00am – 4:30pm (Pacific Time)
Location: Cypress Room – 5th Floor at The Holiday Inn
711 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Facilitated by: Yolanda von Hockauf & Veronica Kallos-Lilly
Prerequisite: Graduate degree in a counselling related field or nearing completion
Cost:
Early Bird: $1,195 (until December 15th, 2026)
Regular: $1,395
Student: $950
Equity: $750 (if you and/or the majority of the population you work with are historically or currently marginalized)
5% GST will be added at checkout.
Core Skills – In Person: 48 Hour Format
September 24 & 25, 2026: Module 1
November 5 & 6, 2026: Module 2
January 7 & 8, 2027: Module 3
February 4 & 5, 2027: Module 4
9:00am – 4:30pm (Pacific Time)
Location: VCFI Boardroom
#270 – 828 West 8th Ave
Vancouver, BC
Facilitated by: Yolanda von Hockauf & Veronica Kallos-Lilly
Prerequisite: Four day Externship with Couples training, in-person or online
Cost: $2,000
Please note: This core skills training is the 48 hour format, which must be completed in full in order to receive a certificate of completion. We are currently not offering the 24 hour format.
EFIT Consultation: Mastering Skills and Overcoming Challenges
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Other
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For the Public
Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop ~ In person
Fall Dates: Saturday, October 24 & November 7, 2026
All days run from 9am – 5pm
Location: To be determined
*All participants will be notified when a venue has been selected.
Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Pringle, R. Psych, Ph.D. & Miriam Pai-Spering, RCC, Ph.D.
Cost: $895 per couple
Fall Workshop details and registration
Hold Me Tight® Refresher ~ In person
Saturday, November 28, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm (Pacific Time)
Location: TBD at a later date
Presenters: Dr. Carol Flynn & Dr. Jennifer Pringle
Cost: $495 per couple
More Information on Our Externship and Other Core Trainings
Your local EFT training team is Yolanda von Hockauf and Veronica Kallos-Lilly. Occasionally guest trainers will join us, bringing their unique and fresh perspectives to our core trainings.
4-Day Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples
- Prerequisite: Graduate degree in counselling-related field, or nearing completion
This four-day training provides an in-depth overview of the EFT model for couples. Didactic presentations, case examples and demonstration videos, small group exercises and discussions will provide participants with an engaging learning experience. A further highlight is a live on-site therapy session by one of the trainers (dependent on a referral of a suitable couple by participants).
Participants will learn the theoretical underpinnings of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), as well as how to:
- See relationship distress from an attachment perspective
- Help clients reprocess the emotional responses that maintain patterns and relationship distress
- Shape new key interactions and events that build secure connection between the partners
- Address relationship injuries and consolidate the new, secure bond
Regular Fee: $1,295
Included in the fee is a $150 manual and a collection of journal articles from the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT).
Core Skills Training
- Prerequisite: EFCT Externship (online or in-person)
In this small group experience, participants will have the opportunity to share their work throughout the training, with the focus on developing a deeper clinical understanding of the EFT model and the related skills. Through observing and discussing the work of the facilitators and group members, and with the use of role plays, the three stages and nine steps of EFT for Couples are covered in detail. The tone of the group is one of safety and supportiveness, to optimize learning.
Participants will learn to:
- Use an attachment framework
- Track and deepen emotion in the here and now
- Create bonding events
- Practice the interventions that create change in EFCT
It is recommended that therapists take this course when they have a caseload of at least a few active couples so they can practice the skills they are learning between core skills sessions. Although not mandatory, participants are welcome to present a case for feedback and are asked to let the trainers know in advance if they would like to take advantage of this opportunity.
Group size is limited to 15.
Fee: $2,000
ECFT Externships and Advanced Core Skills trainings are designed for mental health professionals and trainees. Participants are required to note their professional affiliation on registration.
4-Day Essentials in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (EFIT)
Details coming soon.