Breaking Up but Still Connecting: An EFT Approach to Healthier Breakups

Not all couples who come to therapy want to save or fix their relationships. More importantly, breakups do not have to be traumatizing or detrimental; it also does not have to become the biggest failure in life. As couple therapists, we need to be able to help these couples break up with compassion, appreciation, dignity, clarity, and self-worth as they move through this painful and scary process.

This workshop will focus on two challenging issues in couple therapy: (1) how to help couples who are indecisive or with different goals whereas one wants to end and the other wants to save the relationship; (2) how to help couples go through three stages of EFT to end the relationship while maintaining some levels of connection. Methods of presentation will include didactic teaching, experiential exercise, video demonstration and discussion.’

Registration fees:

$600- full fee (after 4/10/26)
$575- early bird (before 4/10/26)
$550- CMH clinician, equity, student
$517- PCEFT member rate

CEUs:

12

Dates:

April 24-25, 2026

Time:

9 AM – 4:30 PM (Eastern)

Location:

The Retreat at St. Thomas (7020 Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington, PA 19034)

Cancelation policy:

If notified in writing of canceling by 4/1/2026, the fee will be refunded minus $50 administrative fee. The fee is non-refundable after 4/1/2026.

CEU Provider

Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. #004115) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors. The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy (Lic. # PSY000215) is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology to offer continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy maintains responsibility for the program.