Transform Your Couples Therapy Practice: Join Internationally Renowned EFT Expert Dr. Scott Woolley for a One-Day Workshop – Earn 6 CE Credits
Are you ready to bring the revolutionary power of emotion into your work with couples? Palomar Family Counseling Service is proud to host a special professional development workshop presented by one of the world’s leading trainers in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Workshop Title: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: The Revolutionary Power of Emotion in Creating Change
Date & Time: Thursday, June 4, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
Location: Sharp-Prebys Innovation and Education Center, 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd., San Diego, CA 92123
Registration Deadline: May 29, 2026, Space is limited, Register Early
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a revolutionary, empirically supported approach to treating couple distress. This workshop will introduce participants to this powerful model and help them gain a clear understanding of how to:
- Apply attachment theory to couple distress
- Use specific interventions to help couples reprocess negative affect and restructure negative interactions
- Create powerful change events in therapy that foster a more secure bond between partners
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe couple distress from an attachment perspective
- Identify specific strategies to help couples reprocess negative affect and restructure negative interaction cycles
- Delineate a sequence of two emotionally charged change events which help couples create new, positive interaction cycles
- Relate hidden attachment injuries to therapeutic impasses
About the Presenter Dr. Scott Woolley is a Distinguished Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy program at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. He serves as Executive Director of the Alliant Couple and Family Clinic and is the founder and Director of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Training and Research Institute for EFT at Alliant (TRI-EFT Alliant).
A Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer, Dr. Woolley has trained therapists across the globe—including in Canada, Chile, England, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, and throughout the United States. He works closely with Dr. Susan Johnson, the founder of EFT, and earlier in his career collaborated with family therapy pioneers Jay Haley and James Framo. Dr. Woolley holds a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University and is an AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor.
Continuing Education Credits Palomar Family Counseling Service is a certified provider of continuing education credits. Participants who fully attend the workshop will receive 6 Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and other mental health professionals.
Registration Fees
- Licensed Mental Health Professionals: $325
- Pre-licensed Associates, Students & Trainees: $225
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn directly from a true leader in the EFT community. Whether you are new to Emotionally Focused Therapy or looking to deepen your skills, this workshop will equip you with practical, attachment-based tools that create real and lasting change for the couples you serve.
Questions? Contact Edralyn Botz, ebotz@pfcs.agency 760.466.8874 or David Drazenovich ddrazenovich@pfcs.agency 760.466.8887