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EFIT ESSENTIALS

ICEEFT-certified trainer: Ali Barbosa

Host: Alaska EFT (AKEFT)

Contact: contact@alaskaeft.com

Dates: March 19-21, 2026 

Times: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm daily

Location: Anchorage, Alaska

CE Credits: 24 total 

Registration: open October 6, 2025 through March 12, 2026. 

***THIS EVENT HAS A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS***

Event is subject to cancellation if there are not enough participants registered.

Target audience: This training is open to mental health professionals such as a Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, Mental Health Counselors, and second year graduate students studying in one of these professions. 

Cost: $600 to $875. See below for payment options, discounts, and payment plans. 

There are two diversity scholarships available. 

Refund policies: A $100 administrative fee will be charged for all refunds. Refunds for course fees (minus the $100.00 administrative fee) will be issued for requests made up to 60 days prior to the start date of the course (January 18, 2026). Cancellation requests made up to 45 days prior to the start date of the course (February 2, 2026) will receive a 50% refund (minus a $100.00 administrative fee). Although we understand emergencies happen, due to fixed overhead costs, we are unable to refund fees within 44 days from the start date of the course.

Accessibility: To request reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact Theresa Hudgins at theresa@alaskaeft.com. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Requests must be submitted by March 5, 2026.

Prerequisites & Sequence: None. Fundamentals of EFT is recommended, but not required. 

Required reading: A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Fitness and Growth in Every Client” by Susan M. Johnson and T. Leanne Campbell, 2022. Available at: Routledge and Amazon

Recommended readings: 

Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families” by Dr. Susan M. Johnson, 2019. Available at: Guilford Press and Amazon

Becoming an Emotionally Focused Therapist: The Workbook (2nd Edition)” by James L. Furrow, Susan M. Johnson, Brent Bradley, Lorrie L. Brubacher, T. Leanne Campbell, Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Gail Palmer, Kathryn Rheem, Scott R. Woolley, 2022. Available at: Routledge and Amazon 


General Objectives 

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Integrate attachment science and experiential interventions into the treatment of individuals.

  • Identify and intervene in negative intrapsychic and interpersonal cycles that maintain symptoms.

  • Apply EFIT interventions to promote emotional transformation, resilience, and improved relational functioning.

  • Translate EFIT’s core moves to practice settings with individuals while supporting couples and families in building secure bonds.

Ali Barbosa
Ali Barbosa is a Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. He is the founder and director of EFT México, the first ICEEFT affiliated Center in Latin America. Ali has a full-time private practice in Mérida, México, and works with adult individuals and couples, sometimes in a bilingual setting. Additionally, Ali has been certified in CBT and Ericksonian psychotherapy. He has worked and trained with many different EFT trainers and appreciates the richness and integration that derives from collaboration. Ali is very passionate about training and has helped translate and bring the EFT model to Hispanic therapists all over Latin America and Spain.

Scholarships and Discounts



Diversity Scholarships

Two scholarships available and they will be disbursed on a "first come, first serve" basis. 

Diversity Scholarships are intended for therapists who:

  1. reside in the state of Alaska;
  2. AND identify as belonging to a marginalized group;
  3. AND have financial needs such that they cannot pursue training without a scholarship;
  4. AND will not be using education benefits or receiving reimbursement for this training from an employer (self-employment okay; If you work for a non-profit agency, please contact us for a non-profit discount.)
  5. clinicians currently practicing in the field and have completed a master level or higher degree


Terms

Already purchased courses are ineligible. 

The Alaska EFT Diversity Scholarship provides a 30-50% discount off one Full Price ticket for this event.  

Scholarship discounts cannot be applied to student tickets or any other discounts. 

Please allow for up to 2 weeks after submission to receive a response.

Payment plans are available. Payments can be divided into two or three payments.

Before You Begin Because there are limited funds available for scholarships, we ask candidates to please reflect on whether they truly need a scholarship to proceed. We want to ensure that funds are available for those who need them most.

Application Form 


Student Discount 

Three student discounts are available and they will be disbursed on a "first come, first serve" basis.

Student discounts are intended for participants who are currently enrolled as students and not yet practicing in the field as professionals.

Terms

Already purchased courses are ineligible. 

The student discount is $275 off of one Full Price ticket, for a total cost of $600 for the course.

Please allow for up to 2 weeks after submission to receive a response.

Payment plans are available. Payments can be divided into two or three payments.

Student Discount Request Form


EFIT Essentials Registration

  • Date:3/19/2026 08:30 AM - 3/21/2026 05:30 PM
  • Location 205 E Benson Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA (Map)
  • More Info:Alaska Co:Work Building
 
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