EFT Supervision

Supervision is encouraged in EFT and clinicians are welcome to contact any certified supervisors listed on the ICEEFT website. Supervision in Australia is available in small groups for 6-week blocks or individually for as long as needed.

Supervisors support clinicians in conceptualising their couples’ distress through an attachment lens and strengthening knowledge and confidence in using interventions that help reduce distress and build a more secure emotional bond. EFT supervisors can help clinicians most effectively if they can review clips of their clinical work. They can also assist clinicians in talking with clients to gain permission to record for the purpose of supervision or application for certification.

What does Supervision involve?

Typically, Supervision includes:

8 hours of case consultation with a Certified EFT Trainer, Supervisor, or Supervisor-in-training.
Preparing and submitting written materials, references, proof of qualifications, and completed training and supervision prerequisites.
Two video excerpts, showcasing the therapist’s mastery of the EFT model in Stage 1 and 2.
Support and guidance on completing the final steps of your EFT Certification process.

There are two Supervision programs available. Refer to the descriptions below.

Supervision: Case Based Reflection

Each participant is allocated a week in which to present a couple therapy case that is currently challenging (e.g. unresolved injury; cycle is either highly escalated, very withdrawn, or chaotic; issues related to diversity of any kind). These can be difficulties for the couple as well as for the therapist. The case will be considered with potential skills and solutions discussed (EFT conceptualisation).

The aim of these groups is to expand our skills and confidence in using the EFT model to assist dyads in close relationships.

Supervision: Self-of-Therapist

Each participant is allocated a week in which to present his/her reflection on the impact of EFT work on him/herself. This could include the impact of particular types of cases or particular emotions that are evoked in the therapist in the course of therapy, or anything else that is troubling, surprising or stressful in the course of learning and delivering EFT for Couples. A sheet with questions to prompt reflections will be provided before the first meeting.

The aim of these meetings is to provide a safe and encouraging place for participants to explore their own emotional experience as an EFT therapist, and an opportunity for all of us to grow in self-awareness and compassion for ourselves, our clients and our colleagues.

EFT Supervisors and Supervisors-in-Training

Dr Jenny Fitzgerald (QLD)

Rowan Burckhardt (NSW)

Dr Thomas Dellmann (VIC)

Dr Katie Kjelsaas (QLD)

Linda Murrow (VIC)

Dr Mandy Peyton (NSW)

Dr Clare Rosoman QLD)

Dr Cassandra Shields (QLD)

Dr Regina Ho (VIC)

Janine Moran (ACT)

Dr Karen Johnson (VIC)

Dr Alyssa Ryan (QLD)

Sarah Skellern (QLD)

Dr Jenni Wilson (QLD)

Please note: On our website, the words “supervisor” and “supervision” are used expressly for the purpose of training in the EFT model, and do not imply / constitute any ethical / legal responsibility for cases discussed. For all intents and purposes, a Certified EFT Supervisor is an EFT consultant. All therapists receiving such supervision / consultation are wholly responsible for the therapy they provide and they are also responsible for receiving appropriate supervision, as required, by their respective governing and/or licensing authorities.