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About PCEFT

PCEFT is about promoting healthy relationships and connection.  We believe that true connection requires risk and vulnerability and that we all need support in finding these within ourselves. We provide therapy for couples, families and other key relationships, helping them to heal together. Our work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a research-based model that provides a map for healing and closeness. EFT was developed by Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg as a way to address relational distress. We are indebted to Sue Johnson and ICEEFT for developing and growing this inspiring and effective way of healing relationships. 

We provide training and support the growth of therapists in their work. EFT is an attachment model that acknowledges the idea that we are all built for connection, and that when we can’t get close to the people we need, we all struggle.  Grounded in EFT, we offer training and supervision in a model that is based in three decades of research with proven outcomes and is full of heart. We provide a learning context that is supportive and caring, but also rigorous and powerful.

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Upcoming Trainings

PCEFT – Lunch and Learn

When: Friday, May 9th | 12-1:30pm
Where: SteepleJack Restaurant (Fireside Room) – 2400 NE Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97232

We’re excited to launch a new monthly “Lunch & Learn” social event for our community, kicking off on Friday, May 9th, from 12:00–1:30 p.m.

Each month, we’ll gather to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new friends and colleagues, network, and enjoy a brief presentation from a fellow community member. Our first presentation will feature introductions from our new board members- Paige Thompson, Shaun Davis, Yvonne McGaughey, and Mindy Sutton.

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We typically have our Externship in the fall. If you’d like to be notified of upcoming trainings, please add your name to our mailing list:

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We are a group of mental health professionals who practice and study Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples and families. We strive to build healthy relationships through ongoing education and mutual support. Our community values ongoing learning and supporting each other in our growth.

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If you are a mental health professional who has completed an ICEEFT Approved Externship and you are already a member of ICEEFT, you can become a member of our community!

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EFT For Couples

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Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples is a way of working with the distress that we all can feel in our relationships. EFT is about looking at the dynamics and patterns we get pulled in to in our most important relationships and helping us change those patterns at the deepest levels. We help people connect with themselves and their partners in deep and satisfying ways. EFT has been well researched as a treatment modality and has been demonstrated to reduce couples’ distress in 70%-90% of cases.

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Board Meetings

The PCEFT Board meets via Zoom every 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm unless otherwise specified. Community members are welcome to join to observe Board meetings. If you’d like to join, please contact Jennifer Szolnoki ([email protected]) for the link to the meeting. If you would like to propose an agenda item, please do so here at least one week prior to the meeting. An archive of meeting notes can be found here.