Join Us In Riviera Maya, Mexico for:
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Strengthening Bonds in Individuals, Couples & Families
November 05 - 08, 2026 with James Hawkins, PhD, LPC
at the Iberostar Paraíso
Train in the morning, vacation in the afternoon!
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Early Registration Price:
$800.00
Price After Deadline:
$850.00
Early Registration Deadline:
Sep 10, 2026
Registration does not include hotel accommodation or airfare
Hotel and travel information can be found by scrolling down or clicking HERE
Continuing education information can be found HERE
Emotionally Focused Therapy isn’t just for couples.
Rooted in attachment science, EFT is a powerful, evidence-based model for working with individuals, couples, and families. Whether your clients are navigating relational distress, attachment wounds, or internal emotional conflict, EFT offers a clear path toward healing through connection. This training includes applications for:
- Individual Therapy (EFIT)
- Couples Therapy (EFCT)
- Family Therapy (EFFT)
Use emotion as a catalyst for deep, lasting change.
This training will help you identify reactive cycles, access vulnerable emotions, and guide clients toward secure attachment and emotional responsiveness. With a focus on experiential process and therapeutic attunement, you'll learn how to apply EFT principles flexibly across a wide range of clinical situations.
Build stronger relationships—within and between your clients.
From intimate partnerships to parent-child dynamics to self-connection, EFT helps clients transform patterns of disconnection into new cycles of safety, openness, and trust. This training offers hands-on tools, demonstrations, and clinical guidance to bring those shifts to life in your sessions.
Whether you work with individuals, couples, or families,
you’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of attachment, greater confidence in working with intense emotion, and practical strategies for fostering meaningful change in your clients’ most important relationships.
This workshop is a comprehensive introduction to EFT.
It offers a foundation for advanced training and a place to deepen existing knowledge of the model. Designed for therapists of all experience levels, it provides practical skills to enhance emotional safety and therapeutic connection while offering an opportunity to learn collectively with colleagues.
Daily Schedule
Day 1
- 9:00am-10:30am
- Intro and EFT Foundations
- 10:30am-10:45am
- Break
- 10:45am-12:15pm
- The EFT Map & Tango
Day 2
- 9:00am-10:30am
- EFCT: De-Escalation
- 10:30am-10:45am
- Break
- 10:45am-12:15pm
- EFCT: Restructuring the Bond & Termination
Day 3
- 9:00am-10:30am
- EFFT: Working Through Parental Blocks
- 10:30am-10:45am
- Break
- 10:45am-12:15pm
- EFFT: Restructuring Family Interactions & Termination
Day 4
- 9:00am -10:30am
- EFIT: Tracking and Taming the Cycle Within
- 10:30am-10:45am
- Break
- 10:45am-12:15pm
- EFIT: Restructuring Key Emotional Patterns & Termination
Registration does not include hotel accommodation or airfare.
Hotel and travel information can be found by scrolling down or clicking HERE.
About James Hawkins, PhD, LPC
James Hawkins, PhD, LPC, brings a wealth of experience and passion as a clinician, counseling educator, and communicator. Dr. Hawkins is a part of Sue Johnson’s EFT trainer team and trains internationally in helping clinicians learn Emotionally Focused Therapy. He is also the co-host of “The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy” podcast and a part of the “Success in Vulnerability” online training program, a program aimed at helping clinicians get more focus on working with clinical and relational distress.
Iberostar Paraíso All-Inclusive Resort
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Use promo code EBTSNOV26 when booking your room until October 2, 2026.
Participants are required to stay on-site and must book their accommodations directly through the Iberostar website link below using the promo code provided by EBTS. Reservations made through third-party vendors, such as travel agencies, cannot be included in our group.
After October 2nd, hotels can still be booked at regular rates and must still be booked directly through the Iberostar links below.
There are 5 hotels on the resort property, and participants are free to book at the hotel of their choice. When using our code, participants will be allowed to add up to 3 days to the beginning and/or end of their stay, if so desired.
- Iberostar Waves Paraíso Beach | BUDGET FRIENDLY
- Iberostar Waves Paraíso Del Mar | BUDGET FRIENDLY
- Iberostar Selection Paraíso Lindo | MID-TIER
- Iberostar Selection Paraíso Maya Suites | MID-TIER
- JOIA Paraíso by Iberostar | ADULTS ONLY, HIGH-TIER
- The hotel requires a minimum booking of November 4 – 8, 2026.
- Hotel rooms are subject to availability. Don’t wait to secure yours!
- Participants are strongly encouraged to complete their training registration and hotel booking at the same time. Guest rooms and training spots are limited, and EBTS cannot guarantee availability of either. EBTS is not responsible if the training or guest rooms sell out.
The training will be held in the Convention Center near the entrance to the resort complex.
Paraiso Waves Beach, Paraiso Lindo and Paraiso Waves Del Mar are the closest resorts, with a walk of 2-4 minutes. Paraiso Suites and JOIA Paraiso are slightly further with walk times of 6 and 11 minutes, respectively. Golf carts are available across the complex for those who do not wish to walk.
- Iberostar Paraíso
- +52-984-877-2800
- Carretera Chetumal - P. Juarez Km 309
- Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo , 77710
- Mexico
Getting There
Closest International Airport:
Cancun International Airport (CUN)
Time from airport to resort:
30 minutes down the scenic coastal highway
Transportation to/from the resort:
Uber and other rideshares are prohibited from entering the Cancun Airport. You can easily get a taxi using the airport’s authorized taxi service or preschedule a shared or private shuttle and there is an abundance of options online. For your return trip, the hotel can call a taxi for you, or you can preschedule a shuttle.
Registration does not include hotel accommodation or airfare.
Hotel and travel information can be found by scrolling down or clicking HERE.
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Early Registration Fee: $800.00 | Price After Early Registration Deadline: $850.00
Registration Is Open Now!
Terms and Conditions
- Attendees are required to book their accommodations directly through the Iberostar website using the promo code provided by EBTS. Reservations made through third-party vendors, such as travel agencies, cannot be included in our group.
- Attendees are required to stay on site at the Iberostar complex for this training. It is strongly recommended that you book your accommodation prior to registering for this training to ensure the complex/your preferred room is not sold out.
- Due to frequent flight cancellations and delays, we strongly recommend flying out on or before the Tuesday before the training. No refunds, transfers, or continuing education credit will be given for any portion missed due to flight disruptions.
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, EBTS holds the right to change trainers to someone of equal expertise in the subject.
- Cancellations must be submitted in writing to info@ebtrainingsolutions.com no later than 30 calendar days before the first day of the event. A full refund minus a 6% processing fee will be issued. Past this date, no refunds will be provided.
- All grievance must be in writing to info@ebtrainingsolutions.com, and will be replied to within 5-10 business days
- EBTS has no part in the financial agreement between you, the participant, and the hotel
- If the training must be canceled on the part of EBTS for unforeseen reasons, a full refund will be issued. In this case, EBTS holds no financial responsibility for changes to airfare and other miscellaneous charges
- Audio and/or visual recording of the training is prohibited
- This venue is located outside of the United States and may not meet the United States ADA standard
- EBTS fees do not include room and board and participants are required to book and manage their own accommodations.
- There are no known conflicts of interest for this training
- Please review our frequently asked questions page for more information
Learning Objectives
Upon Completion of This Training, Participants Will Be Able To:
- Discuss the foundations of attachment theory and attachment style.
- Describe the goals and stages of EFT across modalities with couples, individuals, and families.
- Summarize core EFT interventions, including focused reflection, validation, evocative questioning, and the use of the therapist across different therapeutic contexts.
- Demonstrate how to apply EFT interventions to individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
- Summarize EFT strategies, including focused reflection, validation, evocative questioning, pacing, and the use of the therapist to help maintain focus during reactive or stuck clinical processes.
- Name the strengths of attachment theory and science as a map to clearly understand client problems and strengths, guiding every session with individuals, couples, and families.
- Describe how to expand and re-organize key emotional responses and, in the process, the organization of self.
- Demonstrate how to utilize attachment science as a moment-to-moment guide to shape potent systematic change in psychotherapy sessions with individuals, couples, and families.
- Summarize the macro-intervention five-stage sequence of the EFT Tango and how the synchronized response differs across modalities.
- Course Content Level: Beginner, Intermediate
- Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFTs & other mental health providers
Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Credits sponsored by CE-Classes.com.
- Certificates are awarded online after completion of the workshop. Participants print their own certificate after registering at CE-Classes.com, entering a keycode, and completing an evaluation form.
- Licensed professionals should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.
- Participants will be awarded 12 CEs following the successful completion of this course.
This CE-Classes.com Course Is Approved for CE Credit by:
- The American Psychological Association (APA) CE-Classes.com is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-174-0627 Expires 06-2027
- California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2026.
- Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2027
- Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2026 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
- Florida Certification Board
- Illinois - CE-Classes.com is a registered social work CE sponsor by the State of Illinois. License 159.001607 Expires 11/30/2025
- Massachusetts Authorization Number: (TBD)
- New York Mental Health Practitioners Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0260
- New York Psychology Board CE-Classes.com, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0211
- New York Social Work Board – CE-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
- Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - Approval from a state licensing board for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists is accepted by the OH CSWMFTB.
- Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health Licensure (LPCs, LMFTs and LBCs)
- South Carolina - CE-Classes.com is approved by the S.C. Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapist, Addiction Counselors, and Psycho-Educational Specialists (#4696).
- Texas Board of Social Work Examiners – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
- Texas Board of Professional Counselors – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
- Texas Board of Marriage & Family Therapists – CE-Classes.com meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education. Effective 1/1/24, at least half of the 30 hours must be obtained from a provider listed in 801.261(f). This course meets that requirement.
- This course is NOT available for NBCC credit.
- This training does not offer ASWB ACE credit to social workers.
- Many state boards of social work, counseling and MFT do accept CEs that are approved by the APA or other state boards (such as those listed above). We encourage you to check with your state board regarding the applicability of these credits.