Welcome to the Central Texas Center for EFT
We’re a community of therapists passionate about helping people heal through connection and the transformative power of Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Upcoming Events
2026 Events
January 30 @2:30-3:30 - Peer Consultation
February 20 @2:30-4:30 - CEU: “Stuck” Spots in EFT
February 27 @5:30-7:00 - Mixer & Networking Event at Blanco BBQ
March 27 @2:30-3:30 - Peer Consultation
April 24-25@9:00-5:00pm - Weekend 1 Externship
May 1-2@9:00 - 5:00pm - Weekend 2 Externship
What Therapists are Saying
"EFCT has helped me connect with my clients in a way that is empathetic and compassionate where I am able to meet them where they are at to help them form secure bonds "
Stephanie Mitchell, LMFT
“I love the roadmap EFCT has given me to engage with couples”
Megan Patrick, LPC-S, LMFT
Know more about Membership
CTCEFT is here to teach and support therapists in the practice of EFT. We have a full calendar of peer consultations, CEUs, networking and community events. Come join the fun!
FAQ on EFT
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Dr. Sue Johnson was a clinical psychologist, researcher, and the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a pioneering, research-based approach to healing relationships through the lens of attachment science. As the founder of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), she trained and inspired thousands of therapists worldwide. Through her research, teaching, and influential books such as Hold Me Tight, she transformed our understanding of love, attachment, and emotional connection. Her legacy continues to shape the field of psychotherapy and the lives of those touched by her work.
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Emotionally Focused Therapy, developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, is a therapy modality based on the attachment, systemic and humanistic theories of John Bowlby, Salvador Minuchin and Carl Rodgers respectively. EFT offers individuals, couples and families a roadmap to adult love and the means to make adult relationships flourish.
EFT is the most rigorously researched modality of couples therapy. Published research studies empirically prove EFT to be the most effective of all the couples therapies and the modality with the longest lasting results. Ninety percent of distressed couples undergoing EFT therapy report dramatic improvement in the overall satisfaction in their relationship. More than 7 out of 10 couples report complete recovery from distress.
EFT shows couples how to create the kind of love they always wanted and dreamed of having.
EFT can be successfully applied to individuals, couples and families.
For more information on EFT research, please see:
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An EFT Externship is the foundational four-day training designed to introduce therapists to the theory and practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy. Led by certified EFT trainers, the externship combines lectures, video demonstrations, and live or recorded session observations to help participants understand the EFT model in action. It provides the essential framework and experiential learning needed to begin using EFT principles in clinical practice.
cycle /ˈsī-kəl/ noun
: the repeating pattern of interaction between partners that keeps them stuck in disconnection and distress; in EFT, the cycle—not the partners—is seen as the enemy, allowing couples to unite against the pattern rather than each other.