HeyJaredThe Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast
The Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast explores the art, heart, and science of EFT. Hosted by EFT Trainers Michael Barnett and Silvina Irwin and EFT Supervisor Michael Preston, each episode offers deep insights and real conversations for therapists learning and leaning into EFT.
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Deliberate Practice and EFT with EFT Supervisor Kamila Kaminska (opens the original)
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Deliberate Practice in EFT: Why Scripts, Repetition, and Micro-Skills Matter. Michael Preston is joined by Kamila Kaminska for a focused conversation on how therapists actually build EFT skill. They unpack what deliberate practice is, what it is not, and why small, repeated interventions can change both clinical competence and the therapist’s way of seeing clients. The conversation explores how therapists can move from broad conceptual understanding to embodied skill, why specific scripts matter
The Supervision Tapes w/ EFT Trainer Sandra Taylor (opens the original)
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EFT externships, LGBTQ+ therapy, and dementia: What therapists need to know! Michael Preston talks with Sandra Taylor of the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Center about what makes EFT externships powerful in person, how to prepare for a four-day training, and what therapists often miss when working with LGBTQ+ couples. Sandra also shares deeply personal, clinically rich reflections on working with couples facing dementia, including grief, connection, and the idea of “rementing.” To Join San
The Supervision Tapes w/ Laurie Watson (opens the original)
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Michael Preston talks with Laurie Watson about why sex belongs in couples therapy from the very first session, how sexual and emotional cycles intersect, and how attachment shapes desire, vulnerability, and repair. Laurie shares a practical EFT lens for understanding sexual pursuer-withdrawer patterns, coercion, shame, affair recovery, and how therapists can normalize sexual conversation without taking over the couple’s work. To Preorder Laurie and George's new book Brave Love, Great Sex visit h
The Supervision Tapes w/Kelly Bourque! (opens the original)
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EFT Intensives with Kelly Bourque Michael Preston talks with Kelly Bourque, resident EFT intensive specialist, about how to screen couples, structure EFT intensives, and decide whether this model is the right fit for a therapist or a couple. Kelly shares the practical systems she has refined over years of doing intensives full time, plus the pacing, safety, and follow-up work that make the model effective.In this episode, they focus on what actually changes in an intensive, what does not change,
The Supervision Tapes W/ Katharina Sandizell (opens the original)
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In this episode of the Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast, Michael Preston and Katarina Sandizell explore the nuances of integrating psychoeducation within EFT sessions while maintaining emotional engagement. They discuss strategies for therapists to stay authentic, avoid over-explaining, and foster client vulnerability—all while navigating their own personal and attachment patterns. LINKS To Learn more about Joining the EFT Deliberate Practice Group that will start in September, Go to: www.mic
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