4/22/2026 Didactic

Time: 11:00 am-1:00 pm CT
Outside Study: 2 hours
Didactic Presentation: 1 hour 45 mins
Educator: Melissa Abello

Description: This didactic will address different needs for each group of therapists.

Resident therapists – it will help them to use the experential didactic time towards embodied Spirituality

Certified Therapists — will focus on learning how to engage and build alliance in step 2 of EFT

AP therapists — will focus their energy on learning the overall frame work of a leader

Pre-Didactic Materials:

Resident Therapists:

PLEASE READ + WATCH:

• Embodied Spirituality – https://train.mycounselor.online/courses/mco-residency-in-neuroscience-informed-christian-counseling/lessons/theories-models-neuroscience-informed-christian-counseling-part-3-2/topic/active-ingredient-1-incarnational/
  • Please watch 1 + 2 video on this page in university

Please read through these to prepare for the experential role plays:

• First Role play:
  • Role of the Therapist:
    • Perform a first session using following markers (30 Minutes)
      • 14.2 — Informed Consent
      • 15.4 -— Task #1 Getting Started
      • 2.1 –Leadership + Structure
      • 1.1 – 1.7 markers — use as many of the following markers possible

• Individual Client Presentation 1#: 35 year old female or male who came in for anxiety. The client has an avoidant attachment style.

Second Role Play:

• Role of the Therapist:
  • Same as a listed about

• Individual Client Presentation #2: 45 year old male, who came in because he is feeling really depressed. The client has an anxious attachment style

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Certified Therapists:

Please read and watch:

• EFT-3-Step 2- Identifying the Cycle.mp4

• https://train.mycounselor.online/courses/mco-residency-in-neuroscience-informed-christian-counseling/lessons/theories-models-eft-step-by-step/topic/eft-stage-1-step-2/
  • Please watch the team meeting at the bottom of the page until minute 40 (link is right above)

First Role Play:

Role Play #1:

• Therapist Task: Session 4 after attachment: (30 Minutes)
  • Step 1: Build Alliance
  • Step 2: Identify with the client their negative interaction cycle
    • Using TANGO + MEANING + PROTECTION
    • Attempt to do 2-3 rounds of tango within the
• Client Presentation:
  • Cannot seem to get things resolved between them ever. Never talk through anything.
    • Husband complains wife never wants to have sex
    • Wife: complains she feels constantly attacked by husband
  • Husband: Pursuer + Anxiously attached
  • Wife: Withdrawer + Avoidant attachement

Role play #2:

• Therapist Task: Session 4 after attachment: (30 Minutes)
  • Step 1: Build Alliance
  • Step 2: Identify with the client their negative interaction cycle
    • Using TANGO + MEANING + PROTECTION
    • Attempt to do 2-3 rounds of tango within the session
• Client Presentation:
  • Wife feels like husband picks work over her all the time and husband feels like wife is ungrateful for him

• Husband: Withdrawer + Disorganized attachment
• Wife: Pursuer: + Anxiously attached