04/29/2026 Didactic

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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 experiential 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:

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

  • First Role play:
    • Role of the Therapist:
      • Perform a first third session using following markers (30 Minutes)
        • 15.4 -Getting Started
        • 15.5 – Task #2 Established Safety + Brain Sync
        • 2.1 –Leadership + Structure
        • 3.1 – 3.5 Markers (Embodied Spirituality)
  • 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

Certified Therapists:

Please read and watch:

  • EFT – STEP 3

First Role Play:

Role Play #1:

  • Therapist Task: Session 5 (30 Minutes)
    • Step 1: Build Alliance
    • Step 2: Identify with the client their negative interaction cycle
      • Using TANGO + MEANING + PROTECTION
    • Step 3: Dive more deeply into and feel and share the emotions underlying and fueling each partners position in the cycle.
      • Attempt 2-3 rounds of the tango in this step
  • 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 5 (30 Minutes)
    • Step 1: Build Alliance
    • Step 2: Identify with the client their negative interaction cycle
      • Using TANGO + MEANING + PROTECTION
    • Step 3: Dive more deeply into and feel and share the emotions underlying and fueling each partners position in the cycle.
      • Attempt 2-3 rounds of the tango in this step
  • 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

Advanced Practice Therapists:

Pre-didactic Material:

Role Play #1:

  • Therapist Task: Session 10 (30 Minutes)
  • Step 5: Delve into and identify disowned needs and aspects of self that have been hidden for each partner.
    • Enact disowned parts
  • 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 10 (30 Minutes)
  • Step 5: Delve into and identify disowned needs and aspects of self that have been hidden for each partner.
  • Enact disowned need
  • 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

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