Training

Currently Scheduled Scottish EFT Trainings

Emotion-Focused Therapy Level 2 – 2026 (online training)

Level 2B module – EFT Fundamentals

Dates: Monday 31st August, Friday 4th September, Monday 7th September & Friday 11th September 2026 (9.30am-5pm, via zoom)

  • Fee: £645
  • Early bird fee: £595 until 1st July
  • Fee/Early bird fee discounted further by 10% if attended EFT Level 1 and/or Level 2A with SI-EFT in 2026 (£580/£535)
  • Frequent Flyer fee: £325 (if you have done this training previously with the Scottish Institute / Strathclyde University)
  • Low income countries discounts available, please enquire.

Facilitated by isEFT Trainers Joan Shearer & Ligia Manastireanu
with cameo appearance from one of the EFT originators, Prof. Robert Elliott

Here is what some of our therapists that trained with us are saying:

“My experience with Si-EFT has been truly transformative, blending theoretical rigor with a safe and empathic learning environment. The trainers explained the concepts clearly and facilitated learning in a collaborative way, with practical exercises. This allowed me to refine my skills in working with emotion and integrate empathy as a fundamental therapeutic tool. I wholeheartedly recommend the training programme provided by the Scottish Institute!” Virginia

“In my experience, SI‑EFT consistently delivers training of an exceptional standard. Their programmes are thoughtfully designed, deeply experiential and informative, and grounded in the core values of Emotion‑Focused Therapy. The quality of teaching is second to none. Having recently become a Certified EFT Therapist, I can say with real confidence that SI‑EFT has been instrumental in my development. Their trainings have shaped not only my clinical skills but also my personal growth as a therapist. Each workshop offered a blend of warmth, rigour, and genuine care for the learning process — qualities that made the journey both challenging and deeply rewarding. For anyone seeking to train in EFT, or to deepen their therapeutic practice, SI‑EFT remains an essential and inspiring place to learn.” Russell

The Trainers

Ligia Manastireanu trained as an EFT supervisor and trainer with Professor Robert Elliott, and they have been collaborating in various ways since 2017. Ligia has been delivering EFT training in Scotland, as well as internationally. She is a co-founder and director of the Scottish Institute for Emotion Focused Therapy (SI-EFT). Ligia is bringing her extensive clinical experience of working with clients with complex presentations and her passion for supporting therapists in their professional development, through the different roles she has had as a clinical lead, supervisor, and trainer. Alongside her SI-EFT colleagues, she is dedicating her time to supporting the development of the EFT community in Scotland, through seeing EFT supervisees, offering EFT training, as well as networking and further CPD opportunities. Ligia has conducted research in Collaborative Case Formulation in EFT and she is bringing her work and research findings into the EFT training.

Joan Shearer is a humanistic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and trainer, specialising in emotion-focused therapy. Initially trained in the person-centred approach at the University of Strathclyde, Joan then pursued training in emotion-focused therapy under Professor Robert Elliott (a co-founder of the EFT model), becoming a is-EFT certified therapist, supervisor and trainer. She is a co-founder and Director of the Scottish Institute of Emotion-focused Therapy. Joan is passionate about training and has experience delivering training in counselling skills, MSc and CPD courses. While her main interest is in clinical work and training, Joan also has an interest in client factors research and worked on a social anxiety research project at the University of Strathclyde. In addition to her work as a trainer, she also currently works in the out-patient service of a private psychiatric hospital and has a private practice offering psychotherapy to individuals and clinical supervision for individual and groups.

Training Supervisor with cameo appearances on courses (Q&A sessions & live demos)

Robert Elliott, Ph.D. (preferred pronouns: they/them), is professor emeritus of counselling at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland).  They received their PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1978, and are also professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toledo (Ohio). Their main interests are practice, supervision, training, and research on EFT and related therapies. They co-authored Facilitating emotional change (1993), Learning emotion-focused psychotherapy(2004/2025), Research methods in clinical psychology (1994/2002/2015), Essentials of Descriptive-Interpretive Qualitative Research (2021), and Emotion-Focused Counselling in Action (2021), as well as 200 journal articles and book chapters. Robert is past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and previously co-edited the journals Psychotherapy Research, and Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies.  They are a fellow in the divisions of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association, and received the Distinguished Research Career Award of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and the Carl Rogers Award from the Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association. They now live in Northern California, in the ancestral lands of the indigenous Ohlone people, where they continue to enjoy developing, writing about and running EFT training, as well as walking, running, science fiction, poetry, and all kinds of music.

EFT level 3, Hosted by SI-EFT [Zoom]: Ligia & Daniel Manastireanu

    • 8 X Monday afternoons; group supervision
    • Recruiting for new 2026 series to start November 2026 – dates to be announced

The course can count as CPD (20 hrs) and forms part of the IS-EFT Accreditation process (See Training Standards at http://www.iseft.org/ )

Format: The course format is group supervision, using an EFT approach to supervision.

In EFT Supervision there are four main ways of working:

  1. Using client recordings
  2. Case Formulation
  3. Personal work on stuck areas of practice
  4. Embodied supervision (Th. embodies client).

Delivery: online using zoom.

If you wish to enquire about this course, please contact us by clicking here!