India EFT Council

Registrations open EFCT Externship, Bangalore · 4 days in person, February 2026 Free webinar Working with Trauma in EFIT · 90 minutes, online Coming soon Membership sign-up and the therapist directory open shortly Now scheduling Core Skills, Module 2 · multi-day, in person
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Welcome to India EFT Council

Our purpose is to strengthen the presence and availability of Emotionally Focused Therapy in India,
and to support a thriving community of therapists trained in Sue Johnson’s attachment based approach.

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Getting Started with EFT – Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy.

A 1-day live online training where you’ll learn the basic EFT roadmap, key interventions and how to apply them with individuals and couples. Perfect for therapists new to EFT.

We Offer

Couples Therapy

We help couples understand the negative cycles they get stuck in and build safer, more secure emotional bonds. Our members provide EFT-based couples therapy online and in-person across India.

Individual Therapy

Therapists connected with India EFT Council support individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship distress using attachment-based EFT principles.

Therapist Training

We design trainings, workshops and supervision groups for counsellors, psychologists, and mental health professionals who want to integrate EFT in their practice.

Some of our ICEEFT Approved courses and trainings for therapists:

Fundamentals of EFT

A short online course for therapists who are curious about EFT and want a clear overview of the model and the 3 modalities before committing to a longer training path.

Externship in Couples Therapy

A comprehensive 4-day training to help you work confidently with complex couples utilizing attachment and the power of emotion. EFCT.

Core Skills Training

Deepen your EFT practice through focused skill labs, role-plays and live demonstrations with experienced supervisors from India EFT Council and international faculty.

Essentials in Individual Therapy

A step-by-step introduction to Emotionally Focused  Individual Therapy, covering everything required for inital EFIT practitioner recognition.

Planned courses and events

Stay updated on our upcoming workshops, supervision groups and special events hosted by India EFT Council across India and online.

What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?

EFT focuses on the patterns that couples and individuals get stuck in when they feel disconnected or unsafe. By slowing down the process in the room and working with emotions in the present moment, therapists help clients express their deeper needs and longings.

At India EFT Council, we are dedicated to bringing high-quality EFT training and supervision to therapists across India, so more clients can experience safe, connected relationships.

Who are we?

India EFT Council is the Affiliated  organizing and training body for therapists learning and practicing Emotionally Focused Therapy, in all modalities. We’re here to support therapists on their journey to become ICEEFT Certified as EFT Therapists and Supervisors. 

We are passionate about Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Our mission is to support mental health professionals in India to learn, practice and grow in EFT.

We organise trainings with certified EFT trainers, host peer consultation groups, and create learning spaces that are culturally sensitive and grounded in Indian realities. Whether you are just beginning your EFT journey or are an experienced practitioner, you are welcome here.

What we focus on

  • Supporting therapists in building secure, bonding-focused conversations with clients.
  • Offering structured EFT training paths, from introduction to advanced supervision.
  • Creating a supportive community where therapists can reflect, practice and grow.

Insights from India EFT Council

In Person Events are Coming Up

India EFT Council hosted a special workshop with Dr. Ananya Mehra on advanced EFT interventions for high-conflict couples. Therapists explored micro-skills, live demonstrations, and practical tools they can use immediately in sessions.

EFT Coming to Bangalore

The Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Externship is the foundational training for therapists seeking to develop competence in attachment-based couples work. This four-day in-person Externship brings EFCT to India through the India EFT Council.

EFT is the Gold Standard

EFCT is one of the most well-researched and empirically supported approaches to couples therapy. With more than 25 years of randomized trials, follow-ups, process studies, and FMRI research showlasting improvements in satisfaction, security and bonding.

Free Webinar on Working with Trauma

This end of the year bonus, a second free webinar  introduces Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy for Trauma work’ by EFT Trainer/Supervisor and Co-leader of Stockholm EFT Centre, Marianne Gustafsson (who is also conducting in-person EFT trainings in Bangalore in Feb, 2026!) on Dec 19th from 5.30-6.30 PM IST/1-2 PM CET.

Our dream has taken it's first breath!

We are proud to announce that India EFT Council has finally been recognised as an official Indian body by The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in India.
This site is a space built with care, collaboration, and ethical clarity—for EFT therapists as well as explorers of this format of therapy—to learn, reflect, and connect.

In India, where no central therapy regulatory body exists, it is vital that professional communities are shaped with intention and clinical grounding. That is why this council matters: it marks the first ICEEFT-endorsed body for EFT in India, and serves as the gathering point for building toward an ICEEFT-accredited organisation for India.

We are in ongoing collaboration with ICEEFT to move this vision forward in the months to come. Grounded in EFT’s core values—attunement, collaboration, and trust—our mission is to nurture an ethically sound, clinically excellent, and future-facing EFT community.

✨ Together, let’s shape the story of EFT in India.

Certified EFT Trainer Simona Herb Presented on Working with Reactivity

It was super exciting to have an engaging FREE webinar on Nov 20th, hosted by the newly ICEEFT-affiliated India EFT Council and facilitated by the fantastic Certified EFT Trainer/Supervisor Dr. Simona Herb. All who attended learn a. lot on on using EFT to work with high emotional reactivity in couples therapy—it is an area many therapists have struggled with at one point or another. Learning more about EFT’s warm, compassionate way of defusing this kind of conflict in couples therapy was truly valuable for everyone who attended.

India EFT Council
ICEEFT Affiliated

Bringing Emotionally Focused Therapy to India.

India's first ICEEFT-affiliated council. A professional home for therapists learning, practising, and growing in Dr. Sue Johnson's attachment-based model of EFT.

Why us

A real path, real supervision, real community.

Therapists in an ICEEFT-aligned training session

ICEEFT-aligned training

Every course follows the ICEEFT curriculum and standards; the same path recognised worldwide, now taught closer to home.

A supervision conversation between two therapists

Supervision that builds skill

Certification isn't a certificate you buy. We connect you with certified supervisors for the live, reflective practice that actually grows competence.

Therapists talking together during a break at a workshop

A community that gets the context

Learn alongside Indian therapists: consultation groups, shared cases, and colleagues who understand the realities you practise in.

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Find your path.

I'm looking for support.

Our directory of EFT-trained therapists is opening soon. Couples, individual, and family work, online and in person.

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The model

What is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?

EFT focuses on the patterns that couples and individuals get stuck in when they feel disconnected or unsafe. By slowing down the process in the room and working with emotions in the present moment, therapists help clients express their deeper needs and longings.

At India EFT Council, we are dedicated to bringing high-quality EFT training and supervision to therapists across India, so more clients can experience safe, connected relationships.

Calendar

Upcoming trainings and events.

From a first one-day introduction through advanced, certification-track work, every training follows the ICEEFT curriculum.

Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy
1 day · Live online

Fundamentals of EFT

Your first step into the transformational world of EFT.

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EFCT Externship, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
4 days · Externship

EFCT Externship

The four-day essential EFT for Couples training.

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EFCT Core Skills, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
48 hrs · Advanced

EFCT Core Skills

Extended 48-hour advanced training in EFCT.

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EFFT Essentials, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
Family therapy

EFFT Essentials

Mend relationships across generations.

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EFIT Essentials, Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
Individual therapy

EFIT Essentials

Revolutionize your individual therapy practice.

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EFIT Consultation, mastering skills and overcoming challenges
Advanced · Consultation

EFIT Consultation

Mastering skills & overcoming challenges in EFIT.

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