TRAINING

EFIT: Out of the Pit of Depression
An Attachment-Informed Approach to Working with Depression​

November 21, 2026
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

Presenter
Dr. Herman Chow, RP, RMFT-SM
Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor (EFIT, EFCT, EFFT)
CACFT RMFT Supervisor Mentor
AAMFT Approved Supervisor



Workshop Description

“EFIT: Out of the Pit of Depression” is the 20th installment of the Online EFT Workshop Series, designed to deepen and hone your EFT skills.

Depression is one of the most common concerns therapists encounter in clinical practice. Whether it is the primary presenting concern or occurs alongside relationship distress, anxiety, trauma, grief, or other life challenges, most therapists will regularly work with clients struggling with depressive symptoms.

Depression can leave clients feeling stuck, disconnected, numb, hopeless, and alone. It can also leave therapists feeling stuck—wondering how to help clients who seem to lack the energy, hope, or motivation needed to move forward.

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) offers a powerful way of understanding and working with depression. Grounded in attachment science and the transformative power of emotion, EFIT helps therapists look beyond depressive symptoms to explore the emotional pain, attachment needs and longings, and protective strategies that may lie underneath.

This workshop will demonstrate how therapists can enter and attune to the emotional world of clients struggling with depression, make sense of their protective strategies, access and deepen underlying emotions, and help clients reconnect with important attachment needs and longings. Participants will also explore how EFIT can help clients move from emotional isolation and stuckness toward greater engagement, connection, and hope.

Through teaching, clinical examples, and video demonstrations, participants will learn a practical, attachment-informed EFIT roadmap for working with depression that can be readily integrated into clinical practice.




Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Conceptualize depression through an EFIT and attachment lens.
2. Identify and make sense of protective strategies commonly associated with depression.
3. Apply EFIT interventions to access and deepen underlying emotions, attachment fears, needs, and longings.
4. Facilitate corrective emotional experiences that foster greater emotional engagement, connection, and responsiveness.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is suitable for:

• Novice and experienced therapists
• Registered Psychotherapists
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Couple and Family Therapists
• Pastors and Pastoral Counsellors
• Other mental health professionals seeking to strengthen their emotional process work

Continuing Education

The Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy (CACFT) has approved 3 Continuing Education Hours for this training.
These hours may be used toward the continuing education requirements of regulatory colleges (e.g., CRPO) and professional associations (e.g., CACFT), subject to their respective requirements.


Workshop Fees

All fees are in Canadian dollars

Regular Fee: $90 per person

Early Bird Fee: $80 per person
Register and pay on or before September 21, 2026

Group Rate (10+ participants): $70 per person

• One payment for the entire group must be submitted by the group organizer via e-transfer to [email protected]
• The group organizer should email a list of participants’ names, email addresses, and mailing addresses to [email protected]
• Group registration deadline: September 21, 2026

ICEEFT Supervisor Fee: $50

Full-Time Student Fee: $45

Full-Time Student Group Rate (10+ participants): $35 per person

• One payment for the entire group must be submitted by the group organizer via e-transfer to [email protected]
• The group organizer should email a list of participants’ names, email addresses, and mailing addresses to [email protected]
• Group registration deadline: September 21, 2026

Important Registration Policies

• No refunds or transfers to another workshop date or participant.
• Registered participants will receive a copy of the training.
• Registration is confirmed only upon receipt of payment. Please do not submit the registration form without payment.
• A receipt will be issued once both the registration form and payment have been received. The receipt will serve as confirmation of registration.
• The Zoom link and workshop notes will be sent at least one week before the workshop.

Registration

Individual Registration
For individual/non-group registration:
https://hermanchow.com/therapists-registration

Group Registration
For groups of 10 or more participants, please follow the group registration and payment instructions listed above.


Payment Information

Please send payment by e-transfer to:
[email protected]
For participants who are unable to use e-transfer (e.g., participants outside Canada), PayPal is also available.
Please contact Herman at [email protected] to arrange PayPal payment if assistance is required.
Please note: An additional $8 CAD is required for PayPal payments to cover transaction fees.