Trainers: Certified ICEEFT Trainers Alexine Thompson-de Benoit, LMFT and Ben Kneubühler, M Sc
When: Friday, April 24, 2026
Where: On Zoom
Level: Completion of 4-day Externship required
Target Audience: Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists
Cost: Early Bird (before 2/24/26) $175; After 2/24/26 $200; EFT MA Members Early Bird (before 2/24/26) $150; After 2/24/26 $175 (use discount code at checkout)
CEs: 6 CEs for LMFTs, LICSWs, LMHCs and Lic. Psychologists
*Evaluations and certificates are available online following course completion for $30.
Cancellation Policy: 50% refund up to 7 days prior to the training: no refunds issued after April 17, 2026.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
For questions about the training, contact: Heidi Bercovici (heidibercovici@gmail.com) or Ann Zierler (annzierler@hotmail.com).
Description of the course :
ADHD is a condition that affects the executive functioning part of the brain, which manages our working memory, ability to focus, ability to plan, stay organized, finish what we started, and regulate emotions, among other things. For ADHD affected individuals, those difficulties can be a real impairment in many areas of life, including their relationship. Research shows that those individuals have less satisfying relationships, in general.
It is not uncommon for them to be undiagnosed until later in adulthood, and by then, the relationship has been deeply affected. Their partners often complain that they are not paying attention to them, that they are disorganized, inconsistent, emotionally unstable, and unreliable. They often feel forgotten and unimportant and end up carrying a big part of the load, while complaining, blaming and criticizing their ADHD partner. This too will deeply affect the relationship.
Realizing that ADHD plays a role in the relational dynamic is crucial to transforming anger into empathy, and developing strategies to better manage its impact and stay united against the cycle.
In this one day course, participants will learn to:
- Understand the manifestations of ADHD and recognize their impact on emotions and the love relationship
Track the ADHD-impacted cycle with tact and sensitivity, without pathologizing
Reflect and validate both partners' experiences
Work towards de-escalation
Accommodate the special needs of such couples while still using the EFT map
We will focus mainly on stage one and how to work with the additional challenges that ADHD-impacted dynamics bring to the therapist's work.
Clips will be shown of ADHD and on ADHD partners sharing their felt experiences of the relationship, and the therapist working with tracking the cycle, validating and assembling emotions. Participants will also practice through role-plays in breakout rooms.
Alexine Thompson-de Benoit is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the EFT trainer for French-speaking Switzerland. She's been working in private practice with couples for almost 20 years and has had a special interest for ADHD for a number of years, as she’s learned to recognize the signs of an ADHD impacted relationship in more and more couples. She is passionate about helping such couples develop compassion for each other and learn to work with ADHD rather than against it, by following the powerful EFT map.
Ben Kneubühler is a psychotherapist, sexologist and the EFT Trainer for German-speaking Switzerland. Besides working with couples, he has been running group therapy and coaching for ADHD clients for many years and has developed an expertise on the topic. His passion is nurtured by the manifold capabilities ADHD people bring to our world with their Being different.
Early Bird - Before 2/24/26 $175
After 2/24/26 $200
EFT Massachusetts Member Early Bird - Before 2/24/26 $150
EFT Massachusetts Member After 2/24/26 $175