Trainer: George Faller, LMFT
Where: Bentley University Conference Center, Waltham, MA
Level: Completion of 4-day Externship required
Target Audience: Marriage & Family Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists
Cost: Nonmembers: Early Bird (by 3/1/27) $400; After 3/1/27 $450;
EFT MA Members: Early Bird (by 3/1/27) $350; After 3/1/27 $400 (use discount code at checkout)
CEs: 12 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 23, 2027.
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 :
Sex is one of the most powerful—and avoided—topics in couples therapy.
While therapists are well-trained to work with emotion and attachment, many feel unsure how to bring sex into the conversation in a way that is both clinically effective and emotionally safe. As a result, a critical dimension of the couple’s bond often goes unaddressed.
In this dynamic workshop, George will guide you in working with the often overlooked—but essential—third attachment system of romantic love: the sexual system. You’ll learn how the sexual attachment system interacts with the emotional and caregiving attachment systems to create predictable patterns of interaction. Armed with an attachment MAP to integrate what happens inside and outside the bedroom, therapists can help couples transform shame, pressure, and avoidance into deeper connection.
Through practical interventions, case examples, and step-by-step guidance, you’ll gain tools you can use immediately to:
Bring sex into the therapy room with clarity and confidence
Identify and de-escalate negative sexual cycles
Work effectively with desire discrepancies and sexual avoidance
Help partners express vulnerability and respond with caregiving
Strengthen both emotional and sexual bonds using an attachment lens
Hit the target of great sex and sexual secure attachment
When therapists can skillfully address sex, they don’t just improve intimacy—they help couples build more secure, resilient relationships. Learn how to turn Brave Love and Great Sex into a lived reality.
George Faller, LMFT is an ICEEFT certified therapist, supervisor and trainer. He is a therapist and Director of Training and Supervision for Greenwich Center for Hope and Renewal in Greenwich, Connecticut and is on the Board of the Porter Cason Institute at Tulane University in New Orleans. George is a founder and current President of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. He is a Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) and teaches classes at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in Manhattan. Alongside Laurie Watson, PhD, he hosts the podcast Foreplay Radio. He and Laurie Watson have co-authored the new book Brave Love, Great Sex: Harnessing Attachment Theory for Passionate Relationships. This is George’s second book after Sacred Stress that he co-authored with the Rev. Dr. Heather Wright. George is one of the founders of Success in Vulnerability, an on-line training platform for therapists practicing EFT.
Prior to a career in the field of mental health, George spent 20 years as a NYC Firefighter and NYC Police Officer. His experience as a FDNY Peer Counselor, particularly following the events of 9/11, sparked his passion to help those impacted by trauma.