Instructor: Adele Lafrance, PhD
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free (registration required)
About the Presenter
Dr. Adele Lafrance is a clinical psychologist, research scientist, author and co-developer of emotion-focused treatment modalities, including Emotion-Focused Family Therapy. She has published extensively in the field of emotion and health, including the EFFT Clinician’s Manual published by the American Psychological Association. She has also written a popular parenting book titled: What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work.
A frequent keynote speaker at professional conferences, Adele is known for her engaging, energetic and authentic presentation style. She provides consultation and training for clinicians, school boards and mental health agencies worldwide.
Adele is perhaps best known for promoting family-focused care for children, adolescents and adults struggling with mental health issues.
For more information about Adele and her work, visit: www.dradelelafrance.com
Missed this event? Good news! You can catch it on Youtube (see below) until
Friday September 5th at 11:59pm ET
FREE Live Conversation with Dr. Adele Lafrance
Co-Creator of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
A Special One-Hour Virtual Event
August 25, 2025, 12pm - 1pm ET *
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A rare opportunity to hear directly from the co-creator of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) – no cost to attend.
On Monday, August 25th, join Mission: Empowerment! founder Angela Rolleman in a live conversation with Dr. Adele Lafrance ahead of her first in-person Ontario workshops in seven years.
In this interactive one-hour session, Adele will share:
- Personal insights from her journey and what drives her work.
- Highlights from her three unique upcoming workshops:
- Emotion-Focused Family Therapy: Introduction for Clinicians– Core processes to help caregivers support loved ones with mental health challenges.
- Transforming Caregiver Self-Blame – Tools to reduce guilt and shame while building stronger therapeutic alliances.
- Using Emotion Theory & Emotion-Focused Chair Work Scripts– Strategies to deepen emotional processing and transformation in session.
- Emotion-Focused Family Therapy: Introduction for Clinicians– Core processes to help caregivers support loved ones with mental health challenges.
- Live Q&A – Your chance to ask Adele your questions.
Topics Discussed will Include:
- What Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is – and why Adele would re-name the model now, looking back
- The treatment mistakes that led to the model
- Common therapy situations where EFFT therapy can help
- How EFFT can be applied in any relationship
Why caregiver involvement in treatment is so important, and why caregivers - with the right support - are often more effective than therapists - Caregiver self-blame:
- How it can block treatment progress
- Why Adele has dedicated an entire workshop day to this crucial theme
- How it can block treatment progress
- Using Emotion Theory & Emotion-Focused Chair Work Scripts in Individual Therapy:
- What specific scenarios to use these interventions for
- Why these interventions warrant a full day of immersive practice
Who Should Attend?
This session is designed for clinicians, counsellors, and helping professionals eager to expand their therapeutic toolkit - and for anyone considering joining Adele in Stratford this fall.
Why You’ll Want to Be There
Whether you’re already an admirer of Adele’s work, curious about EFFT, or considering joining one of her Stratford workshops this fall, this event is a perfect chance to:
- Learn practical, immediately useful concepts
- Preview what makes each workshop unique
- Connect with a leading voice in the field of emotion-focused therapy
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