If you love EFCT but feel fuzzy about what certification actually takes (and how to get there without burning out or going broke), this free guide is for you. I’ll walk you through the real steps, the common detours, and what an efficient pathway can look like—so you can make smart, confident choices about your next move.
Have done (or are planning) Externship and/or Core Skills and love the model
Feel excited about certification… and also low-key overwhelmed by it
Leave some sessions thinking, “That did not feel like the EFCT I learned in training”
Want supervision to be more than “talking about hard cases”—you want it to build specific EFCT skills
Don’t want to spend the next 3 years and thousands of dollars in scattered supervision with no clear end point
Like the idea of having a map and a guide, not just a vague intention to “get certified someday”
What you’ll find inside The Efficient Certification Pathway
You’re not getting a sales brochure. You’re getting a real, high-level map of the EFCT certification journey, written by someone who’s walked it.
Inside, you’ll find:
A simple explanation of the EFCT certification path
The real steps (Externship, Core Skills, supervision, taping, application) and how they usually unfold in real life.
Why the process often stretches to 18–36 months
And why that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything “wrong”—it just means no one gave you a clear roadmap.
The three biggest places therapists get stuck
Including “I’ll figure it out as I go” supervision, taping avoidance, and model overwhelm in the room.
The Efficient Certification Pathway framework
Four key pillars—clarity on your map, deliberate supervision, strategic taping, and early application thinking—so you can use your time and money intentionally.
A gentle self-check (“Is this you?”)
So you can locate yourself in the process and feel less alone (and more normal) about where you are.
You’ll walk away with a clearer picture of what certification actually involves—and how to move toward it in a way that feels thoughtful, not frantic.
I’m Stephanie Cox, MS, LMHC—a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and EFCT Supervisor.
I completed my own EFCT certification in about 17 months. Not because I’m superhuman, but because I had great supervision and learned (often the hard way) how to:
Use supervision intentionally instead of randomly
Start taping before I felt “ready”
Think about the application long before I wrote it
What I didn’t have was a simple, written-down map of how to move from “I love this model” to “I’m certified in it.”
That’s what this guide is meant to be for you...A clear, de-jargoned overview that helps you feel:
Less confused
Less alone
More confident about the choices you’re making with your time, money, and energy
You don’t need to commit to certification today. You do deserve to understand the path so you can decide if, when, and how you want to walk it.
This guide is designed to stand on its own. You’ll get value from it even if you never buy anything from me.
If, after reading, you find yourself thinking:
“Okay… I want help making this efficient pathway real in my actual sessions and supervision,” then your best next step will be my short mini-workshop:
Fast-Track EFCT: From Externship to Certification Roadmap
Ready to feel less lost and more intentional about EFCT certification? Drop your email below and I’ll send you The Efficient Certification Pathway—a clear, therapist-friendly overview of what EFCT certification really involves, why it’s worth it, and how to move toward it without wandering for 3 years.