December 2026 Annual Holiday Luncheon - What is EFIT?

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy Please join SAART for our Annual Holiday Luncheon 1.5 CEUs included! ACTIVE SAART MEMBERS - PLEASE SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR FREE TICKET BELOW. Presenter: Jason Northrup, Ph.D., LMFT-S Jason Northrup is a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Supervisor and a Certified Discernment Counselor. He specializes in working with couples and individuals working through relationship issues. He practices at the Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement in San Antonio. In 2026 he was named one of San Antonio Magazine's Top Mental Health Professionals in the Marriage/Couple/Family category. He is married to Kirsten and has two amazing kids who keep growing up despite their best efforts. Overview: Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy is a therapeutic model derived from Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and creatively applies it to work with individual clients. In this presentation, participants will learn about the theoretical foundations of the model. Participants will also begin to understand how therapists help the client access primary emotions in session and co-create corrective emotional experiences. Finally, participants will begin to learn about how these corrective experiences can then be applied to the client's model of self and other. Learning Objectives: 1. Name the theoretical foundations of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) 2. Describe how EFIT creates corrective emotional experiences for the client between the client and therapist 3. Describe how EFIT integrates corrective emotional experiences into the client's model of self and other Schedule: The event will run from 11:30AM - 1:30PM Networking/Lunch: 11:30AM Presentation: 12:00PM Audience: This presentation is appropriate for professionals in the mental health industry. Cost: This is a MEMBERS ONLY event, and tickets can be obtained by SAART members for free upon check out in Eventbrite by using email on membership profile. ***Special offer: If you are not currently a SAART member, and you would like to purchase a membership for 2027, you are welcome to the bonus of joining us for the Holiday luncheon, at no additional cost to you! Cost of 2027 SAART membership is $85. Join here: https://app.joinit.com/o/san-antonio-association-of-relational-therapists CEUs: CEUs will be issued to all participants approximately 1 week after event. Signing in and out is required - you must be present for entirety of event. 1.5CEUs Registration will close 1 week prior to event, November 27, 2026. A plated lunch at Paloma Blanca is included with your registration!