Becoming a Certified EFCT Supervisor
Hooray! I’ve officially joined the ICEEFT community as a Certified EFCT Supervisor — and while the certification itself matters, what it represents matters even more.
The path to becoming a Certified EFCT Supervisor with ICEEFT has been less about arriving at a title and more about deepening into the relational heart of supervision.
Supervision has become one of the most rewarding parts of my work.
To sit alongside therapists as they grow into their confidence with EFCT.
To help them trust the model, not just cognitively but emotionally.
To hold space for the tender, uncertain, often invisible moments that come with guiding couples through real change.
Supervision is not about having the “right answers.” It’s about creating enough safety and structure that learning can unfold, risks can be taken, and therapists can stay present with complexity — in themselves and in their clients.
Throughout this certification process, I was deeply supported by mentors who embodied exactly that.
One of my brilliant mentors, Dr Clare Rosoman, shared these generous words as I completed my certification:
“Throughout her certification process, Natalie demonstrated a beautiful ability to create safety and structure in supervision, to stay attuned to her supervisees’ learning edges, and to offer feedback with both clarity and compassion.”
To be seen in this way by someone whose work I respect so deeply is something I will carry with me.
I’m also incredibly grateful to Dr Karen Johnson, my second mentor, for her steady encouragement as I grew into this role, and to ICEEFT Trainer Gail Palmer for her thoughtful feedback and review of my work during the certification process.
One of the most important things I learned through this process is that good supervision mirrors good therapy.
When supervision is grounded in safety, clarity, and attunement, therapists don’t just learn EFCT — they begin to embody it. They trust themselves more. They take cleaner risks. They stay present in moments where uncertainty might otherwise pull them out of connection with their clients or the model.
That learning has deeply shaped how I now approach supervision: with a focus on pacing, relational safety, and supporting therapists to find their own grounded authority within EFCT.
This certification isn’t an endpoint. It’s a deepening.
A recommitment to the values that sit at the heart of EFCT: attachment, safety, clarity, and compassion — not only in the therapy room, but in how we support the therapists doing this work.
Looking for EFT Supervision?
If you’re an EFT therapist seeking individual or group supervision, and you’re wanting a space that is supportive, structured, and emotionally attuned, I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch to explore whether we’re the right fit.