2026 Feb. | EFIT Essentials

Trainers

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  Yolanda von Hockauf ICEEFT Certified Trainer
  

  Yolanda von Hockauf

  ICEEFT Certified Trainer

  Yolanda (she, her) is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified EFT Trainer. She is a co-founder of the Vancouver Couple & Family Institute and the Vancouver Centre for EFT Training which have provided services to clients and therapists since 2005.

  As a therapist in the original UBC research study on Emotionally Focused Therapy by Sue Johnson in 1983, Yolanda has been using the model since its inception.

  Applying the EFT model creatively to a range of cultures is a strong passion for Yolanda. She has trained in 14 countries around the world and continues to actively learn and grow in her understanding of how to apply and train in EFT.

  Yolanda has a passion for helping therapists grow in their skills, confidence and self-awareness. She has mentored numerous trainers toward becoming ICEEFT Certified Trainers. Her clear style and engaging manner make her training an exceptional experience for beginning and advanced therapists alike.

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  Ali Barbosa ICEEFT Certified Trainer
  

  Ali Barbosa

  ICEEFT Certified Trainer

  Ali Barbosa is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. He is the founder and director of EFT México, the first ICEEFT affiliated Center in Latin America. Ali has a full-time private practice in Mérida, México, and works with adult individuals and couples, sometimes in a bilingual setting. Additionally, Ali has been certified in CBT and Ericksonian psychotherapy. He has worked and trained with many different EFT trainers and appreciates the richness and integration that derives from collaboration. Ali is very passionate about training and has helped translate and bring the EFT model to Hispanic therapists all over Latin America and Spain.