Dr. Scott Woolley, PhD, 2027 Conference Speaker
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Scott Woolley

Dr. Scott Woolley, PhD   

 

 

Dr. Woolley holds the rank of Distinguished Professor in the Couple and Family Therapy program at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego, CA, USA.  Dr. Woolley has provided over 125 international workshops and over 300 in the USA. He has done original research and published on treating affairs using EFT. Dr. Woolley is an EFT Trainer and is a founder and Director of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and a founding Director of the Training and Research Institute for EFT at Alliant (TRI EFT Alliant).     

 

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Healing Affairs: The Power of Emotionally Focused Therapy           

Date:  May 1, 2027

Time:  9:15 am - 10:45 am

CEs:  1.5

 

 

Description:

Affairs can have a devastating impact for individuals, couples, and families, and typically result in profound attachment injuries. Grounded in the principles of EFT, this workshop explores how attachment theory and EFT provide a roadmap for repair. Not all affairs are alike, and the healing process can vary depending on affair dynamics and underlying motivations. Building on our recent publication in the European Journal of Mental Health (Woolley & Koren, 2025), this presentation introduces 3 general and 7 specific motivations for affairs which are useful in ending affairs, creating safety, lowering fear levels, and developing a coherent narrative, all of which are critical for repairing attachment injuries. Using video demonstrations and a brief experiential exercise, participants will learn how to understand, treat, and bring healing to couple relationships that have been impacted by infidelity. By integrating an understanding of affair motivations into EFT treatment, therapists will be better equipped to attune to clients’ core needs and promote resilience in relationships fractured by infidelity.      

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:  

  • Identify at least one common myths associated with affairs.       
  • Identify three general underlying motivations for affairs and 7 seven specific types.       
  • Apply at least one basic reframes to help people who have affairs to validate the suffering of their partners without going into shame.    
  • Identify at least one unique element of using the attachment injury repair process with affairs.  
 

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