Presenters: Silvina Irwin, PhD; Lisa Blum, PsyD
Format: Didactic teaching, case discussion, applied reflection
Session: Morning — May 10
Modality: EFFT
Level: Intermediate

Cost: Included in the Summit ticket

Overview:
Many couples struggle to translate emotional shifts into embodied intimacy. This workshop demonstrates how touch-based interventions, used safely and selectively, can deepen partners’ experiences of responsiveness, co-regulation, and sexual connection. Through case examples and guidelines for clinical decision-making, participants will explore how touch may support secure attachment while honoring trauma histories and cultural context. The focus is on using touch not as technique, but as a gateway to accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement.

Learning outcomes:

• Tailor touch-based work with awareness of trauma, culture, and therapist self-of-therapist dynamics
• Utilize a decision-making process for integrating structured touch exercises
• Process touch interventions through the EFT Tango to deepen emotional connection