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• BVPA Peer Consultation Group (Zoom), Fall 2025

  • Start
    19 Sep 2025
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  • End
    20 Feb 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom link to be sent upon registration

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  Can you believe it? It's time for...

  Yet-ANOTHER ROUND OF THE

  BVPA Peer Zoom Consultation Group

  Fall 2025 SCHEDULE begins 12pm September 19

  Meetings are a free benefit for BVPA Members

  & Associate Members

  and are eligible for 1 CEU per meeting

  (Depending on content of discussion, could count towards Ethics requirement)

  Registration is restricted to BVPA Full and Associate Members.

  Interested non-members are encouraged to join BVPA

  in order to attend.

  Peer Consultation Meetings provide an opportunity for members to provide one another with valuable information to increase the efficacy of our work, as well as provide an opportunity to engage in “best practices” for consultation about difficult cases.  As you may recall, one of the best risk management practices, when dealing with difficult clients or situations, is to document peer consultation in your notes. 

  In addition to consultations on individual cases brought by participants, issues of general concern that we address include professional liability questions, compliance with regulations, the impact of changes in legislation, insurance guidelines, and practical questions about the business of running a practice.  Additionally, you may have a specific area of expertise that you would be willing to share with the group, such as training in specific treatment modalities, expertise with certain populations, teletherapy expertise, or insights that come from years of practice. 

  Please join us and take advantage of this free membership benefit.  

  Our FALL 2025-2026 meeting schedule begins at 12:00 PM Central Time, on Friday, September 19, and then continues at 12:00 PM one Friday every month, through February 20, 2026. (Often the 3rd Friday of the month, but some date changes may occur due to holidays or unavoidable conflicts -- for example, the October date falls on the 2nd Friday of that month.)

   Meetings run for 1 hour. Registration is for the full series of meetings, but we understand that scheduling conflicts come up, so if you can't make a particular session, please notify info@bvpa-tx.org.

  Registration is limited, so please register early.

  Meetings are currently scheduled for 12-1 PM on:

  Sept 19, 2025; Oct 10, 2025; Nov 21, 2025; Dec 19, 2025;

  Jan 16, 2026; Feb 20, 2026

  Date changes may be required due to unavoidable conflicts,

  in which case registered participants will be notified via email.

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• BVCA & BVPA Holiday Party!

  • When
    16 Dec 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Maria Mias- 1007 Earl Rudder Fwy S, College Station, TX 77845
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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• Working with Attachment in EFT: Helping Couples Move from Protection to Connection

  • When
    06 Mar 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online/Zoom (Link will be sent 2 days before the event)

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  Working with Attachment in EFT: Helping Couples Move from Protection to Connection

  (3 CEUs)
  

  with:

  Beatriz Lloret, M.A., LPC

  When: Friday, March 6, 2026 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. 

  Where: Online via Zoom (link will be emailed 2 days before the event) 

  Cost: BVPA Members Free, Non-Members $80, TPA Members 10% discount at registration with TPA Member Number, Student Non-Members $10.

  Program Description: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) offers a clear, evidence-based framework for understanding and transforming relationship distress through the lens of attachment. In this workshop, Beatriz Lloret, M.A., LPC, will provide an overview of how EFT conceptualizes couple dynamics and guides the therapeutic process from reactivity toward secure connection.

  Participants will review the core attachment patterns - anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant - and how these shape the negative interaction cycles that keep couples stuck. Beatriz will demonstrate, through theory and clinical examples, how EFT therapists identify and work with partners’ protective strategies, access the underlying attachment needs and emotions, and facilitate moments of connection that repair and strengthen the bond.

  The goal of this presentation is to help therapists understand how and why EFT works; offering a deeper grasp of its attachment-based foundation, process of change, and relevance across clinical modalities.

  
  

  Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the theoretical foundations of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and its basis in attachment science and emotion theory.

  2. Differentiate the primary attachment patterns: anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant; and identify how these influence couple dynamics.

  3. Explain the concept of the negative cycle and how it functions as the common enemy in distressed relationships.

  4. Outline the three stages and nine steps of the EFT change process and how therapists guide partners from reactivity to emotional engagement.

  5. Recognize the role of protective strategies and vulnerable emotion within the EFT model and how these shape the path toward secure bonding.

  
  

  

  About Our Speaker
  
  

  Beatriz Lloret, M.A., LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and advanced EFT couple’s therapist with over 20 years of clinical experience helping partners rebuild trust, communication, and intimacy. Trained through ICEEFT, she has completed extensive advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method (Level 3) and integrates insights\from attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and mindfulness-based approaches.

  Beatriz is the creator of the Healing Anxious Attachment program and the Secure in Love Collective™, initiatives that translate attachment science into practical, accessible tools for individuals and therapists. A native of Brazil, Beatriz teaches, consults, and leads retreats and maintains a private practice at Attachment Specialist in Texas.

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