NYCEFT Quarterly Seminar
Cost:
I Will Never Forget Your Pain: A Case Example of the Attachment Injury Repair Model in Stage 1 and Stage 2
Presenter: Julia Belotserkovsky, PhD
Discussant: Irina Wen, PhD
2 CEU’s through TRIEFT
In this seminar, we will follow a heterosexual couple over a year in treatment after presenting in a profound post-infidelity attachment injury state. Both partners are survivors of significant childhood attachment trauma. We will track the couple from the highly escalated, desperate, near-divorce, hopeless state to the state of deep repair, a renewed more profound sense of trust, care and connection. We will discuss the challenges therapists face in the initial stage of containing the escalation while tracking the negative cycle of anger, protest, blame, defensiveness and shame. We will also focus on the process of helping the injuring partner not only feel the pain they caused, but also reach for their partner’s comfort and reassurance.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
Time: 10AM-12PM EST
Where: Hybrid – In person at Cre8ive (134 West 29th Street, 2nd Floor, Space 4, New York, NY 10001) or online via Zoom (link provided upon registration).
Please note: The presentation will not be recorded.
Presenter: Julia Belotserkovsky, PhD
Julia Belotserkovsky, PhD is a psychologist in private practice in NYC. She has been a devoted practitioner of Emotionally-Focused Therapy since 2013. Julia is dedicated to helping couples develop a sense of emotional safety by staying open to their emergent experience and curious about the partner’s emotional reality. She helps her clients get to know their relational landscape, experience their emotions in the safety of the therapy hour, and develop trust and knowledge that their important person sees their emotional experience and cares deeply about it. Julia is attuned to the impact of trauma, neglect and attachment history on one’s relational patterns. She completed her doctoral training at the New School for Social Research where she trained with Jeremy Safran in relational psychotherapy and received advanced training in clinical applications of attachment theory from Howard and Miriam Steele. Julia completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at CPID with Dr. Zoya Simakhodskaya, where she received in-depth advanced training in EFT. Julia is a part-time faculty and a Clinical Associate at the New School for Social Research where she teaches courses like “Emotions in Psychotherapy” and “Clinical Theory and Practice ” and supervises graduate students.
Discussant: Irina Wen, PhD
Irina Wen, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with a heartfelt passion for helping people build stronger, more secure connections. Her work is rooted in attachment theory and a trauma-informed approach, creating a safe and supportive space for healing and growth. A certified Emotionally Focused Couple’s Therapy (EFT) therapist and supervisor, Irina serves as the Executive Director of NYCEFT (www.nyceft.org). She is the founder of Touchstone Psychology, PLLC (touchstonepsychologynewyork.
Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds for cancelled registration.
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