Hold Me Tight®
Hold Me Just Right
Program
The Dance of Touch & Sexual Connection in Intimate Relationships
A Relationship Enhancement Workshop for Therapists and Their Partners
EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR EFT THERAPISTS AND THEIR PARTNERS TO EXPERIENCE THIS WORKSHOP AS PARTICIPANTS.
When: April 25-26, 2026
– Saturday, 9-5pm and Sunday 10-4pm, in person
– Plus Friday, May 1, 2026 12-2pm ET, online session for therapists.
Facilitator: Nancy Knudsen, LMFT. Assisted by Marc Hardy, LMHC, Patricia Kruglak, LICSW, and Jack LaForte, PhD.
Format: In person at Smith College Conference Center, Northampton, MA, plus live online session
CEs: 13 CE’s will be available through National Marriage Seminars for licensed mental health clinicians who attend the entire program including the follow-up meeting. There is an additional cost of $39.99 when you request the CE’s from National Marriage Seminars, after the workshops.
Fees:
Early Registration: $1025 per couple until March 27, 2026
Regular Registration $1175 per couple after March 28, 2026
In addition, the downloadable Hold Me Tight®, Hold Me Just Right Facilitator Guide may be purchased on the iceeft.com website.
*Therapists wishing to take this workshop without a partner may be admitted on a case by case basis. Contact Nancy at nancy@coupleandfamilyinstitute.com to inquire.
Target Audience: EFT therapists and their partners
The week following the workshop there will be a 2-hour follow up online session with Nancy for therapists who want to learn to facilitate this workshop on their own.
Cancellation Policy:
Life happens, and the best laid plans sometimes are not possible to follow through on. Please read this cancellation policy carefully. Your registration fee is fully refundable minus a $25 processing fee up until 7 days before the program. There are no refunds of workshop fees for cancellations after that time. This policy is the most generous that we can offer as we invest significantly in your experience at the workshop with a lovely meeting space, food and beverages, supplies, and a team of trained therapists to support you if needed. We aim to give you the most valuable workshop experience with the most support, and your cancellation means loss of our financial investment without chance of recuperation of that investment.
Join Nancy for a weekend of experiential learning designed to explore greater emotional and physical intimacy with your longterm partner!
Why is it so hard to reach and maintain the flow of physical intimacy with our partner over time? How is it that our signals get distorted and misunderstood? What is behind all that avoidance that one or both of us may have fallen into? How can we enhance what has become too predictable a routine?
This workshop is designed for couples in which one or both partners are therapists so that you can experience first hand what this workshop has to offer, then learn to facilitate one of your own. Participants should be trained in EFT and have familiarity with the flagship Hold Me Tight® Program, ideally having attended, facilitated, and/or assisted at one. The Hold Me Tight book is required reading prior to this workshop.
Couples will:
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Learn about the blocks to intimacy and physical closeness
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Explore negative cycles related to physical intimacy and touch
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Hear about state of the art research on sexuality in committed relationships
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Learn more about each partner's desire and how to re-start or enhance this important bond
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Discover new ways of breathing life into your sensual/romantic/sexual connection
Therapists will:
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Understand the basic structure and components of the program
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Build facilitation skills necessary to lead a Hold Me Tight®, Hold Me Just Right Workshop
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Explore use of videos and optional exercises provided with the Facilitator’s Guide
Hold Me Tight ® is a registered trademark of Sue Johnson.
This workshop is a sequel to the Hold Me Tight® workshop based on the international best-selling book "Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love" by Dr. Sue Johnson.
Facilitator
Nancy Knudsen, LMFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Northampton, MA with four decades of experience working with couples. Nancy is a Certified EFT Supervisor and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. For a number of years, she facilitated Hold Me Tight workshops, before teaming up with colleague Michael Moran, LCSW, PhD, an EFT Supervisor and AASECT Supervisor, to co-create this Hold Me Tight sequel on sexuality. Several years into offering this new program, Nancy and Mike, with the support of Dr. Susan Johnson, co-created the Facilitator Guide so that this program can be offered by others around the world. These days, Nancy offers Couple Therapy Intensives and EFT supervision to EFT therapists around the globe.
Additionally, she is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and is a Co-Founder and Director of the Couple and Family Institute of New England.
