Valiant Couples Therapy & Consulting
Valiant Clinician Consulting & Trainings
Grow your expertise and confidence with personalized consulting and cutting-edge training designed to help you better serve your clients.
Ready to take your therapy skills to the next level?
At Valiant Couples Therapy & Consulting, we help you expand your expertise, master advanced techniques, and grow into the therapist you aspire to be.
Valiant Couples Therapy & Consulting
Consulting & Trainings
Clinical Supervision
Supervision and consultation for therapists and organizations looking to enhance their skills in working with military personnel, combat veterans, and first responders.
Trainings & WOrkshops
Focused training to equip therapists with the knowledge and tools to harness the power of emotions, facilitate meaningful change, and strengthen client relationships.
Upcoming Trainings & Workshops
EFIT Essentials (C4C) - Raleigh, NC
- In-person Raleigh, NC
- October 7-10, 2026
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Essentials with Dr. Greg Cheney teaches you how to tune into, order, and use the power of potent emotion to literally ‘move’ clients into a new sense of self. As they construct their inner emotional world in new ways, the results are:
– an increased sense of competence and worth,
– a sense of secure connection with self and others,
– and diminished symptoms of emotional disorders.
Immediately transform your practice and clients with EFIT. This training is delivered with a Created for Connection (C4C) focus for Christian clients.
Hosted by Christian non-profit Foundation Restoration.
EFCT Externship (C4C) - Raleigh, NC
- In-person Raleigh, NC
- November 4-7, 2026
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy — a model backed by 35 years of empirical research with Dr. Greg Cheney. This Externship in EFCT® is delivered with a Created for Connection (C4C) focus as described in Dr. Sue Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer’s book “Created for Connection: The ‘Hold Me Tight’ Guide for Christian Couples.”
Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for couples. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session!
Hosted by Christian non-profit Foundation Restoration.
EFCT Externship - Nashville, TN
- In-person Nashville, TN
- November 18-21, 2026
Immerse yourself in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy — a model backed by 35 years of empirical research with Dr. Greg Cheney and Dr. Teri Murphy.
Observe real couples undergoing therapy (live or recorded), practice your EFT skills with experiential exercises, discover which patterns keep clients stuck in distress, and learn how principles of attachment science translate into on-target interventions for couples. Emerge empowered and ready for your clients to grow in every session!
Hosted by EFT Tennessee.
Training & Workshops
- In-person & Online
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Clinician Training & Workshops – Schedule a training event for the clinicians in your organization. Dr. Greg Cheney regularly trains clinicians for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Defense Health Agency, and North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Couples Workshops – Schedule a workshop for couples in your organization. Options include a Hold Me Tight® Workshop or a Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples Workshop.
Full 2026 Training Schedule
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
January 12-15, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas
EFCT Core Skills Standard
Feb 6-7 & April 17-18, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for Christian non-profit Foundation Restoration in Raleigh, NC.
Intro to Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
March 27, 2026
Honeybee Psychology in Wilmington, NC
First on the Scene, Last to Heal: Connecting with First Responders in Crisis and Trauma
March 21, 2026
Keynote for the NCAMFT Annual Conference
Created for Connection Couples Workshop
March 30-31, 2026
Continuing Medical and Dental Conference in Athens, Greece
Intro to EFCT with Trauma Survivors
April 24, 2026
Hosted online by the Hampton Roads EFT Community
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy
April 30, 2026
Online at ICEEFT Courses
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
May 18-21, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
July 19 - Aug 1, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for the OBU MFT Program In Shawnee, Oklahoma
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Essentials
October 7-10, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for Christian non-profit Foundation Restoration in Raleigh, NC
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
November 4-7, 2026
Delivered with a Created for Connection focus for Christian non-profit Foundation Restoration in Raleigh, NC
Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy® (EFCT)
November 18-21, 2026
Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by EFT Tennessee
Hi, I'm Greg Cheney
My journey on how to most effectively come alongside our heroes in their search for a new normal led me to Emotionally Focused Therapy with its foundation in attachment theory and emphasis on an experiential, person centered, and systemic approach.
I’ve been on active-duty in the military working with soldiers and their families for over 20 years. The most meaningful aspect of working with service members is being invited into the sacred moments of their greatest joys and deepest tragedies. These sacred moments are entrusted to few yet provide such a clear understanding of their deep courage and great sacrifice in their service to our Nation. The opportunity to accompany service members, first responders, and their families in their journey towards their goals for health and well-being is the most meaningful part of what I do. I am beyond humbled and grateful.
Service members and first responders are just like you. They don’t want to be labeled, automatically placed into a category, or given a knee jerk diagnosis. They are searching for a therapist who is authentic and trustworthy and is genuinely interested and curious about their experiences, even their tragic experiences. They value someone who is committed to journeying with them as they see the need to search for a new normal. Their tragic experiences and sacrifice in serving others can seem like a roadblock to returning to the normal they once knew.
Join me as we strive to provide exceptional care to our military, combat veterans, and first responders!
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Counseling & Counselor Education – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
- Regularly trains clinicians for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Defense Health Agency, and North Carolina Department of Public Safety
- Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy Trainer, Supervisor, Therapist
International Centre of Excellence for Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) - Master of Divinity – Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway Seminary), Mill Valley, CA
- Master of Arts in Counseling – Webster University, St. Louis, MO
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist – North Carolina #1862
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor – North Carolina #S12826
- Approved Supervisor and Clinical Fellow
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) - Board Certified Telemental Health Provider (BC-TMH)
Dr. Greg Cheney
Owner and Clinical Director
Clinician Consulting & Trainings
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