Systemic Training, Supervision, Consulting & Education
ECOSYSTEMIC STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY
Elevate your career with systemic family therapy training at PCFTTC. Grounded in Dr. Salvador Minuchin’s legacy, our programs prepare you to apply a strength-based, relational, context-sensitive and trauma-informed approach across the continuum of care. Join us and become part of a transformative professional alliance!
“Every family is their own best resource for change…”
Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT)
What is ESFT ?
ESFT is an empirically supported clinical treatment model for families, clinical supervision, and training developed by Marion Lindblad-Goldberg.
Our Mission
The Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center promotes effective, strength-based, systemic services through training, education, supervision, and consultation. The Center embraces innovative and ethical practice, and the use of data to inform training and competency development. Our mission is to collaborate with professionals, clinicians, and organizations to strengthen relational functioning and promote healthy family development for children and adults within the context of their social ecology and family culture, which shapes how families grow, connect, and heal.
Exclusive Blog Content
May 2026 Newsletter
2026 Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award Nominee: Melanie Sheaffer, Staff
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The Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award
This award has been established by the Philadelphia Child and Family Training Center in honor of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg whose personal and professional mission was to make the world a better, brighter, and more connected place one family at a time. She believed wholeheartedly in each of us – in our ability, through systemic and relational interventions, to heal disengagement and cultivate belonging.
Current Research & Literature about ESFT
Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy
Creating Competence From Chaos: A Comprehensive Guide To Home-Based Services