To add to the craziness, there is emotional freedom technique that uses the initials EFT. It has nothing to do with the Sue Johnson or Les Greenberg modalities.

Also, many therapist, at least in one local, are putting on their profiles (Psychology Today), and their websites that they are emotionally focused or emotional-focused therapist. I've called 8 of them in one city, and none had been certified or at least taken the training required to be certified in Sue Johnson's EFT which is what they alluded to or outright said in my conversation with them.

Therapist do need to be questioned thoroughly if one is going after a specific technique. Most all CBT therapist choose not to be certified, yet I've heard of a few good ones without said piece of paper. For many, it is the expense of getting the certificate, usually costing hundreds of dollars, and they don't have it after having doing all the training.