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55 episodes
Language
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Kathryn De Bruin and Ronda EvansExplicit
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Date created
2024/01/19
Latest episode
2026/06/09
Average duration
42 min.
Release period
23 days
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Welcome to the the Family Family Express! We are glad you are joining us as we traverse the vast landscape of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) landscape including cultural attunement, lessons learned, shared fears, and the passion and curiosity that bonds our EFFT community. In addition, your hosts and guest speakers will share how lived experience have shaped and influenced their professional trajectories while keeping our conversations centered around attachment theory. Kathryn and Ronda are grateful to Sue Johnson and other mentors for the development of EFFT.
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E55. Parental Alliance in EFFT with Sara Lamb and Devonne Strachan
2026/06/09
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest stoday are Sara Lamb, MEd, RCT, CCC and Devonne Strachan, M.S.W., R.S.W. They will speak about parental alliance in EFFT.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can reach Sara Lamb at www.saralamb.ca
You can reach Devonna Strachan at
https://www.westbridgeassociates.ca/associates/devonne-strachan/
E54. Good Moms Lose It Too: The Truth about Parental Anger and Regulation with Michelle Puster, LPC
2026/05/05
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Michelle Puster, LPC in North Carolina.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
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Michelle Puster (she/her) M.Ed., LPC
Website https://compassionateheartmindfullife.com/
Podcast Compassionate Heart Parenting Podcast
Resource Pause & Regroup
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/compassionateheartparenting
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@compassionateheartmichelle?si=Bm7zH31WsROxc748
FB: https://www.facebook.com/CompassionateHeartMindfulLife
E53. Adult Siblings in Family Therapy with Rebecca Fitzgerald, LCSW
2026/03/31
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Rebecca Fitzgerald, LCSW from North Carolina who is speaking about parent-child estrangement.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
Facebook YouTube IG Yelp Google + Twitter Website
You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Rebecca Fitzgerald at
IG @unconditioninglove
and my Website: https://www.unconditioning.love/ or "unconditioning-dot-love"
E52. When Neurodiversity Isn’t Yet Named: Therapeutic Interventions with Care with Dr Kade Sharp.
2026/03/10
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Dr. Kade Sharp who will speak about what to do when someone does not want to acknowledge neurodiversity or autism.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Dr. Kade Sharp at
Spectrum Counseling: www.kadesharp.com
Other resources in this episode:
Curious Cryptid Learning (continuing education platform): www.cryptidlearns.com
@cryptidlearns on Facebook and Instagram
E51. The Value of the Simulation Experience for Learning EFFT Therapeutic Skills with Dr. Bobbie Posmontier
2026/02/17
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families.
Our guest today is Dr. Bobbie Posmontier, Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and the Evelyn Lauder Endowed Chair at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. Dr. Posmontier leads innovative curriculum initiatives integrating attachment-based psychotherapy, simulation-based training, and emotionally focused family therapy.
She has developed a novel simulation experience for PMHNP students using standardized patients at the New York Simulation Center (NYSIM). This immersive program allows graduate nursing students to practice real-time family engagement, emotional attunement, trauma sensitivity, and attachment-based interviewing before entering real-world practice.
Today, she’ll share how the simulation was designed, the pedagogical goals behind it, why emotionally focused family therapy matters in psychiatric training, and what students have learned through this experience.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Dr. Bobbie Posmontier at
IG: @bobbieposmontier_
FB: @bobbie.posmontier
LinkedIn: bobbie-posmontier-797a00388
E50. Leaning into Children's Angry Feelings: the why and how with Stephanie Chimienti, RP
2026/01/27
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Stephanie Chimienti,RP, MA in the Toronto area. Stephanie will speak about anger and aggression in kids in the therapy room.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Stephanie Chimienti at
IG: stephanie.psychotherapy
https://www.counsellingandco.com/
[email protected]
E49. Estrangement in adult family relationships: perspectives and support with Rebecca Fitzgerald, LCSW
2026/01/06
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Rebecca Fitzgerald, LCSW from North Carolina who is speaking about parent-child estrangement.Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
Facebook YouTube IG Yelp Google + Twitter Website
You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Rebecca Fitzgerald at
IG @unconditioninglove
and my Website: https://www.unconditioning.love/ or "unconditioning-dot-love"
E48. The Healing Quest: Using D&D to Level Up Family and Group Communication with Riley Fairgrieve, LPC, NCC
2025/12/16
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Riley Fairgrieve, LPC, NCC. Riley speaks about the use of therapeutic tabletop role play gaming in families and peer groups -- in his case, D & D, Dungeons and Dragons.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
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You can follow Riley Fairgrieve, LPC, NCC at
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
The Kids Table (Videos of one family playing DnD): https://youtu.be/xSUgl6BHj0g?si=g99ObOl7GaXM2HeQ
Roll in the Family (Family Friendly Charity Event where 3 sets of parents and their kids played with a masterclass GM): https://youtu.be/4xnfQ4KjfSg?si=gBTjPVqx9UYEzypI
E47. Neurodiversity in Family Therapy: Spotting the Signs and Starting the Conversation with Kade Sharp
2025/11/25
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Dr. Kade Sharp who will speak about spotting the signs of autism spectrum disorder and starting the conversation with families.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT at
Facebook YouTube IG Yelp Google + Twitter Website
You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT at
Facebook Facebook IG Website
You can follow Dr. Kade Sharp at
Spectrum Counseling: www.kadesharp.com
Other resources in this episode:
Curious Cryptid Learning (continuing education platform): www.cryptidlearns.com
@cryptidlearns on Facebook and Instagram
E46. Co-therapy in EFFT with Katie Humilde and Angela Bishop
2025/11/04
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Katie Humilde and Angela Bishop and they are speaking about using co-therapy in EFFT which they use together.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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You can contact and follow Katie Humilde and Angela Bishop:
https://www.bettertogetherpsych.org/
E45. Authenticity with Robyn Stewart-Amarra, LMFT
2025/10/14
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Robyn Stewart, counselor in Atlanta. Robyn speaks with us and you about authenticity in self both personally and professionally.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
Of note an error was found in this recprding: at the time of this recording, Robyn was not a licensed counselor yet.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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You can contact and follow Robyn Stewart, MFT, MS
[email protected] 404-884-9281
www.therelationshiphouse.org
@therelationshiphouse/insta
E44. Fatherhood with Jeremy George LCMHC
2025/09/23
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Jeremy George, LMHCH therapist in North Carolina. Jeremy speaks with us about one of his passions -- fatherhood and working with fathers in family therapy. Jeremy speaks about the "five A's" -- Attunement, Accessibility, Affirmation, Affection and Accountability.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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You can follow Jeremy George, LMHCH
E43. Walking through essential elements of the EFFT model with Colleen Anderson of South Africa
2025/09/09
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Colleen Anderson, therapist in South Africa. Colleen recently attended an EFFT prior to this recording and she provides a comprehensive look at the essential elements of the EFFT model based on her recent immersive learning at the training.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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You can contact and follow Colleen Anderson at:
email [email protected]
IG: colleen135
E42. A conversation with Dr. Sean Davis about feminine and masculine energy
2025/08/19
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Dr. Sean Davis, a leading voice in the couple and family therapy academic world and licensed therapist. Dr. Davis brings to us a topic of masculine and feminine energy in working with families.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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You can follow Dr. Sean Davis at
website: https://thedavisgroup.org
FB: facebook.com/thedavisgroup.org
IG: Instagram.com/the.davis.group
E41. Living and Learning the EFFT Model with Colette Mrazek, RCC
2025/07/29
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT where our destination is resilient and connected families. Our guest today is Colette Mrazek, BA(CYC), MEd, RCC-ACS in Vancouver, Canada. Colette shares with us and you about her parallel process of living and learning the EFFT model including self of the person work and self of the therapist work. She speaks about attuning to her emotional process and by doing so attuning to and meeting her emotional needs as she was a new EFT learner while she was helping youth and families along the way.
Kathryn de Bruin is an ICEEFT Certified EFT Trainer. Kathryn and Ronda are both licensed marriage and family therapists, EFT supervisors and therapists, and AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can follow Ronda Evans, LMFT
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To contact Collette Mrazek: colettemrazek.com | Facebook | LinkedIn Instagram
[email protected]
Podcast reviews
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Michelle Puster 2026/05/02
Very helpful EFFT tools!
I always get something powerful from Kathryn & Ronda’s conversations. I love how they slow the conversation down and unpack important tools. They are...
Jackie2More 2025/06/14
Encouraging. Relevant. Conceptually clarifying. Growth oriented.
Encouraging — moderators and guests often acknowledge real therapeutic challenges while articulating their therapeutic growth (that evolved from their...
CarmenMarina24 2025/06/12
The conceptual clarity I needed!
I’ve found it is so hard to find resources for EFFT, which is why I’m so grateful to have found this podcast. Kathryn and Ronda helped me re conceptua...
Sarah Jane K 2025/02/27
Heartfelt Dialogue, Relevant Perspective, and an Accessible Framework for Using EFFT in Practice
The Family Express provides relevant perspective, thoughtful exploration, and accessible conceptualizations and interventions for using EFFT in practi...
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