The Family Express

By Kathryn De Bruin and Ronda Evans

Join along 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

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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

The Family Express episodes:

October 14, 2025 E45. Authenticity with Robyn Stewart-Amarra
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.
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45min
September 23, 2025 E44. Fatherhood with Jeremy George LCMHC
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.

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56min
September 09, 2025 E43. Walking through essential elements of the EFFT model with Colleen Anderson of South Africa
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.

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You can contact and follow Colleen Anderson at:
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41min
August 19, 2025 E42. A conversation with Dr. Sean Davis about feminine and masculine energy
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.

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website: https://thedavisgroup.org
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IG: Instagram.com/the.davis.group
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33min
July 29, 2025 E41. Living and Learning the EFFT Model with Colette Mrazek, RCC
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.

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To contact Collette Mrazek: colettemrazek.com | Facebook | LinkedIn Instagram
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32min
July 01, 2025 E40. Redefining the Bell Curve and Developing your Systemic, Attachment-Based Framework with Katie Humilde, RP
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, MEd, Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, Canada. Our conversation traverses related topics of her journey into EFFT, the humanistic part of this humanistic therapy, and developing a systemic, attachment-based framework.
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.
Katie Humilde can be reached at:
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37min
June 17, 2025 E39. Attachment in Action Series: 4-5 Year Olds with a Systemic, Attachment Lens
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.
Today, Kathryn and Ronda continue the Attachment in Action Series. This episode we focus on the world of the 4-5 year old (up until turning 6 year old). This conversation is taken from the chapter of the same name from the book "Attachment in Family Therapy" written by Patricia Crittenden et al. This conversation includes shifting a viewpoint of individual bhaviors or symptoms in an child to placing those behaviors in the context of attachment and instead seeing those behaviors as functioning to promote survival and to elicit comfort, safety and protection from the parent or caregiver.
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.

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36min
June 03, 2025 E38. Supporting People with Disabilities Starts with Access with Joey Tapia, PhD
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 speaker is Joey Tapia PhD, CRC, LPC-S, RPT, NCC. Joey specializes in therapy for individuals, couples and families where at at least one person has a disability.
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.
[email protected]

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You can follow Joey Tapia at www.vandacounseling.org and [email protected]
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35min
May 20, 2025 E37. Expressive Arts in the EFT Tango with Kids and Teens with Dennis Eames
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 speaker is Dennis Eames, LMFT, Certified EFT Supervisor and Therapist located in Washington State. Today our conversation centers around the use of expressive arts in the EFT Tango with kids and teens.
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.
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You can reach Dennis Eames at:
[email protected]. Infinityfamilytherapy.com. infinityeftintensives.com
www.holdmetightseattle.com

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39min
May 06, 2025 E36. A Family Systems Frame versus a Diagnostic Frame
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.
In this episode, Kathryn and Ronda talk about making the shift conceptually, and in practice, from a diagnostic frame to a family systems frame.
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41min

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