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 48 episodes available.

The Family Express episodes:

December 16, 2025 E48. The Healing Quest: Using D&D to Level Up Family and Group Communication with Riley Fairgrieve
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.

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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
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40min
November 25, 2025 E47. Neurodiversity in Family Therapy: Spotting the Signs and Starting the Conversation with Kade Sharp
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.

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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
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45min
November 04, 2025 E46. Co-therapy in EFFT with Katie Humilde and Angela Bishop
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.

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You can contact and follow Katie Humilde and Angela Bishop:
https://www.bettertogetherpsych.org/
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45min
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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You can contact and follow Robyn Stewart, MFT, MS
[email protected] 404-884-9281
www.therelationshiphouse.org
@therelationshiphouse/insta
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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.

You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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You can contact and follow Colleen Anderson at:
email [email protected]
IG: colleen135
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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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You can follow Dr. Sean Davis at
website: https://thedavisgroup.org
FB: facebook.com/thedavisgroup.org
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.

You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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To contact Collette Mrazek: colettemrazek.com | Facebook | LinkedIn Instagram
[email protected]
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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:
You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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Katie Humilde can be reached at: [email protected]
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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.

You can follow Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT
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How many episodes does The Family Express have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

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