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 40 episodes available.

The Family Express episodes:

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.
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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.
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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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[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
April 22, 2025 E35. About our Book "A Jumble of Thoughts and a Tangle of Feelings"
Welcome back for the next journey of The Family Express Podcast with Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT and Ronda Evans, LMFT. Today Kathryn and Ronda speak about their book, co-authored with Katie Stefano, "A Jumble of Thoughts and a Tangle of Feelings".

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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19min
April 08, 2025 E34. Self of the Therapist in Learning EFFT with Rikki Kumar, MA, RP, RCC, CCC
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 Rikki Kumar, MA, RP, RCC, CCC whose life traverses India and Vancouver. He is a certified EFIT, EFCT and EFFT Therapist. He works at the Vancouver EFT Centre.

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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41min
March 25, 2025 E33. Impacting Culture and Context One Person at a Time with Arthur Mensah
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 Arthur Mensah, MA, an African therapist in Southern California by way of New York who shares his personal philosophy and passion for the field with us today. Thank you for listening!

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 Arthur Mensah
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Instagram: @arthurm3nsah
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39min
March 11, 2025 E32. Play as an Attachment Need with Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S
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 Clair Mellenthin, a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist supervisor in Utah. Today we are talking with Clair about play as an attachment need and attachment based play therapy integrated with EFFT. Thank you for listening!

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 Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S
IG - @clairmellenthinplaytherapy
Linkedin- Clair Mellenthin https://www.linkedin.com/in/clair-mellenthin-2b97a417/
FB - Clair Mellenthin LCSW
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42min
February 25, 2025 E31. EFFT with Parents who have adult children. Conversations with Shenny Karmali, a Kenyan-Canadian family therapist.
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 Shenny Karmali, MSW, RSW who is sought out for her work with parents and their adult children, and even grandparents.
Thank you for listening!

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 Shenny Karmali
https://shennykarmali.com/
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How many episodes does The Family Express have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

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