The AAMFT Podcast
Episodes
Episode 39: Norm Epstein and Don Baucom
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Norm Epstein and Don Baucom are the creators of the cognitive behavioral couples therapy model. In this episode, they recount their individual backgro...
Episode 38: Bill O'Hanlon
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bill O’Hanlon is a speaker and author, known for his work in developing Solution-Oriented Therapy. In this episode, he discusses the model as provid...
Episode 37: Jay Lebow
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Lebow is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University known for his contributions to the field of MFT and his work with high-con...
Episode 36: John and Julie Gottman
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John and Julie Gottman are the co-founders of The Gottman Institute, a research-based approach to relationships and marital stability. The world-renow...
Episode 35: Andy Christensen
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andy Christensen is a professor of psychology at UCLA and the co-developer of integrated couples behavior therapy (ICBT). He has spent his career ...
Episode 34: Jackie Williams-Reade
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie Williams-Reade is an associate professor at Loma Linda University and a therapist, researcher, trainer, and speaker. In this episode, she discu...
Episode 33: Navigating the Legal System
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stefanie Frank, JD, former legal counsel for AAMFT, discusses common questions, gray areas, and ethical dilemmas about interfacing with the legal syst...
Episode 32: Patricia Papernow
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Papernow is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on blended families. In this episode, she discusses what has and hasn’...
Episode 31: Healing Racial Trauma
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This panel of LMFTs shares their perspectives in the classroom and beyond on healing from racial trauma. They discuss how to help Black clients and pe...
Episode 30: Froma Walsh
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Froma Walsh is an internationally respected leader in the field of MFT and the foremost authority on family resilience, developing a resilience-orient...
Episode 21: Kathleen Laundy: MFTs in Schools
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Laundy, PsyD, LMFT has over 40 years’ experience in private practice and the collaborative educational system. She is the chair of the MFTs...
Episode 28: Jill and David Scharff
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jill and David Scharff are the founders of the International Psychotherapy Institute and collaborators on many books, most notably Object Relations Co...
Episode 27: Cloe Madanes
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cloe Madanes is a world-renowned teacher and innovator of strategic family therapy. In this episode, she discusses her origin story, her career journe...
Episode 26: Erica Hartwell, Queer and Trans Advocacy Network
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Erica Hartwell is an associate professor at Fairfield University, where she has launched a certificate program for working with sexual and gender mino...
Episode 25: Alexandra Solomon
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alexandra Solomon is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. In this episode, she talks about therapi...
Episode 24: Karen Wampler
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a special edition of The AAMFT Podcast, Eli shares his interview with the late Dr. Karen Wampler, a major contributor to the field of marriage and ...
Episode 23: Emerging Technology & the MFT with Katherine Hertlein
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Hertlein is a professor at UNLV whose research and publications have been recognized with multiple awards including a Fulbright Scholarship....
Episode 22: Richard Schwartz
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard “Dick” Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of the Internal Family Systems model and the founder of the Internal Family Systems Institute. He dis...
Episode 21: MFT Minority Student Experience
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Anderson, LMFT, and Sheeza Mohsin, LMFT, talk about their experiences as MFT minority students and instructors. They discuss diversity, inclusi...
Episode 20: Preparing for the MFT Licensure Exam
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eli sits down with Dr. Jaime Goff and Dr. Sara Blakeslee Salkil to discuss the MFT Licensure exam. Jaime holds a Ph.D. in Couple and ...
Episode 19: Scott Sells: Treating the Traumatized Child
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sells holds a Ph.D. in both Marriage and Family Therapy and Social Work from Florida State University. He has over 20 publications and has autho...
Episode 18: Fred Piercy
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fred P. Piercy, PhD, is professor and head of the Department of Human Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Piercy h...
Episode 17: Toni Zimmerman: Advances in MFT Profession
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Toni Zimmerman is an expert on all things AAMFT Supervision. She has directed the CSU Family Therapy program for almost 25 years. She has won many...
Episode 16: Guy Diamond: Attachment Based Family Therapy
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Diamond is the Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Associate Professor at Drexel University in the College...
Episode 15: Terry Real
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Terry Real is the founder of the Relational Life Institute, a family therapist and teacher for 30 years, and an author of many popular books including...
Episode 14: Ben Caldwell: Saving Psychotherapy
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ben Caldwell is part of the faculty at California State Northridge, an author of five books, and the chair of the Legislative and Advocacy Committ...
Episode 13: Michele Weiner - Davis
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Weiner-Davis is an internationally renowned relationship expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker that specializes in helping peo...
Episode 12: Diane Gehart: Mindful MFT
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Gehart is a professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at California State University Northridge and has practiced psychotherapy for over 15 years...
Episode 11: Monica McGoldrick
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Monica McGoldrick is the Co-Founder and Director of the Multicultural Family Institute. She is also the author of many popular books, including “...
Episode 10: Manijeh Daneshpour: Culturally Competent MFT
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Manijeh Daneshpour is an LMFT with over 20 years of academic research and clinical experience centered around multiculturalism, social justice, pr...
Episode 9: Steve Harris and Tim Dwyer
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eli interviews Tim Dwyer, President of AAMFT, and Steve Harris, Editor of JMFT about their background and journey through the field. ...
Episode 8: Harry Aponte
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Aponte is a clinical associate professor in Drexel University’s Couple & Family Therapy Department. Eli chats with Harry as he reflects on...
Episode 7: Medical Family Therapy
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. Eli Karam sits with two of the leading therapists in the field of Medical Family Therapy, Dr. Angela Lamson and Dr. Jennifer Hodgson. Medical...
Episode 7: Medical Family Therapy
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. Eli Karam sits with two of the leading therapists in the field of Medical Family Therapy, Dr. Angela Lamson and Dr. Jennifer Hodgson. Medical...
Episode 6: Bill Doherty
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Doherty is an educator, researcher, therapist, speaker, author, consultant, and community organizer. In this episode, he recounts with Eli his ex...
Episode 5: Online Therapy
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Eli Karam sits down with Shelly Smith and Jennifer Labanowski to discuss Online Therapy. Online Therapy is one of the most reques...
Episode 4: Tracy Todd
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode’s guest is Dr. Tracy Todd. With years of experience as an MFT and the current CEO of AAMFT, Tracy and Eli discuss the future of AAMFT a...
Episode 3: David Schnarch
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Schnarch is a world-renown sex and marital therapist. Eli sits down with David and talks about his career and influence on the field. He discuss...
Episode 2: Sue Johnson, Part 2
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of Eli's interview with Dr. Sue Johnson, they continue their discussion of the "person behind the model." Sue talks about the lesso...
Episode 1: Sue Johnson, Part 1
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Johnson is the creator of Emotionally Focused Couples and Family Therapy. In part one of Eli’s interview, Sue recalls how her upbringing in an E...