{"id":340,"date":"2018-03-07T04:10:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T04:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2020-03-19T21:59:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T21:59:19","slug":"instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/training-groups\/instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff Instructors<\/h3>\n
\r\n\t\r\n\tDeb Thomas, MS, LMFT<\/strong><\/a>
Currently not accepting new clients<\/em><\/strong>
\r\n\tFamilies, Individuals, Marriage & Couples, and Teletherapy
\r\n\tBellevue Presbyterian Church\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\t\r\n\tGary Steeves, MEd, LMHC<\/strong><\/a>
\r\n\tFamilies, Individuals, Marriage & Couples, and Teletherapy
\r\n\tFirst Presbyterian Church of Spokane\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\t\r\n\tKay Abramson, MS, LMFT<\/strong><\/a>
\r\n\tFamilies, Individuals, Marriage & Couples, and Teletherapy
\r\n\tSamaritan - Main Office\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\t\r\n\tRob Erickson, MS, LMFT<\/strong><\/a>
\r\n\tFamilies, Individuals, Marriage & Couples, and Youth & Children
\r\n\tSamaritan - Main Office and West Side Presbyterian Church\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Additional Instructors<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>George Faller, MS, LMFT<\/strong>\u00a0 is a retired Lieutenant of the NYC Fire Department, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York and Connecticut and an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is the founder and President of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).\u00a0 As an EFT Trainer, George teaches several classes at the Ackerman Institute for the Family (the oldest family institute in the United States) in NYC, is a board member of the Porter Cason Institute for the Family at Tulane University in New Orleans and is the director of training at the Center for Hope and Renewal in Greenwich, Ct. Specializing in trauma, Family EFT, and self-of-the-therapist issues, George is committed to bringing EFT to underprivileged populations and pushing the leading edge of effective therapy.\u00a0 George hopes his books True Connection, Sacred Stress and the soon to be released Emotionally Focused Family Therapy contributes to the EFT movement of making our world a more secure place.\u00a0(Information taken from\u00a0his website: https:\/\/georgefaller.com\/<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/a>James L. Furrow, PhD\u00a0<\/strong>is an internationally recognized leader and contributor to the practice of Emotionally Focused Therapy with couples and families. Together with EFT originator Susan Johnson, Ed.D, Jim co-authored\u00a0Becoming an EFT Therapist: The Workbook and The EFT Casebook, <\/em>and the forthcoming text Emotionally Focused Family Therapy<\/em>. He is co-author of\u00a0Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy for Dummies,<\/em>\u00a0a practical resource for couples and therapists seeking an everyday understanding of EFT principles and practices. Jim maintains an active research program examining the process of EFT and its effectiveness with couples and families. He is an ICEEFT-certified EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer.<\/p>\n

Formerly Jim served as the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of Marital and Family Therapy at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena California, where he trained psychologists and marital and family therapists in couple and family therapy for over two decades. He is a clinical fellow and an approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the National Council on Family Relations, and a Certified Family Life Educator. Jim served as co-founder and Executive Director of the Los Angeles Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy before relocating to the Seattle area.<\/p>\n

\"\" Lisa Hardmeyer Gray<\/strong> has been studying mindfulness and meditation for nearly 25 years. In 2015 Lisa received full Certification as a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) through the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Lisa has been teaching MBSR and Mindfulness training since 2011. Her clients include: International Community Health Services, Washington Physicians Health Program, Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, King County Healthy Incentive Program, Port of Seattle and the UW Center for Family and Child Well-Being. Lisa is currently completing her Master\u2019s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling through Antioch University. She is also an award winning documentary filmmaker who directed the film Healing a Soldier\u2019s Heart<\/a> which followed five veteran\u2019s through a 12-week mindfulness class at the Seattle VA. Lisa is also the mother of twin 7 year olds.<\/p>\n

\"\"Roy Hodgson, MA, MA, LMFT, LMHC\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0has been involved in EFT trainings throughout the US, most recently doing a joint master class with Susan Johnson, Ed.D. Roy trained for over a decade in EFT, including a year of teleconferences with Susan Johnson. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed mental health counselor in Seattle, and a certified counselor with the National Board of Certified Counselors. He has been a guest lecturer and instructor at Antioch University\u2019s couples and family therapy program. Roy was the Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapy 2014 supervisor of the year. He founded the Seattle Center for EFT. More information about the community and Roy can be found at www.seattleeft.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Veronica Kallos-Lilly, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist<\/strong>
\nRegarded as an expert in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Veronica Kallos-Lilly is sought after as a clinician, educator, and consultant to therapists around the globe. Her first book, co-authored with Jennifer Fitzgerald, An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us, is receiving high praise and being recommended by counselors across the continent. As a Certified EFT Trainer, Veronica travels within Canada, the United States, and Australia to provide training.
\nVeronica has been practicing as a Registered Psychologist in British Columbia since 1997. In 2005, she co-founded the Vancouver Couple & Family Institute (VCFI) where she continues as a Director.<\/p>\n


\n\"\"Yolanda von Hockauf, M. Ed., Registered Marriage & Family Therapist<\/strong>
\nYolanda is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist and a founding director of the Vancouver Couple & Family Institute (VCFI). A therapist in the original research study on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in 1983, Yolanda has been using this approach since it was established. Her skills as a Certified EFT Therapist are widely sought.
\nYolanda has been a consultant and trainer to other psychotherapists since 1991 and frequently travels internationally to teach. She is an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor and a Certified Trainer in Emotionally Focused Therapy \u2013 the most well-researched and proven approach to relationship distress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Staff Instructors Additional Instructors George Faller, MS, LMFT\u00a0 is a retired Lieutenant of the NYC Fire Department, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York and Connecticut and an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is the founder and President of the New York Center for Emotionally Focused […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":297,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-340","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9HFgk-5u","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1801,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/340\/revisions\/1801"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}