Seattle University's Couples and Family Therapy

04/02/2026

Ali on the Run Show (podcast) featured MACFT professor Christie Eppler's story on why she ran her first marathon. The episode highlights systemic resilience in coping with grief, building family bonds, and stretching beyond one's comfort zones.

03/16/2026

02/26/2026

Dr. Cobb will be making two presentations at the AAMFT Leadership Conference. Link in comments.

02/05/2026

First Wednesdays is a day the first Wednesday of each month where first-year and second-year students have the opportunity to get to know one another and ask and answer questions. It's also a nice social break between classes and internships.

01/21/2026

Librarians are unsung heroes, and nowhere is it more true than at Seattle University. New to research, they can help; not sure what a literature review is, they are on it, where do you start on a research paper - they have tools, technology, and knowhow. Check out all the library has to offer!

01/13/2026

The Telehealth and Technology TIN is sponsoring a presentation on "The AI Your Clients Are Already Using: Clinical and Ethical Considerations" by Dr. Jay Burke and Dr. Sofia Georgiadou
January 23, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (PT)
1 CE (free for Telehealth and Technology TIN members)
Register here.
Clients are already using AI tools like ChatGPT, Woebot, Wysa, and Character. AI for mental health support (Rousmaniere et al., 2025), often without discussing this with their therapists. While research shows promising outcomes including symptom reduction (Mehta et al., 2021), concerning safety gaps remain, including inappropriate responses to suicidal ideation and inconsistent crisis handling (Moore et al., 2025; Santos et al., 2025).
This session presents a practical ethical framework for engaging clients in explicit conversations about their AI use. We will address four critical areas: crisis safety and privacy concerns, emotional attachment and relationship formation with AI companions, AI hallucinations and misinformation, and patterns of overuse or dependence. Participants will gain evidence-based strategies to identify common AI mental health tools, understand client motivations for AI adoption, and respond with clinically sound approaches that support informed decision-making while maintaining therapeutic safety and alliance.

Telehealth Members: $0
Telehealth Student Members: $0
AAMFT Members: $25
AAMFT Student Members: $20
AAMFT Non-Members: $35

01/12/2026

Dr. Cobb's new book, "The Therapist’s Notebook for Teletherapy with Children and Adolescents: Creative Interventions for Effective Online Therapy,” will be published with Routledge later this month and is now available for preorder!

Featuring MACFT alum Jessica Bahr, Kristina Betz, Nefeteria Bolin, Hailee Hughston, Krupali Joshi, Tiffany Leal, Kathryn McNiel, Lindsay Miller, Emerald Niakan, Simmi Uppal, Darlene Vander Schuur, April Wang, and Anna Wilson, and MACFT faculty Christie Eppler, Kimberly Riley, and Megan Simmons!

https://www.routledge.com/The-Therapists-Notebook-for-Teletherapy-with-Children-and-Adolescents-Creative-Interventions-for-Effective-Online-Therapy/Cobb/p/book/9781032362403

12/23/2025

Congratulations, Dr. Smith!! Our Clinical Coordinator, Dr. LaDonna Smith, recently completed her PhD. Her area of study:

The impacts of radicalized trauma on Black Leader's mental and physical health in Couple and Family Therapy programs.

12/17/2025

Happy Holidays!

12/08/2025

Some of our students who started the program this fall celebrate its completion! Way to go!!