Course Instructors

Fundamentals of Supervision Course Instructors

Refresher Course Instructors


Isha D. Williams, PhD, LMFT

Dr. Williams is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has dedicated her professional career to teaching and training the next generation of marriage and family therapist to become successful clinicians. She uses her knowledge of systems and relationship dynamics to help clients develop more genuine connections with others to facilitate trusting, honest and effective communication. She uses a narrative approach to help couples, families and individuals understand how their lived experiences, both past and current have shaped how they engage with loved ones. She walks alongside her clients as they manage difficult experiences, aiding their transition into a better understanding of themselves and a greater appreciation of what makes them unique.  

Dr. Williams is an experienced clinician, supervisor, and teacher. Her research interests are multicultural and international supervision, training, and teaching. Dr. Williams is an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor and is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in North Carolina. She serves as a director on the AAMFT Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems (FAHS), which exists to fund research focusing on healthy and strong human systems – individuals, couples, families and communities. Dr. Williams has over 12 years teaching experience in Marriage and Family Therapy master’s and PhD programs. 

Dr. Williams graduated with her BA in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She obtained her NC Secondary Science Education license and taught in the NC public school system for two and a half years before deciding to return to school where she went on to earn her MS in Cell Biology at East Carolina University. After working in both the private and public sector, Dr. Williams shifted course and pursued her MS in Marriage and Family Therapy, which she earned from East Carolina University in 2007 and continued her education in the field by earning her PhD in Human Development with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2018 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).    

Kathie Laundy, PsyD, LMFT, MSW

Kathleen Laundy has been an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 1990, and helped launch the on-line Refresher courses 10 years ago. She is retired from her 40 year private practice and currently a national consultant and lecturer, having served as the President of the Connecticut Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has been an adjunct faculty member of the Family Therapy Master's program at Central Connecticut State University for twenty years, where she helped enact the first school certification program for MFTs in the US. She has been the Chair of the Family Therapy in Schools Topical Interest Network for the past three years, helping to highlight and promote systemic and collaborative clinical practice in schools across the US and Canada.
Dale Bertram, LMFT

PhD in Family Therapy-Nova Southeastern University (1995); MEd in General Counseling-The College of Idaho (1991); M.A. in Religion-Eastern New Mexico University (1983); B.A. in Religion and Speech Communication-Eastern New Mexico University (1981).

Dale E. Bertram is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Campbellsville University. Before arriving at Campbellsville University, Bertram served as the Chair of the Department of Family Therapy at Abilene Christian University. Earlier in his career, he was the Dean of the School of Human Services and the Director of the PhD Program in Marriage and Family Therapy at Amridge University. Bertram is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, and is also a member of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), and the Society of Clinical and Experiential Hypnosis (SCEH). Bertram’s research interests include the rhetorical aspects of family therapy dialogue, the integration of faith and learning, professional ethics, and technology assisted mental health services.



Helen G. Meek, MA, LMFT

Helen G. Meek is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, a CAMFT Certified Supervisor, and an online supervision instructor for AAMFT. She currently mentors applicants for the AAMFT and CAMFT supervisor designations. Meek has been adjunct faculty in family therapy programs at Pepperdine University, California State University at Northridge, and the Californias Family Study Center. She maintains a private practice and teaches workshops on clinical supervision.