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Astrid Carrington, PhD, LMFT-S (She/Her)
Dr. Carrington is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor in the State of Texas and is an AAMFT Supervisor Candidate. She practices in Austin, Texas where she helps kids, individuals, and families while serving as an adjunct professor to local counseling programs. Astrid holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and MS in Human Services: Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling from Capella University’s CACREP programs. Her area of research focuses on the intersectionality of women and transgender mental health by uplifting their own voices.
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Education and Training Officer
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Sheila Addison, Ph.D., LMFT (She/Her)
Raised by a feminist single mother in the Midwest, Dr. Sheila Addison, LMFT was taught early on that women deserve equal opportunities. In her training as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Sheila expanded her perspective on social justice to include intersections of gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, weight, and more. She earned her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University, where she developed and co-taught one of the first academic courses covering LGBT issues in family therapy. Currently, she heads Margin to Center Consulting, which encompasses her private practice and supervision; cultural competency training for mental health professionals; and providing diversity and inclusion resources, including the Ally Skills Workshop, to corporate, academic, and community clients. She resides in Oakland, California, where her private practice, focused on couples and relationships, is also located. In 2018 she was named “Best Psychotherapist in the East Bay” by the East Bay Express.
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| Family Team Liaison |
Amanda Veldorale-Griffin, Ph.D., LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor (She/They)
Dr. Veldorale-Griffin has a Ph.D. in Family and Child Sciences from Florida State University. She is a Professor of Marriage and Family Sciences at the National University. They are a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida and an AAMFT-approved supervisor. She specializes in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, especially transgender folx and their families, and conducts research in the area of transgender families and LGBTQIA+ mental healthcare.
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| Past Chair |
M. Evan Thomas, Ph.D., LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor (He/Him)
Dr. Thomas is an Assistant Marriage and Family Therapy Professor at Converse University in Upstate South Carolina. He is the Chair of the Marriage and Family Department and the Program Director for the MMFT Program. Additionally, Dr. Thomas is the owner of a small private practice in Greenville, SC, and his work focuses on the Queer community. He obtained his MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University and his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Sciences from Virginia Tech, emphasizing Marriage and Family Therapy.
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