Welcome! We are so looking forward to meeting you. We are the clinic faculty who provide supervision to our Couple and Family Therapy graduate-level therapists.
Adrian J. Blow, PhD, Professor. Adrian is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. He has worked in academia for over 25 years, 20 at MSU. He is trained in a number of evidenced based couple and family therapy models, is widely published, and has served in numerous leadership roles at the national level. He does research on trauma in couples and families. He has clinical expertise in a number of areas including couple therapy, family therapy, eating disorders, infidelity in committed relationships, and military couples/families.
Lekie Dwanyen, PhD, Assistant Professor. Joined the Couple and Family Therapy program and Department of Human Development and Family Studies in fall 2020. Dr. Dwanyen is invested in systemic family therapy to reduce mental health disparities and specializes in working with individuals, couples, and families affected by repeated trauma exposure (e.g., war and political violence, family violence). She embraces teaching and supervising in the Couple and Family Therapy program as a collaborative, student-centered, and critically conscious process. She is a member of the U.S. based Narrative Exposure Therapy training team.
Kendal Holtrop, PhD, Associate Professor. Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, AAMFT. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Expertise in parenting and parenting intervention research. Articles published in Family Process, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Prevention Science, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, among others. Principal Investigator on grants from the National Institutes of Health and Michigan Health Endowment Fund. I enjoy helping students advance their clinical skills and am especially passionate about balancing a strong theoretical understanding of family therapy with knowledge of evidence-based practice. I have been an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 2015.
Erica A. Mitchell, PhD, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor. I am an Assistant Professor, and serve as the Clinic Director and a clinical supervisor. I have received formal training in various evidence-based therapy models and interventions including Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP), and the Relationship Checkup. I am committed to providing clinical supervision and training informed by evidence-based practice. My approach to supervision is therapist-centered and collaborative.
Temple M. Odom, PhD, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor. Graduate Michigan State University Couple and Family Therapy program Spring 2007. Clinical Fellow, Approved Supervisor. Teaches Family & Child Policy and the Doctoral Supervision course. Provides ongoing supervision in the Couple and Family Therapy Clinic. Areas of clinical expertise - adoption, foster care, blended family issues, complex family issues, supervision.In clinical supervision, I like to use a strengths-based approach with students. I like to highlight the skills they bring to the therapeutic process and challenge them to lean in to learning new skills that will strengthen their work with clients. It is a very collaborative process with students setting goals and looking for progress not perfection.
Chi-Fang Tseng, Ph.D., LMFT, Assistant Professor. My research interests focus on mental health disparities and culturally adapted, evidence-based interventions for marginalized populations. My work has been published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Family Process, and other peer-reviewed journals. I have received formal training of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP), and play therapy. Additionally, I am licensed as a counseling psychologist in Taiwan. My approach to supervision incorporates intersectionality and social justice lens. I emphasize collaborative and strength-based approaches when working with supervisees. I am fluent in both Mandarin and English.
Andrea Wittenborn, Ph.D., Professor. Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, AAMFT. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Expertise in depression and couple relationships. Articles published in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, Psychological Medicine, Translational Behavioral Medicine, PLoS One, and others. Principle Investigator on grants from the National Institutes of Health, foundations, and intramural programs. Recipient of awards for research and mentoring, including the AAMFT Outstanding Research Publication Award. I have been an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 2008. I specialize in emotionally focused couple therapy, an evidence-based practice for relationship distress. I incorporate technology such as video feedback into supervision to improve learning outcomes.