Marriage and Family Therapy

More Resources for a Deeply Formed Spiritual Life

Jessica Spradley

Liberated, Empowered, Whole

As she provides therapy for her clients and creates resources on mental health, psychologist Jessica Smedley forms safe and empowering spaces for the Black community.

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요즘과 같은 시대에 : 정신 건강 선교로서의 희망과 치유

Cynthia Eriksson, dean of the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, reflects on how the church might carry Christ’s hope into the world through our work in psychology and mental health care.

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Para Un Momento Como Este: Esperanza Y Sanidad Como Misión de la Salud Mental

Cynthia Eriksson, dean of the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, reflects on how the church might carry Christ’s hope into the world through our work in psychology and mental health care.

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For Such a Time as This: Hope and Healing as the Mission of Mental Health

Cynthia Eriksson, dean of the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, reflects on how the church might carry Christ’s hope into the world through our work in psychology and mental health care.

Rachel Lingle

Slowing Down and Finding Faith

Drawing from her own journey of growing into her faith and vocation, Rachel Lingle (MSMFT ’17) practices empathy and presence as she sits with clients in the therapy room.

Eric Van Valin

A Holy Momentum

After moving to LA to work in television, Eric VanValin’s (MSMFT student) curiosity about the foster system sets him on an unexpected path to fatherhood, advocacy, and a new career.

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A Family Weathering the Storms

J. Derek McNeil, president of the Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, reflects on the power of looking back and drawing on our family histories and legacies.

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When Role Eats Soul: The Spiritual Needs of the Pastor’s Family

Cameron Lee, professor of marriage and family studies, writes about the effects of pastors’ stress on their children and about developing healthy practices for the good of the family.

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Leaving Christianity: Navigating Faith and Relationships when Beliefs Change

Michael Hardin, professor of marriage and family therapy, describes how families and communities might walk alongside their loved ones who leave the Christian faith.

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The Joys and Challenges of Retirement Years

Jack and Judith Balswick, professors emeriti of the marriage and family therapy program, talk about the dynamics of marriage and family in the third third of life.

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The Marriage Mission, with Les and Leslie Parrott

Les (PhD ’90) and Leslie Parrott (MSMFT ’89) talk about the dynamics of healthy marriages and about their work of equipping couples with tools for their relationships to thrive.

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Benediction: Kingdom Vision

At Fuller Arizona, faculty, staff, and students witness the presence and work of God’s Spirit as they experience a season of renewal.

Clara Bertan

Response | Therapy and Supernatural Beliefs

In response to Julie Exline’s lecture on “Supernatural Attributions and Mental Health,” Clara Bertan asks what it looks like to intentionally create a safe and inviting space for clients to explore their beliefs in the supernatural.

Grace Chan

Response | Spirituality in Context

In response to Julie Exline’s lecture on “Navigating Spiritual Struggles,” Grace Chan reflects on how our contexts—environment, family, society—form our ideas of spirituality and on why it matters to recognize this in the therapy room.

Tsega Worku

A Safe Place

As he directs the counseling center of Pasadena’s Lake Avenue Church, Tsega Worku strives to create a space of healing and restoration for the hurting.

Cameron Lee

The Church as Family System: Getting Unstuck

In the first of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee introduces the idea that understanding family systems helps us engage with problematic patterns that emerge in our churches.

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The Church As Family System: Systems Theory and Patterns of Relationship

In the second of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee teaches about problematic patterns of relationship and how learning to identify our own behaviors can be a step in shifting such patterns.

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The Church As Family System: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

In the third of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee discusses the responsibility that those with power have—as well as the importance of humility.

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The Church As Family System: Flourishing From a Systems Perspective

In the fourth of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee talks about ways of taking responsibility for how we are in relationship with others.

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The Church As Family System: Past Systems Informing New Systems

In the fifth of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee speaks about how our pasts inform how we behave in the churches and organizations we enter into.

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The Church As Family System: Emotionally Healthy Church

In the sixth of ten videos on “The Church as Family System,” Cameron Lee speaks on the strength of the church’s witness when we are able to better navigate our differences.