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TCT Institute Faculty

David Mars, Ph.D., MFT
Director of Transformative Couples Therapy® Institute

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in California.

    Insurance: Only out of network

    About: Director of the Center for Transformative Therapy. Developer of TCT since 2008.

Lisa Gardner, LCSW
TCT Faculty
Certified TCT Supervisor
TCT Research Team

Licensed in Connecticut & New York, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Connecticut and New York.

    Insurance: I am an out of network provider and can provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance if you choose.

    “I love this method of helping others bring more harmony, peace and intimacy to their relationships.”

TCT Supervisors

Robin Glantz
Certified TCT Supervisor
Certified TCT Therapist
TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

Abraham Lim, MFT
Certified TCT Supervisor
Certified TCT Therapist
TCT Trainer

Licensed in Hong Kong

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy and in-person in San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Training (2024)
    TCT Core Training (2021- 2023)
    Experiential Assistant to Intermediate/Advanced TCT for Hong Kong (2020-23).

    “Abraham Lim, a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) and Spiritual Director from Hong Kong, serves as a Clinical Supervisor with the Asian Professional Counselling and Psychology Association (APCPA). With specialized training in TCT, AEDP, and EFT, he is deeply committed to guiding individuals from all walks of life towards holistic growth—emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually.”

Julianne Maslabey, RP, RMFT
TCT Supervisor-in-Training,
Certified TCT Therapist
TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Ontario, Canada

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Ontario, Canada, and in-person therapy in Port Elgin, Ontario.

    Insurance: I am covered by most workplace benefit packages

    TCT Training/Experience:
    “I began training in AEDP for Couples in 2015, participating in AEDP for Couples trainings in NYC, San Anselmo, and Boston. I have also participated in TCT Core Training for two years and have been an Experiential Assistant for the 2024 Experiential Skills Training. I became certified in 2023 and am currently a Supervisor-In-Training.”

Mimi Steele, LPC
Certified TCT Supervisor
Certified TCT Therapist
TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Virginia and in-person therapy in Charlottesville, VA.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    AEDP for Couples Hybrid Training, David Mars, Karen Pando-Mars, Boston, MA, (4/23-4/27/2018).
    AEDP for Couples Core Training, Wshington D.C., David Mars, Karen Pando-Mars, Washington D.C. (1/12-10/6/2019).
    TCT/AEDP for Couples Group Supervision- 40+ hours, David Mars, (2018-2022).
    TCT Experiential Assistant (2022-present).
    TCT Certified Therapist (2024).
    TCT Supervisor-in-Training (2024).
    TCT Certified Supervisor (2025).

TCT Certified Therapists

Mark Karris, Ph.D., LMFT

Certified TCT Therapist

Licensed in California & Colorado, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in California and San Diego, and in-person therapy in San Diego, California.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2023).
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024)

    Dr. Mark Gregory Karris, based in San Diego, is a distinguished couples therapist known for his expertise in couples therapy utilizing a variety of innovative techniques designed to strengthen couple's connections and resolve relationship challenges. His therapy approach is tailored to the unique needs of each couple, drawing on his extensive experience as a university professor, best-selling author, and workshop leader. Dr. Karris is also the author of "Beyond Fairy Tales: A Couple's Guide to Finding Clarity, Doing the Work, and Building a Lasting Relationship". Celebrated for his exceptional ability to navigate complex relationship dynamics, Dr. Karris has earned a stellar reputation in his field.

Pamela Lamto, Ph.D.

Certified TCT Therapist
TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Massachusetts and Florida, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and teletherapy throughout Massachusetts and Florida.

    Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield as well as superbills for out of network insurance.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Team Member for TCT Research Study (2024-5).

    Experiential Assistant to Intermediate/Advanced TCT Hong Kong (2021-3)
    Experiential Assistant to Experiential Skills Course (2024-5)

    About: Pamela is certified in TCT, and has worked for seven years as a TCT Experiential Assistant. Pamela is a clinical psychologist who emigrated from Mauritius and France. She provides individual and couples therapy to a mostly marginalized and immigrant community.  She has been  deeply involved with the TCT Institute since 2018 and is part of the TCT Research clinician team. Pamela is fluent in French.

TCT Therapists

Christie Ashbeck, LPC

Licensed in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, and Ohio, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Phoenix, AZ, and teletherapy throughout Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, and Ohio.

    Insurance: Out-of-network and provide Superbills.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2026)
    Seven Channels Process Group (2026)
    TCT Small Group Supervision (2025)


    “I am a trauma-focused psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals and couples reclaim safety, connection, and inner resilience within themselves and their relationships. Through experiential practices, I offer clients unique tools to access and process core emotions, deepen nervous system regulation, and renegotiate traumatic memories, meeting each person where they are and guiding them at a pace that feels right for them. My ideal clients are deep thinkers who want to explore the root of things and find new ways to respond in their environment, rather than just address symptom management.”

Carmel Bennett, RSW, MSW

Licensed in British Columbia & Ontario, Canada

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in British Columbia and Ontario.

    Insurance: I do not offer direct billing, but I provide receipts with my RSW number that you can submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025).


    “I’m a liberation-oriented, somatic and attachment-focused therapist supporting couples in deepening intimacy and healing the patterns that keep them stuck. I draw on trauma-informed and experiential approaches to help partners repair hurts, communicate with more tenderness, and grow the emotional safety and love that support lasting connection.”

Georgia Berry, LMFT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy throughout California, and in therapy in Sonoma County.

    Insurance: I am out of network with Kaiser, in network with Optum and Western Health Advantage

    TCT Training/Experience:
    AEDP for Couples Training, NYC (2016). AEDP for Couples Training, San Anselmo (2017).
    Experiential Assistant for TCT Intermediate/Advanced Hong Kong Training (2023).
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025).
    TCT Core Training (2025).


    “I am a certified AEDP therapist. I took a vacation from couples' therapy for a few years. I have worked with couples now for the last two years combining my training in TCT with what I know from AEDP, specifically what I learned in group supervision with Kari Gleiser. I use the Interrelational Triangle and younger parts to guide my work with past trauma as it manifests in and influences the couples' relationship. Currently I am in TCT Core Training and I am retaking Experiential Skills. I try to assist in deepening the bond between couple members and to help them find new clearer, more loving ways to communicate with each other. I respect the perspective and experience of each person and I try to be a caring and trusted partner in the couples' healing.”

Gary Brown, LCSW

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, Connecticut, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and Washington D.C., U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in West Hartford, CT and teletherapy in CA, CT, D.C., OR, VA, and WA

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Research Team (2026)
    Experiential Assistant for TCT Experiential Skills Course (2026)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)
    TCT Core Training (2025)
    AEDP for Couples Supervision (2018, six 2-hour small groups).
    AEDP for Couples Supervision (2019, six 2-hour small groups).

    “I am a couples-focused therapist and have over 15 years of experience and training in evidence-based approaches including TCT, EFT, and AEDP for Couples. Therapy is my life's work. This is the work that leaves me feeling vital, authentic, fulfilled, and at my best. I believe what brought me to this field is my lifelong fascination with transformation--substantial and often rapid changes that are precipitated by romantic love, spirituality, emotional surrender, and the quintessentially relational moments of meeting and repair that occur in therapy. I have been married 12 years and a therapist a little longer. I credit my own therapy for my readiness to connect in a deep way with a loving partner and my wife and I have also benefited profoundly from couples therapies at distinct points in our relationship.”

Sue Cates, LMFT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in California.

    Insurance: I provide superbills if requested.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Advanced Training
    Experiential Assistant for numerous TCT trainings online, and in San Anselmo, San Francisco, and Vancouver.

Tracy Clark, LCSW

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Arizona, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Arizona.

    Insurance: I'm out of network and can provide a Superbill for you to submit to insurance after you pay directly.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)
    TCT Core Training (2025)
    TCT Seven Channels Process Group (2025)

    “First and foremost, I am a human on a lifelong journey of aliveness, authenticity and connection. I highly value working with mentors, therapists, coaches and teachers to support my own inner work and continuously grow my mental, emotional, relational and spiritual capacity. Since 2018 I have been deeply immersed in the study and practice of NARM. I assist in the Master Therapist Training and am in Dr. Heller’s Post-Master Fellow Certificate Program. In addition to NARM, I practice Deep Brain Reorienting and Transformative Couples Therapy.

    I work primarily with therapists, spiritual and business leaders, and individuals pursuing depth-oriented personal growth, supporting them to reconnect with their authentic selves. My mission is to create safe, transformative spaces for clients and communities to explore connection, healing and self-discovery.

    I feel honored and humbled to get to be a witness, passenger, and guide for fellow travelers on this journey. Feel free to reach out to see if what you're most wanting for yourself is a match with what I offer. And best wishes in your journey of becoming!”

Greg Czyszczon, Ph.D., LPC

TCT Research Team

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy and in-person in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

    Insurance: through Headway

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT with Karen Pando-Mars and David Mars in 2019 and ongoing TCT practice since.
    TCT Effectiveness Study, Principal Investigator

Marie Elgqvist, Psychotherapist

Licensed in Sweden

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person and teletherapy in Stockholm, Sweden.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Training (2024).

    “My background is psychodynamic affect-focused therapy.  Aside from TCT training, I am also trained in AEDP (Level 3), EMDR, and EFT for Couples. I work both with indivduals and couples.”

Teena Evert, MA, LMFT, BCC

Licensed in Colorado

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Boulder, CO and teletherapy nationwide.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Training (2025)
    TCT Core Training (2025-2026)

    Teena Evert, MA, LMFT, BCC is a transformative couples therapist specializing in relationship recovery—helping partners heal the impact of early trauma to create secure, authentic love. Based in Boulder, Colorado and working nationwide, Teena uses PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) to guide couples in understanding how their families of origin shaped their relationship patterns and breaking cycles passed down through generations.

Carolyn Gerard, LMFT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

Lia Gilmore, MSW, LCSW

Licensed in North Carolina, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in North Carolina and in-person therapy in Durham, NC.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those out-of-network insurance benefits

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2025-2026).
    TCT Beginner and Intermediate Workshop in Charlottesville, VA (2025).

    About: Lia Gilmore has been a couples therapist for over 15 years using Gottman, EFT and Attachment based approaches.

    “Finding TCT to be truly transformative in helping couples heal from toxic patterns and build security in their relationships. Excited to share this work with more couples who want a truly secure and positive relationship.”

Jennifer Grover, Resident in Counseling

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Charlottesville, VA and teletherapy in Virginia.

    Insurance: Couples therapy is non-billable to insurance, but a discounted rate is available.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Beginner/Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025).
    TCT Core training (2025-2026).
    Seven Channels Process Group (2025-2026).

    “As a parent and former high school teacher, I understand the connectedness of all of our relationships and the strength we can derive from solid connections at home. TCT is such a wonderful framework for couples therapy because it deeply understands the ripple effects of this work (the transformative nature, as the name says!) and thus the bravery and capacity the couple brings with them. It's so exciting to me and such an honor to work with couples to create a culture of loving kindness in which you and your family members can heal and thrive.”

William Gunn, Ph.D.

Licensed in New Hampshire, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I provide in person in Portsmouth, NH and teletherapy in New Hampshire.

    Insurance: Out of network with all insurance plans

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025).
    TCT Core Training (2025) .
    TCT Beginner/Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025).

John Hawkins Jr., LMHC

TCT Research Team

Licensed in Florida, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Boynton Beach, FL and teletherapy throughout Florida.

    Insurance: All direct pay and we provide super bills for those with out -of-network insurance.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Research Team
    TCT Experiential Skills Course
    TCT Core Training
    Individual TCT supervision

    John specializes in working with couples and individuals suffering from various forms of trauma, such as PTSD, medical trauma, and long-term effects of developmental traumas. John integrates the most up-to-date research in neuroscience, attachment theory, and couples therapy, and advanced treatment methods, such as Transformational Couples' Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, AEDP, and Internal Family Systems to aid individuals and couples in resolving their traumatic symptoms and developing the ability to achieve healthy relationships, as well as a greater sense of meaning and purpose in their lives.

Lynne Houck, LCSW

Licensed in North Carolina, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Raleigh, North Carolina, and teletherapy for all of North Carolina.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance and am an out-of-network provider.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training.

Sara Huber, Clinical Psychologist Psychotherapist

Licensed in the Netherlands

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy the Netherlands and in-person therapy in Amsterdam.

    Insurance: For the Netherlands, I have contracts with insurance companies

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Training (2024 & 2025).
    TCT Seven Channels Process Group (2024 & 2025).

Diana Izard, RSW

Licensed in Alberta & Nova Scotia, Canada

Jen Joseph, MFT, CST

Licensed in California & Oregon, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer telehealth for residents of CA & OR.

    Insurance: Out of pocket, happy to provide superbills.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2023).

    “I'm an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and I specialize in sex + couples therapy.”

Suvarna Joshi, Ph.D.

Licensed in India

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in India.

    Insurance: I provide invoices for those covered by their workplaces for mental health insurance in India. 

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2023).
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024),

    “I am a licensed clinical psychologist with PhD in Couple and Family Therapy from India. My practice is guided by seeing people in their socio-cultural-political context continuously negotiating with systems and with interventions focusing on their strengths and resilience.”

Megan Kiernan, Resident in Counseling

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

Brett King, LMFT, LPC

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Colorado, U.S.A.

  • I offer teletherapy in Colorado and in-person therapy in Denver, Colorado.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training
    Experiential Assistant to Experiential Skills Training Course (2024, 2025)
    TCT Research Team (2025-26)

Mike Korman, Facilitator/Coach

Practicing in Israel & Worldwide

  • Contact Info:

    I offer sessions online (I welcome couples from all over the world) and see couples in-person in Haifa, Israel.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)
    TCT Core Training (2025)

    “I cherish my work with couples and I'm delighted to be a practitioner of TCT. It equips me with the skills and know how to deeply support and uplift my couples.“

Eduardo Linares, LCP-MA

Licensed in Columbia

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Columbia.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)

    “Psychologist, more than 25 years of experience. I enjoy serving and helping.”

Laura Marques Brown, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland & Virginia, U.S.A. and coaching Worldwide

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Hyattesville, MD, and teletherapy in Maryland and Virginia. I also offer coaching as a way to support people outside of these states.

    Insurance: I am an out-of-network provider for most insurances. I offer sliding scale for couples who participate with me in the Core Training series (now-May 2026), and I also offer Mentaya OON reimbursement support for those who can afford my full OON fee.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Beginner and Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025)
    TCT Core Training (2025-2026).

    “I am the daughter of immigrants, born between two soils. A first-generation Latiné, originally from the land of the Mbya & Tekohá (Guarani) Indigenous People on the Eastern border of Brasil, also known as Sao Paulo. I now reside on the stolen land of the Piscataway Conoy & Nacotchtank (Anacostan) People, also known as Silver Spring, Maryland.”

Martha McCoy, LCSW

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person in Charlottesville, VA and teletherapy in Virginia.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Beginner/Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025).

San Juana Melgoza, Ph.D., LMFT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California

Rachelle Michaud, LMFT

Licensed in California, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Florida, California, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Virginia.

    Insurance: I am in network for: Aetna, Blue Cross, United Health Care, Tricare, Kaiser Permanente north, Optum, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford and a few subsets of those listed.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2024)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024)
    Seven Channels Process Training Group (2023)
    TCT Group Supervision (2023).

    "I am always learning about couples therapy and love. I am also certified in EFT for Couples (Les Greenberg), am at level 3 Gottman and have partially completed PhD on sex therapy (ASSECT requirements met). I also learn from PACT, Imago and others as needed. In my free time I read and learn about love, intimacy, affection, and touch. I invite careful, safe, non-sexual touch in therapy sessions to help deepen connection in the relationship.”

Rebekah Miller, LMFT, SEP

Licensed in Minnesota, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy and in-person therapy in New Hope, MN.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance, but can provide a superbill for those with out-of-network benefits

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)

    “My name is Rebekah Miller, and I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in New Hope, MN.

    I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families work through trauma, relationship distress, and sexual concerns. My work draws primarily on my training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP/emotional embodiment), Self-Trust and Integrated Resilience (STAIR/Supporting change through interpersonal neurobiology), Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and Transformative Couples Therapy (TCT).

    In my work, I also draw on personal experiences as a wife, a mother, a twice-deployed veteran of the Army National Guard, a pastor’s daughter, a sister to 3 brothers, and a committed friend.”

Jazmin Moral, LCSW-C

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Maryland & Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Maryland and Virginia, and in-person therapy in Silver Spring, Maryland.

    Insurance: N/A

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Member of TCT Research Study (2024)
    TCT Core Training (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
    TCT Experiential Assistant in Boston Hybrid Course (2018).

Kristin Morgan, LPC, PMH-C

Licensed in Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy throughout Virginia and in-person therapy in Charlottesville, VA

    Insurance: N/A

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Beginner/Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025).
    TCT Core Training (2025 - 2026).

    “I specialize in Reproductive Mental Health and am motivated to help couples as they manage the shifts associated with welcoming new life into the family. My aim is to help couples connect and establish a secure base as they navigate this season of life.”

Kiki Nelissen-Kleipool, Psychotherapist

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in the Netherlands

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy and teletherapy in IJmuiden and Haarlem, close to Amsterdam

    Insurance: No contracts with insurance companies. I offer therapy in at different rates depending on the couple's income.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    In TCT training since 2021 on going. TCT supervision (2021)
    Core Skills training (2023, 2022).
    Experiential Assistant in Experiential Skills Course (2024)

    “Learning to work with TCT gives my work with couples so much more energy, seeing the love between the couple members begins to blossom. I can feel the love and gratitude when being with the couple, finding their love and resilience in their relationship.”

Kaoru Oguro, LCSW

Licensed in New York, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy throughout New York State.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance but I provide suberbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2026)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024)

    “In my couples therapy practice, I primarily work with Asian couples and interracial/intercultural couples experiencing challenges in communication, cultural differences, attachment needs, family relationships, and parenting. ”

Jocelyn Pijpaert, PhD, LMFT

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in California, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in California and in-person therapy in Laguna Beach, California.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those out-of-network insurance benefits. I am paneled through various insurances on GrowTherapy. Please refer to the website to find my availability for referrals.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    AEDP for Couples Core Training (2018)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)
    TCT Member for TCT Research Study (2025)
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024 & 2025), and TCT Intermediate/Advanced Course, Hong Kong (2022).

    “I have a deep dedication to supporting others, and my passion for this work keeps me grounded. Therapy is not just about having all the right answers; it’s about combining expertise with authenticity, creating an environment where healing and growth happen naturally and inspire change. I strive to be approachable, sincere, and relatable. I openly marvel and delight in my clients, being moved in so many sacred moments in therapy. The TCT method is my couples therapy modality home and it's the most moving form of couples therapy I've encountered. I'm a strong proponent and cheerleader of this modality having seen so much growth in my work with couples. I truly believe that it's because of this modality that all participating members in TCT (therapist and clients) encounter the felt experience of love.”

Christopher Russo, LCSW

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Connecticut & New York, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Connecticut and New York, and in-person therapy in Westport, Connecticut.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Team Member for TCT Research Project (2024)
    Experiential Assistant to Experiential Skills Course (2024) and Intermediate/Advanced Course for Hong Kong (2022).
    TCT Core Training (2023, 2022, 2021).
    TCT Experiential Skills at Cape Cod Institute (2019).
    Supervision with David Mars (+40 hours).

Roger Sandberg, LCPC, LPC, LMFT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Maryland & Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer in-person therapy in Olney/Silver Spring, MD, and teletherapy in Maryland and Virginia

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance. I provide super bills for those out of network insurance benefits

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Core Training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy for Couples (AEDPfC, 2020).
    Experiential Assistant for the TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024, 2025).
    Experiential Assistant for TCT Beginner/Intermediate Two-Day Workshop, Charlottesville, VA (2025).

James Santos, MA, MFT

TCT Research Team

Licensed in Kentucky, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Kentucky, and in-person therapy in Goshen, Kentucky.

    Insurance: N/A

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2022, 2021, 2020) Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024, 2023)
    Team Member for TCT Research Study (2024)

    James’s areas of competency and experience include being a practitioner, educator, and facilitator of diversity and inclusion in various contexts. In addition to his private practice work at Cornerstone Care, James serves as a corporate chaplain providing emotional and spiritual care.His heart’s work is to help advocate and guide others on the journey of core self-clarity, emotional healing, relational integrity, and spiritual flourishing.

    Originally born in the Philippines and raised in the panhandle of Florida, I love reading, writing, playing the piano, mountain biking, trail-running, drinking a good pour-over coffee, connecting with friends, playing cards with my 5 kiddos, and eating out with my beloved wife, Terra.

Lia Schaefer, LCSW

Licensed in California & Washington, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in California. I offer teletherapy and in-person therapy in Seattle. WA.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance. I provide superbills for those with out of network benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024).

Gail Schumann, LCSW-C

TCT Research Team

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in Maryland, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Maryland, and in-person therapy in Silver Spring, Marryland.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for out-of-network insurance reimbursement

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Team member for TCT research study (2023-24)
    Experiential Assistant to TCT skills training in multiple courses (2021-24).

Stephanie Corinna Smith, LMFT

Licensed in California & Nevada, U.S.A..

  • Contact Info:

    I offer telehealth throughout California and Nevada and in-person therapy in Hayes Valley, San Francisco.

    Insurance: I am out of network with insurance, but I provide superbills for those with out-of-network insurance benefits.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    AEDP for Couples, Essential Skills Intensive (2018)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)

    “I am an AASECT-certified sex therapist and I use my training in attachment-focused EMDR, AEDP, mindfulness, and a deeply relational approach to provide tailored support to partners and individuals. The goal is not just increased insight but a different emotional experience that facilitates real change.”

Marjoleine Streefkerk, Psychotherapist

TCT Research Team
TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in the Netherlands

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in the Netherlands, and in-person therapy in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    Insurance: Basic insurance with every insurance company. For full return, restitutie polis is required.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    TCT Core Training (2022, 2023)
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024)
    Team Member for TCT Research Study (2024)

    “I love working with couples and TCT because of the profound possibilities to address the most vulnerable topics by helping to speak from a loving place in stead of a critical or closed off stance. Couples experience how powerful their relationship really is. And I love witnessing and guiding this process between people.”

Nate Torhjelm, MCT

TCT Experiential Assistant

Licensed in British Columbia, Canada

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy and in person in Vancouver area and the Fraser Valley

    Insurance: I am covered by several insurance providers.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Experiential Assistant to TCT Experiential Skills Course (2025)
    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024)
    Small Group Supervision with David Mars (2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025)
    Individual Supervision with Robin Glantz (2025, 2026).
    AEDP for Couples Training (2019).

    “I work with couples, families, and individuals in the context of their relationships, whether it be marriages, dating, work, families, or extended families.”

Craig Wanless, MTC, RCS

Licensed in Alberta, Canada

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in Alberta, Canada and in-person therapy in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Insurance: I do not accept insurance.

    TCT Training/Experience:
    Experiential Skills Course (2024)

    With over 15 years of experience, Craig is a client-centred, experiential counsellor who takes an integrative approach to anxiety, stress, parenting issues, grief and loss, couples issues, anger, and trauma.

    Craig has worked with individuals, families, couples and youth in private practice and within family service agencies. 

    "I support clients in tuning into the wisdom of their core, adaptive feelings. When experienced fully, these healthy emotions provide important information about basic needs and guide us to act in ways that better fulfill these needs. This empowers clients to live more fully and freely, with greater satisfaction."

Jacqueline Warner, LMFT

Licensed in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, & Virginia, U.S.A.

  • Contact Info:

    I offer teletherapy in CT, FL, MA, NH, and VA.

    Insurance: I provide superbills for out-of-network.

    TCT Training/Experience:

    TCT Experiential Skills Course (2024).
    TCT Core Training (2024).

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