Chrsitie Eppler, PhD, LMFT

Faculty

Professor
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
AAMFT Clinical Fellow

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Chrsitie Eppler, PhD, LMFT

Office/Department

Couples and Family Therapy Program

School/College

College of Arts & Sciences

Campus

First Hill

Pronouns

she/her

Areas of Expertise

Systemic Resilience | Narrative Therapy

Christie Eppler is a professor of Couples and Family Therapy, AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Licensed therapist. Her research areas include systemic resilience and narrative therapy.

Biography

Teaching & Supervision

My teaching style combines didactic lectures and cooperative learning approaches. Collaborative learning de-emphasizes a competitive classroom atmosphere, instead increasing team learning and support. My classes and supervision groups prioritize a growth mindset and deliberate practice. I use a strength-based, narrative model while supporting students to find their own voices. I teach Professional Identity and Ethics, Systemic Development, Clinical II, and Clinical III.

Research & Clinical Interests

Systemic Resilience
Equity and Justice in Systemic Therapy
Narrative Therapy

Self-Care

I am a certified yoga instructor. I love hiking with my pup Mossy where the forest meets the sea.

Education

PhD, Family and Child Ecology, Emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy, Michigan State University
MA, Marriage and Family Therapy, Michigan State University
MA, Counseling and Guidance, Emphasis: Marriage & Family Therapy, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Publications

Books:

Eppler, C. (Ed.). (2024). Cultivating Systemic Resilience: Applications and Interventions for Families, Relationships, and Individuals. Routledge.
Nice, L., & Eppler, C. (Eds.). (2023). Social Justice and Systemic Family Therapy Training. Springer.
Select Peer Reviewed Articles:
Eppler, C., Vander Schurr, D. M., & Correa, N. (2022). COVID-19 and clinical training: Diverse interns’ perspectives and collaborative recommendations. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 34 (3-4), 370-389. COVID-19 and Clinical Training: Diverse Interns’ Perspectives and Collaborative Recommendations
Eppler, C., Cobb, R. A., Bien, S., & Wright, T. (2021). Integrating Buddhist-informed interventions into narrative family therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 40 (3), 67-81. Integrating Buddhist-Informed Interventions Into Narrative Family Therapy | Journal of Systemic Therapies
Eppler, C., Cobb, R. A., Bien, S., & Wright, T. (2021). Epistemological intersections of Buddhism and narrative family therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 40 (2), 80-92. Epistemological Intersections of Buddhism and Narrative Family Therapy | Journal of Systemic Therapies
Eppler, C. (2021). Systemic teletherapists' meaningful experiences during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 47, 244-258. Systemic teletherapists' meaningful experiences during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic
Quek, K., Hsieh, N., & Eppler, C. (2021). Collectivist discourses in relational intersectionality: Insights from Chinese American Christian couples. Journal of Family Issus. 42(11), 2487–2508. Collectivist Discourses in Relational Intersectionality: Insights from Chinese American Christian Couples - Karen Mui-Teng Quek, Natalie Wei-Mun Hsieh, Christie Eppler, 2021
Eppler C., & Hutchings, J. (2020). The use of cinematherapy to illustrate systemic resilience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(8), 1–9. The use of cinematherapy to illustrate systemic resilience
Eppler, C., Cobb, R. A., & Wilson, E. E. (2019). Multifaith perspectives on family therapy models. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 31 (1-2), 1-35. Multifaith Perspectives on Family Therapy Models
Eppler, C. (2018). Women’s perceptions of using short films to integrate spirituality in therapy, Journal of Systemic Therapies, 37, 68-80.

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