The AFTA Podcast
This podcast explores current therapy practices and research-oriented approaches. Host Navid Zamani interviews scholar practitioners of the American Family Therapy Academy to capture current interests and curiosities of guests, the evolution of these curiosities over time, and implications for practice/theory in family therapy.
Episodes
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
46 min
We discuss the impacts of working in a broken system, the experience of a developing career, and the role of communal care
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
42 min
We discuss the how painting elephants has paved the way to discussions about oppression
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
48 min
We discuss what it means to be a supervisor, starting at square one, and creating a safety net for supervisees
Feb 28, 2026
Feb 28, 2026
44 min
We discuss systemic failures in crisis response, centering community experiences, and the relational context of distress
Dec 22, 2025
Dec 22, 2025
48 min
We discuss managing urgency, fear and the influence of our political environment on our work
Oct 30, 2025
Oct 30, 2025
49 min
We discuss failures when working with siblings, confronting the therapists' anger, and giving permission to stretching your therapy style
Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
55 min
David Trimble reflects on failures in therapy in the context of more than 7 decades of life, a spiritual journey in which his enthusiasms lead him to stumble
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2025
54 min
We discuss how intersectionality, cultural identity, and mistakes all come together.
Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025
43 min
Ron shares about two couples sessions that didn’t go as planned, and how he manages both the clinical and self-of-therapist work.
Jul 1, 2025