Ep 15: Teaching Systemic Therapy: Integrative Approaches for Family Therapists with Dr. Leonie White
From Learning and Teaching Systemic Therapy by Society for the Teaching of Marriage and Family Therapy
December 2, 2025 · 44 min · Episode 14
About this episode
Dr. Leonie White discusses integrative approaches for teaching systemic therapy to family therapists.
Dr Leonie White is a Clinical Family Therapist and Psychologist with almost 30 years’ experience. She works in private practice and as the Director of Phoenix Family Therapy Academy. Leonie has spent more than a decade in AAFT-accredited family therapy training programs and has taught, trained, and supervised across multiple university programs. She brings a practical, integrative, and attachment and neuroscience-informed systemic lens to support both emerging and experienced practitioners with teaching that reflects a deep commitment to adult learning and experiential approaches. Leonie offers a broad range of professional development initiatives across Australia and New Zealand, including foundational, advanced, trauma-informed, and systemic family therapy workshops. She also provides individual and group supervision, mentorship, and consultancy to mental health, education, and child protection professionals. Leonie has presented at national and international conferences, including keynote addresses. She has contributed to the field through academic publications, as Guest Editor for a special issue of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT) on…
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Leonie White
Topics covered
- systemic therapy
- family therapy
- professional development
- adult learning
- integrative approaches
Keywords
- systemic therapy
- family therapy
- professional development
- adult learning
- neuroscience
- trauma-informed
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Phoenix Family Therapy Academy, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, AAFT
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