I like to say that EFT and attachment science are bringing me full circle. EFT and attachment science have given me clarity about my life and history, and they are informing and influencing my emotional accessibility, responsiveness and engagement in my role as a parent and partner and beyond. Originally, I was appointed to the board as secretary to fulfill the term of office of my predecessor Stacy Card. I am an ICEEFT Certified Therapist and Supervisor, an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, a WA State Approved Supervisor and a PSI Certified Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health Specialist. With EFT Trainer Kathryn de Bruin, we have a podcast called The Family Express, dedicated to Emotionally Focused Family Therapy. With my co-authors Kathryn de Bruin and Katie Stefano, we published a children’s therapeutic book, a mix of a story and guided activity for parents and therapists to help kids access, process and express difficult experiences. When I am not working, I can be found with my husband and son on the beaches of Maui, or on a golf course, or hiking, or rock climbing or at a restaurant taking in the flavors and scenery of the world and planning our next travel adventure.
I was introduced to EFT in graduate school at Gonzaga and after graduating immersed myself into learning EFT and doing EFT. Learning and doing EFT has been a very challenging and very rewarding process for me. I couldn’t have done it without support from great supervisors, colleagues, community, and spouse. So grateful for the EFT communities I have been a part of through the journey of learning and doing EFT. I am a certified EFT therapist and supervisor. I was a part of the original Spokane EFT Group when it was just 4-5 therapists who were interested in EFT meeting at each others’ offices. It’s been a delight to watch it grow into an official ICEEFT EFT Community! Also feel very honored to be a part of the EWNIEFT board and continuing to grow the EFT community in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.
Keneesha Lloyd, MS, LMHC, NCC, SUDP
Spokane, Washington
I am deeply passionate about the transformative power of EFT and attachment theory in fostering healing and growth within relationships. My journey into this field began with a profound curiosity about human connections and the underlying emotional dynamics that shape them.
I have been a member of EWNIEFT since 2019 and am so thankful for the friendship, consultation, and supervision provided through this community. I am an ICEEFT Certified EFCT Therapist and an ICEEFT Certified EFIT Therapist, a Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP), and a WA state designated Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialist (EMMHS). I am forever grateful for EFT and the EWNIEFT community for the continued support and guidance both personally and professionally.
When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband, toddler, and two cats. I also love a good book, dateline, iced caramel lattes, and 90s R&B/hip hop.
Jackie Moore, MEd, LMHC, NCC
Ellensburg, Washington
I was first introduced to attachment theory in the late 90s while supporting the original Circle of Security research and program development. My enthusiasm for Emotionally Focused Therapy exploded immediately when I attended the Johnson-Gottman Summit (2013). I am an ICEEFT Certified Therapist and an EFCT Supervisor-in-Training Candidate. I have been a part of our EWNIEFT Community since 2013 before we were an officially recognized community (2020). With high attention to details, I’m a good fit for the role of Treasurer (especially taking into account that as a teen I had planned to become an accountant). Thanks to good EFT therapy personally, I have an “earned-secure” relationship with my husband and enjoy relationships with both our young adult daughters, our son-in-law, extended family and several friends. EFT for Couples has been the most challenging learning endeavor of my personal and professional life…and because I enjoy and appreciate this model of therapy so much, I continue to “geek out” on EFT – conversing about and growing in EFT together with and mentoring my counselor friends outside my work hours. When not working, I enjoy puttering around our home, hiking, skiing, traveling and meeting new people in their culture, reading, nurturing my faith and learning new things. I especially enjoy spending time with family members from my foreign-exchange family in Mexico.
I was initially introduced to EFT as I was studying for my Master’s degree in counseling from Gonzaga University. Following graduation, I was mentored by an EFT therapist who influenced me greatly in my direction in training and focus in counseling toward experiential therapies, i.e. EMDR, EFT and IPNB. In my life, I have cared deeply about our need as humans for connecting in our relationships and in having a community where we feel like we belong. As I learned about attachment theory, it gave words to my experiences in life. All these things kept me going on a track to learn EFT and adopt it as my main modality for helping people as a counselor. I am a certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. I have enjoyed serving on the board of our EWNIEFT community, valuing helping other therapists learning of EFT and having a place where they can receive support as it is not an easy model to learn. I have grown personally in this journey enhancing my own relationships as I value time with family, friends and my faith community that offers me so much support. Some things that keep me going in this work is being outdoors doing something active as I always feel refreshed by nature and movement of all kinds.
