Thrive Learning

Elizabeth (Libby) Marlatt-Murdoch is a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in North Carolina and Ohio. She has been practicing in the fields of mental health since 2013. Libby is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and is also Certified in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy as well as EMDR. Libby specializes in topics in neuroscience, including resilience, self-care, relationships, and trauma. She focuses on techniques based on brain science in treatment, including EMDR, and believes in educating and empowering her clients. As a published author and experienced trainer, Libby has a passion for making neuroscience accessible to clients and other clinicians in the field. Libby also works with special populations including active and retired military in addition to first responders; as a former military spouse and clinician who is actively involved in these communities, she understands the unique challenges these individuals and their families face.

Chris is a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in trauma treatment as well as individual, couples, and family therapy. He has over 25 years' experience as a pastoral counselor, military chaplain, and marriage & family therapist. His areas of expertise are treating post-traumatic stress, acute stress, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. As an interactive EMDR trainer, his approach is to provide energetic and enthusiastic training designed to help you integrate EMDR into your clinical setting and modality. Chris has trained over 1,400 clinicians in the use of EMDR since 2015. He has been married since 1986 and has 5 adult children and 5 grandchildren. He is the founder & owner of Thrive Counseling & Consultation, PLLC and Thrive Training & Publications, LLC.