Holly Barrett Waldron, Ph.D.

My journey in Functional Family Therapy (FFT) began more than 30 years ago. As a clinical trainer and supervisor, I have extensive experience helping therapists excel in FFT. As a researcher, I have conducted numerous clinical trials to develop and evaluate FFT for youth with substance abuse, delinquency, and depression. My work has led to innovations for helping troubled youth and families through FFT, including change strategies for substance abuse and depression, motivational incentives to promote drug abstinence, FFT aftercare for relapse prevention, specialized supervision methods, and FFT web-based service delivery. I am actively engaged in FFT dissemination through LIFFT - “Leading Implementations in Functional Family Therapy”, an organization designed to train therapists and expand the reach and adoption of the FFT model.