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 Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in trauma treatment as well as individual, couples, and family therapy. He has over 29 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 be brilliant with the basics of the Standard 8-Phase EMDR modality. Chris has trained over 5,000 clinicians in the use of EMDR since 2015. He has been married to Holly since 1986 and together they raised 5 children during a 29-year military career that spanned the globe. Now living in Florence, SC, they continue to be deeply involved in the life of their family, their 9 grandchildren, their local church, and anti-human trafficking efforts in Nepal. Chris is the founder and owner of Thrive Counseling & Consulting, PLLC and of Thrive Training & Publications, LLC.