Therapist
Cari Stone is a Therapist (Associate Marriage and Family Therapist) at The Refuge Center. She earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University and is pursuing full licensure. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the Alpha Gamma Chapter of the Delta Kappa International Marriage and Family Honor Society. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and a Secondary Education Credential from Westmont College.
With a professional background in writing, editing, and teaching, Cari enjoys learning and growing alongside her clients and their stories in creative and collaborative terms. Combining her professional training and life experiences, Cari approaches the therapeutic process holistically, acknowledging that our minds, bodies, and spirits are essential resources for our healing journeys.
Cari’s clinical areas of interest include family and couple’s work, the female lifecycle stages, grief and loss, spiritual trauma, and disordered eating. Cari has completed The Experiential Training Institute Course, The Course of Introduction to Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders, EMDR (Level 1) and The Unifying Framework for Psychotherapy. She is also a certified Prepare and Enrich and SYMBIS Facilitator. Cari brings an attachment-based and systemic lens to her work, utilizing a collection of evidence-based integrative modalities that aim to support and empower her clients on their healing journey.