Bridget Quebodeaux, LMFT is a faculty member and Training Program Director for the DEFT Institute. Bridget has taught classes on mindfulness and movement for the general public and mental health professionals and presented her therapy work to students at USC, Antioch, Pepperdine and Azusa Pacific and to clinicians at mental health clinics including OPICA, Violence Intervention Program, Counseling West, The Relational Center and Edelman Westside Mental Health. 

Jon Rizk is Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is a certified practitioner of Dynamic Emotion Focused Therapy and has been an active contributor to the DEFT Institute training group in Los Angeles since its inception. He has offered presentations on the fundamentals of the model throughout Los Angeles County. Jon currently divides his time between private practice, working as a therapist at an intensive outpatient trauma center and providing clinical supervision to associate therapists.