The Briggs Institute

AAMFT Approved Supervisors

Obtaining an American Associated for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor designation is not easy. It requires the completion of formal coursework, professional mentoring, and at least 18 months of post-master’s supervisory experience. Maintaining the title requires re-certification every five years. AAMFT Approved Supervisors are known for their “breadth and depth of MFT clinical and supervisory experience” and this designation classifies these professionals as leaders in their field.

In 2017, Dr. Briggs established the The Briggs Institute, Inc. as an expansion of his private practice.

Dr. Briggs completed his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy at Purdue University and earned his M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy at the Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Dr. Briggs is a licensed marriage and family therapist, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Clinical Fellow, American Psychological Association Full Member, and he achieved the rank of tenured associate professor and clinical director during his years in academia. His areas of research and special clinical interest include marriage and health, research informed clinical practice, couple conflict, divorce, sexual and physical trauma, sex therapy, parenting issues, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Dr. Briggs practices an evidence-based approach to therapy that includes cognitive-behavioral and emotionally focused interventions.

To learn more about Dr. Briggs and his clinical work, check out his website.

Lexie is a licensed marriage and family therapist, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor, and an AAMFT Clinical Fellow. Her areas of clinical interest are pre-marital & marital therapy, couple conflict, family conflict, boundary setting, communication issues, women's issues, spirituality, and self-worth issues. She regularly supervises pre-licensed clinicians seeking independent licensure as well as students seeking their master’s degrees. 

Lexie practices an integrative, evidence-based approach to therapy incorporating family systems theory, restoration therapy, and several other research and feedback informed methodologies. 

Dr. Morgan completed his Ed.D. in Leadership, Policy, and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University and earned his M.MFT at the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Trevecca Nazarene University.

Dr. Morgan is a licensed marriage and family therapist, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor, AAMFT Clinical Fellow, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Master Practitioner, and associate professor in the marriage and family therapy program at Lipscomb University. His areas of research and special clinical interest include student and organizational development, the application of personality type theory to a variety of developmental issues, adjustment disorders, family-of-origin issues, the transition to adulthood, as well as relationship, dating, premarital, and marital issues. Dr. Morgan uses an integrated treatment model that includes elements of Bowenian Family Systems Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among others.