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Farrah Walker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the founder of Enriched Living Counseling, where she provides care to high-conflict couples, interracial and interfaith partnerships, and African-American women. She is dually licensed in Illinois and Michigan and serves as the President-Elect of the Illinois Affiliation of Marriage and Family Therapists. With a background in criminal justice and social services, Farrah brings a grounded, pragmatic, and compassionate presence to both her clinical and supervisory work. She is also a clinical manager for The Restorative Project and a passionate advocate for mentoring future therapists.

In the first episode of our new season, we sit down with Farrah to explore how her previous career in criminal justice unexpectedly prepared her for a specialty in working with high-conflict couples. Farrah shares how she came into the field as a career changer, what expertise means to her, and why patience, flexibility, and boundary-setting are central to her approach. We talk about the emotional toll of therapy, the behind-the-scenes work therapists do to show up fully, and the importance of staying grounded in emotionally charged sessions. Farrah reflects on her supervisory and leadership roles, her passion for supporting students and early-career clinicians, and the personal rituals she practices to sustain herself in this demanding yet rewarding field.

For more about Farrah, visit Enriched Living Counseling.

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Co-Hosted by Corina Teofilo Mattson and Mariana Reyes Daza. Show art by Jae Avilez. Music by Brandon Acosta.