Lizee Nuñez Love
Lizee Nuñez Love, Ph.D. Student in Marriage and Family Therapy
Department of Human Development and Family Science
elove1@vt.edu
Lizee Nuñez Love (she/her/ella) is a second-year MFT doctoral student. She is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under supervision in North Carolina and Virginia. Lizee approaches her scholarship from a social constructivist epistemology, informed by intersectional feminism and social justice. Clinically, Lizee enjoys using family systems and Emotionally Focused Therapy to support partners and families, particularly those from marginalized communities (LGBTQ+, BIPOC, neurodivergent, chronic illness).
- Marginalized identities (LGBTQ+, people of color, neurodivergence)
- Attachment in couple/partner relationships
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Medical Family Therapy (chronic and terminal illnesses, ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease)
- M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Woman's University (2024)
- B.S. Psychology, Texas Woman's University (2021)
- Dean's Diversity Assistantship, Virginia Tech Graduate School (2024)
- Kaestle Fellowship Award, Virginia Tech (2024)
- COPE Graduate Student Service Award, College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University (2024)
- Chancellor's Student Research Scholar, Center for Student Research, Texas Woman's University (2024)
- June Volunteer of the Month, Denton County Friends of the Family (2021)
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