Karis Poafpybitty is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and owner of Good Ways Interventions, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; located on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation. She is a citizen of the Kiowa and Cherokee nations of Oklahoma and grew up in the Tulsa area. She graduated from the University of Tulsa and received her masters from Argosy University in Los Angeles, California. She has worked in community mental health for 14 years, 12 of those as a therapist. Karis has received training in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Nurturing Parenting. She is certified in Parent Child-Interactive Therapy, and a registered facilitator for Circle of Security.