Affiliate Psychotherapists of The Family Institute

The Family Institute Nationally-Recognized Staff Practice

As an extension of our Family Institute Staff Practice and to provide the best possible services to our clients, The Family Institute has engaged a select group of 25 highly-qualified consultants in 15 metropolitan Chicago satellite locations. These specialists, listed below, include psychiatrists, counseling psychologists, marriage and family therapists and social workers who have been carefully selected by The Family Institute for their expertise in treating families, couples, individuals, children and teens. Several of our Affiliates are graduates of the Northwestern University Master in Marital and Family Therapy Program with clinical training at The Family Institute.

Licensure and Certification Key

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Affiliate Psychotherapists

Heather J. Bates, LMFT

• Substance abuse, adolescents, young adults, families, blended families, anxiety, depression,trauma, intergenerational conflict
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston & Northfield

• Individual adult psychotherapy addressing depression; anxiety, loss and/or major life transitions; adolescents dealing with depression, anxiety, or adjusting to divorce or loss; parenting consultation; couples’ therapy
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston

Jeremy Bloomfield , PsyD ◊

• Individual adults and late adolescents; developmental issues; resolving repetitive relational conflicts; intimacy and isolation; anxiety; depression; trauma; sexual abuse; personality disorders; psychotic and dissociative disorders; intensive therapy with individuals seeking deep and lasting change; consultation and supervision of students and clinicians
• Evanston

Ary Christofidis, PhD◊

• Families with adolescent/adult children; single parents with conflictual teens; couples; individuals with anxiety and mood disorders; and families dealing with a cancer diagnosis
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, Park Ridge

Sylvia Corcoran, LCSW, CADC, MCEd

• Individual adults and couples. Couple conflict and intimacy, communication. Specializes in the treatment of women’s issues: depression, anxiety, self-esteem, domestic abuse, alcohol and substance abuse, family of origin issues and spirituality. Weekend and evening hours available
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, Northbrook

James DelGenio, LCPC

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for adults, couples, families and individuals; depression; anxiety; disorders; mental illness; families of people with mental illness; mental illness and substance; grief
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• LaGrange Park

Fred Devett, LCSW, LMFT, BCD *

• Individual adults, couples and families addressing life and family transitions; marriage stress and crisis; divorce and post-divorce adjustment; religious (spiritual) issues; chronic and life-threatening illness; post-treatment addiction recovery; psychodynamic and systemic approach
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• LaGrange, Naperville
• AAMFT-Approved Supervisor

Carol M. Donnelly, PhD◊

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for individual adults and adolescents with anxiety, panic, and depression; women's and relationship issues
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago

Victor Dye, PhD ◊

• Trauma; loss; intimacy issues; couples; families; individuals; uses EMDR & EFT
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Medicare
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston

Paulette Freed, LCSW

• Adult individuals, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, adjustment issues, behavioral change, women's issues, parenting issues, parent child relationship and school issues, couples counseling,  supervision and training
• Downtown Chicago

Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT *

• Families, couples, mother-daughter relationship; developmental transitions to middle school, adolescence and young adulthood; adoption; family preparation and adjustment to death; supervision and training
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, LaGrange Park

Michelle Gavin, MD

• Psychiatric evaluation; psychopharmacology; women; young adults; mood and anxiety disorders
• Northbrook

Rhonda Goldman, PhD ◊

• Depression; anxiety; grief and loss; post-traumatic stress; couple conflict and intimacy; individual adults; couples
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago

Ben Gorvine, PhD ◊

• Individuals; couples; families with adolescent and adult children; parenting issues; parent-child conflict; school issues; fathering and men's issues; depression; anxiety; family of origin work; adoption
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago

James W. Griffith, PhD◊

• Depression; anxiety disorders (Panic disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder); smoking cessation; cognitive behavior therapy
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston

James R. Harris, PsyD ◊

• Adult individuals and couples; anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, behavioral change, men's issues, LGTB identity and relationships, pre-marital counseling, couple conflict and intimacy, life and family transitions
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Chicago

Gary R. Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC

• Anxiety; depression; addictions; marital difficulties; parent/child conduct disorders; parenting training
• Northfield

Linda Honsa, MSMFT, LMFT

• Couple conflict and intimacy; post-divorce and remarriage issues; parenting issues; families; behavior disorders in children
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Schaumburg

Patricia J. Husband, MA, LMFT

• Family adjustment to infancy and early childhood; family challenges with children with developmental variations and/or physical limitations; parenthood adjustments; sibling relationship building; parenting for individuals with past traumas; developmental transitions
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Metropolitan Chicago

Carol Jabs, PhD, LCSW, LMFT

• Individuals; couples; issues of depression in one or both partners; loss or grief in families; life stress
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Oak Park

Carla Ordóñez, MSMFT, LMFT

• Couples; individuals; families with children and adolescents; parenting; cultural and immigration issues; women's issues; bilingual therapy (Spanish-English); EdS. school psychologist
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Naperville
• AAMFT-Approved Supervisor

Rachel Lurie, LMFT, CADC

• Depression, anxiety, addictions, body image and eating problems, individual adults and couples
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Ravenswood and Downtown Chicago

Larry Maucieri, PhD

• Psychological and neuropsychological testing for children and adults; comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of problems in children, adolescents and adults which lead to difficulties with behavior, memory, attention, language, spatial processing, and mood. These often include testing for common issues like ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, the effects of head injuries and strokes, exposure to toxins like lead and mercury, and anxiety, mania and depression; adult ADHD
• Pursuing credentials in clinical neuropsychology
• Evanston, Northbrook

Walter Miller, LCSW, ACSW

• Individual adults and children, couples; issues related to life-threatening illness; gay and lesbian issues
• Downtown Chicago

Paula Pohlhammer, MSMFT, LCPC

• Couples, families, adoption, women's issues, loss, depression and anxiety
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• LaGrange Park

Leah E. Rubin, MSW, LCSW

• Individuals; families; couples; emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents; divorce and post-divorce therapy; parenting consultation; adoption; attachment, trauma and recovery; women's issues
• Skokie

Carol J. Ryan, JD, MSMFT, MSOD

• Entrepreneurial and family-owned organizations in the areas of communication and conflict resolution; hiring and retention; leadership development
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Family business locations throughout the United States

Constance M. Sheehan, MSW, LCSW

• Individual, couples and sex therapy; women's health issues including sexual health and functioning; sexual and emotional trauma; body image; menopausal health
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Chicago

Mary Shein, MSMFT, LMFT

• Children, adolescents and adults; athletes and student-athletes; divorce; depression; peer and social issues; problems with school, life transitions; individual, couples and family therapy
• Northbrook

Kristin Hall Sliwicki, MSMFT, LCPC, LMFT

• Marital distress; communication; conflict resolution and negotiation; intimacy/connection/attachment needs; infidelity and betrayal; sexual issues; relationship challenges; development and transition issues; women's issues over the lifespan
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Libertyville

Leah Smethurst, MSMFT, LMFT

• Premarital counseling; couple intimacy and conflict; individual adolescent and young adult therapy; family therapy; divorcing families; step-families; school-related and social adjustment issues; family life-stage transitions; work-life issues; care-giving issues; depression; anxiety
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago

Michael A. Solomon, MD

• Psychiatric evaluation, psychopharmacology; treatment of mood and anxiety disorders
• Evanston

Randy Thompson, MD

• Psychiatric evaluation; psychopharmacology; anxiety disorders; mood disorders
• Downtown Chicago, Hinsdale

Gwenn Waldman, MA, ATR-BC, LCPC

• Psychotherapy; adults, families, women's issues, children and teenagers.  Specializing in art psychotherapy with children and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety, fear, separation, depression, academic discouragement, behavioral problems, loss, grief, divorce, remarriage, social/relational issues, anger, ADD/ADHD, autism and family dynamic issues; multi-cultural clients
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston

Michele Weiss, MSMFT, LMFT

• Couple intimacy, conflict and marital satisfaction; life cycle transitions; women's issues; physical health challenges; eating disorders; anxiety; depression
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Lakeview