The Family Institute Nationally-Recognized Staff Practice

Over 30 licensed psychotherapists - all with advanced training and many with extensive experience - offer comprehensive therapy and assessment services to individuals, couples and families at locations throughout metropolitan Chicago. Each of our respected and caring professionals specializes in specific issues so that clients are matched with an expert in a particular area of care. Teams of psychotherapists are also available for clinical consultation on certain cases, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to clients. Many of our distinguished psychotherapists at The Institute hold faculty appointments at Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, and instruct graduate-level courses in marriage and family therapy. Listed below, please see our Staff Practice Psychotherapists, their areas of specialization, who they treat, practice locations and links to biographies.

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Staff Practice Psychotherapists

Ellen Sachs Alter, PhD ◊
	Child and adolescent family systems; individual adults; emotional and behavioral regulation difficulties; attachment issues; families with neurobehavioral issues Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston See biography
Crissy Anderson, MSMFT
	Trauma and abuse; grief and loss; women's issues; couples therapy; transition to parenthood; mindfulness-based therapies Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
John Ardizzone, PhD ◊
	Psychological, psych-educational and neuropsychological testing for children and adult; comprehensive testing for child learning, reading, developmental and attention disorders; adult disorders associated with memory, attention, dementia and brain functioning; child and late adolescent, adult individual and family therapy Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Danielle Black, PhD
	Adolescents with a range of problems including suicidality and self injury; family therapy with adolescents; individual children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, and panic; individuals experiencing life transitions, application of empirically supported mindfulness based psychotherapies Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Leah Bloom, LMFT
	Adoption (domestic and international); adolescents; children of divorce; couples intimacy and communication; sexual abuse/trauma; lifecycle and developmental transitions Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago See biography
Leah Brennan, LMFT, CADC
	Substance abuse, adolescents, life-stage Transitions, family conflict and communication, couples, families Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston See biography
Douglas C. Breunlin, MSSA, LCSW, LMFT *
	Family business issues; couples; siblings; male development; mediation and conflict resolution; intimacy and sexual problems; marital conflict; long-term marriages; school problems Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Nancy Burgoyne, PhD, LCP
	Adolescent females & their families; Young Adults; Couple conflict & satisfaction; Couples where one or more partner is a survivor of sexual abuse; Cross national relationships; Cultural transition. See biography
Anthony Chambers, PhD ◊
	Couples struggling with intimacy, communication, and conflict; infidelity and trust issues; premarital counseling; African American couples/marriages; inter-racial/ethnic couples and marriages; transition to parenthood; emerging adulthood; individual adults; fathers' & mens' issues; career planning Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Simona Cirio, LMFT, MSMFT
	Cross-national couples; multiculturalism and immigration; family systems and family life transitions (transition to parenthood); impact of mental illness on the family; couple's intimacy and satisfaction in long-term relationships; premarital counseling; women's and gender issues; individual development in the life cycle (female adolescence, parenthood, mid-life and aging); prenatal and post-partum counseling; mother-daughter relationship; parent-child relationship and attachment; self-esteem and identity; loss, grief and trauma; spirituality Trilingual therapy: English, Italian, French Evanston See biography
Aaron Cooper, PhD ◊
	Individual and couple counseling; adoption; family counseling; LGBT issues and identity; LGBT families with children; child guidance and parenting concerns; divorce issues; grief counseling; couples communication Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Barbara Danis, PhD
	Families with children from infancy through school age; parenting consultation; emotional and behavioral regulation in children; attachment issues; transition to parenthood Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Jessica Davis, MSW, LCSW
	Adolescent, young adult and adult individual therapy; couples and family therapy; relationship issues; personality disorders; anxiety; depression; anger, stress, and emotion management; mindfulness; wellness; fulfillment; recovery from trauma, grief, and loss; sexual health; gender; LGBT issues; cultural issues; and transitions. Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
James E. DelGenio, MS, LCPC
	Assessment and treatment of anxiety, stress, panic, grief, depression, mood disorders, mental illness and support for alcohol/substance abuse issues; marriage and family issues such as lack of intimacy, infidelity, poor communication, conflict, parenting and behavior issues, premarital and divorce issues; treatment of couples, depression and its impact on relationships and the family. Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO La Grange Park, Downtown Chicago, Oak Brook See biography
Mary Doheny, PhD
	Adolescence, young adults, failure-to-launch, adult depression, grief and mourning, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and marital intimacy and conflict resolution Downtown Chicago See biography
Rita Quinn Dominguez, MSW, LCSW *
	Couple conflict and intimacy; adult life transitions; developmental issues in women; gender issues; individual adult therap; divorce and post-divorce issues; infidelity Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago and Evanston See biography
Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT ◊*
	Families with children with physical or neurological disorders; adoptive families; divorcing families; aging families; adult children and their parents; conflict and intimacy in couples Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Maureen Ford, PhD
	Adults with histories of trauma, particularly but not exclusively sexual abuse; non-acute eating disorders; self-injury; depression/mood disorders; personality disorders; transition to parenting/post-partum depression; adjustment to general life crises of adulthood Downtown Chicago See biography
Greg B.A. Friedman, PhD ◊
	Adults; adolescents; couples; depression; anxiety; adjustment disorders; personality issues and their impact on work and relations; personality disorders; adult psychological evaluation Evanston, Northbrook See biography
Dan Gill, MSMFT, LCPC
	Children with anxiety, depression, academic underachievement and concerns related to parents' divorce and/or remarriage; adolescents and young adults with relationship and identity/self issues; adult marital and relationship issues; parenting issues with teens and young adults; assertiveness concerns; negotiation of expected and unexpected life transitions; loss Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston, Northbrook See biography
Francesca G. Giordano, PhD
	Acceptance and commitment therapy, adolescents, adult children and their parents, adults, affairs and infidelity, anger management, anxiety, border personality, cognitive behavior therapy, couples therapy, depression/mood disorders, divorce/separation, domestic violence, emotion regulation, family therapy, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/questioning, group therapy, loss and grief, marriage therapy, men’s issues, midlife and aging issues, parenting, personality disorders, physical/sexual abuse, premarital therapy, psychodynamic therapy, remarriage/blended families, school issues, sex therapy/sexual dysfunction, stress management, suicidality/self-harm, trauma/PTSD, women’s issues, workplace issues, young adults Evanston, Downtown Chicago See biography
Kate Goldhaber, PhD ◊
	Depression; recovering from trauma, grief, and loss; body image, weight, and eating disorders; couples intimacy, communication, conflict, and transitions Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT *
	Individual adults and young adult therapy; couple conflict, intimacy and relationship satisfaction; LGBT identity and relationships; life transitions; stress; depression; anxiety Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Lisa Gordon, PhD ◊
	Romantic and intergenerational relationships; blended families; infertility; adoption; separation and divorce; depression and anxiety; women’s issues; family life transitions; parent coaching and home visits Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Northbrook See biography
Carl Hampton, MSW, LCSW
	Eriksonian hypnotherapy; mediation; conflict resolution; premarital counseling; sport psychological services Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston See biography
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Heidi J. Hayden, MA, LPC
	• Trauma/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; childhood trauma and abuse; physical, sexual and emotional abuse; self-harm; issues of self worth; mind-body-spirit connection; grief and loss; relationship challenges; life transitions; depression/mood disorders; and anxiety/panic. Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Edye Berkun Kamensky, EdM, MA, LCPC
	Eating disorders; anxiety; depression, trauma and loss; women's issues; individuals, couples and families; adolescents and adults Downtown Chicago, Northbrook, Evanston, Lincolnwood See biography
Gretchen King, MS, LMFT
	Relationships, couple intimacy & communication, women's issues, relationship with food & body, trauma, personal growth, self-esteem, spirituality and life transitions, individual adults, couples, adult families Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Jayne Kinsman, LMFT
	Individual adults and young adult therapy; couple intimacy and conflict; couples recovering from an affair; families with adolescents; school-related issues; LGBT identity and relationships; mindfulness; stress management; depression; loss; trauma; anger management Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD ◊
	Couples; premarital counseling; depression and anxiety; family life-stage transitions; women's issue; infertility; adoption Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston, Northbrook See biography
Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT*
	Marital Satisfaction and Intimacy; Couples Conflict; Affairs/Infidelity; Adult Children and Parent Relationship Issues; Empty Nest Issues; Aging Issues-Midlife and Older Adult; Women's Issues; Men's Issues; Life Stage Transitions; Pre-marital Issues; Transition to Parenthood; Divorce/Marital Separation; Remarriage/Blended families; Parenting Issues Post-Divorce; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual (LGBT) issues; Sibling Issues; Work/Life Balance Issues; Family Business Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Jay Lebow, PhD, LMFT, ABPP ◊*
	Couples; individuals; divorce and post-divorce issues; depression; family relationships; child custody evaluation; the resolution of custody disputes Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Michael Maslar, PsyD
	Individual adults and young adult therapy; family and couples therapy; Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; personality disorders, self-injury and suicidality, trauma recovery work and post traumatic stress disorder; anxiety; depression; anger, stress, and emotion management; mindfulness and fulfillment; and consultation for clinicians on complex, multi-problem, difficult to treat individuals, insomnia Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Jennifer McComb, PhD, LMFT*
	Sex therapy/sexual dysfunction, marital satisfaction and intimacy issues, couples conflict, affairs/infidelity, gambling, addictions, family relationships Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston See biography
William M. Pinsof, PhD, ABPP, LMFT ◊*
	Couples; sexual dysfunction; families with adolescent/adult children; family of origin; divorce and post-divorce therapy; family business Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Rachel S. Port, PsyD
	Child and adolescent psychotherapy; family therapy; parenting issues; college and graduate students; young adults; couples therapy; anxiety and depression; Asperger's disorder; multiculturalism; LGBT issues; self-esteem issues; relationship problems Accepts Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO Northbrook, Evanston, Downtown Chicago See biography
Cheryl Rampage, PhD ◊*
	Marital conflict and marital satisfaction; gender; adoption; LGBT issues; post-traumatic stress Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Reginald C. Richardson, PhD, LCSW
	Couples, individuals and families; adolescents with life transition problems; marital conflict; mediation; crisis debriefings Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago See biography
Chaaze Roberts, MSMFT
	Multicultural, immigrant, and African American family systems; child and adolescent family systems; adoptive and blended families; couples issues; inter-racial and cross-cultural couples; premarital therapy; men and emerging adult male issues; group therapy; spirituality. Evanston, Downtown Chicago See biography
Linda R. Rubinowitz, PhD, LMFT ◊*
	Stress; depression; adult children and parents; midlife and aging issues; health psychology; medical family therapy; gender issues; couples intimacy and conflict; transition to marriage; parenting across the life cycle; family life cycle transitions. Evanston See biography
William P. Russell, MSW, LCSW, LMFT *
	Couples therapy; adolescent adjustment; men's issues; post-traumatic stress disorder; substance abuse; loss; depression; life cycle/relationship transitions Evanston, LaGrange Park, Naperville See biography
Samantha Schulze, PsyD
	Children, adolescents, young adults and families; children and adolescents with a range of emotional/behavioral difficulties; young adults transitioning to college; families with children with special needs; school issues including IEPs; sibling therapy; twin-related issues; foster care; adults Northbrook See biography
Constance Sheehan
	Individuals and couples struggling with intimacy and sexual intimacy, communication and conflict; issues of trauma and anxiety and the application of mindfulness techniques. Downtown See biography
Tamara Goldman Sher, PhD
	Marital conflict, couples facing a medical illness, individuals facing a medical illness, women's health Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Jeffrey Sieracki, PhD
	Anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults; child and adolescent treatment; depression; family therapy; impulsivity and hyperactivity; anger management; individual adults; young/emerging adults Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston, Downtown Chicago See biography
Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD ◊
	Couples struggling with intimacy, communication, and conflict; premarital counseling; same-sex couples and LGBT issues; transitions to adulthood and parenthood; individual adults; trauma; Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) including Aspergers; families with children with special needs Northbrook See biography
Lori Tall, PsyD
	Special needs and/or unique genetic abnormalities affecting their neurocognitive abilities; autism; pediatric behavioral disorders; specific learning disorders affecting their overall function and performance; ADHD management; and generalized anxiety and other emotional disorders affecting the child's psychosocial well-being. Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
David E. Taussig, MSW, LCSW, LMFT *
	Couples; divorce and post-divorce issues; families with adolescent/adult children; families of the chronically mentally ill; men's separation and divorce issues; aging issues Evanston, La Grange Park, Naperville See biography
Jean Terrien, JD, MA, LPC
	Adults, couples and families; family business and career issues; anxiety and depression; couple conflict and intimacy, infertility and divorce transitions; grief and loss; cancer and other health issues Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Maru Torres-Gregory, JD, MS, LMFT
	Adults; women’s issues; couples; marital conflict; families; adolescents; body image and self-esteem issues; employee assistance programs; relationship issues in general. Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Bilingual in Spanish and English. Fluent in Portuguese and French. Evanston, Downtown Chicago, Northbrook See biography
Amy C. Wagner, PhD, LMFT ◊*
	Stepfamilies; divorcing and post-divorce families; women's issues; parenting issues; couples with young children; pre-marital couples; couples therapy; infidelity Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston, Northbrook See biography
Cynthia Yesko, MA, LCPC
	Psychotherapy with individuals and groups; mind-body-spirit connection; spirituality/religion; childhood trauma and abuse; religious abuse; substance abuse; adult children of alcoholics; grief and loss; depression and anxiety; relationship challenges; issues of self-worth; life transitions; clinical training and supervision. Evanston See biography
Paula R. Young, PhD ◊
	Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety, panic, depression, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder; driving phobia; individual adults and adolescents Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Downtown Chicago, Evanston See biography
Richard E. Zinbarg, PhD ◊
	Individual adults and adolescents with anxiety, panic and depression Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Evanston See biography