Ellen Sachs Alter, PhD

Ellen Sachs Alter is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

She earned her PhD from DePaul University in 1993, with a distinction in clinical child psychology.

Dr. Alter has trained and practiced in community mental health and hospital settings, both in an inpatient child psychiatry unit and in outpatient pediatric psychology. She completed her clinical internship at La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center where she received extensive inpatient and outpatient training in pediatric psychology and child abuse. Dr. Alter completed The Family Institute's Postgraduate Clinical Fellowship in 2001.

Dr. Alter treats children, adolescents, adults and their families.

Clinical interests: Child and adolescent family systems; individual adults; emotional and behavioral regulation difficulties; attachment issues; families with neurobehavioral issues

Family Institute Location: Evanston