Many Institute staff members are available to speak to general audiences on a variety of topics related to family life and mental health.  Your presentation needs will be matched with an expert in a particular area of care and can be customized for your audience.  Speaker fees and stipends are negotiated by the speaker.

 

If you are interested in coordinating a speaking arrangement with one of our therapists, please call 847-733-4300, ext. 0 or email family-institute@northwestern.edu for more information.

 

Presentations by Speaker

Presentations by Topic

 

 

Anthony Chambers, PhD

• What every marital therapist wished their clients knew: Insiders guide to a happy marriage
• Why do I keep ending up in bad relationships?: How to use your head and your heart during the dating process

 

Simona Cirio, MSMFT

• Cross-national couples: Challenges and enrichment
• Far from home: Immigration and identity
• We’re not from the same place: Dilemmas of Foreign-born parents raising their American-born children
• Child-proofing Your Marriage: Getting Ready for Parenthood

 

Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT

• The Modern Child Under Pressure: How Do Parent Discern When Too Much is Too Much?
• Helping Families with ADHD Issues
• Nurturing Self Esteem in Children
• Raising Children to Believe in Themselves
• The Trouble with Perfect
• When Developmental Changes are Bumpy: Recognizing Signs of Distress—When to Be Concerned
• Adolescent Development Issues—How to Facilitate Independence in Your Adolescent While Staying Connected
• How to Foster Health Identity in Adopted Children
• Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
• Social-Emotional Challenges off Gifted Children

Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT

• When We’re Both Adults: The Evolving Mother-Daughter Relationship
• The Mother Daughter Relationship at Middle School Transition: A Turning Point
• Navigating the Social World of the Gifted Middle School Child
• Navigating from Struggle to Triumph During Adolescence
• For Moms Only: Building Self Esteem
• For Moms Only: Nurturing Dreams
• Adoption Across the Family Life Cycle

• Dealing with Peers about Adoption

Dan Gill, MSMFT, LCPC

• Beyond Punishment: Creative Approaches to Parenting the Gifted Child
• Discipline to Teach and Heal: Strengthening the Parental Bond While Disciplining Your Child

 

Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT

• LGBT Couples: The challenges of intimacy in a straight world
• Is there a fork in the road? The development of sexual orientation
• Coming Out:  The Journey for Lesbian and Gay Individuals and Their Families

• Intimacy in 18-25 Year Olds’ “Hook-Up Culture”

Lisa Gordon, PhD

• Protecting Your Marriage While Parenting
• Promoting Healthy Sleep Habits in Children
• Can Sibling Rivalry Become Sibling Revelry?
• Raising Children with Character
•  Effective Discipline

Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW

• Down-to-Earth Discipline with Your Kids
• It DOES make sense:  Understanding Your Child’s Development
• Ending Morning Meltdowns
• Communicating for Couples
• Post-partum Depression
• Stress Management

 

Josh Hetherington, LCPC, LMFT

• The Power of  NO: What Every Teen Needs to KNOW

 

Gary Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC

• Post 9/11 Trauma Recovery Work: New Developments and Implications for the Clinical Treatment of Trauma.
• Attachment and Connections in our Children: How to Create Healthy, Confident and Secure Kids
• When Children Push Your Buttons: How to Maintain Your Sanity and Still be a Good Parent
• Adolescent Conduct disorders: A New Way of Viewing Behavioral Acting Out

 

David Klow, MSMFT

• A Man in Transition: What to Do When Your Career, Family or Relationship Falls Apart

Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD

• The Dark Shadow Over Our Relationship: Dealing with Depression in Couples
• Relax, Renew, and Rekindle: Stress Management Strategies and Techniques
• The Love of Work and the Work of Loving: Balancing Career and Family Life.

Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT

• Caring for Your Older Parent While Caring for Yourself

• Rethinking Retirement: Renewing a Sense of Purpose and Balance in Life and Relationships
• Boys will be Boys?  Challenging the Myths about Mother and Son Relationships
• The Pickle in the Sandwich:  Feeling Squeezed at Midlife

• They’re Leaving Home:  The Joys and Challenges of Parenting College-Aged Children
• Coming Out:  The Journey for Lesbian and Gay Individuals and Their Families

 

Michael Maslar, PsyD

• Everyday Mindfulness Practice: Living with Greater Freedom and Choice

 

Linda Rubinowitz, PhD

• TIME TRAVELER: Understanding Your Past to Improve Relationships Now and In The Future.

 

Alexandra Solomon, PhD

• Parenting Kids on the Autistic Spectrum
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Intimacy and Marital Enhancement
• Parenting College Students
• Emotional Abuse in College Age Students
• Intimacy in 18-25 year olds’ “hook-up” culture

Richard Zinbarg, PhD

• Why Do We Worry and What Can We Do About It?

 

 

Adolescents

• Adolescent Development Issues—How to Facilitate Independence in Your Adolescent While Staying Connected by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Navigating from Struggle to Triumph During Adolescence by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• The Power of  NO: What Every Teen Needs to KNOW by Josh Hetherington, LCPC, LMFT
• Adolescent Conduct disorders: A New Way of Viewing Behavioral Acting Out by Gary Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC

 

Adoption

• How to Foster Health Identity in Adopted Children by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Adoption Across the Family Life Cycle by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT

• Dealing with Peers about Adoption by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT

Autism

• Parenting Kids on the Autistic Spectrum by Alexandra Solomon, PhD
• Autism Spectrum Disorders by Alexandra Solomon, PhD

Couples and Relationships/Marriage

• What every marital therapist wished their clients knew: Insiders guide to a happy marriage by Anthony Chambers, PhD
• Why do I keep ending up in bad relationships?: How to use your head and your heart during the dating process by Anthony Chambers, PhD.
• Cross-national couples: Challenges and enrichment by Simona Cirio, MSMFT
• Child-proofing Your Marriage: Getting Ready for Parenthood by Simona Cirio, MSMFT
• Protecting Your Marriage While Parenting by Lisa Gordon, PhD
• Communicating for Couples by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW
• The Dark Shadow Over Our Relationship: Dealing with Depression in Couples by Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD
• TIME TRAVELER: Understanding Your Past to Improve Relationships Now and In The Future by Linda Rubinowitz, PhD
• Intimacy and Marital Enhancement by Alexandra Solomon, PhD

Depression and Anxiety

• Post-partum Depression by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW
• The Dark Shadow Over Our Relationship: Dealing with Depression in Couples by Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD
• Why Do We Worry and What Can We Do About It? by Richard Zinbarg, PhD

 

Immigration and Identity

• Far from home: Immigration and identity by Simona Cirio, MSMFT
• We’re not from the same place: Dilemmas of Foreign-born parents raising their American-born children by Simona Cirio, MSMFT

 

LGBT

• LGBT Couples: The challenges of intimacy in a straight world by Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT
• Is there a fork in the road? The development of sexual orientation by Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT
• Coming Out:  The Journey for Lesbian and Gay Individuals and Their Families by Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT and Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT

 

Men’s Issues

• A Man in Transition: What to Do When Your Career, Family or Relationship Falls Apart by David Klow, MSMFT

 

Midlife and Aging Issues

• Caring for Your Older Parent While Caring for Yourself by Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT

• Rethinking Retirement: Renewing a Sense of Purpose and Balance in Life and Relationships by Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT
• The Pickle in the Sandwich:  Feeling Squeezed at Midlife by Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT

 

Mindfulness

• Everyday Mindfulness Practice: Living with Greater Freedom and Choice by Michael Maslar, PsyD

 

Parenting

• We’re not from the same place: Dilemmas of Foreign-born parents raising their American-born children by Simona Cirio, MSMFT
• Child-proofing Your Marriage: Getting Ready for Parenthood by Simona Cirio, MSMFT
• The Modern Child Under Pressure: How Do Parent Discern When Too Much is Too Much? by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Nurturing Self Esteem in Children by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Raising Children to Believe in Themselves by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• The Trouble with Perfect by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• When Developmental Changes are Bumpy: Recognizing Signs of Distress—When to Be Concerned by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Adolescent Development Issues—How to Facilitate Independence in Your Adolescent While Staying Connected by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• How to Foster Health Identity in Adopted Children by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT

• Helping Families with ADHD Issues by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT

• Social-Emotional Challenges off Gifted Children by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• Helping Families with ADHD Issues by Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT
• When We’re Both Adults: The Evolving Mother-Daughter Relationship by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• The Mother Daughter Relationship at Middle School Transition: A Turning Point by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• Navigating the Social World of the Gifted Middle School Child by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• Navigating from Struggle to Triumph During Adolescence by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• For Moms Only: Building Self Esteem by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• For Moms Only: Nurturing Dreams by Catherine Weigel Foy, MSW, LCSW, LMFT
• Beyond Punishment: Creative Approaches to Parenting the Gifted Child by Dan Gill, MSMFT, LCPC
• Discipline to Teach and Heal: Strengthening the Parental Bond While Disciplining Your Child by Dan Gill, MSMFT, LCPC
• Promoting Healthy Sleep Habits in Children by Lisa Gordon, PhD
• Can Sibling Rivalry Become Sibling Revelry? by Lisa Gordon, PhD
• Raising Children with Character by Lisa Gordon, PhD
•  Effective Discipline by Lisa Gordon, PhD
• Attachment and Connections in our Children: How to Create Healthy, Confident and Secure Kids by Gary Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC
• When Children Push Your Buttons: How to Maintain Your Sanity and Still be a Good Parent by Gary Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC
• Down-to-Earth Discipline with Your Kids by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW
• It DOES make sense:  Understanding Your Child’s Development by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW
• Ending Morning Meltdowns by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW

• Boys will be Boys?  Challenging the Myths about Mother and Son Relationships by Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT

• They’re Leaving Home:  The Joys and Challenges of Parenting College-Aged Children by Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT
• Parenting Kids on the Autistic Spectrum by Alexandra Solomon, PhD
• Parenting College Students by Alexandra Solomon, PhD

 

Trauma

• Post 9/11 Trauma Recovery Work: New Developments and Implications for the Clinical Treatment of Trauma by Gary Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC

Stress Management/Work-Life Balance

• Stress Management by Pam Horan-Bussey, LCSW
• Relax, Renew, and Rekindle: Stress Management Strategies and Techniques by Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD
• The Love of Work and the Work of Loving: Balancing Career and Family Life by Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD
• A Man in Transition: What to Do When Your Career, Family or Relationship Falls Apart by David Klow, MSMFT

 

Young Adults

• Intimacy in 18-25 Year Olds’ “Hook-Up Culture” by Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT and Alexandra Solomon, PhD
• Emotional Abuse in College Age Students by Alexandra Solomon, PhD