Edye Berkun Kamensky, EdM, MA

Edye Berkun Kamensky is a licensed clinical professional counselor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.  She is also licensed as a clinical psychologist in the state of Pennsylvania.

She holds master’s degrees from Boston University in counseling and from the University of Santa Monica in applied psychology.  In addition to degree work Ms. Kamensky has completed additional trainings at Georgetown University in family systems therapy, the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center, the New Jersey Institute for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, the Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, in adult psychotherapy, and from the Imago International Institute in Imago relationship therapy.  Her work has included biofeedback, the Alexander Technique and an exploration of mind/body connections.  She is a licensed minister with a  master’s in spiritual science from Peace Theological Seminary.

Prior to joining The Family Institute staff, Ms. Kamensky was a supervising psychologist at the Renfrew Center, a treatment facility for women with eating disorders.

Ms. Kamensky treats individual adolescents and adults, couples and families.

Clinical Interests:  Couple conflict and intimacy, life transitions including young adult children and parents as well as midlife adults with aging parents, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and women’s issues.

Family Institute Locations: Skokie, Downtown Chicago