Karen Krefman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Vice President for Strategy and Planning at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

She received her first master's of science degree in speech and language communication disorders from the University of Michigan in 1975. Returning later to the field of mental health, she received a Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Northwestern University with clinical training at The Family Institute's Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic. She then completed two years of advanced training in the Family Institute Postgraduate Clinical Fellowship Program.

Among her other activities, Karen Krefman is involved in the Midlife and Beyond Program for Maturing Adults. She is also a clinical member and an approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

Ms. Krefman treats individuals, couples and families.

Clinical Interests: Couple conflict, intimacy and marital satisfaction; midlife transitions and aging issues; young-adult children and their parents; LGBT issues; siblings; family business

Family Institute Locations: Downtown Chicago, Evanston