Isabela Marchi, MEd, MSEd

Isabela Marchi is a family therapist on the clinical staff at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She received her Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of Miami, Florida, and also has a Master of Education degree in early childhood development from Erikson Institute in Chicago. Ms. Marchi completed the Family Institute's Postgraduate Clinical Fellowship in Marital and Family Therapy in 2006.

Ms. Marchi has worked with children, families, individuals and couples in a variety of settings, including clinics, schools, hospitals and community-based research projects. Further, she has had extensive experience in group work with children and parents throughout her graduate training and beyond. She is on clinical staff of the Child and Adolescent Program and of The Family Institute Adoptive Families Program. Ms. Marchi also provides community-based therapeutic intervention and prevention services to Spanish-speaking clients as part of The Family Institute Community Outreach Program at Funston School Community Center.

Ms. Marchi treats families, children, couples and individual adults.

Clinical Interests: Families with young children; individual children, adolescents and adults; couple intimacy and conflict; transition to parenthood; prenatal and post partum therapy; parenting consultation; divorce and post-divorce therapy; emotional and behavioral problems in children; adoption; attachment; acculturation and immigration issues; bilingual therapy (Portuguese/Spanish-English)

Family Institute Locations: Downtown Chicago, Evanston