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More than 30 licensed psychotherapists - all with advanced training and many with extensive experience - offer comprehensive therapy and assessment services to individuals, couples and families at locations throughout metropolitan Chicago. Each of our respected and caring professionals specializes in specific issues so that clients are matched with an expert in a particular area of care. Teams of psychotherapists are also available for clinical consultation on certain cases, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to clients. Many of our distinguished psychotherapists at The Institute hold faculty appointments at Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, and instruct graduate-level courses in marital and family therapy.

Listed below, please see our Staff Practice Psychotherapists, their areas of specialization, who they treat, practice locations and links to biographies.

The licensure and certification key is provided for your convenience in identifying our Family Institute staff's credentials.

Staff Practice Psychotherapists

Ellen Sachs Alter, PhD

• Child and adolescent family systems; individual adults; emotional and behavioral regulation difficulties; attachment issues; families with neurobehavioral issues
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston
• See biography

John Ardizzone, PhD

• Psychological, psych-educational and neuropsychological testing for children and adult; comprehensive testing for child learning, reading, developmental and attention disorders; adult disorders associated with memory, attention, dementia and brain functioning; child and late adolescent, adult individual and family therapy
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Danielle Black, PhD

• Adolescents with a range of problems including suicidality and self injury; family therapy with adolescents; individual children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, and panic; individuals experiencing life transitions, application of empirically supported mindfulness based psychotherapies

• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

 

Douglas C. Breunlin, MSSA, LCSW, LMFT *

• Family business issues; couples; siblings; male development; mediation and conflict resolution; intimacy and sexual problems; marital conflict; long-term marriages; school problems
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Anthony Chambers, PhD

• Couples struggling with intimacy, communication, and conflict; premarital counseling; African American couples/marriages; transitions to parenthood and adulthood; individual adults; fathers’ & men’s’ issues; career planning

• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Rita Quinn Dominguez, MSW, LCSW *

• Couple conflict and intimacy; adult life transitions; developmental issues in women; gender issues; individual adult therapy
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago and Evanston
• See biography

Timothy F. Dwyer, PhD, LMFT *

• Couple conflict and intimacy; family life cycle issues; adolescence; divorce adjustment; mid-life and aging; grief; loss; medical family therapy; substance abuse; addiction
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston
• See biography

Marina Eovaldi, PhD, LMFT *

• Families with children with physical or neurological disorders; adoptive families; divorcing families; aging families; adult children and their parents; conflict and intimacy in couples
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Greg B.A. Friedman, PhD

• Adults; adolescents; couples; depression; anxiety; adjustment disorders; personality issues and their impact on work and relations; personality disorders; adult psychological evaluation
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, Highland Park
• See biography

Aryn G. Froum, PhD

• Parenting issues; loss and grief; divorce; blended families; mood and anxiety disorders; anger management; social skills; school problems

• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Northbrook
• See biography

 

Dan Gill, MSMFT, LCPC

• Children with anxiety, depression, academic underachievement and concerns related to parents' divorce and/or remarriage; adolescents and young adults with relationship and identity/self issues; adult marital and relationship issues; parenting issues with teens and young adults; assertiveness concerns; negotiation of expected and unexpected life transitions; loss
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston, Skokie
• See biography

Shayna Goldstein, MSMFT, LMFT

• Couple conflict and intimacy; gay and lesbian relationships and identity development issues; individual and couples therapy with adults; life-stage transitions
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Lisa Gordon, PhD

• Romantic and intergenerational relationships; blended families; infertility; adoption; separation and divorce; depression and anxiety; women’s issues; family life transitions; parent coaching and home visits

• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Northbrook
• See biography

Carl Hampton, MSW, LCSW

• Eriksonian hypnotherapy; mediation; conflict resolution; premarital counseling; sport psychological services
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston
• See biography

Josh Hetherington, MSMFT, LCPC, LMFT *

• Couples; families with adolescents; anger management
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Gary R. Hill, PsyD, LMFT, CSADC

• Individual adults, adolescent and young adult therapy; family therapy; trauma recovery work and post traumatic stress disorder; addictions; anxiety; depression; anger management; business and the workplace-consulting on executive personality issues impacting on teamwork and productivity; managed care consultation for clinicians
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, Wilmette
• See biography

Pamela Horan-Bussey, MSW, LCSW

• Individual and family therapy with children and adolescents; children with behavioral or school concerns; adults living with depression and anxiety; couples; families in transition; cultural issues; bilingual therapy (Spanish-English)
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston
• See biography

Edye Berkun Kamensky, EdM, MA, LCPC

• Eating disorders; anxiety; depression, trauma and loss; women's issues; individuals, couples and families; children, adolescents and adults
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Skokie
• See biography

Jayne Kinsman, MSMFT

• Couple intimacy and conflict; premarital counseling; families with adolescents; school related issues; eating disorders; LGBT identity and relationships; stress; depression; loss; trauma; anger management
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago , LaGrange Park
• See biography

David Klow, MSMFT

• Men's issues; couple intimacy and communication; personal growth and transitions; depression and anxiety; anger management
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston; Northbrook
• See biography

Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, PhD

• Couples; premarital counseling; depression and anxiety; family life-stage transitions; women's issues
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, LaGrange Park
• See biography

Karen Krefman, MSMFT, LMFT*

• Couple conflict, intimacy and marital satisfaction; midlife transitions and aging issues; young-adult children and their parents; LGBT issues; siblings; family business
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Kimberly Langston, MSW, LCSW

• Children and adolescents with separation, loss and trauma issues; individuals; families; child-parent relational issues; depression; African-American families; adjustment issues, couples; individual adults
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Jay Lebow, PhD, LMFT, ABPP *

• Couples; individuals; divorce and post-divorce issues; depression; family relationships; child custody evaluation; the resolution of custody disputes
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Rachel Lurie, MSMFT, LCPC, CADC

• Individual and family therapy with children and adolescents; individual and couples therapy with adults; substance abuse; eating disorders and body image issues; bilingual therapy (Spanish-English)
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Betty MacKune-Karrer, MA, LMFT *

• Couples, families; multiculturalism; gender; children and older adults; bilingual therapy (Spanish/English)
• Evanston
• See biography

Isabela Marchi, MEd, MSEd

• 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)
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Michael Maslar, PsyD

• Individual adults and young adult therapy; family and couples therapy: personality disorders, self-injury and suicidality, trauma recovery work and post traumatic stress disorder; anxiety; depression; anger, stress, and emotion management; mindfulness and fulfillment; and consultation for clinicians on complex, multi-problem, difficult to treat individuals
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Domonique F. McCord, MA, LCSW

• Children and adolescents with abuse and neglect issues; transitions to adulthood; pregnant and parenting adolescents; expecting and new mothers
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago
• See biography

Melba J. Nicholson, PhD, LCP

• Individuals, couples, and families; school age children; adolescents; adults; trauma and recovery; psychological evaluation
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

William M. Pinsof, PhD, ABPP, LMFT *

• Couples; sexual dysfunction; families with adolescent/adult children; family of origin; divorce and post-divorce therapy; family business
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Cheryl Rampage, PhD *

• Marital conflict and marital satisfaction; gender; adoption; LGBT issues; post-traumatic stress
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

David Ransburg, MBA, MA

• Families; couples; adults; adolescents; family business; executive coaching; mediation and conflict resolution; career issues
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago
• See biography

Reginald C. Richardson, PhD, LCSW

• Families; individuals; adolescents with life transition problems; marital conflict; mediation; crisis debriefings
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago
• See biography

Linda R. Rubinowitz, PhD, LMFT *

• Stress; depression; adult children and parents; mid-life and aging issues; parenting issues; young children; young adults; individuals; couples; families
• Evanston
• See biography

William P. Russell, MSW, LCSW, LMFT *

• Marital problems; adolescent adjustment; men's issues; post-traumatic stress disorder; loss; life cycle/relationship transitions
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston, LaGrange Park, Naperville
• See biography

Leah H. Smethurst, MSMFT, LMFT

• Premarital counseling; couple intimacy and conflict; individual adolescent and young adult therapy; family therapy; divorcing families; stepfamilies; school issues; family life-stage transitions; work-life issues; midlife and aging issues; care giving issues; depression; anxiety
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD

• Adult individuals and couples; adolescents; families; couples conflict and intimacy; premarital therapy and the transition to marriage; gender issues; post-traumatic stress/trauma and recovery; gay/lesbian issues
• Not currently seeing clients
• Evanston
• See biography

David E. Taussig, MSW, LCSW, LMFT *

• Couples; divorce and post-divorce issues; families with adolescent/adult children; families of the chronically mentally ill; men's separation and divorce issues; aging issues
• Evanston, La Grange Park, Naperville
• See biography

Darryl A. Turner, MA

• Grief and loss; conflict resolution; new career transition/adjustment; self-identity; single parenting; adolescent male mentoring; spirituality/religion; group therapy
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago
• See biography

Amy C. Wagner, PhD, LMFT *

• Stepfamilies; divorcing and post-divorce families; women's issues; parenting issues; couples with young children; pre-marital couples
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Michele L. Wolff, MSMFT, LMFT

• Couple intimacy, conflict and marital satisfaction; life cycle transitions; women's issues; physical health challenges; eating disorders; anxiety; depression
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago
• See biography

Paula R. Young, PhD

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety, panic, depression, social phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder; driving phobia; individual adults and adolescents
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Downtown Chicago, Evanston
• See biography

Richard E. Zinbarg, PhD

• Individual adults and adolescents with anxiety, panic and depression
• Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
• Evanston
• See biography