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Our faculty is made up of a diverse group of educators and therapists, most of whom practice at The Family Institute. All faculty members are conversant with Integrative Systemic Therapy (IST), which serves as the umbrella perspective for learning systemic therapy, and have wide range of backgrounds in a variety of theories and practices.

Core Faculty

Mudita Rastogi, Ph.D., LMFT

Department Chair, Marriage & Family Therapy Program
McCormick Tribune Chair in Marriage & Family Therapy
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University

William P. Russell, LCSW, LMFT, BCD

Director of Faculty, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University
Senior Therapist

Samuel Allen, Ph.D.

Core Faculty, Marriage & Family Therapy Program
Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Branch: MFT@NU Online

Racine Henry, Ph.D., LMFT

Core Faculty, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Clinical Lecturer of Psychology at Northwestern University
Primary Branch: MFT@NU Online

Darren Moore, Ph.D., LMFT

Core Faculty, Marriage & Family Therapy Program
Associate Director of Clinical Training & Supervision Online Branch
Clinical Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University
Primary Branch: MFT@NU Online

Lisa Rene Reynolds, Ph.D., LMFT

Core Faculty, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northwestern
Primary Branch: MFT@NU Online

Allen K. Sabey, Ph.D., LMFT

Core Faculty, Marriage & Family Therapy Program
Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Branch: MSMFT On-Campus

Jennifer VanBoxel, LMFT

Core Faculty, MSMFT Program
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Primary Branch: MSMFT On-Campus
Consulting Faculty

Anthony Chambers, Ph.D., ABPP

Chief Academic Officer
Director, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies
Clinical Professor of Psychology