B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ms. Fishbein works with individuals, couples and families on a variety of different presenting problems. She aims to be a warm, curious, and attuned guide who stands shoulder-to-shoulder with her clients in their healing process.
Ms. Fishbein integrates a variety of empirically-informed therapeutic techniques to meet her clients where they are and guide them towards the progress they seek while honoring the biological, psychological, social and spiritual contexts that impact her clients’ lives. Her approach is tailored to each client’s unique needs and pulls primarily from experiential and attachment-based models of therapy. She has advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).
Valuing intersectionality and diversity, her clientele varies in cultural, social, racial, spiritual, gender and sexual identity. She is committed to lifelong learning and social justice knowing that cultural humility is essential to her work.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University. After finishing her masters she completed a one-year Clinical Fellowship in Couples Therapy at The Family Institute. Prior to becoming a therapist, she spent a decade in marketing.
Ms. Fishbein supervises in The Family Institute at Northwestern University’s Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy Program. She is a clinical fellow member of and a supervisor candidate for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.