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Our Therapists

When you work with one of us, you work with all of us. We are a diverse team of therapists who partner together. Our collaborative approach of sharing knowledge and skills ensures the best possible outcomes. 

Please note that not all listed therapists are taking new clients at this time.

  • Core Faculty, Counseling Program
  • Therapist
Types of Therapy:
Brief Consultation (1-6 Sessions), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couple Therapy, Family Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies, Premarital Counseling, Relational Cultural Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy, Evanston

Dr. Fangzhou Yu-Lewis is a bilingual clinician, counselor, educator, scholar and first-generation immigrant. She teaches Psychotherapy Theories, Multicultural Counseling and Career Counseling graduate courses in the Counseling Program. Dr.

  • Therapist
  • Art Therapist
Types of Therapy:
Integrative Systemic Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Relational Cultural Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy, Evanston, Northbrook
Amber Przybyla is an Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. She received her Masters of Arts in Counseling: Art Therapy at Adler University. She has experience working with children, adolescents and teens who experienced anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, barriers to…
  • Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies Post Graduate Fellow
  • DBT Therapist Fellow
Types of Therapy:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), DBT-informed, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Humanistic Therapy, Meditation, Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies, Narrative Therapy, Sex Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy, Chicago

Jack Egan, M.A. (he/him) has an orientation that is rooted in an open and empathetic therapeutic relationship. Jack believes creating a space for deeply human acceptance is the cornerstone for all lasting change.

  • Staff Therapist
Types of Therapy:
Couple Therapy, DBT-informed, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy

Chika Ofodu, Ph.D. (she/her) is a staff psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University, specializing in community mental health and LGBTQ+ psychology.

  • Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellow
Types of Therapy:
Humanistic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy

CJ Hilliard, M.A. (he/him) is a postdoctoral clinical scholar fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He earned his M.A. in clinical psychology from Adler University, and a B.A. in psychology from Ohio University. Prior to The Family Institute, Mr.

  • Madigan Family Clinical Research Fellow
Types of Therapy:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), CBT-informed, Couple Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies, Sex Therapy
Locations:
Teletherapy, Evanston

Alexis Pandelios, Ph.D. (she/her) is the Madigan Family Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Dr. Pandelios completed her Ph.D. in counseling psychology at Indiana University Bloomington and her clinical internship at the George E.

We have several satellite locations in addition to our four main facilities.