The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Chicago, United States

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6 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 312-609-5300
Website:
www.family-institute.org
Address:
8 S Michigan Ave Ste 500, Chicago, IL, 60603
b/t Madison St & Monroe St
The Loop
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
270 ftMichigan & Madison-Monroe
300 ftMichigan & Madison
320 ftMadison & Wabash
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By Appointment Only
Yes
Accepts Insurance
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Chicago) 4:04 PM Friday, November 29, 2024

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Addictions

ADD/​ADHD

Adoption

Affairs/​Infidelity

Anxiety/​Panic

Autism/Asperger’s

Borderline Personality Disorder

Child Behavioral Problems

CBT

Couples Conflict

Cultural/​Immigration Issues

Custody Issues

DBT

Depression/​Mood Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Divorce/​Marital Separation

Domestic Violence

Eating Disorders

EMDR

Emotion Regulation Issues

Job Loss/​Retirement

Learning Disabilities

LGBT

Loss and Grief

Marital Satisfaction and Intimacy Issues

Mediation

Medical Illness/​Chronic Illness/​Disability

Men’s Issues

Mindfulness-​Based Therapy

Parenting Issues

Personality Disorders

Physical/​Sexual Abuse/​Emotional Abuse

Premarital

Psychological Assessment and Testing

Psychiatry

Remarriage/​Blended Families

School Issues

Sex Therapy/​Sexual Dysfunction

Sibling Issues

Special Needs Children and their Families

Spirituality/​Religion

Sports Psychology

Stress Management

Substance Abuse

Suicidality/​Self-​Harm

Transition to Parenthood

Trauma/​PTSD/​Abuse

Women’s Issues

Work/​Life Balance

Workplace Issue

History

Established in 1968.

Since the 1960s, The Family Institute at Northwestern University has been committed to strengthening and healing families from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research. An affiliate of Northwestern University, The Family Institute helped pioneer the field of family therapy, based on the idea that people’s psychological problems could not be understood or treated in isolation from their families. This was a fundamental departure from the traditional practice of treating individuals in isolation and it gave rise to entirely new models for therapeutic care.

Much like a teaching hospital in the medical arena, The Family Institute is a center for direct care, for academic learning and for new discovery.

Meet the Business Owner

William P.

Business Owner

William P., PhD, is the President of The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Director of the Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies at Northwestern, and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern. His academic and research work has focused on understanding the process of marriage and family therapy and evaluating its outcome. He is the author of a major family therapy textbook, Integrative Problem-​Centered Therapy: A Synthesis of Family, Individual and Biological Therapies (1995) and is co-​editor of Family Psychology: The Art of the Science (2005). Along with running the Institute and the Center while maintaining a clinical practice, he also conducts research.

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6 reviews of The Family Institute at Northwestern University

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Place rating: 2
Chicago, IL
I tried out a family counselor for a few months. I wanted to stop going every week and limit the number of visits to twice a month (financial issues) but the person I was seeing fought me on it. I understand that they have to «make a living» but as the «customer» I should be able to decide how many visits I want– not to be bullied into going more times than my finances allow.
I have since stopped my counseling.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
The Family Institute is a wonderful place! As I actually prefer working with graduate student clinicians anyway, this is what I was looking for. My two co-​therapists, Dana and Myra, are very sweet and truly supportive of me. Since I am going through a great deal in my life currently, I believe I have found the right place and the right people to help me.
Place rating: 1
Chicago, IL
It was next to impossible to raise anyone here. I left messages three times (with a week in between each one) and it took a terse fourth to get a response. The woman who returned my call was nice enough, but the assurance that she would call me back within two days with further information fell flat. I waited almost a week, before I called her back directly and left another message. And then they were unable to assist me.
I know they are doing their best, but I chased them up for weeks. I hope I am the anomaly, because they sound like they provide a good service to the community.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
I have been going here for the past four years. First, these are student therapists but they are very good and as such they charge a sliding scale fee of about $ 10 weekly. Secondly since they are students, when they graduate, you get a new therapist. That’s the only drawback, having to start over with a new therapist yearly. These are excellent therapists though and have helped me through some very tough times. I highly recommend this place if you are unable to afford high-​priced help.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
First off, I haven’t been to this location but have been going to the location in Evanston for some time.
They are a real god send.
They work with anyone and everyone, based on your ability to pay. Being a student with no insurance means my therapy visits are $ 10 each. That’s right, how amazing!
I had Sarah as my counsellor. The sweetest, most understanding person I have really ever spoken to. I was going through a really tough time, and her sympathetic ear really made matters improve.
I urge you to go to this place if you need help. They will work with you at your schedule, and your ability to pay. The rooms are very comfy, peaceful, and help put you at ease.
I was a ball of nerves ready to cry before I started going there, and it has helped.
unfortunately my treatments stopped bc of my school schedule changing. But i’m going to start going back there again.
Please, if you need any mental health or just someone to listen, do not hesitate to try this place.
It can make a world of a difference
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
offers family, couple and individual therapy. great experience. they charge on a sliding scale so if you are a student it’s as little as $ 5. if not it’s still very reasonable. beautiful office and great staff. i recommend them to anyone.