As the benefits of Mindfulness gain attention in the media — from a study linking it to improved sleep in cancer survivors, to a Sunday profile in the New York Times — questions arise about the psychological practice. Dr. Michael Maslar, PsyD, is available to comment on issues surrounding Mindfulness practices.
Dr. Maslar, a licensed clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor, and Director of Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and graduate degrees from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Dr. Maslar has extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and other mindfulness and behavioral therapies. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, The Midwest DBT Team Leaders Group, and the Chicago DBT Consortium.
ABOUT THE FAMILY INSTITUTE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - The Family Institute at Northwestern University (www.family-institute.org) is 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 is a unique, innovative not-for-profit organization, governed by its own independent Board of Directors and responsible for its own funding. The Institute offers a wide range of high quality mental health counseling through our staff practice and our sliding-fee scale Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic, where we are committed to serving at-risk, under-resourced communities. The Family Institute also operates two nationally-renowned graduate programs in marriage and family therapy and counseling psychology in affiliation with Northwestern University, and conducts cutting edge research projects that lead to a better understanding and treatment of mental health issues.
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