The Power to Tell Your Story

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The family is the singular most important factor influencing human identity. Expert clinicians at The Family Institute at Northwestern University are available to discuss a wide variety of the psychological issues facing today’s families. Our experts’ focuses include under-resourced couples, LGBTQ families, parents of special needs children, families of color, and the aging population.

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Expert adolescent psychologist Dr. Hollie Sobel, PhD, discusses the psychological ways in which teens experience online bullying versus face-to-face conflict.

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University announces that Lynne Knobloch-Fedders, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, will serve as a co-investigator on a $659,000 research grant awarded by the Department of Defense.

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These pressures are particularly palpable during the holiday season. We often think our kids will be disappointed if we can’t measure up to their expectations at the holidays, and when we think it’s our job to keep them happy, we shudder at the thought of disappointing them. Dr. Aaron Cooper, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and author of I Just Want My Kids To Be Happy (Late August Press, 2008), provides expert tips to parents as they set and manage their children’s expectations during the holidays.

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Reclaiming positive stories can help couples that have become distant, strained and stressed find ways to connect and strengthen their relationships. Dr. Karen Skerrett, a staff clinician and faculty member at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, explores this concept in her co-authored book, Positive Couple Therapy: Using We-Stories to Enhance Resilience (Routledge, 2014).

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University has partnered with Equality Illinois to present Gay & Married: Welcome to the family on June 5 in Chicago. This event will discuss the challenges and opportunities that follow this momentous cultural shift.

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On June 1st, The Family Institute at Northwestern University launched the study “Reunification Difficulty of Military Couples Following Deployment.” This four-year project, the first federally-funded research study conducted by The Family Institute, is designed to investigate how military couples reunite after a veteran returns home from combat deployment.

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University and 2U, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU), announced today that they will partner to deliver a new online Master of Arts in Counseling degree program, Counseling@Northwestern, which will begin accepting applications in fall 2014 for classes beginning in spring 2015.

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University, in partnership with 2U, Inc., today announced that applications are now being accepted for Counseling@Northwestern, a new online Master of Arts in Counseling Program that prepares students to become clinical practitioners in a range of professional settings.

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In a new study, researchers are working to understand what helps military couples make a smooth transition from deployment to reintegration. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command has awarded a grant to twin sisters Dr. Leanne Knobloch from the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois and Dr. Lynne Knobloch-Fedders from The Family Institute at Northwestern University to follow military couples from the first days of reunion.

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University, an organization committed to strengthening and healing families from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research, announces the appointment of a new President, Jana L. Jones.

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The Family Institute at Northwestern University is pleased to announce 42%: Single African American and Female, a panel discussion taking place on Thursday, February 12th at Apostolic Faith Church in Chicago, IL.

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A recent study, co-authored by Paula Young, PhD, staff therapist and head of cognitive behavioral therapy services at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, suggests that one size may not fit all when it comes to treating depression. Individually-tailored treatment — a combination of medication and psychotherapy, or psychotherapy alone — may provide better results.

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New research from The Family Institute at Northwestern University, conducted by researchers including Jacob Goldsmith, PhD, Assistant Clinical Director at The Epstein Center, highlights the benefits of difficult moments between therapist and client.

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While there is a wide variety of research on proximal relationships, or relationship where partners live near one another, research on long-distance relationships is lacking, despite the increasing prevalence of long-distance relationships in the U.S. and elsewhere. Co-principle investigators Steve Du Bois, PhD, LCP, Family Institute Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow and Tamara Goldman Sher, PhD, Family Institute affiliate, designed the “Relationship and Health Study” to help clarify some of these mixed findings, and to gain a deeper understanding into long-distance relationships.

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From bitten nails and stomachaches to all-night study sessions, our kids display their anxiety in a variety of ways. However, not all anxiety is bad. The Family Institute at Northwestern University's event Straight A’s & Stressed: Navigating Childhood, Teen and Young Adult Anxiety addresses these issues.

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Apps, texts, status updates and profiles — we communicate, socialize and even date via our social media networks. But what are we missing while we wait for the next text or update? What do we miss out on if we’re always logged in? The Family Institute’s upcoming event Dating Mating & Marrying in the Age of Social Media, addresses these questions and more.

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For parents of all children — and especially those with learning and behavioral challenges — homework can be quite stressful. There are, however, many things parents can do to make the “dreaded homework hour” less difficult for all involved.

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Caregiving is an important and widespread responsibility that is becoming more common as our society’s elderly population grows. Much of this caregiving role is shifting onto families, increasing the need for professional help for those caring for their loved ones.

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Dr. Jenna Rowen discusses co-parenting after a divorce, and offers tips for keeping the child forefront in the process.

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