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Carrie Torgerson, PhD, LCSW
Carrie Torgerson, PhD, LCSW is the Associate Dean of Students and the Director of Student Counseling and Academic Support Services…
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Bill Singerman
Bill Singerman is the Associate Director of The Kedzie Center, a community-funded mental health center that serves residents of the…
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Renee Dickerson, PhD
Renee Dickerson, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Her Service Matters, LLC, and Victory Place, NFP. Both organizations focus…
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Myrna Orenstein, PhD, LCSW
Myrna Orenstein, PhD, LCSW is an author and psychotherapist who earned her Ph.D. from the Institute for Clinical Social Work…
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William “Bill” Gieseke, Ph.D.
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Dr. William “Bill” Gieseke is the Executive Director and a founding member of the Palombo Center Advisory Committee. He is a…
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Kelly G. Arteaga, PsyD
Latinx Consultation Group Co-Facilitator
Kelly G. Arteaga, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. She works individually with adults and…
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Mary Waldon, Ph.D.
Instructor
Mary Waldon maintains a private practice in Chicago where she works with women, adolescent girls and their parents, and couples.…
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Lynn McIntyre, Ph.D.
Core Faculty
Lynn McIntyre, PhD, L.C.S.W. maintains a private practice in Chicago and in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Lynn draws from her experience…
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Louis Pansulla, MSW
Core Faculty
Louis Pansulla's current clinical interests include the study of contemporary ‘relational’ theories and practice, and the confluence with diverse populations including race/class/ethnicity/sexualities/gender…
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Merari Fernandez
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Merari E. Fernandez Castro, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist in private practice in Evanston. Throughout her work at various community agencies…
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Carla Leone, Ph.D.
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Carla Leone, Ph.D., specializes in applying contemporary self-psychology and intersubjectivity theory to couple, family, and individual therapy. She serves on…
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Gretchen Schmutz, PsyD
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Dr. Gretchen Schmutz is a psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Chicago. She is currently an instructor at the Institute for…
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