Northern Illinois University

The Family Center

The Counseling Staff

Most of the counseling staff are graduate student therapists in their second year of study and training in the specialization of Marriage and Family Therapy (SMFT) in the School of Family, Consumer, and Nutrition Sciences.

The student therapists receive ongoing supervision from the clinical faculty in the SMFT program.

The three clinical faculty are all seasoned clinicians, and each faculty member is individually licensed as a Marriage and Family therapist in the state of Illinois, in addition to being an Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

The SMFT faculty also provide clinical services at the Family Center.

Graduate Student Therapists

Kathleen Bauer
Kathleen Bauer

Ahna Holzinger
Ahna Holzinger

Amy Nighorn
Amy Nighorn

Elizabeth Turner
Elizabeth Turner

Shawna Davis
Shawna Davis

Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson

Natalie Sternberg
Natalie Sternberg

Kevin Verde
Kevin Verde

Meghan Hall
Meghan Hall

Carrie Murrow
Carrie Murrow

Amy Thurston
Amy Thurston

Brianne Zigray
Brianne Zigray