On Friday, January 31, 2014,  The Ackerman Institute for the Family welcomed renowned psychotherapist/sex therapist Suzanne Iasenza in hosting “Expanding Sexual Frames in Theory and Practice in Couples Therapy”. Discussing sexuality issues in couples psychotherapy, Dr. Iasenza’s workshop was geared toward helping couples therapists feel better prepared to delve into sexual issues with their clients.

Senior Faculty Member, Elana Katz, LCSW, LMFT has been invited to join the Advisory Council at FamilyKind, an organization providing education, parent coordination, and mediation services to families experiencing separation and divorce in New York City. She is an integral part of a team that is developing a mentoring program for new mediators at FamilyKind.

Mary Bijur joined the Ackerman Institute for the Family’s Board of Directors in 2013. Prior to joining the board, Mary Bijur headed a residential interior design firm for thirty five years, retiring in 2000.  She has always had a passionate interest in education and the life of the city neighborhoods in which she has lived. During the

Nina Taselaar is lending her leadership to the Ackerman Institute for the Family’s Board of Directors for a second term. Rejoining the board in 2013, Nina previously served on the Board of Directors in 2006. A certified career counselor and psychotherapist, Nina received her MSW from Columbia University in 1987. She also has completed postgraduate studies in career counseling

The Ackerman Institute for the Family proudly hosted Dr. Kenneth Hardy in presenting “Children, Families, and Trauma: A Relational Approach.” Dr. Hardy discussed the ways that trauma underpins the everyday life experiences of most children and families involved in therapy. He highlighted the ways ignoring the impact of the trauma on the client’s family overlooks

On January 24, 2014, The Ackerman Institute for the Family Alumni Association proudly hosted  Dr. Evan Imber-Black in presenting “Therapeutic Choice Points in Complex Couple Therapy: How and When to Intervene”.  First presented at Harvard’s “Treating Couples” conference in November, Dr. Imber-Black’s lecture was one of only two lectures ever to receive a standing ovation

The Ackerman Institute launched the first ever LinkedIn Networking Group this past winter. The group was created as a forum to allow all those in the Ackerman community to share opportunities and resources, to network and to strengthen ties to each other.   Open to all alumni, faculty, trainees and workshop attendees, all those interested in joining