In the Press

Dr. Martha Straus, Ackerman workshop presenter, weighs in for Science Bits on the new accordion family. About 65% of all adults that go to college move back home afterward today. These numbers vary greatly from the generations prior to 1980, when the rate at which children moved back home was much lower. The phenomenon is […]

“Five Questions with Evan Imber-Black”CFHA’s Matthew Martin interviews Ackerman Institute’s Evan Imber-Black on how couples deal with uncertainty and fear when facing an illness in “Five Questions with Evan Imber-Black”.

“Telling a Secret is Only Half the Story” Dr. Evan Imber Black, Ackerman faculty member, writes a Huffington Post article on why telling a secret is only half the story. Read the full article by clicking on the Huff Post link.

The New MonogamistsLove and marriage may go together like a horse and carriage, but must marriage and monogamy? Out contributor, Tim Murphy writes about marriage in monogamy for gay couples in “The New Monogamists”.He interviewed Ackerman faculty member Jean Malpas recently, “One of my gay couples just were remarking that they’d been together five years

“Are You Normal in Bed?” Jean Malpas, director of Ackerman’s Gender and Family Project, was recently interviewed by CNN contributor and sex therapist Ian Kerner in “Are Your Normal in Bed?” The survey results call into question stereotypes that men compartmentalize sex and emotions, says Jean Malpas, a psychotherapist in New York. “Men are often

“Youth: Straight, LGBT, or other?” Jean Malpas, director of Ackerman Institute’s Gender and Family Project, was recently highlighted in a CNN article “Youth: Straight, LGBT, or other?” by Ian Kerner.

“How to Find Mental Health Care When Money Is Tight”NY Times Writer, Lesley Alderman evaluates ways patients can access to mental health care when money is tight. Lois Braverman, Ackerman’s president, discusses Ackerman’s ability to treat payments regardless of ability to pay.

“What Led Hasan to Murder? Ellen Ratner interviews Ackerman president, Lois Braverman, in “What Led Hasan to Murder?”. Ms. Braverman discusses the nature of micro-aggressions, micro-invalidations, and micro-insults.