The Family Institute
Douglas Breunlin has extensive experience in the field of marriage and family therapy. Douglas began their career as the Director of Training at The Family Institute in Cardiff, Wales in 1975. Douglas then became the Director of Training at the Institute for Juvenile Research in 1978. In 1990, they took on various roles within The Family Institute at Northwestern University, including Director of the Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy Program. Since 2009, they have been the Program Director for the Masters of Science in Marital and Family Therapy at Northwestern University. Throughout their career, they have provided thought leadership, engaged in scholarly activities, and practiced couple and family therapy.
Douglas Breunlin completed their education chronologically with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Letters from the University of Notre Dame from 1965 to 1970. Douglas then pursued further education at Case Western Reserve University from 1973 to 1975, where they received a Master of Science in Social Administration with a focus on Clinical/Medical Social Work.
The Family Institute
Through research, education and clinical services, The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nation's leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents, couples, families and individuals. As researchers, educators and therapists, we work with our clients and PARTNER TO SEE CHANGE. Since 1965, The Family Institute, in cooperation with Northwestern University’s Graduate School and Office of Research, houses The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies. Our long-standing partnership with Northwestern University ranks us among the top relationship-based behavioral health graduate education and research programs in the country. For those who cannot afford therapy, we offer high-quality counseling services to children, individuals, couples and families through our Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic, the Clinic is staffed by our outstanding graduate-level therapists-in-training, who are educated and supervised by our renowned therapists.