🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ young people deserve support that affirms who they are. We offer therapy that centers your identity—with no-cost options for those who qualify: Need help now?.📱 Trevor: 1-866-488-7386.📱 Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860.📱 YouthLine: 877-968-8491

Sexuality doesn’t stop with age—but stigma often does. Mental health pros: Join us for Vintage Vibes on Friday, July 25 to learn about aging, intimacy & effective interventions. 📍 444 N. Michigan Ave. 🎓 1 CEU available ($20). Register 👉 #SexTherapy

🏈 ✨ Our 2025 #GratitudeGala honoring @ChicagoBears GM Ryan Poles was featured in @MakeItBetterNFP's Better Magazine!. Ryan’s story shows why mental health advocacy in sports matters more than ever. Read more: #MakeItBetter.

July is #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth. Mental health access isn’t equal:. ❤️ Nearly 1 in 5 Native & Indigenous adults experience mental illness.🤎 Only 1 in 3 Black adults get care.💛 Just 25% of Asian Americans receive treatment. Our @NorthwesternU programs and clinic aim to help.

☀️ Summer brings more time together—and, sometimes, more tension. Looking for ways to stay connected with your teen over the break? Therapist Jocelyn Nelson, M.A., LCPC, NCC, shares simple tips to build trust and make lasting memories: #ParentingTeens

#Pride is more than a parade, says Chika Ofodu, Ph.D.—it's a portal that invites us into deeper truth, connection and responsibility, and a reminder that healing and liberation are inseparable. 🌈 Full article: #PrideMonth #StonewallRiots #MentalHealth

Feeling overwhelmed? Pause the doomscroll. The news. The noise. The weight of it all. Therapy can help. 📅 Schedule an appointment today. 🔗 #MentalHealth #NormalizeTherapy

#Juneteenth, Dr. Chika Ofodu writes, holds both grief and joy. It’s a day to honor freedom, reckon with historical trauma and recognize that healing happens in community—not isolation. 🔗 Full article with resources: #RacialTrauma #HealingJustice

Summer often brings more playtime with our kids ☀️ 🧸 . Join The Family Institute’s expert therapists for a free webinar on the importance of play in child development & wellbeing, Monday 6/9 at 6 pm CT. 🔗 Register: .#ParentingTips #ParentSupport

The smallest figures can tell the biggest stories. ⏳. Therapist Emily Perepa, LCSW, ICST shares how sand tray therapy helps clients express emotions, process trauma and heal — without needing to say it out loud. #SandTray #TherapyTools #MentalHealth #NormalizeTherapy

Our Chief Academic Officer, Anthony Chambers, PhD, ABPP, shares with @NorthwesternU in its spring magazine issue the key to a long life — and it's probably not what you expected. 👀 ⤵️. #TheFamilyInstitute #Northwestern #friendship #happiness #longevity

🌈 #PrideMonth begins today!. This year’s Chicago theme—#UnitedInPride—celebrates strength in togetherness, diversity & love. It’s also a call to confront the mental health inequities LGBTQ+ folks still face due to stigma & systemic barriers. We see you. 💛

Still smiling after our sold out 2025 #GratitudeGala! 💚 Thanks to @ChicagoBears GM Ryan Poles for sharing his story and to everyone who supported mental health access. ▶️ Ryan's fireside chat: 📸 Photo gallery: #MHAM2025 #Chicago

Think mental health struggles mean you’re “weak?” Think again. Staff therapist Jocelyn Nelson, LCPC, debunks 5 common myths that get in the way of healing and understanding. 🧠 Read the article: #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMyths #MentalHealth

🌈 Are you a parent of an #LGBTQIA+ child? Join us May 29 (11:30am CT) for a free, virtual workshop on ambiguous loss. 🎙️ Led by expert clinicians.💬 Access support and build community.🎟️ Register now: #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MHAM #LGBTQ

Dr. Anthony Chambers, Chief Academic Officer at The Family Institute, was featured in the @nytimes sharing questions that can deeper your connection with your mom. Read more: . #TheFamilyInstitute #NorthwesternUniversity #MothersDay #FamilyTherapy

It may be #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, but mental health requires our attention every day, week and month of the year. Discover some of the alarming stats from a letter to the editor penned by our president & CEO that recently ran in the @suntimes:

Today we honor every experience of #MothersDay. To those celebrating, grieving, longing, or remembering — we see you. Love comes in many forms. So does loss. You’re not alone. 🌷. #MentalHealth #TherapyHelps

We are grateful! 💚 Thank you to all who supported our 3rd annual #GratitudeGala honoring Ryan Poles for his commitment to make mental health support a priority for @chicagobears. We raised nearly $260k and counting for our free clinic at @NorthwesternU! .

This #ChildrensMentalHealth Week, explore real ways to connect with your kids 💚. 🎥 Talking to Kids You Love shows how to strengthen bonds and boost self-esteem through everyday moments. Watch here ➡️ #ParentingTips #MentalHealthMatters.