ICSW Faculty
The Institute for Clinical Social Work’s outstanding faculty is composed of the most expert social work clinicians, researchers, and educators in the Chicago area. Many are nationally known and distinguished by their contributions to the field. All are practicing clinicians or researchers who bring life experience to their teaching and to their students.
Faculty Leadership
Amy Eldridge, Ph.D.
Dean and Chief Executive Officer
Amy Eldridge earned her Ph.D. from ICSW in 1992 and returned as a faculty member in 1997, was appointed dean in 1998, and assumed the executive role in 2002. Prior to ICSW, she was an adjunct professor at Loyola University School of Social Work and a senior clinician at the Josselyn Center for Mental Health. Dr. Eldridge is a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, a member of the Council of the International Association for the Psychology of the Self, and an associate editor of the International Journal of the Psychology of the Self. In addition, she is a practicing psychotherapist.
R. Dennis Shelby, Ph.D.
Director of Doctoral Programs
R. Dennis Shelby is a graduate of the Institute for Clinical Social Work, the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, Loyola University School of Social Work, and the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Cooperative. He is on the faculties of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and Rush University. Dennis sits on the editorial boards of several journals and has published and presented in the areas of the psychological impact of HIV, qualitative clinical research, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and law enforcement. He is a distinguished practitioner of the National Academies of Practice in Social Work and maintains a private practice.
Denise Duval, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Doctoral Studies
Denise Duval is a graduate of the Institute for Clinical Social Work. She has worked as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and researcher in a variety of settings including child welfare services, community counseling agencies, educational institutions, and private practice. She teaches, conducts trainings in early childhood mental health and development, is a practicing clinician, and is involved in several clinical research projects with other advanced clinical institutions. She is a published author, has presented at several conferences, and is a peer reviewer for a major clinical social work journal.
Faculty
Paula Ammerman, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Adult and adolescent psychotherapy; Object Relations Theory
Barbara Berger, Ph.D.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Adult, adolescent, and couple psychotherapy
Mark Berger, M.D.
Northwestern University
Area of specialty: Adult psychoanalysis
Karen Bloomberg, Ph.D., A.M.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Divorce mediation
Lynn Borenstein, M.S.W.
Smith College
Area of specialty: Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Mauricio J. Cifuentes, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Loyola University
Area of specialty: Community mental health; Immigrants, latino gay, lesbian, and transgendered
Lisa Cohen, M.A.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Joseph M. Cronin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Smith College
Area of specialty: Psychodynamic psychotherapy with children, adolescents, adults, and couples; Psychoanalysis with adults
Joan W. DiLeonardi, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Area of specialty: Research; Child welfare
Sherwood Faigen, M.A.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Long term adult psychotherapy; Child and adolescent psychotherapy; Group and individual clinical consultation
Linda Freedman, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Area of specialty: Family issues
Freda Baron Friedman, Ph.D., L.C.S.W, RN, CS
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Individuals, couples and families dealing with issues related to borderline personality disorder; Trauma; Relationship difficulties; Suicidal and self destructive/self defeating behaviors
Carol Ganzer, Ph.D., M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Area of specialty: Contemporary psychoanalytic theory; Practice with vulnerable populations
Constance O. Goldberg, M.S., L.C.S.W., BCD
Columbia University
Area of specialty: Psychodynamic psychotherapy with individual adults and couples
Madelyn Greenberger, M.S.
Columbia University
Area of specialty: Children, adolescents, and adults
Michael Hoffman, M.D.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Adult, adolescent and child psychotherapy, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis
Nan Knight-Birnbaum, M.S.S.A.
Case Western Reserve University
Area of specialty: Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Robert Mardirossian, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Individual psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, and seniors to address issues related to depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and internet usage; Couples therapy — treatment of sexual dysfunction
Dennis McCaughan, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Interpersonal psychotherapy; Developmental perspectives in psychotherapy
Judith Newman, M.S.W.
University of Michigan
Area of specialty: Psychoanalysis and couples therapy
Joseph Palombo, M.A. Founding Dean
Yale University
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Learning disorders, neuropsychoanalysis; Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Caryle Perlman, M.S.
Columbia University
Area of specialty: Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis; Couples treatment; Perversion and misbehavior
Mariam Reitz, Ph.D.
University of Chicago; Family Institute of Chicago
Area of specialty: Families, couples, adoption
Ida Roldan, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Psychotherapy with adolescents and adults; Cultural competency training to agencies and institutions
Scott Harms Rose, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Psychodynamic psychotherapy with individuals and couples; Adults and adolescents; Gay men and those affected by HIV/AIDS; Adolescents in demanding academic programs
Daniel Rosenfeld, M.A.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Ethics in clinical practice; Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Charles Saltzman, M.S.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Learning issues; Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Kate Schechter, A.M., L.C.S.W.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Adult psychotherapy and psychoanalysis; Applied psychoanalysis
Yolanda R. Scheunemann, M.A.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Adolescent and adult psychotherapy
Erika Schmidt, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Simmons College
Area of specialty: Psychoanalysis; Child psychoanalysis; Child psychotherapy
Allan Scholom, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Area of specialty: Social justice; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis; Consultation and supervision
J. Peter Shaft, M.S.W.
Washington University
Area of specialty: Clinical writing; Adult, child, and adolescent psychotherapy
Phillis Sheppard, Ph.D.
Chicago Theology Seminary
Area of specialty: Diversity, religion, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy
Marilyn Silin, M.A.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Child and family therapy; consultation; school consultation; early childhood
Mark Smaller, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Adult and child psychoanalysis; Neuropsychoanalysis; Applied psychoanalysis
Brenda Solomon, Ph.D.
Syracuse University
Area of specialty: Social justice; Qualitative research; Poverty; Child welfare; Welfare to work
Jonathan Speigel, M.S.W.
University of Illinois
Area of specialty: Adolescent and adult psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis; Eating disorders; Substance abuse; Loss and mourning
Vickey Olds Sultzman, M.S.W.
University of Illinois
Area of specialty: HIV/Aids; Diversity in clinical practice; Psychotherapy and supportive counseling for adults, families, and children
Rita Sussman, Ph.D.
University of Chicago
Area of specialty: Children and adults with learning disabilities; Psychoanalytic supervision; Parenting
Michelle Sweet, Ph.D.
Institute for Clinical Social Work
Area of specialty: Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults; Couples therapy regarding parenting, marital and/or sexual issues
Jennifer Tolleson, Ph.D.
Smith College
Area of specialty: Psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adolescents and adults; Consultation; Psychoanalytic theory; Psychoanalysis and social justice; Immigration
Charles Turk, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Area of specialty: Lacanian theory and treatment of psychosis
Emeritus Faculty
Joshua Cohen, M.A.
Edward Haley, M.A.
Janet Kohrman, M.A.
Marion Rosenbluth, Ph.D.
Louise Saltzman, M.S.W
Henry R. Scheunemann, M.A.
Bernice Simon, A.M.
Cynthia Stone, Ph.D
Visiting Faculty
Bertram Cohler, Ph.D.
Hylene Dublin, M.S.W.
Judith Feigon-Schiffman, M.S.W.
Jill Gardner, Ph.D.
Harriet Meek, Ph.D.