The Family Institute at Northwestern University is committed to strengthening and healing families and individuals from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research. Headquartered in Evanston, the Institute offers a wide range of high quality mental health counseling through a staff practice and sliding-fee scale clinic, which is committed to serving at-risk, under-resourced communities at each of our four locations. A non-profit affiliate of Northwestern University, The Family Institute operates two nationally-renowned graduate programs in counseling and marriage and family therapy and conducts cutting-edge research projects that lead to a better understanding and treatment of mental health issues.