Clinical Services Offered by the Institute
for Families, Couples, Individuals and Groups
Nydia Garcia Preto, Clinical Director
The Multicultural Family Institute's mental health professionals provide clinical services to families, individuals, couples and groups with a variety of presenting complaints. Systems-oriented clinicians provide brief consultations, problem-solving interventions, and more intense, long-term therapy. Comprehensive services are based on a collaborative team model with members of the faculty and other involved professionals. Low fee services are available and third-party payments are accepted.
The Institute offers difficult-case consultation from a systems perspective to community clinicians working with families, groups or individuals. Our therapists have multicultural experience with diverse cultures including:
- Asian
- African American
- West Indian
- Arab
- Russian
- Latino
- and Many European Groups
Help At All Life-Cycle Phases
The Institute's therapists specialize in helping individuals and families with problems at every phase of the life cycle, including the following:
- Couple Relationships
- Problems over In-laws, Money,
- Sex, Gender Conflicts
- Families with Young Children
- Children with Disabilities
- Fears and Anxiety
- Tantrums and Behavior Problems
- Sibling Rivalry and Conflict
- Adolescents
- Identity Conflicts, Aggression
- Drug and Alcohol Problems
- Behavior Problems
- Eating Disorders
- Depression and Suicide Attempts
- Losses
- School Problems
- Young Adulthood
- Career Problems
- Depression
- Relationship Difficulties
- Addictions
- Midlife
- Caretaking Problems
- Stress of Job, Marriage, Divorce
- Women on Their Own
- Gays and Lesbians
- Coming Out to Their Parents
- Family Conflicts
- Divorce and Remarriage
- Aging Family Members
- Untimely and Traumatic Loss
- Intergenerational Conflicts and Cutoff
