Gihane Jérémie-Brink, PhD (she/her/hers)
Psychologist
Education & Work Experience
Loyola University Chicago- PhD in Counseling Psychology, MA in Community Counseling
University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign- Predoctoral Health Service Psychology Internship
The Family Institute at Northwestern University- Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellowship
I am an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at The William Paterson University. In my courses, I enjoy teaching about theory, research, and therapeutic interventions in relation to couples and families (Couple and Family Therapy; Love 101: How to Build Romantic Relationships that Last; Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy). I also serve in executive leadership for APA’s Division 43: Society for Couple and Family Psychology, the leading national organization for couple and family psychologists.
My clinical training emphasized evidence-based therapy working with adolescents, young adults/college students, adults in transition, couples, and families. I completed my postdoctoral fellowship at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, where I received advanced training and research in couple and family therapy, and supervised graduate students’ clinical work.
Therapy Style
I have nearly 15 years of clinical experience providing therapeutic services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. A specialist in multicultural counseling, and racial-ethnic socialization, I seek to listen compassionately to various perspectives, and am sensitive to issues of culture, class, sexual orientation, gender, and religious background. My approach to therapeutic treatment integrates person-centered, family/systems-based, behavioral, and emotion-focused techniques rooted in a multicultural framework. This eclectic, strengths-based, adaptive model provides an open and safe space, and fosters deeper understanding and respect for the unique perspectives and contexts of the clients, couples, and families with whom I work with.
My clinical work and training have featured the integration of multiculturalism and social justice in theory, research, and practice. I have extensive training and experience utilizing Integrative Systemic Therapy, Emotion-Focused therapy (EFT), and Gottman Couple therapy. I was also trained in Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) as a predoctoral American Psychologically Association Minority Fellow and Mental Health Policy intern for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Fun Facts
I engage in my community, give talks and keynote addresses, lead workshops on mental health wellness, strengthening couple and family relationships, and prevention and intervention efforts in Black and culturally diverse families. My love Language is BBQ; I pride myself in being aFrench fry connoisseur, a movie trailer watcher (if that’s a thing), a lover of travel and music, and a fierce competitor in family dance offs.