M.A. in Clinical Social Work, Governors State University
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Governors State University
Markeeta Parker, Ph.D., ALMFT (she/her) is a postdoctoral clinical scholar fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She is a dedicated couple and family therapist who supports the client in discovering a healthy perception about themselves so they can know themselves as peaceful, purposeful, and whole. Dr. Parker provides a safe, authentic, non-judgmental atmosphere for her clients to express, reflect, and experience a renewed mental, emotional, and spiritual, wellness. She has an array of clinical experiences working with individuals, couples, and families in medical and mental health centers and private practice, challenged by a range of presenting issues including but not limited to communication issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, attachment trauma, relationship conflict, divorce, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, and behavioral related issues. Clinically, Dr. Parker uses a narrative therapeutic approach, a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the re-authoring of personal narratives and stories in a more balanced, non-blaming, productive and compassionate way.
Doctor Parker has spent several years working with individuals and families in both domestic and international settings as both a clinical social worker and therapist in the capacities of community outreach, volunteering, mentoring, and therapy, to help reduce stigmatism, inequalities, and to help meet goals in underserved populations and communities.
Member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Engaging Children of Color in Play Therapy, (2019) Illinois Affiliation of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, oral presentation.
Stigmas of African American Men & Mental Health, (2018) Adler University Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium, oral and poster presentation, panelist.
Impact of Divorce: Self-of-the-Therapist and Self Care, (2018) Illinois Affiliation of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, oral presentation, panelist.
Assisting Grieving Parents with Children Who Have Special Needs, (2018) Illinois Affiliation of Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, oral presentation, panelist.