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About the FounderSusan Weitzman, Ph.D,. L.C.S.W., is a psychotherapist, educator, researcher, national lecturer and litigation consultant. She was on the clinical staff of the Department of Outpatient Adult Psychiatry at the University of Chicago Hospital for 12 years and taught for many years at the University of Chicago's Graham School for Continuing Studies and SSA's Professional Development Program, as well as teaching at Loyola University's School of Social Work in Chicago. Dr. Weitzman specializes in and lectures on the topics of attachment and separation, and addictive and abusive relationships. Her years of research have resulted in her groundbreaking work, Not to People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages (Basic Books, 2000). National media coverage led to a documentary movie on the subject, now in development.
Dr. Weitzman lectures and conducts workshops nationally and runs intensive weekend retreats for women recovering from upscale abusive relationships. In addition to her private practice, litigation consulting, and expert witness work, she is the mental health expert/commentator on WSBT-TV (a CBS affiliate in Indiana) on their morning news program within a segment called "Moms First," where her commentary on topical issues airs weekly. Dr. Weitzman has been on Oprah, 20/20, Fox News, National Public Radio and in People magazine, and is the recipient of numerous awards for her work including Social Worker of the Year in Illinois in 2002.
Board of DirectorsOfficers
Chairman: Suzanne T. Isaacs*
President: Susan Weitzman, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.*
Secretary: Jessica Bank Interlandi, J.D.
Treasurer: Roy J. Moceri*
Members
David H. Hopkins, J.D.*
Patricia Prentice, MBA, R.N.
Xavier Pombar, D.O.*
Sarane C. Siewerth, J.D.*
Directors Emeritus
Thomas P. Gauthier, A.M. CAE
Susan Lorraine Kennedy, R.N., MA, J.D.
Howard Levy, M.D.
Anne E. Morison*
Joseph A. Walsh, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
*Founders
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