Neil Venketramen, LMFT

Core Faculty, Marriage & Family Therapy Program
Therapist

Education

M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy — The Family Institute at Northwestern University

I Treat

  • Adult
  • Older Adult
  • Couple & Marriage
  • Family

Issues I Treat

  • Couples Conflict
  • Adult Children & Parent Relationship Issues
  • Affairs & Infidelity
  • Depression / Mood Disorders
  • Divorce / Marital Separation / Post-Divorce Adjustment
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Business Issues
  • Aging Issues
  • Panic
  • Remarriage
  • Addiction
  • Trauma
  • Substance Abuse
  • Stress Management
  • Anger Management
  • Retirement (Transition to)
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Empty Nest Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • In-law Relationships
  • Job Loss
  • Life Stage Transitions
  • Mediation / Conflict Resolution
  • Midlife (Transitions in)
  • Money / Finance Related Issues
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobias
  • Racism Issues
  • Cognitive Flexibility / Executive Functioning
  • Child-Parent Attachment Issues
  • College (Transition to)
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Cultural Transition / Immigration Issues
  • Sport Psychology
  • Emotion Regulation Issues
  • Spirituality / Religion
  • Step or Blended Families
  • Work / Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues

Types of Therapy

  • CBT-informed
  • Couple Therapy
  • Discernment Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Integrative Systemic Therapy

About

Mr. Venketramen helps couples, individuals and families overcome a variety of conflicts related to finances, attachment styles, intimacy, addictions, family transitions, mood disorders, infidelity and discernment therapy.

With individuals, he guides his clients as they navigate through life transitions, find work-life balance, work towards overcoming depression and anxiety, and build supportive and nurturing relationships. His method of therapeutic intervention is collaborative, empathic and experiential, as he strives to nurture clients’ inherent strengths in order to remove roadblocks and facilitate healing and healthy functioning.

Before becoming a professional therapist, Neil spent over 20 years as a financial and business consultant working for a CPA firm (Deloitte), and then coaching business owners to build their business practices. In addition to his MSMFT degree, he holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance. Neil specializes in working with family businesses, specifically family’s relationships and its business interests.

Other Professional Involvement/Leadership Positions

Before becoming a professional therapist, Mr. Venketramen spent over 20 years as a financial and business consultant working for a CPA firm (Deloitte). After leaving the consulting firm, he began coaching business owners to build their business practices. In addition to his MSMFT degree, he holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance.

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