Karen Skerrett

Karen Skerrett is a clinical psychologist and adjunct faculty at the Family Institute/Center for Applied Psychological Studies at Northwestern University. She maintains ties to her dual training as a nurse and psychologist through a clinical and consulting practice specializing in the treatment of couples and families, particularly those touched by illness. She presents nationally and internationally on resilient processes across the lifespan and strength-based approaches to couple treatment and holds couple retreats on re-storying partnerships. Karen is the author (with Jefferson Singer) of Positive Couple Therapy: Using We-Stories to Enhance Resilience, and Couple Resilience: Emerging Perspectives, (with coeditor Karen Fergus) as well as numerous book chapters and journal articles.