The Couple and Family Clinic is nestled among the trees on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. Our clinic hosts six client therapy rooms and offers easy access to parking. Free parking passes are provided to clients to use during their sessions. All of our students are currently enrolled in the marriage and family therapy clinical master's program and are supervised by doctoral-level licensed clinicians who are experts in treating individuals, couples, and families.
Gilbert Parra, Ph.D.
Dr. Parra is an Associate Professor for the Marriage and Family Therapy Program. He specializes in working with children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional problems such as depression and anxiety. An emphasis of his work is helping youth and their families recover from painful circumstances including divorce, loss, violence exposure, abuse, and other stressful and traumatic experiences.
Katelyn Coburn, Ph.D.
Dr. Katelyn Coburn is an Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor, Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP), and a Certified Marriage and Family Therapist (CMFT). Dr. Coburn’s clinical practice and supervision are grounded in intersectional, inclusive, and trauma-informed and trauma-responsive frameworks. They specialize in LGBTQ+ inclusive therapy, and helping people process and reduce the impact of symptoms from trauma (especially relational, societal, and religious trauma and marginalization), depression, anxiety, and relationship struggles. Dr. Coburn is trained in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS; Level 1 Trained) and in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). They are a professional member of the AAMFT, the AAMFT Queer and Trans Advocacy Network, and of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
Carrie Hanson-Bradley, Ph.D.
Dr. Hanson-Bradley is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program. Dr. Hanson-Bradley has over 19 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families impacted by trauma, illness, grief, loss, death, and dying. She is trained in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), two empirically validated psychotherapy approaches used to treat those impacted by trauma and other negative life experiences. Dr. Hanson-Bradley is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor who works with current students as well as many local clinicians. Dr. Hanson-Bradley also has a private practice in Lincoln NE where she conducts therapy in-person and via telehealth.
Lexie Unhjem
Dr. Lexie Unhjem’s current research focuses on the concept of intensive parenting and parenting culture for families from racially and economically diverse backgrounds. Intensive parenting involves parents centering their children’s needs, spending most of their free time engaging with them, and following the advice of child experts. Intensive parenting has been created by the dominant parenting discourses of society regarding how parents are expected to parent and if they do not meet such standards, they are deemed as bad parents. There is evidence that this construct may not be applicable to all parents, so, Dr. Unhjem’s research aims to understand whether intensive parenting is a valid paradigm for parents who do not identify as White and/or middle class. Additionally, her research lens is rooted in intersectionality, advocacy, and social justice for families with historically marginalized identities. Moving forward she plans to continue studying parenting culture in clinical settings, as she is passionate about therapists not imposing traditional, Western styles of parenting on families who hold different values and beliefs.