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About The Center for Grief Recovery
What we do STAFF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Staff Biographies 
David Fireman, MSW, LCSW: Executive Director of The Center for Grief Recovery and Creativity. A practicing social worker for over a decade, David offers individual, couples, family, and group counseling, with traditional emphasis and as appropriate, enhanced with Eastern methods. David has trained under the guidance of Jerry Rothman, Ph.D., founder of The Center and a remarkably gifted therapist and administrator. Now he continues his training with Chris Lucia Rothman, Psy.D., the President of The Center, and an equally skilled therapist and mentor. His therapy approach is grounded in Kohut's Self-Psychology, and extends to meet the needs of clients interested in alternative and transpersonal methods such as guided imagery, and eastern forms of meditation. David is a student of Iyengar Yoga.
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Chris Lucia Rothman, Psy.D., Director, Emeritus; Clinical and Administrative Consultant and Board President. Chris continues her presence at The Center with quarterly on-site visits as well as regular telecommunications with Center staff and clinical consultations with clients. Chris is presently anchored in West Palm Beach, FL, where she offers clinical services to clients, and consultations to professionals and agencies. Steeped in depth psychotherapy from a Self Psychology perspective, Chris brings with her a wealth of experience from an eclectic history in the creative arts, higher education, and Buddhist philosophy and practice. With foundational beliefs in compassionate action, empathic attunement, and appreciation of differences, Chris specializes in work to relieve grief and traumatic loss, to enhance relational development in couples and individuals, to engage creative and spiritual skill development across the lifespan, and to alleviate emotional and psychological distress. Chris holds great respect for the courage of introspection and the challenge of change. She has companioned a village of women and men in their healing journeys. You may reach Chris through The Center and in Florida at 561/586-8947.
Kathryn Conway"KC" received her Masters in Social work at
Loyola University of Chicago after a 20 year career in business and a brief
career in the arts. She graduated with highest honors and was inducted into the
international Jesuit honor society, Alpha Sigma Nu. In addition to 8 years in
private practice at The Center for Grief recovery, KC's clinical experience
includes 3-1/2 years of work with homeless families at he former Dehon House, a
second stage shelter; 3 years of part-time work with individuals, groups and
families at St. Francis Hospital/Resurrection Health Care Adult and Child
Guidance Center; 2 years of consultation and work with children of the Gold Star
Families through the Chicago Police Department including completion of the
public art project and film, A Special Grief. 
Allan Schnarr is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with training in spirituality. He has been a psychotherapist
since 1983. Allan has been the Co-ordinator of the counseling internship at Claret Center since 1985. He has also taught courses on relational awareness at Loyola's Institute of Pastoral Studies (IPS) since 1983. Allan's life purpose and teaching are focused on embodied spirituality. His devotion to the sacredness of the body comes out of his own journey. Allan has been a faithful student of Yoga and Tai Chi. He has also spent fifteen years invested in a personal healing journey through Reichian bodywork. Allan thoroughly enjoys working with students and clients who have a dedication to the embodied truth of their lives. He offers workshops to help others clarify awareness, deepen understanding, and make conscious choices to claim the uniqueness and appreciate the commonality of their path. His approach to therapy is psychodynamic and experiential: he helps clients to feel and understand in the present what has been disallowed in their experience due
to past trauma. Allan works with individuals and couples. He has a wealth of experience working with anxiety, depression,
post traumatic stress, relationship difficulties, life purpose, and spiritual struggle.
Mary C. Schneider, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of
Professional Psychology. She has maintained a private practice since 1991.
Mary was Staff Psychologist at Institute of Women Today for
the past ten years where she worked with homeless women and children and she
served as Executive Director of Maria Shelter for 7 years.. Prior to becoming a Psychologist,
Mary was an educator and administrator.
Carol Jungman, MSOD, consults with individuals, groups and organizations
for the Institute for Creativity and Development. Her work with individuals spans the areas of life and business coaching,
relational leadership, multicultural and diversity awareness and cultural adjustment. She consults with groups and teams to
bring more awareness to their processes and dynamics, and she consults with organizations to implement systemic change and
transformation. Her approach is client-centered and action-research-based. Carol has nearly two decades of experience
managing and training within the intercultural and organizational development fields. She has facilitated and co-created
individual, couple, family and specialized group programs for Fortune 1000 companies, and has designed and led staff
retreats and strategic planning sessions for small and mid-size businesses and not-for-profits. She has worked with
the Matrix Leadership Institute for the past several years, first studying group process and dynamics and now leading
workshops and training programs. And she is trained in the National Coalition Building Institute’s Prejudice
Reduction Workshop. Carol has worked with Cartus / Cendant Mobility (formerly Bennett and Associates) since 1990,
and for the past 11 years has worked as a training consultant. She is also Managing Partner of the White Lotus Retreat
Center in South Haven, Mich. In the early 1990’s, Carol was a leader in the Chicago Transpersonal Psychology Network.
Prior to that, she lived and worked in Finland and Israel, and traveled extensively throughout Europe. Carol received her
Bachelor’s degree in business and journalism from Northern Illinois University and her Master’s degree in organization development from Loyola University.
Jerry Rothman (1939-2002) was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with his Doctorate in Educational Administration from
Northwestern University. He earned his Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri. Jerry co-founded
The Center in 1985 and served as President and Director of The Center until his unexpected death in March, 2002.
He was Past Executive Director of Comprehensive Mental Health Service for Children and Adolescents. Also past Executive
Director of a Residential Treatment Center for Teenagers. He had extensive experience in Community Organizing, and
Business Consulting and also extensive training in Hypnosis, Imagery and Meditation. Jerry was Past President of
the Transpersonal Psychology Network. Past member of many Boards of Directors including the Chicago Metro Goodwill
Industries, International Aikido Association, White Crane Wellness Center. Jerry also authored a workbook and audiotape
series on Guided Imagery and many pamphlets and articles on Grief and Loss. He is listed in Who's Who in the Midwest
and Nation as well as International Biographies.