Dr. Gretchen A. Schmutz is a psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Chicago. Dr. Schmutz has been in private practice for more than 20 years treating a broad spectrum of difficulties in adults, children, and adolescents. For many years, Dr. Schmutz was a consultant for Little Friends, Inc. providing case consultation, workshops, and seminars for teachers and therapists in special education high schools, workshops, supported employment programs, and groups homes. Dr. Schmutz has taught in a variety of settings including Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Institute for Clinical Social Work. In her early career, Dr. Schmutz held joint appointments as a Staff Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and as Director of Psychology for an obesity clinic at Lutheran General Hospital.
Professional Roles
North American Editor for Book Reviews, International Journal of Psychoanalysis
Associate Board Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Psychoanalysis
Board Member, Division II, Childhood and Adolescence, Division 39, Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology
Full Faculty Member, Institute for Clinical Social Work
Private Practice
Professional Memberships
Contemporary Freudian Society
International Psychoanalytic Association
Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS)
American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA)
National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis (NTP)
Education and Credentials
| B.A. | University of Chicago, Behavioral Sciences |
| M.A. | Illinois School of Professional Psychology Clinical Psychology |
| Psy.D. | Illinois School of Professional Psychology Clinical Psychology |
| Psychoanalyst | National Training Program |
| Certification | National Institute for the Psychotherapies |
| Member | National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology |
| Licensure | Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Illinois and Colorado |