Leadership Team

Tina Timm, PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University where she teaches graduate students specializing in clinical social work and couple and family therapy. Dr. Timm is a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and licensed as both a marriage and family therapist and a clinical social worker. Her research focuses on couples and families with an emphasis on issues related to sexuality. She completed post-graduate training at Masters & Johnson Institute in both sex therapy and sexual trauma. She has been doing clinical work for over 27 years in a wide range of settings and is a frequent presenter on topics related to the integration of sex therapy into clinical practice, affair recovery, trauma informed treatment, and attachment.

Jennifer VanBoxel MMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist currently located in East Lansing Michigan, earning her Doctorate in Human Development and Family Studies Couple and Family Therapy program at Michigan State University. Her clinical and research interests focus on couples who have experienced trauma. She is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) trauma therapy trained and has seven years of clinical experience working with a diverse range of couples, families, and trauma survivors both in the US and abroad.