About Me

I’m a sensitive, compassionate, and experienced therapist who believes each person deserves and can create a happier and more fulfilling life.  I work with individuals and couples and have experience working with people of diverse backgrounds and issues.  My particular areas of interest are:

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Relationship Issues 

Anxiety & Depression

Trauma

Infertility, Adoption, and Attachment

Mindfulness

Stress Management

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My work combines aspects of several therapies, which I tailor to the specific concerns and goals of each person or couple.  My post-graduate clinical education includes extensive training with leading practitioners of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Bonding Psychotherapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Individuals and Couples, Gestalt Therapy, and Self-Relations Therapy.  I also have training in several approaches to healing trauma.

 

My spiritual and family life help ground my work.  I have participated in meditation and contemplative prayer groups and retreats since the early 1980s, and I have led such gatherings in churches and secular settings.  I am married and the father of two adult children.

 

Education

Master of Social Work, University of Maryland at Baltimore

Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia

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Professional Credentials and Affiliations

Licensed Certified Social Worker, Clinical (LCSW-C), MD license #07763

Fellow, International Society of Bonding Psychotherapy

Member, Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Work

Member, International Association of Trauma Professionals

Member, Internationals Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy

Member, National Association of Social Workers