Bernie Stoltz, Psy.D.

http://www.bernardstoltz.com

I enjoy working with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures and orientations. The populations I have served include troubled adolescents, undergraduate and graduate students, working adults, soldiers, single mothers, people suffering from severe and persistent mental illness, people recovering from addictions and older adults suffering from neurological deficits. My areas of specialty include anxiety, depression, relationship problems (including couples and family therapy), development of self-esteem, trauma and abuse (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD), insomnia, eating disorders, GLBT concerns, and personality disorders. I also have experience in counseling individuals through career changes as well as other life transitions.

By using integrative approach, therapy can be tailored to each individual's, couple's and family’s needs. I have been trained in psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and humanistic methods. Mind-body practices, including Mindfulness practices and Buddhist meditation have been an interest of mine, and I search for new ways of incorporating alternative medicine with western practices.

I have been working in the Washington DC metro area’s mental health field for over 10 years. I currently work part time with active duty soldiers at Ft. Meade, Maryland. I have held positions at The Women’s Center, The Counseling Center at the Catholic University of America, the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, St. Luke House, the Rock Creek Foundation, and the Holy Cross Hospital Adult Daycare Center.

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree at Georgetown University and Masters of Science in Psychology from University College London. In 2005, I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology from The American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University.