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Local EFT Therapist Listings:

Below is a list of local therapists in the Maryland/Virginia/Washington area who have EFT training. The list also includes non-local therapists trained though the WBCEFT. The therapists are grouped according to state. The list provides information regarding levels of training received which recognized by the International Center for Excellence in EFT. This list is not an endorsement by the WBCEFT of individual therapists.

Training Levels:

E = Externship - Completed
A = Advanced Externship or Core Skills Training - Completed
R = Registered Therapist - Satisfied Requirements for Registration
S = EFT Supervisor -

Level of EFT Training	Therapist Name Address Office Telephone Email	Practice Information
MarylandgTherapists
E	Dyer Bilgrave, PhD Psychologist 6525 North Charles St, Suite 237 Baltimore, MD 21204 443-562-8331 Bilgrave@comcast.net www.bilgrave.com
E	Elizabeth Carr, Psy.D Kentlands Psychotherapy 352 Main Street, Suite 200 Above the Allergy Care Center 301-356-4504 DrCar@KentlandsPsychotherapy.com	Kentlands Psychotherapy is located in the heart of the Kentlands. Therapy focuses on building strong emotional bonds and getting out of bad relational habits. For more information see: www.KentlandsPsychotherapy.com
E	Marie Caterini Choppin, LCSW-C 8830 Cameron Court, Suite 101 Silver Spring, MD 20910 and 4405 East West Highway, Suite 508 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-625-9102 (office) 1-866-445-3249 (fax) mchoppin@counselingforcontentment.com www.counselingforcontentment.com	My psychotherapy practice focuses on empowering individuals, families and couples to find contentment in their lives through developing strong, secure connections, understand and expressing their needs and desires, developing strong communication and coping skills and fostering a love of themselves and others.
E	Marge Coffey, LCSW-C 4 Leonard Ct. Rockville, MD 20850-2748 301-424-1109 jpmbutterfly3@verizon.net	I promise to provide the most professional, ethical and informed treatment that I possibly can. I focus solely on helping my clients' address their issues and fulfill their goals. Private practice for over 25 years. Extensive experience in working with ethnically diverse clients.
R	Margaret C. Cohen, RN, LCSWC 2 Hamill Road, Suite 311 Village of Cross Keys Baltimore, MD 21210 410 7640936 peggycohen@mindspring.com	I am a psychotherapist who has practiced psychotherapy with individuals, couples and families for over 30 years.
E	M. Cristina Cunha, LCSW-C 6019 Arlington Rd, suite #221, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301)219-7198 cristinacunha@comcast.net	My approach is to help my clients experience and express their thoughts and feelings as a way to find relief of symptoms and clarity of mind.
RS	George Faller, LMFT-certified EFT therapist110 Lockwood Ave. Suite 403 New Rochelle, NY 10801 914 434-0520 4fallers@optonline.net	George Faller is a Lieutenant in the NYC Fire Department and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in NY. After September 11th, 2001, George received training from Susan Johnson and Douglas Tilley in using Emotionally Focused Therapy with traumatized couples. He is a certified EFT therapist, a Clinical Member of AAMFT and has extensive experience working with people impacted by traumatic incidents. George lives in NY with his wife, Kathy, and their two sons, Christian and Dylan.
R	Victor D Fitterman, LCSW-C The Rotunda Suite 230B 711 W. 40th St. Baltimore, MD 21211 410 366-1116 lkfinmd@aol.com.	Victor D. Fitterman, LCSW, DAHB Registered EFT Couples Therapist Vic Fitterman’s career has spanned over 32 years. Appointed Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in 1983, he continues to teach and supervise in the areas of clinical hypnosis, individual, couple and family therapy. Vic was the Clinical Director of The Maryland Group Faculty Practice from 1987 to 2007 and now practices in Towson, Maryland. Vic received clinical training and certificates from: The Family Therapy Institute of Washington, DC; The Baltimore-Washington School of Psychiatry; The Gestalt Institute of Washington and The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (approved consultant, diplomate status). He taught at The University of Maryland School of Social Work for 10 years and continues to offer workshops there. Vic began EFT training with Douglas Tilley in 2004. He completed externships with Susan Johnson, Gail Palmer and Douglas Tilley. On 1/1/07, Vic was conferred status as a registered EFT Couples Therapist. In 2008, Vic will present EFT Couples Therapy to The Baltimore Society for Psychoanalysis and The Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. In July of 2008, he will present a 2 day program at The University of Maryland School of Social Work: Introduction to EFT Couple Therapy. Vic can be reached at 410-494-4334 and lkfinmd@aol.com.
E, A	Linda S. Hellmann 1104 Kenilworth Drive Suite 210, Towson, MD 21204 410-828-8822 Lhellma@gmail.com
E	Joan Hoffman, PhD 24 N. Court Street Westminster, MD 21157 410 876 1994 jph.phd@verizon.net
E	J. Scott Hopson, M.Div, M.A., D.Min. Lighthouse Christian Counseling 103 South Commerce St. Suite202 Centreville, MD 21617 and 1908 Blue Ridge Road Edgewater, MD 21037 www.lcclightingtheway.com 301-275-0204 toll-free: (866) 769-4673 dr.jscott@excite.com	As a Marriage and Family Therapist, Board Certified Christian Counselor, Pastoral Counselor, and Mediator, my passion is to help individuals, couples and families explore their relationships and develop the skills necessary to enhance intimacy and create secure and lasting bonds with those who matter to them the most.
E, A	Grace Douglas Ligon, LCPC The Grace Center Swan Point at Lake Elkhorn Columbia, MD 21045 therapistgrace@gmail.com	The Grace Center is a solo practice providing individual and couples counseling in Columbia, MD.
R	Beth Levine, LCSW-C 932 Hungerford Drive, #2A Rockville, Maryland 20850 (301) 279-7779 http://www.bethlevinecounseling.com	Does life feel harder than it should? Are your relationships not going the way you would like? Sometimes even the healthiest couples can run into difficulties. And feel stuck in endless cycles. This can be painful and make us feel helpless. Sometimes we feel that life is getting a bit too much, and we feel overwhelmed, or anxious, or have trouble sleeping. I am dedicated to helping people learn how to live happier and more fulfilling lives. I guide people in learning new skills to renew closeness in their relationships and find ways to successfully cope with life's problems. I know the first call can be difficult to make. It is a courageous first step, and one that could change your life. Let's discuss your concerns: (301) 279-7779 For more information about my practice, please visit: http://www.bethlevinecounseling.com
E	Barbara Lohman-Flynn, LCSW-C 41 North Market Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 301-662-6226 lohmanflynn@comcast.net	individual and couples therapy
R	Yula Ponticas, Ph.D. 1104 Kenilworth Drive Suite 210 Towson, Maryland 21204 410-828-8824 yponticas@att.net	Dr. Yula Ponticas is a clinical psychologist in practice for over 20 years. Yula spent 17 years at the Johns Hopkins Center for Sexual Health and Medicine treating couples with intimacy issues, then established her private practice in 2005. Through EFT, Yula helps distressed couples create safety and closeness in their relationships.
R	Lucy S. Raizman, LCSW, LMFT Council for Relationships Springhouse and Doylestown offices outside Philadelphia, Pa in Montgomery and Bucks County 215-345-8454 ext. 2	Lucy Raizman is a senior staff therapist, working with individuals, couples, and families. She is a licensed clinical social worker and marriage and family therapist, an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor, and also a research associate and interviewer for the Transcending Trauma since 1992. She received her MSW from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her Post-Graduate training at Council for Relationships, formerly Marriage Council in Philadelphia. Lucy is passionate about the benefits of the attachment-based work of Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and is skilled in helping individuals and couples enhance and repair their relationships. Areas of professional interest and expertise include couples and sex therapy, separation/divorce and co-parenting issues, stress/anger management, and -body oriented approaches to trauma resolution. Lucy integrates specialized training and experience in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) and SE (Somatic Experiencing) for the process of helping people heal from trauma and attachment injuries in an effective and mindful manner. In addition, to counseling, she also teaches courses such as PAIRS, Practical Application of Intimacy and Relationship Skills), Anger Management, PREP Couples Communication, and presents on couples and trauma-related therapies.
R, S	Kathryn D. Rheem, M.S., LCMFT The Couple & Family Therapy Center, LLC 5410 McKinley Street Bethesda, MD 20817 703-283-7570 cell krheem@hotmail.com www.kathrynrheem.com	As a certified EFT therapist and supervisor, my work helps couples and individuals develop skills to restore trust, communicate and express feelings effectively, understand and resolve differences, and enhance intimacy (www.eft.ca). It is my passion to help couples, families, and individuals repair their connections and create secure and lasting bonds with those who matter the most. “Individuals can be healthier, relationships can be strengthened, family bonds can be stronger, and we can be nourished by our secure attachments with those we hold most dear. This is accomplished with tools that increase our authenticity and more clearly express our needs. Creating secure and healthy connections with those who matter the most can help us feel better and help heal our relationships.” I also work with military service members and their spouses in my private practice as well as in weekend retreat formats. The focus of this program, Strong Bonds, Strong Couples, LLC, is to support couple re-integration after deployment. The impacts of deployment and combat are addressed and contained in order to help the military couple and family feel better together. Working with CEOs and their partners who are experiencing higher stress due to their life/work pressures is another aspect of my practice. My husband, Don, and I work with groups of CEOs and their partners around the United States to help contain the stress of work pressures and build more secure connection between the partners.
R	Kim Scagnelli, LCSW-C 1104 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 210 Towson, Maryland 21204 410-828-8824 kscag@aol.com	Kim is a licensed clinical social worker in practice over 15 years. She completed a clinical training program in family therapy at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Baltimore in the graduate counseling program. She is a registered EFT therapist and loves working with couples. Kim helps couples who are feeling frustrated, unhappy and alone stop the endless arguing. The couples then create stronger, more intimate relationships. When couples complete their work they will feel that they have each other backs and are really there for each other.
E	Elizabeth Sloan, LCPCCaring Couples, Happy Lives ™ Glenn Dale, MD 20769 301-404-8433 Elizabeth@caringcouples.com	I have 20 years’ experience helping couples, families, and people of all ages create happy lives. I specialize in communication, affairs, stepfamilies, premarital counseling, and trauma / difficult childhoods. See my web site at http://www.caringcouples.com for more information.
E	Dawn K. Staniszewski, LCSW-C 133 Defense Highway,S107 Annapolis, MD 21401 410-573-5353 dawnstan@hotmail.com	My psychotherapeutic work with individuals and couples emphasizes development and maintenance of healthy, gratifying relationships. I feel privileged to contribute to positive transformation in clients’ lives.
E, A	Dayle Sterman, LCSW-C 2401 Research Blvd. Ste 115 Rockville, MD 20850 301 947-0333 freudski1@comcast.net	I have been in private practice for 20 years treating individuals, couples and families. My practice includes many couples and family members struggling with recovery from substance abuse and the impact on their relationships. I also see many people coping with trauma issues and depression and anxiety.
R,S	Douglas Tilley, LCSW 716 Giddings Ave. Ste. 33 Annapolis, MD 21401 410 268-4072 doug@marylandcenterforeft.com	Doug is director of the Maryland Center for EFT. He has been an EFT couples therapist for over 10 years. He is a Registered EFT Therapist and an EFT Supervisor. He teaches the Externship and Advanced Externship in Annapolis, Maryland. He is an Approved Supervisor for the AAMFT. Click here to see more information about him. See Doug's clinical practice website at www.douglastilley.com
E, A	Scott Wolfe, PhD 7120 Minstrel Way, Suite 203 Columbia, MD 21045 410 381 4411 swolfephd1@msn.com

VirginiadTherapists

E, A	Russ Carlton, LPC, LMFT 22636 Glenn Drive Ste, 105 Sterling, VA 20164 703 689-2326 ex6 rpceft@aol.com
R	Jack C. Childers, LPC 7 Loudoun St. SW Suite 260 Leesburg, VA 20175 703-771-4041 JackChildersLPC@yahoo.com	Thank you for your interest in my counseling practice! I've practiced in the mental health field since 1990, and have extensive experience working with many different sorts of mental health problems. The quality that most defines my counseling style is non-judgmental acceptance. You'll find I put little emphasis on assigning blame: yours or anyone else's. Rather, I'm more interested in changing what's not working. I find that the first step involves unconditional acceptance of the way you are now. Thus, you'll find I place a great deal of emphasis on understanding you accurately, as a whole person. I work with individuals, and specialize in helping distressed couples. I have been a registered emotionally focused couples therapist since 2007. I believe that partners need comfort and safety in their relationship. I help couples achieve that by helping both of you better understand each other's hearts. I'm located in a beautifully wooded setting adjacent Loudoun Hospital in the Lansdowne area. I offer full receptionist support and evening appointments. There are psychiatrists in my group practice if medication management is desired. I can also provide a wide variety of area referrals. I am a full time practicing clinician near the Loudoun Hospital Center in Lansdowne, Virginia. You can view my web page at: http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/36755.html
R, S	Linda Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., LMFT 405 North Washington St., Suite 104 Falls Church, VA 22046 tel: 703-241-4151 lirogers@vt.edu	Linda P. Rogers, Ph.D., R.N. is a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor. She has been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AAMFT Clinical Member since 1982 when she completed her training with Jay Haley at the Family Therapy Institute of Washington, D.C. Dr. Rogers has been an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 1989 and is an Adjunct Professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Masters Program at the Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Graduate Center where she teaches Couples Therapy and LIfe-Span Human Development. Dr. Rogers earned her Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech University where her clinical and research interests were in the study of resilience, specifically in the area of couple and family relationships. Linda uses an integrative approach based on her training with John Gottman in Gottman Marital Therapy and Susan Johnson in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. She brings 30 years of experience to her work and has expertise in helping individuals, couples and families with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, medical illness and trauma. Linda maintains a full time private practice in Falls Church, VA where she also participates on a Reflecting Team that uses a Narrative Therapy approach to work with families experiencing difficult challenges.
E,A	Kristin B Rosenthal, LPC 1707 Belle View Blvd Suite C-1 Alexandria VA 22307 (707) 768-6240 Kristin.rosenthal@gmail.com www://mountvernontherapy.com	Counseling for couples, families, adults and children. Specialties: EFT for couples and families, EMDR for trauma and abuse recovery, sandplay therapy. On-going groups for divorce recovery and parenting .
E	Cynthia Spellman MD 11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 550 Reston, VA 20190 571-423-9282 www.cynthiaspellmanmd.com	"My goal is to create a gentle, warm and supportive space where people can make things right again. I offer psychotherapy, marriage counseling, and/or medication as applies. When therapists refer their clients for medication management, I collaborate with and support the work of the referring therapist. Privacy and confidentiality are highly safeguarded and fees and based on a sliding scale."
E, A	Tim Sweeney, LCSW 11244 Waples Mill Rd. Ste K Fairfax, VA 22030 703 359-4848 timsweeneylcsw@earthlink.net
E	Elaina Taylor, LCSW 5275 Lee Highway, Suite 104 Arlington, VA 22207 703) 241-2888 elainataylorlcsw@cox.net	All couples run into difficult times. My goal is to help couples reconnect in a deeper way that feels safe and secure.
E, A	Heather Wilcox, LCSW 1312 Vincent Place McLean, VA 22101 703-944-2289 hwilcoxtherapy@cox.net	The EFT and attachment approach is immensely effective in working with clients who seek to live into their greatest potential. I value the opportunity to help clients find secure connections with themselves and others.
E, A	Andrea K. Wittenborn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Marriage and Family Therapy Program Human Development Department Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043 Phone: 703-538-3787 Email: andreawittenborn@vt.edu	Dr. Andrea Wittenborn is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech University in Falls Church, VA. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University and completed additional training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She specializes in couples therapy, both clinically and in her research. Her research agenda also focuses on treating depression in the context of the couple relationship. She is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has received Emotionally Focused Therapy training from Dr. Susan Johnson. Her practice is located on the Virginia Tech campus in Falls Church.