Virginia Madden, LGPC Clinician- Bethesda
Virginia Madden graduated with her B.A. in Psychology from Belmont Abbey College and her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. Both institutions trained her to integrate Judeo-Christian principles into therapy and to counsel each of her clients with a holistic, empathetic approach. She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings. Her prior experience includes work at a Christian outpatient psychotherapy center where she worked with young children with emotional and behavioral challenges; a pregnancy resource center serving adolescents and adults struggling with difficult life circumstances and parenting; an alternative-to-hospitalization
Primary: Children (5 to 12 years), Adolescents (13 to 17 yrs), Adults, Depression, Anxiety/Fears, Relationships, Family of Origin Issues, Parenting, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Personality Disorders, Post-Abortive, Loss/Grief, Schizophrenic Spectrum, Trauma/PTSD
Secondary: Substance Abuse, Sex & Pornography Addiction, Anger Management, Bipolar Disorder, Deployment/Reintegration Issues, Divorce/Separation, Domestic Violence, Family Therapy, Step Families
Treatment Orientations: Treatment Orientations: Person-centered, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral (DBT), Emotion-focused Therapy, Play Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Trauma-informed, Motivational Interviewing
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