Marriage Friendly Counseling Maryland: MD

Marriage Friendly Counseling : MD | James R. David

	James R. David James R. David, Ph.D. 14220 Bradshaw Drive Silver Spring, MD 20905 Phone Number: (301) 989-9155 Email: james519@comcast.net I am goal oriented. I ask couples to give their relationship top priority and to set a goal of finishing therapy in twelve sessions or less. I invite them to commit to spending an hour together each day. The main focus of therapy is to identify the real issue and then to get that issue healed or resolved. Connecting with the real issue oftentimes requires accessing the unconscious mind, which requires learning the language of Feelings. This is generally as difficult as learning a new language such as Chinese or German. This is what makes couples therapy so challenging. I've been doing couples therapy since 1972. I like to think I'm getting more competent with each new couple. I believe each couple is unique yet I do personality testing to highlight personality strengths and weaknesses. I'm a retired Army Officer, a Roman Catholic, happily married for 48 years with three fantastic children and seven wonderful grandchildren. The four roles of a therapist are also my responsibilities to you. They are 1) make an assessment or diagnosis. See my website under "Mental Health Screening; 2) be supportive and nonjudgemental; 3) be confrontive when appropriate; 4) lead you to new perspectives/awarenesses. When you're ready to start on a journey of healing, call me. To learn more, visit my website at www.askdrdavidnow.com Gender: Male Graduate Degree: Ph.D University: Florida State University Graduate Degree: MSW University: Our Lady of the Lake University License: Marriage and Family Therapist License: Clinical Social Worker State Licensed In: MD *Certifications/Awards/Memberships/Publications:* American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy American Board of Sexology Board Certified Sex Therapist Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist Effectiveness Training for Women Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi International Directory of Distinguished Psychotherapists St. Norbert College Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award Order of Military Medical Merit

James R. David

James R. David, Ph.D.

14220 Bradshaw Drive

Silver Spring, MD 20905

Phone Number: (301) 989-9155

I am goal oriented. I ask couples to give their relationship top priority and to set a goal of finishing therapy in twelve sessions or less. I invite them to commit to spending an hour together each day. The main focus of therapy is to identify the real issue and then to get that issue healed or resolved. Connecting with the real issue oftentimes requires accessing the unconscious mind, which requires learning the language of Feelings. This is generally as difficult as learning a new language such as Chinese or German. This is what makes couples therapy so challenging.

I've been doing couples therapy since 1972. I like to think I'm getting more competent with each new couple. I believe each couple is unique yet I do personality testing to highlight personality strengths and weaknesses. I'm a retired Army Officer, a Roman Catholic, happily married for 48 years with three fantastic children and seven wonderful grandchildren.

The four roles of a therapist are also my responsibilities to you. They are 1) make an assessment or diagnosis. See my website under "Mental Health Screening; 2) be supportive and nonjudgemental; 3) be confrontive when appropriate; 4) lead you to new perspectives/awarenesses. When you're ready to start on a journey of healing, call me.

To learn more, visit my website at www.askdrdavidnow.com

Gender: Male

Graduate Degree: Ph.D

University: Florida State University

Graduate Degree: MSW

University: Our Lady of the Lake University

License: Marriage and Family Therapist

License: Clinical Social Worker

State Licensed In: MD

Certifications/Awards/Memberships/Publications:

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

American Board of Sexology

Board Certified Sex Therapist

Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.)

Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist

Effectiveness Training for Women

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

International Directory of Distinguished Psychotherapists

St. Norbert College Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award

Order of Military Medical Merit