Licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia
About Susan B Diamond, LICSW
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and have been in private practice since June 1993. I started my career forty years ago working with adolescents and their families in a runaway shelter in Virginia. I worked for fourteen years in a hospital setting where I provided psychiatric and medical social work. In this setting, I worked in oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, dialysis, and intensive care units. I also worked closely with the dually-diagnosed patients with substance abuse and mental health issues - as well as with the chronically mentally ill to assist them and their families throughout the hospitalization process. I have extensive experience working with the geriatric population as well as with issues related to death and dying. For four years, I worked in an eating disorder center as a psychotherapist where a team approach was practiced for treating young adults and their families. I managed the Employee Assistance Program at the Library of Congress for eleven years where I provided on-site counseling and consultation to employees, their spouses, domestic partners and benefit eligible dependents. I also worked closely with managers, supervisors, and labor organizations on the issues of workforce performance.
What Is Psychodynamic Therapy?
Psychodynamic therapy, also known as insight-oriented therapy, focuses on unconscious processes as manifested in a person's present behavior. The goals of psychodynamic therapy are developing a client's self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behavior...
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What Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on the idea that our thoughts, rather than external situations, people or events, cause our feelings and influence our behavior. The benefit of cognitive-behavioral therapy is that we can change the way we think so that we feel or act better...
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I received my Masters in Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University in May, 1991. I am a member of the Greater Washington Clinical Society for Social Work (GWSCSW) and the American Academy of Psychotherapists (AAP). I am licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.
My background and training are in psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy. I usually draw from a mixture of these therapies and techniques, as well as other resources, based on my client's needs.
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