Biography for Amy Beckman, LCSW

Amy Beckman lcsw Psychotherapy

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About Amy ~ Biography

for Northern Virginia

Serving Teens & Adults in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, including...

Fairfax County, VA - McLean, Arlington, Alexandria, Hemdon, Reston, Fairfax,

Burke, Springfield, Annandale, and Vienna - Potomac & Bethesda, MD

(703) 356-3239

About Amy Beckman, LCSW and Northern Virginia Psychotherapy

Amy Beckman, LCSW has been a psychotherapist for 25 years. Her office is located in a leafy office park in downtown McLean, Virginia. Ms. Beckman earned her Master’s of Science degree in Social Work from Columbia University in 1988. She began her career in the field of psychiatric social work at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, working in both the inpatient and outpatient departments of psychiatry. There she benefited from outstanding post-graduate training by leaders in the field of mental health treatment and research. Upon moving to northern Virginia she was a clinical social work supervisor for the Inova Health Systems’ HIV/AIDS comprehensive out patient services program from 1992-2000. Ms. Beckman provided and coordinated a wide range of mental health and substance abuse counseling services. She provided individual and group therapy, supervisory training, led education workshops and was a critical member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and a member of the Management Team.

In addition to managing her full time solo psychotherapy practice, Ms. Beckman conducts workshops to community based groups on such topics as parenting and various aspects of teen and adult mental health. She also actively volunteers with various organizations in her community – and is on the Executive Board of Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia; the region’s largest reform Jewish congregation.

Currently Ms. Beckman enjoys the opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients who seek help for a broad range of mental health challenges. She primarily treats individuals through the life span: teens, young adults and adults. She specializes in mental health problems associated with depression, bi-polar and anxiety disorders as well problems in relationships, parenting, work/life balance, divorce, chronic illness and grief and loss.

Amy Beckman LCSW

Counselor and Psychotherapist

Counseling for individuals, couples and families.

Serving teens and adults.

1499 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200

McLean, Virginia 22101

(703)356-3239

Amy@NorthernVirginiaPsychotherapy.com

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Amy Beckman, LCSW sees patients for individual (teens and adults) & couples counseling, family therapy, and lifestyle coaching in Northern Virginia. As a therapist and counselor, she treats for depression and anxiety including bi-polar disorder, grief and loss, substance use and abuse, relationship, parenting, stress management, and education, work & career issues. From her McLean, VA practice, she serves the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area including the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William in Virginia including the neighborhoods of McLean, Great Falls, Countryside, Sterling, Hemdon, Reston, Wolf Trap, Tysons Corner, Pimmit Hills, Idylwood, Falls Church, Arlington, Seven Corners, Bailey’s Crossroads, Chantilly, Centreville, Fair Lakes, Fairfax, Oakton, Mantua, Merrifield, Annandale, Lincolnia, Alexandria, Springfield, Burke, Newington, Woodbridge, and Dale City; and the county of Montgomery in Maryland including the neighborhoods of Potomac, Bethesda and North Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville.