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Counseling Staff

Camille Adams, MA
Senior Staff Clinician/Substance Abuse Treatment Specialist

Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor; National Certified Counselor
Education: Boston College, MA, 2002, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Relational-Cultural/Feminist
Clinical Interests: Substance misuse and abuse treatment; LGBT issues; gender
Memberships: American Counseling Association, Psi Chi

Lyndon Aguiar, MS
Coordinator of Outreach

Licensure: Psychology Resident
Education: New York University, Counseling Psychology

Janice H. Altman, PhD

Licensure: Clinical Psychologist, National Certified Counselor
Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Integrative approach - interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral
Clinical Interests: Supervision and training; Safe Zone Program, women's issues; group therapy; gay/lesbian/bisexual issues; career development; psychology and the arts.
Memberships: ACPA Commission for Counseling and Psychological Services; American Psychological Association Divisions 10, 17, 35; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Jihad N. Aziz, PhD
Director

Licensure: Clinical Psychologist
Education: The Pennsylvania State University, 1999, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Interpersonal process psychotherapy, psychodynamic, family systems
Clinical Interests: Training and supervision; conflict mediation; community violence; multiculturalism; African American men's issues; leadership development
Memberships: American Psychological Association

Peter Battista, PsyD

Licensure: Psychology Resident
Education: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2008, Clinical Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic, relational/interpersonal process, integrative
Clinical Interests: Psychodynamic therapy, men’s issues, relationship issues, identity issues, depression and anxiety, group therapy, outreach, and crisis intervention
Memberships: American Psychological Association, Division 39-Psychoanalytic Psychology

Alena C. Betton, PhD
Co-Coordinator Psychology Practicum

Licensure: Virginia License Pending; Licensed as Psychologist in Ohio
Education: The Ohio State University, 2004, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive Behavioral, Interpersonal
Clinical Interests: Multiculturalism, Eating Disorders, Training and Supervision
Memberships: American Psychological Association, Division 17; Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

Joy G. Bressler, Ph.D
Associate Director for Clinical Services

Licensure: Clinical Social Worker
Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, 1986, Social Work
Theoretical Orientation: Psychodynamic, object relations
Clinical Interests: Treatment of personality disorders; supervision; mentoring; coaching and leadership development; gender, suicidality and grief counseling; Academic success of students
Memberships: National Association of Social Workers; National Association of Female Executives; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; National Group Therapy Association; Washington School of Psychiatry Alumni Association; DCPA Commission

Claudia Carroll, PhD
Associate Director for Training

Licensure: Clinical Psychologist
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Relational/cultural (Stone Center), feminist, interpersonal
Clinical Interests: Eating disorders; substance abuse; grief; trauma; women's issues; supervision
Membership: American College Personnel Association, CCAPS Directorate

Arshia Ebrahimi, Ph.D.

Licensure: Psychology Resident

Tawny Hiatt, Ph.D.

Licensure: Psychology Resident
Education: University of Missouri Kansas City
Theoretical Orientation: I use an integrative approach, mainly drawing from Emotion Focused Therapy, Multicultural/Feminist & Interpersonal approaches.
Clinical Interests: I am interested in working with all presenting concerns & issues. However, I have particular interest in working with survivors of sexual assault/abuse and trauma. Additionally, I value working with clients who are experiencing complicated grief, LGBT clients, and first generation college students.

Jinhee Kang, PhD

Licensure: Clinical Psychologist
Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Contemporary psychodynamic, integrative
Clinical Interests: Multicultural issues; gender issues; working with international students; outreach programming; consultation; group and individual psychotherapy
Memberships: American Psychological Association, Division 17

Sydney Brodeur McDonald, Ph.D.

Licensure: Licensed Psychologist (NC)
Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Integrative approach – interpersonal and feminist
Clinical Interests: Eating disorders; chronic illness, sexual trauma, group therapy, couples/family therapy, supervision and training.
Memberships: American Psychological Association, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, National Eating Disorder Association

Beth Parsons, Ph.D.
Coordinator Psychology Practicum

Licensure: Clinical Psychologist
Education: The Ohio State University, 2000, Counseling Psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Interpersonal, narrative. Social constructionist approaches, feminist
Clinical Interests: LBGT issues; trauma; grief; multicultural and gender issues; couples counseling
Memberships: American College Personnel Association, Association for Women in Psychology

Kristi M. Vera, MSW
Coordinator for Groups

Licensure: Clinical Social Worker
Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, 1997, Social Work
Theoretical Orientation: Object relations
Clinical Interests: Multicultural training and counseling; bereavement; group and individual psychotherapy; working with international students
Memberships: National Association of Social Workers, Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Phi Delta Kappa

Administrative & Office Staff

Danielle Hairston
Office Manager

Terrence Walker
Administrative Assistant, MCV Campus

Sylvia Wright
Administrative Assistant, Monroe Park Campus