David Trautmann, L.C.S.W.

EXPERIENCED Psychotherapist in Private, Generalist practice.
Extensive experience serving people of all ages, diverse backgrounds, and walks of life from a Whole Person perspective, taking into consideration your personal, family, social, cultural, health and spiritual history in tailoring my assistance - drawing upon your unique and undiscovered abilities in resolving your distressing challenges and attaining your highest aspirations.

Experienced psychotherapist with an extensive and varied background in human services and mental health serving a wide diversity of people along the whole spectrum of development, with training in Psychology, Modern Psychoanalysis and Clinical Social Work, a spiritual orientation, and foundation in universal values.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland and New Mexico
• Master’s Degree in Social Work – Clinical, with Honors
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
• Currently in 6th year of private practice.
• 29 years’ post-graduate experience providing counseling services to military families and dependents in Japan and Okinawa for the prevention and treatment of child and spouse abuse and mental health treatment services to children, parents, and adults, marital counseling, and home studies for international adoptions.
• 5+ years’ prior experience in Child Protective Services for investigations, foster care, and adoptions.
• 3 years’ prior experience as a family therapist working with adjudicated youth in residential treatment.
• 7 years’ prior experience providing direct care and administrative services to developmentally disabled children and adults in residential care.
• 3 years’ prior experience as a Psychiatric Technician in in-patient psychiatric hospital care.

Treatment Approach: Whole Person / Integrative, Client Centered / Interpersonal, Strengths Based, Empathically Focused, Results Oriented, Spiritually Informed, Trauma Trained.

Services Offered:
A generalist practice treating a wide range of mental and emotional and life issues:
• Anxiety, Depression and Mood Disorders; Personality Issues and Disorders - including high-functioning ASD, Interpersonal, and Behavioral problems; Marital, Family, Relational, and Parenting Problems; Trauma, Bereavement, Grief and Loss; Phase of Life and Adjustment issues.
• Individuals (adolescents and adults), Couples, Parents, Families.

Modalities:
• On-line via secure, HIPAA-compliant videoconferencing portal.
• In-office (w/ masking and social distance if needed).