Ms. RuthAnn Stoltzfus
Silver Spring, District of Columbia
Silver Spring, District of Columbia
I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker with 30 years of experience. I am in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland and in downtown Washington, D.C. With compassion and respect, I have worked with persons from many walks of life who have varied educational, professional, and ethnic and sexual orientations. I will engage with you during sessions, offering practical advice on occasion while using my psychodynamic, relational and cognitive training to establish the change you desire. I am interested in helping you understand the roots of your problems so that you can experience lasting change. Your goals are my first priority so I will tell you if I think someone else may better suit your needs. Adults and young adults experiencing anxiety or low mood and depression are frequently seen in my office. I work with relational issues, whether between siblings, friends, or romantic partners and married couples. Establishing a marital relationship that suits the intimacy, sexual and independence needs of both partners can take effort, especially as partner needs can change with life circumstances. I have helped couples negotiate these concerns. I have a special interest in all aspects of families and particularly like to help new mothers find their own best relationship with their baby. I work with men who are balancing expectations of family life while maintaining a career and women with the same stresses. Transitions are especially important in families as they offer an opportunity for greater strength along with presenting challenges. If a family should be in the midst of a separation or divorce I can work to help parents to establish "child-first" plans for their family.
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