Katherine E. Scharff, LCSW-C, LICSW, LLC
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Address: 6917 Arlington Road, Suite 224, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Telephone: 301-951-3776
Fax: 301-951-3781
Email:
info@thecrt.com
Website: www.katescharff.com
Literary Agent: Robbie O’Hare, Goldfarb and Associates: RAHare@aol.com
Maryland License: 09391
District of Columbia License: LC0302926
Tax ID: 20-2294371
Current Positions:
1997-Present:
Founder/Director, The Center for Relationships
in Transition (CRT)
Private agency providing both general
psychotherapy and specialized clinical services to families involved in
separation, divorce, including custody evaluation, mediation, parenting
coordination, collaborative divorce, psychotherapy.
Have provided expert testimony in Montgomery Co., Maryland, Washington, DC, and Fairfax County, Virginia, on matters related to child/adolescent development, parent/child relations and parent effectiveness, and custody and visitation.
1989-Present: Private
Practice of Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adults in individual, couple, and
family modalities.
2004-Present: Co-Chair and
Director of Training, Metro Washington Center of the International Psychotherapy
Institute (IPI Metro).
Responsible for program and curriculum
development and administration, conference planning, marketing, supervision of
faculty and students; liaison to IPI National.
2002-Present: Faculty, International Psychotherapy Institute
2006-Present: Planning Committee, Collaborative Divorce Alliance, DC
2006-Present: Member At-Large, Board of Directors of the Metro DC Chapter, National Association of Social Workers
2004-2006: Secretary, Board of Directors of the Metro DC Chapter, National Association of Social Workers
Training:
December 4-7, 2006: 40-Hour Mediation Training Trainers: Carl Schneider, Mediation Matters
October 29, 2006: Intermediate Collaborative Law Training, Washington, DC Trainers: Stu Webb and Ron Ousky
March 29-30 2006: Conducting Child Custody Evaluations, Washington, DC Trainer: Marc Ackerman, Ph.D.
April 26-27, 2006: Collaborative Law Basic Training, Washington, DC Trainer: Sue Brunstig, J.D.
December 5-6 2005: Parenting Coordination: A Two-Day Workshop for Professionals, Baltimore, Maryland Trainer: Christine Coates, J.D.
2001-2002 International Institute of Object Relations Therapy (now IPI)Chevy Chase, Maryland Post-graduate year, Fellows Training
1997-2000: International
Institute of Object Relations Therapy (now IPI Chevy Chase, Maryland
Certificate training in Object Relations theory and therapy of individual
adults, couples, and families
1991-1995 Institute for
Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies (ICAFS), New York, New York
Certificate training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy of children, adolescents,
and families
1987-1989: Columbia
University School of Social Work,
New York, New York
Master of Science in Social Work
1986: Franklin and Marshall
College,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, with Honors
Publications:
“Working with Families of High-Conflict Divorce,” chapter in Treating Relationships, Jill Savege Scharff and David E Scharff, Editors. Lanham, Maryland: Rowan and Littlefield (in press).
Therapy Demystified: An Insider’s Guide to Getting the Right Help (Without Going Broke), Marlowe and Co., New York: December, 2004.
“Therapeutic Supervision with Families of High Conflict Divorce,” article in Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Jan. 2005.
“The Mother as the Desired Object,” chapter in Tuning the Therapeutic Instrument, Jill Savege Scharff and David Scharff, Editors. New York: Jason Aronson, 2000.
Presentations:
In addition to my ongoing teaching at IPI Metro and NASW, I have taught and presented widely in the areas of individual, couple, and family therapy (child and adult), demystifying the field of psychotherapy, separation and divorce, and high-conflict divorce. Among my presentations have been:
“The Unconscious Phantasy in the Couple,” chaired week-long summer institute, IPI, July 2007.
“High-Conflict Divorce; An Integrated Model,” presentation at the NASW Metro Chapter annual conference, March 8, 2007.
“Play Therapy,” workshop at the Networker Symposium, March 17, 2007.
“The Last Taboo: Money in the Clinical Setting,” organized and chaired this one-day conference, co-sponsored by IPI Metro and NASW Metro, October 14, 2006.
“Sexual Attitude Reassessment: A Two Day Workshop for Mental Health Professionals,” organized and chaired for IPI Metro, September 2006.
“Love and Sex: A One-Day Conference for Mental Health Professionals,” organized and chaired this event, co-sponsored by IPI and NASW Metro, February 2006.
“Psychodynamic Clinical Supervision,” Organized and chaired this two-day conference co-sponsored by IPI and NASW Metro, September 2006.
“Toxic Passivity: Working with Victimized Parents in High Conflict Divorce,” paper presented at the International Psychotherapy Institute’s conference “Applications of Object Relations Family Therapy” October, 2005.
“Working with Families of High Conflict Divorce: An Integrated Model,” paper presented at the American Family Therapy Association/International Family Therapy Association Conference, June 2005.
“Sexuality in Contemporary Psychotherapy,” Organized and chaired this one-day conference co-sponsored by IPI and NASW Metro, June 2005.
“Psychodynamic Clinical Supervision,” Two-day conference co-sponsored by IPI and NASW Metro, September 2005.
“Working with Families of High-Conflict Divorce,” workshop at the Annual Conference of the Metro Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, April 2005.
“Working with Families of High-Conflict Divorce: Therapeutic Supervision,” workshop conducted at Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, March 2005.
“Families of High-Conflict Divorce,” paper presented at workshop on New Advances in Divorce: Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work and the Catholic University School of Social Work, Jan. 2005.
“Clinical Supervision,” Two-day conference, co-sponsored by IPI and NASW Metro, Sept. 2004.
“Working with Families of High-Conflict Divorce,” workshop conducted at Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, March 2004.
“Therapeutic Supervised Visitation with Families of High-Conflict Divorce,” paper presented at International Psychotherapy Institute Conference: Working with Traumatized Patients, New Orleans, Jan. 2003.
Affiliations:
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Collaborative Divorce Associates, Metro DC
Collaborative Divorce Resolution Professionals
International Association of Collaborative Professionals
International Psychotherapy Institute
Greater Washington Society of Clinical Social Workers
National Association of Social Workers, Metro DC Chapter
Previous Experience:
1993-1994: New York University School of Social Work Adjunct Clinical Professor
1991-1993: Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, Brooklyn, New York Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist
1989-1995: Federation Employment and Guidance Services, New York, New York Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist