Elisabeth LaMotte, MSW, LICSW, AAMFT
Elisabeth Joy LaMotte is a licensed independent clinical social worker and an individual, couples, family and group psychotherapist. With more than 15 years of experience as a therapist, she has been in private practice since 2000. She is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the National Association of Social Workers and the American Group Psychotherapy Association.
Overcoming Your Parents' Divorce
Her first book, Overcoming Your Parents' Divorce: Five Steps to a Happy Relationship, a self-help book for adults with divorced parents, was just published by New Horizon Press. You can hear Elisabeth discuss her book in a recent radio interview with Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones. She will appear on XM Radio's "Broad Minded" show on Thursday July 10 at 12:20 EDT, and on the UK's Kerrang Radio on July 16 at 12:30 EDT. And you can read an interview with Elisabeth and a feature story about the book in Tango Magazine.
Biography
Elisabeth Joy LaMotte received a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. She also has a post-graduate certificate in couples, family and sex therapy from the Penn Council for Relationships, an affiliate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
Her work has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychotherapy, and she has written op-ed columns for The Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Tribune.
She has taught graduate level courses at the Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate School of Social Work. The mother of two children, she lives in Washington DC with her husband.
Individual, Couples, Family and Group Psychotherapy
In a society that increasingly seems to emphasize superficial values and material accomplishments, the development of a healthy and productive self-identity and the ability to build relationships based on mutual respect are essential for a life of quality and fulfillment.
Individual psychotherapy facilitates the development of insight about the underlying causes of depression and anxiety that may be holding one back from leading a productive and fulfilling life. Through establishing clinical goals and practicing new behaviors, young adults can begin to reduce depression and anxiety, build self-esteem, and develop a productive self-identity.
Couples and family psychotherapy emphasizes strategies for understanding and reducing unproductive relational patterns, strengthening communication skills, and enhancing relational intimacy.
Group psychotherapy provides a room of mirrors through which young adults can begin to see the communication and relational patterns that are not serving them well. It offers an opportunity to work together to enhance the capacity for intimacy and to build a stronger sense of self.
Scheduling an Appointment
Please call 202-333-7424 if you are interested in setting up an appointment. The fee for 45 minute individual sessions is $90. The fee for 45 minute couples or family sessions is $110. The fee for two hour group sessions is $50.
