Joel McNair, LPC, LMFT, LMHC

I have worked successfully in the community mental health field for more than 30 years, serving in both public and private agencies as well as in private counseling practice. I hold a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Catholic University of America and am credentialed in Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and in Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am also a Florida and Virginia Approved Clinical Supervisor and a Board-Certified TeleMental Health Provider.

I bring experience, perspective, and professionalism developed through decades of working with individuals facing a wide variety of life challenges, mood concerns, and emotional disorders. I approach my work from a cognitive behavioral and solution-focused therapy model, helping clients identify practical solutions, implement meaningful changes, and experience improvement in the areas of their lives and relationships where they seek growth. I have extensive experience working with trauma, addiction, and recovery, including couples therapy where one or both partners are in recovery or struggling with substance or process addictions (such as gambling or pornography)

My goal is to guide individuals and couples toward discovering realistic options for creating the life they want and identifying the clearest path to achieve it. I am an experienced clinician with advanced training and have developed direct and targeted approaches to help individuals find viable and effective solutions to their concerns.

In my spare time, I enjoy golf, scuba diving, underwater photography, meditation, Qigong, music, swimming, and reading.

Accomplishments

• Trained with Albert Ellis, PhD (creator and developer) in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
• Trained with Scott D. Miller, PhD in Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trained with Patrick Carnes, PhD in Sexual Addiction
• Provider of the Year Award, Northern Virginia Mental Health Consumer’s Association, 2005
• Employer of the Year Award, Social Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Inc.,
• 1993 Outstanding Achievement Award, Fairfax-Falls Church Community services Board, 1992
• Outstanding Leadership Award, Pathway Homes, Inc., 1984
• National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship Award, 1976
• Psychology Student of the Year, 1976, Chapman College, Orange, California

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