David E Scharff
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP (he, him)
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I'm a psychoanalyst who works with adults, children, couples and families, and have a subspecialty in sexual difficulties. I have taught and written about issues across many areas of the life cycle, and am probably best known for my treatment and teaching about couple and family difficulties. Although I am a psychiatrist, I only prescribe for patients I treat with psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalytic therapies work in depth to help people with their difficulties and life crises, even if the actual work has a short term focus on a life crisis. I help people to look at the underlying vulnerabilities that make a current crisis or life situation more difficult than it otherwise has to be.
The treatment relationship between therapist and patient is at the heart of the helping process. I view each patient, couple or family as unique and requiring understanding from inside their situation. So I want to hear from that person about their experience in the difficulty that brings them to ask for help.
Call or Email David E Scharff now for a free 15 minute consultation - (240) 209-9657
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Finances
Fees
- Standard Visit $500
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Insurance
- Out of Network
David E Scharff
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (240) 209-9657
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired License: Maryland / MD D0018541 David E Scharff
David E Scharff
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (240) 209-9657
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Marital and Premarital
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
David E Scharff
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (240) 209-9657
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Teletherapy
David E Scharff
Psychiatrist, MD, FABP
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (240) 209-9657