Scott Wolfe Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist/ Certified Gottman Couples Therapist

About Me

     Dr. Scott Wolfe is a Clinical Psychologist and Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist and Workshop Leader who practices in Columbia, Maryland. To find out why certification is important please visit Gottman.com.
     Dr. Wolfe has specialized in individual and couples counseling for over twenty-five years and has helped hundreds of couples and individuals struggle through their darkest times to find their full potential.
     In addition to being personally trained in couple therapy by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, Dr. Wolfe has trained with leading family therapists at his predoctoral internship with The University of California, San Francisco and at the California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno (APA Fully Approved) where he completed his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Later he was on the Adjunct Faculty there and taught Marital and Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the graduate level. 
     Dr. Wolfe has also completed Advanced Training and an Advanced Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) with Dr. Susan Johnson and senior EFT trainers at the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. Dr. Wolfe integrates EFT and Attachment Theory into his work with both individuals and couples. Finally, he also has been a clinical supervisor for Loyola College in Baltimore and has been a consultant for The Johns Hopkins University research program "Keeping Families Strong."
      In addition to his expertise in individual therapy with adults and adolescents, Dr. Wolfe's specialized areas of expertise in couple therapy include marital enrichment, premarital assessment and counseling, parenting, couple communication and intimacy, affair recovery, infertility distress, sexual issues including frequency and desire, same sex couples, and step-family parenting. Dr. Wolfe also provides marathon couples coaching sessions (intensive sessions of two or more hours) for couples in crisis, couples on the brink, or for couples coming from out of town where there is no Certified Gottman Couples Therapist available.      
      For more information about Gottman Method Couples Therapy visit Gottman.com
   
      In 2012 Dr. Wolfe is offering in the Baltimore/ Washington D.C. area the Gottman Weekend Workshop for Couples: The Art and Science of Love on the following three weekends:
March 31 & April 1,  2012,  July 7 & 8, 2012, and November 3 & 4, 2012. For a brochure call Dr. Wolfe at 410-381-4411 or just email him at scott@swolfephd.com.

Professional Associations

Education:
  • Ph.D. , Clinical Psychology (APA Fully Approved) California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno
  • Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology, The University of California, San Francisco-Fresno Medical Education Program 
  • MA, Psychology The Catholic University of America
  • MA, Theology  The Catholic University of America
  • BA,  Psychology The Ohio State University
     
Certifications:
  • Certified Gottman Couples Therapist and Workshop Leader The Gottman Institute
  • Certified Bringing Baby Home Educator The Gottman Institute
  • Gottman Trainer for Level I and Level II Training for Therapists in Gottman Method Couples Therapy The Gottman Institute
  • Advanced Training and Advanced Externship in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
  • International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy iceeft.com.