David S Tyson, LCSW
(Mental Health Professional)
I believe in the inherent worth of every individual, the sanctity of personal freedom, and responsibility for choices. I enjoy helping people struggle well and live more fully - learning, recovering and growing. I fulfill these beliefs and interests as a second career Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private coaching and psychotherapy practice in Vienna, Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland.
In Collaborative practice, I coach clients as they work through concerns and possibilities encountered in the separation and divorce process. I listen and help you identify and voice your interests and bring your ‘best self’ to this very challenging time in your life. Using the Collaborative team model we provide structure, guidance and support so you can forge a future that you can live with. If you have children, I will guide you toward interim decisions and a co-parenting plan that addresses their needs and welfare. I look forward to answering your questions: Please call. I also highly recommend you read 'Collaborative Divorce -- The Revolutionary New Way to Restructure Your Family, Resolve Legal Issues, and Move on with Your Life' by Pauline H. Tesler, M.A., J.D. and Peggy Thompson, PhD.
In my private practice, I provide personalized, goal-directed and experiential psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, couples, families and groups, tailoring interventions that address each client's unique needs, interests and goals.
Through parent coordination, I help clients with co-parenting concerns, promoting increased awareness and consideration of children's needs, a present and future orientation, and with making decisions.
I also provide executive coaching for professionals, including leadership development, optimal use of personal strengths, change management, team-building, and strategic negotiations.
Background:
During my first career I served as a naval officer, aviator, aviation squadron commander, senior leader and educator. Before retiring as a Captain, USN after 26 years of service, I taught as a Professor of Behavioral Sciences at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), and enjoyed coaching and counseling military and government service senior executives and their families.
After gaining my Master’s in Social Work at National Catholic School of Social Services (NCSSS), I helped those suffering serious mental illness, addiction, and their families in the inpatient psychiatric hospital and outpatient community mental health settings. I work to help clients realize personal freedom, joy and fulfillment in the midst of and through their life circumstances.
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| Professional Activities |
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Collaborative Divorce Coach;
Board member: CPNV, VaCP, and DCACP.
Individual, Couple's, Family and Group Counselor/Therapist;
Executive Coach
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| Professional Licenses |
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Virginia
Licensed Individual Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) - Washington, DC
Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C) - Maryland
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| General Comments |
Collaborative Divorce offers a process to attain an efficient, deep and durable solution to divorce; preserve emotional health and relationships; and, for couples with children, the Collaborative Team process promotes a positive co-parenting relationship and considers your children's wellbeing throughout the process. For all couples, it offers the possibility of a more peaceful end to the marriage and fewer burdens as you both move forward to live your individual futures.
I promote Collaborative divorce in the Metro-DC area as a positive alternative to litigation and a more supportive alternative to simple mediation I serve as a member of the Boards of Directors for the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia (CPNV), the Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP) and the District of Columbia Academy of Collaborative Professionals (DCACP); I am a member of the Maryland Collaborative Practice Council and the Metro-DC area’s Collaborative Mental Health Professionals group (CMHP). |
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| Areas of Practice |
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Divorce Coach
Parenting Coordinator
Vocational Counselor
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Graduated: June 1975
Degree: B.S., Mathematics |
| Post-graduate Education |
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Graduated: May 1982
Degree: M.A., Human Relations/Personnel Management
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), National Defense University (NDU), Washington, D.C.
Graduated: June 1997
Degree: M.S., National Resource Strategy |
| Professional Education |
National Catholic School of Social Services (NCSSS), Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Graduated: May 2004
Degree: MSW, Concentration: Clinical |
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| Collaborative Practice Training |
| Year |
Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2007 |
Collaborative Divorce Interdisciplinary Team Training |
CDTT LLC: Nancy Ross, LCSW; George Richardson, JD; Andrew Hoffman, CFP, CDFA; Vicki Carpel-Miller, MFT |
20 |
| 2008 |
Intermediate seminar/Workshop in Interdisciplinary Team Collaborative Legal Practice |
Pauline Tesler |
3 |
| 2008 |
Collaborative Boot Camp: Team Training |
Co-Chaired by Lisa Herrick and Jamie Lapin and Sponsored by DCACP, CDA, CDRP and CLS (now NVCP) |
8 |
| 2008 |
Basic Mediation and Collaboration |
Frank Morrison, Judy Rubin and Karen Richards |
22 |
| 2008 |
Family Mediation for Collaborative Professionals |
Frank Morrison and Judy Rubin |
8 |
| 2008 |
The Collaborative Process: Negotiation Skills, Team Communication, and Ethical Issues |
Virginia CLE team at the VaCP Annual Conference, moderated by Karen Keyes, Esq. |
5 |
| 2009 |
Collaborative Models - Which Model Is Right For Your Case |
Pauline Tesler and Peggy Thompson |
6 |
| 2009 |
Non-Defensive Communication |
Sharon Ellison |
6.5 |
| 2009 |
Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes |
AFCC: Joan Kelly, PhD |
13 |
| 2009 |
Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child's Perspective |
AFCC: Mindy Mitnick, EdM, MA |
13 |
| 2009 |
Collaborative Boot Camp: Team Training |
Co-Chaired by Lisa Herrick and Barb Burr Sponsored by DCACP |
7 |
| 2010 |
Advanced Parenting Plan Formulation |
Lisa Herrick, PhD and Kate Scharff, LCSW-C, LICSW |
6 |
| 2010 |
Understanding and Managing High Conflict People |
William A. Eddy, LCSW, Esq. |
6 |
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** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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| Continuing Education |
| Year |
Education Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2003 |
Dialectic Behavior Therapy |
Behavioral Tech, LCC |
12 |
| 2006 |
Psychoanalytic Object Relations and Experiential Training Seminar: Cognitive and experiential psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups, specializing in psychosomatic issues and family systems. |
Rudolph Bauer, PhD |
48 |
| 2004 |
Treating Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) |
Anxiety Disorders Association of America |
4 |
| 2007 |
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Training |
Mary Froning, PhD |
48 |
| 2009 |
Somatic Imagery and Ego Sate Psychotherapy |
Mark Lawrence, MD |
9 |
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