Beth Spring, LMFT
 Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
   1984 Isaac Newton Sq. W., Suite 204
  Reston, VA 20190

Private practice specializing in couples, families with
adolescents, parenting, trauma recovery, and post-divorce
adjustment. I provide therapy using an integrated family
systems and solution-focused approach. I offer a 6-hour class
called Learn to Love Your Marriage, based on PREP™
(Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program). I
provide supervision for interns and  residents in marriage and
family therapy working toward licensure.  I am a Clinical
Member and an Approved Supervisor for the American
Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). My
Virginia license number is 07170001038.   

Clinical Supervisor
   Center for Family Services
  Virginia Tech/Northern Virginia Center
  7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA  22043

I supervise therapist interns at the Center, using group, live,
and videotape modalities. I facilitate case planning and
prepare semester evaluations.  I received the AAMFT
Approved Supervisor designation in February 2005.

1999-2005       Family Clinician
           Northern Virginia Family Service
           10455 White Granite Drive
            Oakton, VA  22124

  • Administration, training and supervision for groups
    including Equipping Teens and Prevention and
    Relationship Enhancement.
  • Provided therapy for couples, individuals, and families.
    Supervised clinical interns.
  • Developed and implemented teen anger management
    program.
  • Multicultural counseling at agency’s job training site,
    Training Futures.
  • Critical Incident Stress Management, including work
    site and post 9/11 debriefings.
  • Intake Coordinator, 1999-2000.

1988-1998       Writer and Editorial Consultant

Clients included Child Welfare League of America, 1995-
2003.  I edited training materials for CWLA’s National Center
for Consultation and Professional Development:

  • Foster PRIDE/Adopt PRIDE
  • Supporting the Kinship Triad
  • Effective Supervisory Practice
  • New Worker Curriculum
  • Specialized/advanced trainings on Domestic Violence
    and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Author or co-author of six books.  Author of magazine articles
on topics including crime prevention, spiritual direction,
adoption, infertility, hospice care, marriage and family life,
substance abuse, and homelessness.  

1982-1987    Washington Editor
                          Christianity Today, Carol Stream, IL

News reporting for national nondenominational magazine.
Wrote six cover articles. Won Press Association awards in
1985 and 1986.

Education

Master of Science in Human Development (Marriage & Family
Therapy),   May, 1999
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia
Tech)  

  • Provided poster presentation based on thesis, “How
    Parents Experience a Transition to  Adolescence,”
    American Association for Marriage and Family
    Therapy (AAMFT) Annual Conference, 10-8-99,
    Chicago, IL
  • Won 1998 Graduate Student Research Award from
    AAMFT for thesis proposal.
  • Graduate Assistant, 1995-1996.  

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, May, 1975
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Published Article

B. Spring, K. H. Rosen, & J. L. Matheson. (Dec. 2002). How
parents experience a transition to adolescence: a qualitative
study. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 411-425.


Additional Trainings and Coursework
     
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for the
    Prevention of Depression Relapse, February 8-13,
    2009, UCSD School of Medicine, 30 hours.
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology and Psychotherapy,
    October 24, 2008, Dr. Curt Thompson, VA Tech, 6
    hours.
  • Mindfulness: the practice of compassionate presence,
    June 10, 2008, PESI, Fairfax, VA 6 hours.
  • Helping Couples Deal with Intimacy and Sexuality
    Issues, September 21, 2007, VAMFT Conference,
           6 hours
  • Meditation for Optimal Mental and Physical Health,
    August 14-18, 2006, Cape Cod Institute, MA,15 hours
  • Essentials of Marriage and Family Therapy
    Supervision, August 1-5, 2004, Niagara Falls, Ontario,
    Canada, 30 hours (AAMFT approved course)
  • PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement
    Program), February 26-28, 2004, 21 hours. I
    completed Level 3 Facilitator Training
  • Parent Empowerment, April 2, 2003, Alexandria, VA, 6
    hours
  • Critical Incident Stress Management: Advanced, April
    8-9, 2002, International Critical Incident Stress
    Foundation (ICISF), 14 hours
  • Advances in Trauma Treatment, March 8, 2002,
    Networker Symposium, 2.5 hours
  • Introduction to EMDR, Networker Symposium, March
    8, 2002, 2.5 hours
  • Cultural Competence, February 14, 2002, NVFS, 3
    hours
  • Systemic Treatment of PTSD, VA Tech, Fall 2001, 2
    semester credits
  • Couples Therapy (Gottman’s Marriage Clinic), Fall
    2001, VA Tech. 3 semester credits
  • Critical Incident Stress Management: Basic, October 6-
    7, 2001, ICISF, 14 hours
  • Divorce Recovery, October 27, 2000, NASW, 3 hours
  • Group Dynamics and Team Learning, Fall 2000,
    George Mason Univ. 3 semester credits
  • Family Play Therapy, May 5, 2000, VA Tech, 6 hours
  • Nurturing Program Facilitator Training, June 10-11,
    1997, Fairfax County DFS, 12 hours
  • The Treatment of Oppositional Children and
    Adolescents, Dec. 13, 1996, Family Therapy Institute of
    Washington, DC, 6 hours







Beth Spring, LMFT
1984 Isaac Newton Square West
Suite 204
Reston, VA 20190

703-975-2628