Elaine Belson

Elaine Belson, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW, has 26 years of clinical experience across colleges, community agencies, hospitals, and combat zones. She is licensed in Maryland and Virginia and provides psychotherapy for women, men, and teens. As a former Army Social Work Officer, she is uniquely qualified to help Servicemembers, Veterans, and their families.

Her primary specialties include stress, anxiety, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas listed in her practice include abandonment, body image, chronic pain, illness and disability, co-morbidity, codependency, commitment issues, communication and control problems, disaster coping, divorce and separation, domestic violence, eating and food-related issues, emptiness, family of origin and family problems, fatherhood and fertility matters, and first responder issues.

She uses an eclectic mix that emphasizes insight-oriented exploration, practical problem-solving, and development of coping skills. She has worked in academic and policy settings, including teaching psychology and holding legislative positions in Washington, DC, and draws on that varied background when tailoring sessions to individual needs.