BRIAN A. SHARPLESS, PH.D., LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
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Clinical Supervision in Suburban Maryland
Personality Disorder Treatment in Alexandria VA
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If you are seeking general clinical supervision or time-limited consultation for a specific case in the Suburban MD area, please read on. If you are interested in other services, please visit my home page.

My name is Brian A. Sharpless, Ph.D., and I am a ​licensed clinical psychologist trained at the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University. I have over 20 years of therapy and supervision experience. I am a published author on psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and various forms of psychopathology. I also frequent lecture in the US and Europe on various clinical topics. A good bit of my practice is devoted to providing professional supervision/consultation services in three main areas: (1) ongoing therapy supervision, (2) short-term therapy consultation, and (3) diagnostic training and supervision. I have the ability to work with clinicians in many states via PSYPACT.


Ongoing Therapy Supervision/Training
I have extensive experience supervising the work of therapists at various levels of expertise (i.e., from 1st year graduate students to post-docs and seasoned professionals). This involves ongoing general supervision for a clinician's entire caseload, training in a specific modality (e.g., various forms of psychodynamic therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy) or training to work on a specific clinical problem (e.g., borderline personality disorder; insomnia). I also give professional workshops on a number clinical topics (e.g., psychodynamic therapy techniques) for professional and lay audiences. A list of recent talks and workshops can be found here.

Short-Term Case Consultation
I provide short-term case consultations in areas of my expertise (e.g., personality disorders, sleep disorders, rare/unusual disorders). Consultations could range from one to several sessions depending on the nature of the problem. 

Diagnostic Training and Supervision
I also offer training and supervision on diagnostic interviewing (e.g., through use of the SCID or ADIS) and differential diagnosis. This may take the form of workshops or individual instruction. I also have experience training and supervising diagnosticians for NIMH-funded clinical trials that required high levels of interrater reliability. 


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To Learn More
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​If you are seeking clinical supervision, please contact me (or have them contact me directly) via email (basharpless@gmail.com), by phone at (443-223-6471), via the form below, or on my Contact Page.  I am happy to discuss the services that I can provide you and see if we'll be a good fit. ​​

Please note that, even with best efforts, email is not a completely secure way of communicating.  Therefore, I recommend that people who contact me limit their personal details until we can chat over the phone or during the initial office visit.

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I provide Clinical Supervision in all of the  Suburban Maryland area, including these communities:
- Washington Grove MD - Montgomery Village MD - Derwood MD - Germantown MD - Rockville MD - Boyds MD - Olney MD - Clarksburg MD - Brookeville MD - Potomac MD - Garrett Park MD - Sandy Spring MD - Adamstown MD - Ashton MD - Barnesville MD - Beallsville MD - Brinklow MD - Buckeystown MD - Cabin John MD - Damascus MD - Dickerson MD - Gaithersburg MD -  Ijamsville MD - Kensington MD - Monrovia MD - New Market MD -  Poolesville MD - Tuscarora MD 

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