Ricardo Villalobos, MA, NCC - Psychotherapist

About Ricardo

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

My areas of specialization include the following:
  • Depression and Anxiety
  • Alienation
  • Trauma
  • Chronic/Life-Limiting Health Issues, including HIV/AIDS
  • Relationship Concerns
  • Addiction and Recovery
  • Grief and Loss
  • Divorce or Separation
  • Job Dissatisfaction or Career Change

EXPERIENCE
Kolmac Clinic, Silver Spring, Maryland
Whitman-Walker Clinic, Arlington, Virginia
The Women's Center, Vienna, Virginia
Argus House for Adolescent Boys, Arlington, Virginia
Will County Dept. of Mental Health, Addictions Counseling Center, Joliet, Illinois

EDUCATION
M.A., Counseling, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia
B.S., Psychology, minor in Social Work, University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign

CONTINUING EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
~Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists: Doctoral Course, Argosy University
~Focusing and Mindfulness to treat Trauma and PTSD, Jonathan Foust, MA
~A Somatic Approach to Distinguishing Past from Present, Nancy Napier, LMFT
~Mental Status Exam for Dissociative Symptoms/Disorders, Richard Loewenstein, MD
~Bipolar Spectrum Illnesses: Keys to Recognition & Best Treatments, Brian Quinn, Ph.D.
~Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, David Hoover, LCSW
~Assessment & Treatment of Self-Injurious Behaviors, Scott Koenigsberg, LPC
~Substance Abuse Assessment & Treatment, Marymount University
~Therapist’s Guide to Working with Women and Shame, Sandra Strickler, LPC
~Grief and Loss in Counseling, Marymount University

COUPLES EDUCATION
~Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, Kathryn Rheem, M.S. (3 month course)

CHILDREN & ADOLESCENT EDUCATION
~Child/Adolescent Counseling, Argosy University
~Child Sexual Abuse: Principles of Trauma Therapy, John Briere, Ph.D.
~Helping Abused Children Using an Integrated Approach, Eliana Gil, Ph.D.
~Child-Centered Play Therapy, William Nordling, Ph.D.
~Getting 21 Century Teens to Open Up, Ron Taffel, Ph.D.

CREDENTIALS
Nationally Certified Counselor, National Board of Certified Counselors



Ricardo Villalobos MA, NCC
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Near Dupont Circle, 1908 T Street NW
Washington , DC , 20009 USA
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Phone 2022972825
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