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Lucia
Ann Seyranyan, M.S., LCMFT
 Lucia
Seyranyan is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Maryland. She
has earned a Master of Science degree in family studies: marriage and family therapy
from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative
writing from the American University in Washington, DC. To enhance her work with
families, and to widen her spiritual and religious understandings, she has, additionally,
taken classes in pastoral counseling and theology from many different and diverse
seminaries—ranging from the evangelical to Catholic as well as ecumenical and
Orthodox. Additionally, she has pursued post graduate work in guidance counseling
from George Mason University.
Before
joining Safe Harbor, she had an opportunity to work in a variety of settings:
as a night therapist at a shelter for battered women; as an outreach counselor
and public information officer post-9/11 for Arlington County’s Community Resilience
Project; and as a victim advocate and therapist in the Family Advocacy Program
for both the Navy and Marine Corps. In addition to this experience, Lucia has
also integrated her counseling skills with her faith, and has served as a counselor
at the Counseling Center at the National Presbyterian Church, was the former principal
of her Sunday School, and a volunteer chaplain at INOVA Hospital. Her
clinical interests and training have been particularly focused on areas of trauma,
particularly intimate partner and family violence. While she was a student at
the University of Maryland, she worked closely with the Dean of Undergraduate
Studies and co-authored several articles for publication on issues around domestic
violence, particularly in the African American population. She also co-authored
a chapter on “Healthy Media Habits for Children” which was published in the Encyclopedia
of Primary Prevention in 2003. Lucia
feels passionate about strengthening families and empowering individuals, and
she believes strongly that this is best achieved when clients are able to do this
within the context of their own spiritual framework. She is always humbled to
see how the Lord works and is grateful for the opportunity to serve in this way.
When Lucia is not working, she enjoys traveling with her husband, writing plays,
and spending time with her niece and nephews.
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