About the Therapists
Cynthia K. Davis, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social
Worker with advanced training in individual psychotherapy with adults
from the Washington School of Psychiatry; training in child psychotherapy
at the Under Fives Study Center and Clinic at UVA; and background in structural
family therapy. She currently specializes in psychodynamic psychotherapy
for adults, child psychotherapy for children ages 5 to 11, parent consultations,
and family therapy.
Contact: (434) 293-6453
Michael N. Garcia, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor treating children, adolescents and adults.
He offers parent consultations, psychodynamic psychotherapy for children,
adolescents and adults. He has a special interest in working with developmental
issues of the caregiver-child relationship and is a bilingual native Spanish-speaker.
Contact: (434) 981-7249
Cathryn Jespersen, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced
training in adult and child psychotherapy. She has a special interest
in eating disorders; young children and families, including special needs
children; parent consultations; and individual psychodynamic psychotherapy
with adolescents, students in college/graduate school and adults. She
also offers couples and family counseling.
Contact: (434) 979-0401
Michael Gerard Mason, PHD, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor with a special interest in working with
children and adolescents and their families. He offers parent consultations,
child and adolescent psychotherapy, family counseling, and adult psychotherapy.
In addition to his clinical practice, he has a strong background in school
counseling and regularly consults with families and schools to improve
a child's in-school behavior, attitude towards school, and overall academic
achievement.
Contact: (434) 220-4704
Dinah H. Nieburg, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, formerly on the clinical faculty of UVA's
Under Fives Study Center and Clinic. She has a special interest in working
with mothers and infants, toddlers, and young school-aged children. She
also offers parent consultations, family counseling, and adult psychotherapy.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dinah also has a background in management
development and career counseling, which she applies in a part-time coaching
practice for adults.
Contact: (434)
977-0033
B. Eliot Singer, LPC
Licensed Professional
Counselor specializing in psychodynamic
psychotherapy with children, adults, families, and couples. He was formerly
with the Under Fives Study Center and Clinic at UVA. Eliot is also certified
as an Alexander Technique Teacher and is a long-time teacher of meditation
and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.
Contact: (434) 220-3334