Joy Rumsey

Joy Rumsey, MD, LCSW-C, brings both clinical and social work training to therapeutic work. She is licensed in Maryland and earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Over 13 years she has worked in hospitals, schools, and outpatient settings and has specialized training in addictions, including facilitating outpatient programs for adults with mood disorders and substance use concerns. Her clinical practice has involved work with individuals and families around anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, bipolar symptoms, anger, relationship and family dynamics, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Rumsey emphasizes collaboration and the use of a person’s strengths and expertise to define and pursue goals. She focuses on developing specific skills to address unhelpful thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, with attention to long term emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Session content and methods are selected in response to the issues a person brings, whether that involves addiction-related work, mood management, or processing grief and transitions. She offers care rooted in her clinical training and years of practice.