DAVID C. BISSETTE, Psy.D.
Professional Training and Experience
FORMAL EDUCATION
Biola University, Rosemead School of Psychology, La Mirada, CA: M.A., 1984; Psy.D., 1987. (APA Accreditation)
Dissertation: Area Score Patterning of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (4th Edition) with Trainable Mentally Retarded Students.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: B.A. Psychology/Chemistry, 1972. (Phi Beta Kappa)
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
1995 - Present Private Practice - Currently provide individual and group psychotherapy in private office in Alexandria, VA, to adolescents and adults. Specialize in neurofeedback, ADHD, sexual compulsion, substance abuse, and trauma/sexual abuse.
1997 - 1998 Consultant - Special Psychological Services, Fairfax, VA. Conducted psychological screenings for Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia applicants of police and fire departments.
1996 - 1997 Consultant - Geriatric Psychological Services, Alexandria, Virginia. Conducted evaluations of geriatric residents in nursing homes. Acted as resource for nursing home staff in the care of difficult residents. Provided inservice trainings.
1994 - 1995 Hospital Staff - Provided inpatient group psychotherapy for adolescents and adults at Springwood Psychiatric Institute, including the dual diagnosis program. Conducted psychological testing of children, adolescents, and adults.
1991 - 1993: Consultant - Therapy Center, Alexandria, VA. Conduct psychological testing and provide supervision of group and individual psychotherapy.
1990 - 1995: Private Practice - Provided individual psychotherapy and psychological testing to children, adolescents, and adults in Washington, DC and Virginia, initially in solo practice and eventually as part of Metropolitan Psychiatric Group.
1987 - 1993: Staff Psychologist - St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC. Provided psychological services on an adult acute care admissions ward for 1 1/2 years, including intake assessments, group and individual psychotherapy, psycho- diagnostic testing, multidisciplinary treatment planning, testimony to Mental Health Commission, and case management. Provided full range of therapeutic and assessment services in a forensic setting, including supervision of psychology interns and externs, case consultations regarding homicide and suicide, teaching psychiatric residents about psycho- logical testing, and court testimony. Acted as a consultant to various departments to provide training about psychologically related topics. Edited Rorschach interpretation manual for Exner system. Assessed special issues related to competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, dangerousness, personality functioning, dissociative disorders, neuropsychological impairment, and mental retardation.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Four-Day Clinical Course In Neurofeedback, Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D., BCIAC, Chief Scientist, The Brian Othmer Foundation / EEG Institute and Susan Othmer, BCIAC, Clinical Director, EEG Institute, Woodland Hills, CA, 2004.
Clinical Supervision in Neurofeedback, Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., BCIA-EEG, 2004 to present.
Four Day Workshop in Psychodrama Technique, Dorothy Satten, Ph.D. and Mort Satten, Ph.D., Westwood Institute, 2004.
Healing Depression Anxiety & ADD, Daniel Amen, MD, Institute for Advancement of Human Behavior, 2003.
Four Day Workshop: Conquering Anxiety Disorders, Martin Antony, Ph.D., Four Day Workshop: Conquering Anxiety Disorders, Cape Cod, 2003.
Skills Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., Behavioral Technology Transfer Group,
Bethesda, MD, 2003.
Courses for Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., 1999 - 2002.
Restoration of Intimacy and Spirituality, Pia Mellody, RN, ABCAC, Terry Real, LICSW, The Meadows, Restoration of Intimacy & Spirituality, 2001.
Neurological Assessment Theory and Procedure--The Luria-Nebraska: Arnold D. Purisch, Ph.D.
Adult Neuropsychological Screening: Vincent A. Thomy, Ph.D.
Advances in Group Psychotherapy: Irvin Yalom, M.D.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association: Member
DC Commission on Mental Health Psychological Association: Board of Directors, 1992-1993.
Oral examiner for Psychology License Exam, Virginia, 1993. Assisted in revision of Virginia written exam, 1994-1996.
Board of Directors, National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, Jan 2002 to Dec 2004.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
District of Columbia, 1989, #1503
Virginia, 1991 (Psychologist, Clinical), #0810-002254
Wickenburg, AZ, 2001, Institute for Trauma and Addictive Disorders/Patrick Carnes, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), #2084
