Director of Clinical Education

Norman Epstein, Ph.D., is a clinical member and approved supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Maryland. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. His special interests include: cognitive behavioral therapeutic approaches; sex therapy; domestic violence; treatment of depression, anxiety, and major mental disorders in the family context; and cross-cultural research factors in family relationships.

Director of the Center for Healthy Families

Carol Werlinich, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Maryland and Virginia, and a clinical member and an approved supervisor of AAMFT. She is the former vice chair of the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists in the state of Maryland and a current member of the consultation team to the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards. Her special interests include: clinical training, supervision issues, and family violence.

Other Clinical Faculty and Supervisors

Leigh Leslie, Ph.D., is a clinical member and approved supervisor in AAMFT and a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Maryland. She is a fellow of the National Council on Family Relations. Her special interests include: gender and ethnicity issues, family functioning and social support networks, interracial couples, and work and family.

Jaslean J. LaTaillade, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with specialized clinical and research training in marriage and family therapy. Her special interests include: African-American couples and families, interracial families, and domestic violence.

Viviana Azar, M.S., is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Maryland and a clinical member and an approved supervisor in AAMFT. Her special interests include: bi-lingual therapy with Spanish speakers and trauma survivors.

Ned L. Gaylin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of Maryland and a Fellow and approved supervisor in AAMFT. His special interests include: intergenerational aspects of families, client-centered family therapy, family therapy processes and outcomes, creativity, and community violence.