Lindsey Hoskins
Lindsey Hoskins, PhD, LCMFT
Lindsey M. Hoskins, Ph.D is the founder, president, and principal therapist in Tysons Corner, VA at Lindsey Hoskins & Associates. She knows how to provide therapy with the perfect balance of kindness and support, with a little humor too if it’s healing and appropriate. Her background entails working with people of all ages and dynamics, including individuals, couples, and families.
In particular, Lindsey has helped people cope with hereditary disease risks, such as Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington’s Disease, Familial Testicular Cancer, Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, Tay-Sachs, and Down Syndrome. Her training as a researcher and clinician at the National Cancer Institute with those dealing with hereditary syndromes, has enabled her to understand the deep complexity of coping with genetic susceptibility to a serious illness or disease.
Clinical Special Interests:
- Sex & Intimacy
- Dating and Relationship Development
- Life Transitions & Adjustment
- Medical Family Therapy
- Genetic Issues & Hereditary Predisposition to Cancer
- Fertility Challenges
- Communication Issues
- Discernment Counseling
- Parenting and Co-Parenting
- Infidelity Recovery
- Divorce & Separation
- Family of Origin Issues
Background and Experience:
- Professional membership with Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) and the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
- Former President, Current Board Member at Middle Atlantic Division of AAMFT
- Local and National Speaker for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, Relationships, Anxiety and Depression Coping, and Hereditary Risk Diseases
- Clinical Degree from University of Maryland, Couple & Family Therapy (2005)
- Clinical Fellow for American Association, Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Researcher at the National Cancer Institute, Clinical Genetics Branch (psychosocial and behavior research in cancer genetic cases)
- Lecturer at Marymount University and University of Maryland (clinical and non-clinical lectures for undergraduate and graduate students)