Couples, Family, and Individual Therapy, Family Psychiatry
3300 Darby Road #3220
Haverford, PA 19041
Ellen Berman MD
Since the years of my training, I have been actively involved in both the clinical and academic life of my specialties, psychiatry and family therapy. I have taught, supervised, developed and run training programs, and written for academic journals. Constant exposure to the newest research and clinical tools has kept my clinical work informed and new.
Education
MD: University of Florida
Psychiatry Residency: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Couples and Family Therapy: Marriage Council of Philadelphia (now Council for Relationships) and Philadelphia Child Guidance
Professional Experience
Co-Director: Center for Couples and Adult Families, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2009 – 2015
Director of Couples and Family Therapy Training, CCAF, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Residency Program, 2002 –2009
Founder and Consultant: Women’s Center at Belmont, 1984 – 1996
Director of Training at Marriage Council of Philadelphia (now Council for Relationships) 1972—1984
Private Practice: Individual and Couples Therapy, 1984 – Present
Honors
Practitioner of the Year Award, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society, 2001
Albert Stunkard Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Earl Bond Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence, Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Family Therapy Academy, 2010
NAMI exemplary Psychiatrist Award, 2015
Distinguished Service Award American Psychiatric Association, 2020
Professional Affiliations
American Psychiatric Association 1975-present
Association of Family Psychiatrists (an affiliated organization of the APA), President, 2002 – Present
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) Committee on the Family, Chair, 2003 – 2009. Member, 2003-2017
American Family Therapy Academy: 1986-2015
AAMFT (American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) 1972 –1990; Board of Directors, 1980 – 1986
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), PA, Main Line, Board of Directors 2011-Present