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 Lucia
Seyranyan is a licensed clinical marriage and family
therapist in Maryland. She has earned a Master of Science
degree in family studies: marriage and family therapy
from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Fine
Arts degree in creative writing from the American University
in Washington, DC. To enhance her work with families,
and to widen her spiritual and religious understandings,
she has, additionally, taken classes in pastoral counseling
and theology from many different and diverse seminaries—ranging
from the evangelical to Catholic as well as ecumenical
and Orthodox. Additionally, she has pursued post graduate
work in guidance counseling from George Mason University.
Before joining Life Christian Counseling
Network, she had an opportunity to work in a variety
of settings: as a night therapist at a shelter for battered
women; as an outreach counselor and public information
officer post-9/11 for Arlington County’s Community
Resilience Project; and as a victim advocate and therapist
in the Family Advocacy Program for both the Navy and
Marine Corps. In addition to this experience, Lucia
has also integrated her counseling skills with her faith,
and has served as a counselor at the Counseling Center
at the National Presbyterian Church, was the former
principal of her Sunday School, and a volunteer chaplain
at INOVA Hospital.
Her clinical interests and training
have been particularly focused on areas of trauma, particularly
intimate partner and family violence. While she was
a student at the University of Maryland, she worked
closely with the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and co-authored
several articles for publication on issues around domestic
violence, particularly in the African American population.
She also co-authored a chapter on “Healthy Media
Habits for Children” which was published in the
Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention in 2003.
Lucia feels passionate about strengthening
families and empowering individuals, and she believes
strongly that this is best achieved when clients are
able to do this within the context of their own spiritual
framework. She is always humbled to see how the Lord
works and is grateful for the opportunity to serve in
this way. When Lucia is not working, she enjoys traveling
with her husband, writing plays, and spending time with
her niece and nephews.
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