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Eli Feldman, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Pronouns: He/Him
Populations Served: Adults, Couples
Specialties: Anxiety, Relationships, Grief/Loss, Trauma, Addiction
Locations: Arlington, Virtual

Dr. Feldman earned his master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology from the PGSP–Stanford PsyD Consortium, an APA-accredited program, where his dissertation examined the role of the therapeutic alliance in couples therapy. He holds a BA in psychology from Yale University.

He has worked in diverse outpatient settings, including community mental health centers, Veterans Affairs hospitals, educational and job training programs, and college counseling centers.

Dr. Feldman’s therapeutic style is warm, relational, and collaborative. He strives to create an emotionally safe environment where clients feel deeply understood and supported, enabling them to take meaningful risks and explore parts of themselves that may be difficult to access. His work is rooted in attachment-based psychodynamic therapy, helping clients understand how early relationships shape emotions, self-concept, and current patterns. He often incorporates experiential techniques to help clients safely engage with feelings, thoughts, and interactions they might otherwise avoid.

Therapy Specialties:
  • Addiction (smoking, vaping, alcohol, cigarettes, pornography, social media/technology, marijuana)
  • Grief and loss (death of a family member/loved one, identity/job loss, prolonged grief)
  • Family members of someone with a substance use problem (Like al-anon: not treating the person with the substance problem directly)
  • Couples therapy (pre-marriage or married couples, EFT and Gottman training)
  • Trauma (including abusive relationships, childhood abuse/neglect)
  • Anxiety (exposure therapy, phobias, OCD)
  • Emotional avoidance
  • Integrative, Psychodynamic, Motivational Interviewing

To meet each client’s unique needs, Dr. Feldman also integrates elements of Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Narrative Therapy. In his work with couples, he draws from the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy (GMCT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), with a strong emphasis on attachment.

Dr. Feldman works with young adults, adults, and couples. He has extensive experience addressing attachment trauma, childhood abuse, anxiety, substance use, and internet/pornography addiction. His clinical interests also include grief and loss, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).