Madeline Suss Bishop, LCSW, comes to Bloom Health Centers to expand therapy services in the Mid-Atlantic region. Madeline completed a two year training program in Gestalt Therapy under Rudy Bauer, PhD at the Washington Center for Consciousness Studies.

Also, Madeline is certified in Applied Positive Psychology after completing a ten month program offered by the Flourishing Center in NYC.  She received a BA in Literature from American University in 1981.  This was followed by a Master's program in English Literature/Medieval at the University of Maryland at College Park.  In 1993 Madeline received her MSW from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.  After receiving her degree, Madeline worked at the Sexual Assault Center at Prince George's hospital for three years.  This was followed by a child and adolescent therapist position at a community mental health center in Southern Maryland; consulting for the Women's Collaborative in Washington, DC;  private practice from 1995 to present; and fifteen years working at Dominion Hospital in Falls Church, VA as a family therapist and group therapist for adolescents and adults.