Quintin Talley, LPC, LCPC
Fairfax, VA | Bethesda, MD
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 10 years of experience supporting couples, individuals, and families. I work with all couples and relationships, with a special focus on helping partners recover from infidelity and navigate high conflict or communication breakdowns. I draw from a variety of approaches, including Gottman and Emotionally Focused Therapy, to tailor support to each couple’s needs. My goal is to help couples rebuild trust, improve communication, and strengthen their connection.
Education & Experience
- M.A., Counseling Psychology, Towson University
- 10+ years of experience serving couples and families
- License number LC7176 and 0701009876
Specialties
- Marital & Premarital
- Relationship Issues
- Conflict Resolution
- Intimacy
- Communication
- Sexless/Withdrawn
- Affair & Infidelity Recovery
- Family Systems & Life Changes
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute), 2022
- Board Certified Supervisor in the state of Maryland, supervised graduate level clinicians on successfully working with marriages and couples
- 6+ Years of Peer Reviewed Research Reviews, regarding various topics associated with marriage, long-term relationships, and divorce
- Training and Experience related to Addictions (including gambling addiction)
- Literature Review and Practice of the works of John Gottman, PhD
- CBT Intervention Training
- Training in Play Therapy including Parent-Child Relational Therapy
- EMDR Training in process
- 6+ Years of Independent Learning Related to Relationship Success, Courtship, Marriage, and Dating
Quintin’s Approaches include the following:
- Gottman Method
- Imago Therapy
- Relational Life Therapy by Terry Real
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
Real Client Reviews
Shannon Z.
18:58 09 Dec 23
Quintin was an absolutely phenomenal marriage counselor. The center in general has many resources which we found helpful.
Toechukwu U.
17:19 28 Oct 23
Quintin was very helpful in providing insight to various situations during our pre-marital counseling. His matter of fact approach to counseling helped put various things in perspective, as well as inspired much introspection and growth.
Teara B.
21:13 28 Sep 23
My Husband and I have been seeing Quintin since about November 2021. It doesn't take problems to seek help, already having the help in place keeps the marriage strong. Quintin is very unbiased and he tells both my Husband and myself not what we want to hear, but what we need to hear! My Husband and I have been together 22 years and married 15 and we needed support for the unexpected and challenging changes of life. Quintin is both fair and honest and I must say my Husband has never received or welcomed counsel as well and as open as he does with Quintin, so for that I am thankful. He's an all around amazing guy! 10/10 would recommend as we still have him for support as needed.
Amy L.
18:58 11 Apr 23
Quintin has been a great listener and resource, providing us great marital advice. He has been good about reflecting our successes and readiness to move beyond his services as well.
Locations Quintin Works
Fairfax, VA
Bethesda, MD
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