Biography

David B. Wohlsifer, Ph.D., LCSW

David B. Wohlsifer, Ph.D., LCSW, has been working as an individual, couple, and family therapist for over 30 years. He is the co-founder and co-owner of the Boca Raton Center for Psychotherapy.

Prior to being in private practice, Dr. Wohlsifer was a psychotherapist and clinical educator at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Cognitive Therapy and Department of Psychiatry. While at Penn he served in a myriad of roles. He was the Clinical Director for “Recovery at Penn” (RAP) which was a substance abuse treatment program. Dr. Wohlsifer was actively involved in the professional education/training of psychiatry residents and graduate students of psychology and social work. He supervised trainees for the Center for Cognitive Therapy and facilitated a couples and family therapy clinic and training program. In addition he cofounded and co-directed “The Center for Sexual Trauma and Psychosexual Pathology” at the Center for Cognitive Therapy which was a program that sought to help sexual abuse and trauma survivors, as well as individuals and couples suffering from a gamut of sexual issues.

In addition to being a therapist, Dr. Wohlsifer has continued his role as a clinical educator. He feels that teaching serves as a means of staying abreast of the latest trends in the field, thus consistently adding to the quality of his clinical practice. He is on the faculty at Florida Atlantic University, Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work. Prior to moving to Florida he served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's, Department of Psychiatry, Center for Couples and Adult Families, where he trained psychiatry residents to provide couples therapy, family therapy, and family focused treatment. He also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Bryn Mawr College's Schools of Social Work. In 2009 he was honored with the “Teaching Excellence” award for part time faculty in the University of Pennsylvania’s Master’s of Social Work program. He has published articles and book chapters related to psychotherapy practice. He frequently gives workshops to mental health professionals around the country on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), couples and family therapy, sex therapy, treatment of sleep disorders, child and adolescent mental health, and clinical licensing preparation. He served as the Chair of the Jewish Family Interest Group and is currently one of the Co-Chairs of the Couple Therapy Interest Group for the American Family Therapy Academy. He is also an Advisory Editor with the family therapy journal Family Process.