About Caroline
Individual Psychotherapy
My Biography
Located in Bethesda, Maryland, I am Caroline Sehon, a board-certified psychoanalyst and psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience providing comprehensive mental health care.
My practice offers specialized psychoanalytic and psychotherapy services to adults, children, and adolescents, as well as couple and family therapy.
My training in both Canada and the United States has shaped my integrated approach to understanding and addressing the complex psychological and developmental needs of my patients.
A Message from Caroline Sehon
Taking the courageous step to seek therapy or psychoanalysis is often undertaken during times of distress, confusion, or overwhelming life changes such as grief, loss, career transitions, or family disruptions. I understand that entrusting someone with your vulnerabilities is a significant decision. As a psychoanalyst and physician working with individuals, couples, and families, I offer a deep and compassionate understanding of the complexities of the human mind and the power of emotional experience.
My aim is to earn your trust and actively collaborate with you in exploring the difficulties you face. While challenges and impasses can be painful, I believe they also present powerful opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Through therapy, you can gain valuable and life-changing insight into patterns of thinking and relating that may be holding you back from reaching your full potential. Uncovering the root causes of your current struggles can empower you to create a more meaningful and joyful life, and to build a more resilient and fulfilling future.
Whether you're considering individual psychoanalysis or psychotherapy, or seeking support for your relationships through couple or family therapy, I invite you to reach out – I am here to answer your questions with care and help you determine if my therapeutic approach is the right fit for you.
Thank you,
Professional Training & Education
Psychoanalytic Expertise
Supervising Child and Adult Psychoanalyst, International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training Program, International Psychotherapy Institute, 2018
Child Psychoanalytic Training, International Psychotherapy Institute, 2018
Adult Psychoanalytic Training, International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training Program, International Psychotherapy Institute, 2011
Post-Doctoral Training
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: Children’s National Medical Center & George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 2000
Community Medicine Residency: University of MB, Canada, 1995
Psychiatry Residency: University of MB, Canada, 1993
Post-graduate Training: Washington School of Psychiatry, DC, 1992
Medical Education
Medical Education: University of MB, Canada, 1988, M.D.
Undergraduate: University of Wpg, Canada, 1983
Undergraduate: Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, 1981
Board Certifications & Fellowships
Certified by the American Board of Psychoanalysis, 2018-Present
Board Certified, Child Psychiatry, 2001-Present
Board Certified, Adult Psychiatry, 2000-Present
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1993
Current Positions
Clinical Practice
Child and Adult Psychoanalyst and Psychiatrist, Bethesda, Maryland & online
Leadership Roles
Executive Director,
International Psychotherapy Institute
Secretary, American Psychoanalytic Association
Chair, Psychoanalysis in the Community Committee, American Psychoanalytic Association
Member, Board of Directors,
American Psychoanalytic Association and International Psychotherapy Institute
Member, Social Issues Department,
American Psychoanalytic Association
Chair of Overseas Training Programs,
International Psychotherapy Institute
Board Member, International Editorial Advisory Board,
Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, Karnac Books, U.K.
Board Member, International Editorial Advisory Board,
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China, Karnac Books, U.K.
Founder and Leader of an International Town Hall Project relating to wartime atrocities,
International Psychotherapy Institute
Co-Founder, Safe Harbor Project: Building Bridges of Understanding, an outreach project to frontline responders in Ukraine

Teaching, Presenting & Supervising
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Georgetown Medical School
Faculty,
International Psychotherapy Institute
Supervising Child Analyst, Combined Child Program,
International Psychotherapy Institute
Supervising Adult Analyst, International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training, International Psychotherapy Institute
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry,
Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Chair/Presenter, Stuart Twemlow Psychoanalysis in the Community Symposium,
American Psychoanalytic Association
Co-Founder, Co-Chair/Presenter: Discussion Group: Enriching Adult Analytic Work by Child Analytic Training and Practice, American Psychoanalytic Association

Select Past Positions
Clinical Practice
Psychiatrist, Jewish Social Service Agency, Gaithersburg, MD (2003-2004)
Psychotherapist and Psychiatrist, Private Practice (1993-Present)
Consultant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD (2003-2005)
Staff Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (2000-2003)
Child Psychiatrist, Chestnut Lodge Hospital, Rockville, MD (2000)
Consultant Psychiatrist, Community and Mental Health Services Division, Manitoba Government, Canada (1995-98)
Primary Care Physician, Dept. of Emergency, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (1989)
Leadership Roles
Executive Committee Director, American Psychoanalytic Association (2022-2024)
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Committee Member, International Psychoanalytical Association (2017-2021)
Board Member, International Association of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, Paris, France (2014-2018)
President, Consortium for Psychoanalytic Research (2012-2014)
Board Trustee and Chair, Standing Committee on Accreditation, Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education
President, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society of Greater Washington DC (2009-2010)
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program, Georgetown University Medical Center (2003-2008)
Director, IPI Washington DC Metro Program of International Psychotherapy Institute
Chair, International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training Program (2017-2019), International Psychotherapy Institute
Teaching, Presenting & Supervising
Chair, International Teleanalysis Clinical Research Group, International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training, International Psychotherapy Institute (2015-2019)
Co-chair, Competency-based Psychoanalytic Supervision Seminar, International Psychotherapy Institute
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2007-2019)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004-2007)
Credentials, Awards & Honors
- Award, Second Prize in the Psychoanalytic Assistance in Emergencies and Crises category, International Psychoanalytical Association in the Community and the World Awards (2025)
- Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013–Present)
- Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association(2012–Present)
- Mentor of the Year Award, Second Year Child Psychiatry Fellowship Program, National Capital Consortium of Psychiatry Fellowship Programs, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (2002)
