Scott Smith, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and three children. He grew up in Severna Park where he was active in sports, sailing and studies. After attending Washington and Lee University he entered graduate school at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. While at McGill, Scott worked on research which measured the effects of substance abuse on the brain and behavior as well as performing pioneering work on the relationship between brain biochemical precursors such as tryptophan and depression. His research was published in several notable journals and textbooks. He was selected as the “Outstanding Psychology Student” his… senior year and was presented with the prestigious NCAA Scholar-Athlete award to help continue his study of psychology in graduate school. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Scott was the first of his class to complete his Ph.D. before beginning his clinical internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he studied child and adolescent evaluation and treatment, adult evaluation and treatment, hypnotherapy and liaison with medical services. During his tours as an Army Psychologist, he served as the Chief of Adult Outpatient Psychology at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington and as Chief of the Psychology Section at Kimbrough Army Community Hospital located on Ft. Meade, MD. While in the Army he earned the Desert Storm service ribbon and the Expert Field Medical Badge. After leaving the military, Scott entered private practice with Spectrum Behavioral Health, where he has been serving his patients since 1988 and writes a biweekly psychology column for The Capital, one of the nation’s oldest newspapers. His writing has been referenced in the Washington Post, the Indianapolis Star, the Chicago Sun Times and Rosie magazine. Scott has a general practice where he works with individuals of all ages in conducting evaluations and providing treatment for children, adolescents and adults. His areas of expertise include working with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, abuse, behavioral disorders, adjustment issues, habit disorders, chronic pain and illness, stress management, family problems, divorce, school related difficulties, learning disabilities, ADHD, couples and family therapy. He also testifies as an expert in psychology in forensic matters and conducts evaluations related to security clearance issues. Following the death of his father from cancer and with the impending death of his mother from the same illness, he and his family settled nearby in Annapolis to raise their children. An avid sportsman, Scott has enjoyed coaching children in sports as well as practicing sports psychology as a hobby and sidelight to his clinical practice. As a sidelight, he enjoys applying psychological principles to performance enhancement and he has worked with athletes at the recreational, high school, college and professional levels. He was the psychological consultant for the Baltimore-based “Whitbread Around the World” racing team.