Dr. Christine Callahan

Dr. Christine Callahan was formerly Research Associate Professor and Chair of the Financial Social Work Initiative (FSWI) at the University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW). She joined the FSWI in July 2012 and with her colleagues conducted research and provided trainings in financial stability and financial empowerment. Dr. Callahan received her MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1993 and her PhD in social work from the Catholic University of America in 2012. She worked as a clinician for nearly 20 years at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, working intensively with patients and families enrolled in clinical trials at this federal research hospital. Much of her work involved financial distress and financial burden with people who were in medical and psychosocial crisis and dealing with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses. She maintains a strong interest in and dedication to financial stability in vulnerable populations, along with those struggling with poverty and psychosocial, health-related, and environmental stressors. She has also expanded her work to focus on relationship issues, trauma, and career and workplace issues

Gentle, empathic, and curious. I ask probing questions in a sensitive, caring way. I am an excellent, active listener and I am very detail oriented.

Clients can expect that they have been heard and listened to, and that we can embark together on a therapy journey that will include greater insight and self-reflection.