Adjunct Faculty

Jean U. Coleman, Ed. D. From 1992 until spring of 2001 Dr. Coleman had several roles in our program -- Associate Clinic Director, clinical supervisor, and adjunct professor. Currently, Jean has taught Marriage and Family Therapy Techniques, Family Stress and Crisis Intervention, and Diagnosis and Treatment from a Family Systems Perspective. Jean holds licenses in marriage and family therapy and psychiatric nursing and is an AAMFT Clinical member and Approved supervisor. She has been trained to use EMDR, has expertise in trauma and crisis intervention, and has published in a number of professional journals. Jean has been in private practice since 1990.

John Millikin, Ph.D., LMFT. Dr. Millikin graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, Appalachian State's Marriage and Family Therapy program and Virginia Tech's doctoral Marriage and Family Therapy program. He completed his internship with Susan Johnson in Canada, where he conducted research on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and couple relationships. Dr. Millikin co-authored publications on basic principles in family therapy, as well as attachment injuries and therapy interventions in EFT. He served as guest lecturer and clinical supervisor at two universities in Iran. He has enjoyed teaching Systems Theory for non-majors, Family Stress and Crisis Intervention, and Human Lifespan Development, and has recently begun to serve on VAMFT. His clinical interests include adult and child bonding processes, anger management, and cross-cultural comparisons on therapy practice. Dr. Millikin is in private practice in Reston, Virginia.

Linda Rogers, Ph. D., R. N., LMFT. Dr. Rogers became interested in individual, couple and family issues during her years as a Registered Nurse. Her early clinical training in MFT was in Strategic Family Therapy where she was supervised by Jay Haley. She later worked in Brief Solution Focused Therapy in a private practice with Bill O’Hanlon and Patricia Hudson. She has more recently trained with John Gottman and Susan Johnson and completed the Certification in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. She has been a Clinical Member of AAMFT since 1981 and an Approved Supervisor since 1989. In her private practice in Falls Church, VA Linda specializes in Couples Therapy and individual women and men’s issues across the life span. She is also interested in Narrative Therapy and participates in a weekly Reflecting Team that works with families dealing with complex issues. Linda has taught Life Span Human Development and currently teaches Couples Therapy.

Mary Linda Sara, Ph.D., L.P.C., LMFT. Dr. Sara is currently practicing in Reston, VA. She received her Ph.D. in Family and Child Development with a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy from VA Tech in 1986. Dr. Sara was trained as a Sex Therapist at the Center for Marital and Sexual Studies in Long Beach, CA, and received her certification as a Sex Addiction Therapist from the Meadows Institute for Trauma and Addictive Disorders in Wickenburg, AZ. She studied at the Masters and Johnson Institute in St. Louis, MO. She is a clinical member and approved supervisor for AAMFT, a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, a Diplomat of the American Board of Sexology, and a Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Sexologists. Dr. Sara is a certified Instructor for the Minnesota Couples Communication Program and an International Trainer for the Interpersonal Communication Programs. She is a presenter for both the Imago Weekend Workshops and Pat Loves’ Hot Monogamy Workshop. As well as serving as Past President of the Mid Atlantic Association of Imago Relationship Therapists, she held positions as Secretary, Treasurer and President of the Virginia Association of Clinical Counselors. Dr. Sara has been an Adjunct Professor since 1985 and currently teaches Human Sexuality.