About

Dr. J. Theodore Brown Jr., Ph.D., H.S.P.P.

Dr. J. Theodore Brown Jr. is an esteemed Clinical Psychologist, specializing in mental health, substance abuse prevention, psychological evaluations, and diagnostic services. Holding a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Dr. Brown is licensed and certified to practice across multiple states, bringing a robust and diverse clinical expertise to his patients and clients.

Clinical Practice and Consultative Services
In his clinical practice, Dr. Brown focuses on conducting thorough psychological evaluations and offering consultative services to a wide range of clients, including military personnel, government employees, and civilian populations. His work spans various demographics, including school-age children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and particularly specialized groups such as veterans, police officers, firemen, EMTs, and other first responders.

Academic and Professional Contributions
Dr. Brown has held prestigious academic positions, such as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at both Georgetown and Howard University Schools of Medicine. Notably, he served as the Chief Psychologist at DC General Hospital, where he founded the pioneering acute PCP Treatment Unit—the first of its kind in the United States.

International Impact and Governmental Consulting
Beyond his practice in the United States, Dr. Brown's influence extends internationally. He established the first outpatient mental health clinic at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Okinawa, Japan. His expertise has also been recognized by the U.S. Department of State, through his role as a special consultant representing the United States as a mental health expert in global contexts. Dr. Brown has provided expert testimony to Congress on critical issues like deinstitutionalization and substance abuse, and he is a frequent presenter at prestigious institutions such as the Mayo Clinic.

Extended Consulting Roles
Dr. Brown’s extensive experience also encompasses consulting roles with businesses, executives, and governmental agencies. He offers specialized consultative services on diagnostic issues that inform current functioning assessments and treatment planning. This aspect of his work underscores his adaptability and broad applicative knowledge of psychology in various organizational and administrative settings.

Recognition and Legacy
Dr. Brown's career is marked by a commitment to enhancing the accessibility and quality of mental health services. His efforts to establish and improve treatment facilities and services have made significant impacts on the communities and organizations he has worked with, making him a distinguished figure in the field of psychology.

Populations Served

  • Law Enforcement Officers, Police, Sheriffs, Security Firms & Prosecutors

    Law Enforcement experiences direct and indirect threats to their health and safety daily. Their work creates stress that accumulates and negatively affects their mental, and physical health. Identifying and reducing the most harmful effects of their stress requires routine and accurate evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • FIREMEN

    Firemen(women) are often engaged in fighting an act of nature. The outcome and the success of their combat are not guaranteed no matter their experience and skill. Their endurance and tolerance for stress are tested every time an alarm is sounded. 

    Their work creates stress that accumulates and negatively affects their mental, and physical health. Identifying and reducing the most harmful effects of their stress requires routine and accurate evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • EMTs

    EMTs are repeatedly engaged in circumstances of hurt, harm, and death on a daily basis. For EMTS the anticipation and trauma of death and carnage, man-made,( i.e., accidents, war,) and disasters of nature are often difficult to process. Their work creates stress that accumulates and negatively affects their mental, and physical health. Identifying and reducing the most harmful effects of their stress requires routine and accurate evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Other First Responders

    Ambulance drivers and dispatchers and other first responders who are directly or indirectly exposed to the trauma experienced by all first responders.

    Their work creates stress that accumulates and negatively affects their mental, and physical health. Identifying and reducing the most harmful effects of their stress requires routine and accurate evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Children

    Children's behavior is often affected by events at home, school, health, divorce, peer pressure, etc. These experiences can often create stress that negatively affects their mental, and physical health. Properly identifying and reducing the negative effects of  a child's stress requires accurate and thorough evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Adults

    Adults accumulate the experience and the effects of life and living which affect their mental and physical health in multiple ways. Sometimes the solutions to the problems are simple and at other times more complicated and require input and participation from multiple health providers. 

    Properly identifying and reducing the negative effects of mental and physical problems requires accurate and thorough evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Seniors

    Seniors have unique experiences of life and living. The significance of their experiences and the effects of their mental and physical health evolve and change as they progress towards the end of life. These changes can cause and affect their mental, and physical health. Properly identifying and reducing the negative effects of  a senior's mental and physical health requires accurate and thorough evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Military and Veterans

    Military and Veterans are subject to and witness extreme violence and devastation that adversely affect them and others both mentally and physically, who are directly or indirectly exposed to the trauma create stress that accumulates and negatively affects their mental, and physical health. 

    Identifying and reducing the most harmful effects of their stress requires routine, special, and accurate evaluations for proper support and treatment.

  • Law Offices, Attorney, Courts

    Law offices, attorneys, and courts rely upon accurate mental health evaluations for defendants and plaintiffs consistent with legal standards and precedent. Properly identifying the effects of mental and physical problems requires accurate and thorough evaluations for proper legal considerations and consequences. Book an appointment online for legal and forensic issues.