Dr. Mannis has over 35 years of clinical experience. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings throughout his professional career. He has worked at a community mental health clinic and a psychiatric hospital. He was the consulting psychologist to the Frederick County Adult Detention Center for several years in the 1990’s. He earned both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Maryland. He has worked in private practice for the last 25 years.
Dr. Mannis has a strong interest in a cognitive behavioral therapeutic approach to anxiety, phobia, and depression. Additionally, he has maintained a lifelong interest in the Jungian Approach to the treatment of adult malaise, the “midlife conflict,” and depression. Although seemingly quite disparate theories, they blend well into the discovery of what Dr. Mannis terms, “the authentic voice.” Dr. Mannis is passionate about his patients and their successful resolution to their psychological difficulties.
In his personal life Dr. Mannis achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a young adolescent. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Rider University with a major in finance. He served two years of active duty in the Medical Service Corp, U.S. Army, as a data system analysis. He left active duty with the rank of First Lieutenant.
Dr. Mannis is a founding and lifelong member of the Jung Society of Washington D.C. He has published in the Utne Reader and has spoken both regionally and nationally. He spoke to the International Foundation of Sonography Education and Research in Phoenix, Arizona last July, 2013. Dr. Mannis focused on the problem and treatment of student anxiety in clinical settings.
Dr. Mannis has three adult children. He enjoys mountain hiking, wilderness canoeing, tennis, running and basketball. Having a full life with an outer world of vitality coupled with an inner world of dreams and synchronicity is very important to him.
