Ian Masson, M.S., LPC

Faculty

Ian Masson, LPC

Adjunct Faculty

Education

M.S., Clinical Psychology, Institute for the Psychological Sciences
B.A. George Mason University

Contact

imasson@divinemercy.edu

Biography

Ian Masson is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Virginia. He graduated with his master’s in clinical psychology from the Institute of Psychological Sciences, now Divine Mercy University, in 2013. Upon graduation, Ian worked in a mental health agency providing services to children, adolescents, and adults, provided supervision to qualified mental health professionals, and directed a program that taught parenting skills to parents whose children were at risk of removal from the home. During that time, Ian received certifications in Child Centered Play Therapy and Relationship Enhancement® therapy for couples and families.

He returned to Divine Mercy University as director of the IPS Center for Psychological Services in 2021, which provides training to students in the PsyD program and sliding-scale outpatient mental health services to the community.  Ian’s clinical interests include working with children and their families to address emotional regulation and behavioral concerns, addressing relationship concerns between couples, and working with individuals to better understand and respond to their internal emotional world. Ian utilizes modalities that largely emphasize relationships as the healing factor, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Relationship Enhancement Therapy, and interventions from Internal Family Systems. Ian views the relationships clients have in therapy, with others in their lives, and within themselves as key to achieving healing and freedom.