"I provide assessment and psychotherapy services for patients experiencing co-occurring psychological and medical concerns. My intention for my work with patients is to provide a supportive environment where they can challenge themselves to increase their capacity to cope and improve their overall functioning."
Locations
Background
Specialties or Medical Focus
- Adult Outpatient Psychiatry
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
- Interventional Pain Management
Internships
- Virginia Tech Counseling Center
NPI
- 1952631483
Services
Conditions Treated
- Adjustment disorders
- Anxiety disorders and phobias
- Bipolar and related disorders
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Depression and mood disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Distressing life circumstances
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Grief and loss
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Opioid use disorders (Carilion Psychiatry OBOT)
- Panic disorder
- Psychological concerns related to medical conditions
- Psychological treatment of chronic pain conditions
- PTSD and trauma disorders
- Stress management
- Substance use disorders
- Trauma and stressor related disorders
Biography
Robert McNamara, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He completed his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Colorado State University, and his Predoctoral Internship in Psychology at the Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech. Dr. McNamara practices with Carilion Clinic and is an Assistant Professor with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. He previously held positions at Wake Forest University, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (Fralin Biomedical Research Institute), and University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Dr. McNamara provides assessment and psychotherapy for patients in Pain Management, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
Dr. McNamara provides assessment and psychotherapy for patients in Pain Management, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
Specialties
Accepted Insurance
Carilion Clinic contracts with most major health insurance carriers. This list is updated periodically and is subject to change without notice. Please contact your insurance company or health benefits manager to better understand how your policy works and any financial liability that you may have, prior to receiving care.



