Phyllis (Deutsch) Daen of Glen Echo, MD died at home on May 31, 2025 after a period of declining health.  She is survived by her children, Jonathan (Susan) of Greenfield, MA, Matthew (Kirstin) of Charleston, SC and Amsterdam, Netherlands and Meris (Mark) of Glen Echo, MD; and nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.  She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Jerome Daen, her sister Dorothy (O'Connell), her sister-in-law Miriam Daen, and her grandson, Nathaniel Lewis Peck Daen.

Phyllis was born on February 22, 1931 in New York City to Herbert M. and Esther Deutsch.  She graduated from Queens College in 1950 and received her PhD. in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University in 1960 where she was an American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellow.  She was a practicing clinical psychologist in both clinical and community mental health and private practice for 67 years until her retirement in 2021.  Over the course of her career, she served as the Chief Psychologist for the Children's Home, Easton, PA from 1958-66; Chief Psychologist at South County Mental Health Clinic, Springfield, VA from 1968-72; and Director of Training at Woodburn Mental Health Clinic, Annandale, VA from 1972-78 before entering private practice.   She served as a member of the faculty of Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University and George Mason University supervising PhD students and lecturing.

She was licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia, and was a member of American Psychological Association, American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Maryland Psychological Association, The National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and the DC Psychological Association where she received the Distinguished Contribution Award in 1980. She was the president of the Washington Society for the Study of Hypnosis in 1982.  She was a long-time member of the Eistophos Science Club of Washington DC.  She was also an accomplished classically trained pianist and played and performed with many groups over the years.  She was devoted to her family and particularly enjoyed gardening, being a member of the Camellia Society and the Lilypons Water Garden Society.

Friends and family are invited to the funeral service at Judean Memorial Gardens, 16225 Batchellors Forest Road, Olney, MD, on Thursday, June 5 at 10 a.m. followed by a reception. The family will bury Phyllis at Green River Cemetery in Greenfield, MA at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Makom (formerly Jewish Foundation for Group Homes).

Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.