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All clients are currently being seen through teletherapy (phone or videoconferencing). Our Services
We are authors, educators and highly dedicated practitioners. As licensed clinical psychologists, we provide problem-focused and evidence-based psychotherapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other scientifically supported approaches are used.
For 25 years we have practiced, trained other professionals, published scientific papers, and worked hard to improve our ability to impact the lives of our patients. The general categories of conditions and problems that we treat include: Please click the category for detailed info
Anxiety Although extremely common, anxiety and anxiety disorders can significantly impair functioning (e.g., work, driving, eating) through the process of avoidance and impedes the ability to lead a satisfying life. We provide intensive treatments to break the anxiety/avoidance/low confidence/increased anxiety cycle. Our treatments include contemporary CBT approaches, exposure therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and schema therapy. Anxiety problems treated include:
Back to Top of Page Eating Disorders/Poor Body Image Restricted eating, binge eating, and purging impact both physical and emotional well-being. These difficulties can be highly entrenched and require highly specialized treatments. Along with individual treatment, we provide intensive family-based treatment (Maudsley family-based treatment) for younger patients. This family-based treatment is one of the few therapies that has consistent research support in the literature. Eating problems treated include:
Back to Top of Page Couples Therapy/Romantic Relationships We provide a combination of individual and conjoint therapy for married and dating partners. An approach will be selected for your particular set of challenges from several treatments. Therapeutic approaches used include schema therapy, emotion focused therapy, and integrative behavioral couples therapy. Back to Top of Page Depression Cognitive therapy has the strongest research support in the literature for the treatment of depression. Cognitions (i.e., thoughts and assumptions) impact mood and mood, in turn, impacts cognitions. Cognitive therapy seeks to methodically remediate stubborn negative thoughts, assumptions and life themes, so they are more functional and accurate. We also offer mindfulness-bases therapies, which helps people become less reactive to their negative thoughts, and behavioral activation, which helps individuals to re-engage with their environment. For persistent depression, which can last for several years, we offer the cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) - specifically designed to treat chronic depression (sometimes called "depressive personality"). Back to Top of Page Personality And Relationship Problems This encompasses habitual styles of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Some personality styles (or "personality disorders") can interfere with the ability to function at work, in friendships, and in romantic relationships. We apply CBT, schema therapy, and dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) for these difficult problems, such as obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder. Back to Top of Page Other Conditions Treated We have considerable experience applying CBT principles to other conditions treated in our practice including:
Our Services List: Panic Disorder Treatment Reston - Herndon VA Marriage Couples Counseling Therapy Reston - Herndon VA Social Anxiety Treatment in Reston & Herndon VA Eating Disorder Treatment - Reston & Northern VA Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment - Reston & Herndon VA Treatment for Depression - Reston & Herndon VA Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Reston VA Our Services List Back to Top of Page |