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Alvord Baker & Associates, LLC Group Therapy Center
Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland
JSSA (Jewish Social Service Agency)
National Family Resiliency Center
Abrams & Associates, LLC
Gain support, perspective and insight for your specific parenting challenges. An individualized and affordable approach with support to suit your family needs. Practicing at home is expected in order to effect positive change for parenting with greater confidence and calm and with less reactivity, guilt and inconsistency. The groups are suitable for parents of challenging children, i.e. children with special needs as well as for any parent who is striving to raise their children with greater consistency and confidence.Kay Abrams, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
3841 Farragut Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
301-949-2098
www.kayabrams.comAlvord Baker & Associates, LLC Group Therapy Center
Parent workshops/discussions are offered on an as needed basis. Goals are to inform and help parents learn how to work with their children on their social skills. Topics include strategies for enhancing positive family interaction and communication, developing anger and behavior management techniques, and helping children improve social skills, self-esteem, as well as general problem solving. Instructional material and the participants' own situation are often used.Psychologists: Mary Alvord, PhD; Samantha T. Bender, PhD; Lynn F. Bufka, PhD; Karan Lamb, PsyD; Monica Robb, PhD; Jessica Samson, PsyD; Lisa Sanchez, PhD; Erik Scott, PhD; Edward Spector, PsyD; Marquette Turner, PhD; Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Clinical Social Workers: Patricia Baker, DSW, LCSW-C; Erica Berger, LCSW-C; Dorothy Moore, LCSW-C; Thomas Verratti, LCSW-C3200 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852
301- 593-6554 ext. 2211161 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 307, Silver Spring, MD 20904
301- 593-6554 ext. 22
www.alvordbaker.comChesapeake ADD Center
Educational workshops are offered throughout the year focusing on issues related to parenting a child with an autism spectrum disorder or AD/HD. Autism spectrum disorder topics include: Building social skills in kids with autism spectrum disorders; Developing visual supports for your child with autism spectrum; Identification and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. ADHD topics include: Developing an AD/HD friendly household, Social skills for children with ADHD, and Successful Parenting for ADHD. Please call Dr. Kara Goobic at: 301-562-8448 ext 12 or email karagoobic@chesapeakeadd.com for more information.Kara Goobic, PsyD
8607 Cedar Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-562-8448 ext. 12
www.chesapeakeadd.comExpressive Therapy Center
Groups for adults with a variety of issues including: transitions, parenting, divorce, depression, anxiety, and social skills. Also offering anger management classes.Director: Stephanie Natter, MA, ATR, CGP
J. Mark Gallagher PsyD; Gerald Oster PhD; Natasha Agent, PsyD; Jaclyn Halpern, PsyD; Susan Rail, LCSW-C; Nanci Brown, LCSW-C; Laurie Hesler, MA, ATR-BC, MFT; Veronica Bannon, LPC, NBCC, ADTR14808 Physicians Lane, Suite 111, Rockville, MD 20850
869-1017 ext 1
5910 Goldsboro Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
869-1017 ext 1
www.expressivetherapycenter.comDonna Firer, LCSW-C
Parenting Anxious and Worried Children: Raising sensitive and anxious children presents uncertainties, challenges and struggles which can be different than those faced by other parents. This group will focus on building skills and strategies to remain calm, constant and sturdy while raising these very special individuals. Group meets twice a month during the school year.Mothering Middle School Girls: This group offers support and focuses on building concrete skills related to improved interpersonal boundaries; effective communication; and maintaining inner resources. Group meets twice a month during the school year.
Donna Firer, LCSW-C
8811 Colesville Road, Suite 102, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (walk to Silver Spring Metro Red Line)
301-585-8828
email: donnafirer@earthlink.net
www.donnafirer.netIn Step, PC
In Step, PC - home of Stepping Stones - is a nationally recognized social skills group therapy program for adolescents and young adults, ages 3 1/2-18. For more than ten years, our team of psychologists, clinical social workers, and professional counselors has been guiding children and their families towards coping more effectively with life stressors. Our dynamic mental health professionals partner with you to develop a continuum of care plan, in order to ensure that the skills learned with us create long-lasting change. Some of our areas of specialty are: Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, Asperger's and Autism Issues, Play Therapies, Anger Management, Preschool Services, Supportive Educational Advocacy, Individual, Couples, and Family Counseling, Divorce Counseling, Psychological/Educational Testing, Teen Therapy Groups (both mixes and same sexed groups) and Family Conflict Resolution. In addition, our clinicians have delivered hundreds of presentations and workshops, offering "how to" information that can be used by parents and professionals alike. Topics include: Outnumbered, Not Outsmarted!, Raising Your Child's Social IQ, Positive Parenting, Asperger's Syndrome & Disorders, Building Self-Esteem, Overcoming Bullying, Stress Management, Parenting Your Teen, Kindergarten Readiness, How to Help Your Anxious Child, and Stepping Stones to Building Friendships.In Step, PC
8320 Professional Hill Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031
703-876-8480 ext. 10In Step, PC West
6 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 200, Sterling, VA 20165
703-433-5771
www.insteppc.com or www.insteppc.blogspot.comJSSA (Jewish Social Service Agency)
Ongoing therapy groups, time-limited groups, educational workshops focus on separation/divorce, parenting a child with ADHD, parenting a child with explosive/oppositional disorder, parent training programs for challenging children, behavior management, building a child's self-esteem, getting along with difficult people, social skills, depression, and others. Non-sectarian.
Dawn Kaye, LCSW; Beth Lutton, LCSW-C; Martha Mervis, LCSW-C; Dan Shapiro, MD; Jamell White, LCSW-CHeadquarters:
200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville, MD 20850
301-838-4200
6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-37003018 Javier Road, Fairfax, VA 22031
703-204-9100
www.jssa.orgNational Family Resiliency Center
Separate women's groups and men's groups are structured around the common issues of group members including experiencing grief, coping with transitions related to separation, divorce, remarriage, single parenting, co-parenting, dating and other life changes. Groups meet 8-10 weeks for 90 minute sessions.Risa J. Garon, LCSW-C, BCD, CFLE; Susan Bilchik, NBCC; Carolyn Wohnsigl, MEd; Joseph Petrizzo, LCSW-C; and Kathleen Sullivan, LCSW-C.
www.nfrchelp.org
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 225, Rockville, MD 20850
301-384-0079
10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 121 Columbia, MD 21044
410-740-9553
14350 Solomons Island Road, Suite 202B, Solomons, MD 20688
410-474-8500
Allison Sibley & Associates, PLLC
Groups for parents and children offer an arena in which to practice personal and relational skills related to the parent-child relationship. Specifically, Filial Therapy Groups provide parents with specific skills and training in reflective listening, limit setting, therapeutic play, and structuring. Emphasis is on child-centered play experiences between parents and children, which are facilitated in a comfortable, engaging setting. Filial Groups for parents and school-aged children are provided during the summer months.Allison Sibley, PhD, Clinical Social Worker; Samantha Dubit, LCPC, Professional Counselor; Kate Kelly, LICSW, Clinical Social Worker
4115 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 107, Washington, DC 20016
202-744-1086Daniel Turetsky, PsyD, Psychologist
Parent groups provide a supportive environment to discuss the stresses of parenting and to develop more effective strategies to help our children navigate through the developmental challenges of childhood and adolescence. Groups provide the opportunity to strengthen our partnering as well as our parenting.
4809 Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814
301-913-5947
email: danisaact@aol.com