About us
We are a team of compassionate clinical psychologists and dietitians who serve clients across the country via telehealth and in-person in Washington, DC, Arlington, VA, and Bethesda, MD. We are dedicated to integrating science in our work with clients. Learn more about our missions, values, and team below.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower individuals to overcome life’s challenges to more consistently live a meaningful life that aligns with their values. Through compassionate, evidence-based care, our goal is to have our clients become aware of their inner experiences (thoughts, feelings, emotions, physical sensations), how they’re automatically responding to these stimuli, and ultimately make an active choice about how they’d like to react in a way that honors their values in who they’d like to be and how they’d like to be living life.
Our Values
We are always implementing science and research in the methods we use to help our clients.
First and foremost we want to create a space that feels safe for you to share the most vulnerable parts of yourself without fearing judgment from our clinicians. We want to create a space full of empathy, compassion, understanding, and respect.
We understand that your experience in life is unique given your own individual history, family life, your identity, and culture. Our treatments will not be textbook. We’ll be applying evidence-based approaches in a way that is tailored to fit individual needs.
We believe it takes two to make gains in therapy. While we will be ready to provide you with interventions, we want you to be honest with us about what is working and what isn’t. We want to be collaborative and work together to achieve your goals.
It is of upmost importance that we provide care in a way that adheres to our ethics code.
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is at the heart of our mental health services, empowering our team of skilled psychiatrists and therapists to provide care that is grounded in the latest research and proven methods. By integrating clinical expertise with the best available evidence, we tailor our therapeutic approaches to meet each client’s unique needs. Our commitment to EBP ensures that our interventions are not only effective but also rooted in compassion and understanding, offering a pathway to lasting mental well-being and recovery.
Our Team
Neha Pancholi Patel, Psy.D.
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Raquel Grigera, Psy.D.
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Sapna Doshi, Ph.D.
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Sharon Schönteich, Ph.D.
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Stephanie Benson, Psy.D.
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Stephanie Seibert, Psy.D.
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Ted Worm, Ph.D.
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Thanjina Ahmed, Psy.D.
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Tishanna Hollins, Ph.D.
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Trevor Dunn, Ph.D.
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Abby Brown, Ph.D.
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Ayse Ikizler, Ph.D.
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Brittany Kern, RDN, MS, CEDRD
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Brooke Haseltine, Ph.D.
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Carey Schwartz, Psy.D.
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Carrie Eichberg, Psy.D.
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Cathy Webster, Psy.D.
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Jenna Albert, RDN, MPH
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Joanna Chango-James, Ph.D.
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Joanna Pustilnik, RDN, MS, CDCES
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Kristin Zauel, Ph.D., CEDS
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Laila Salem Farmand, Psy.D.
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Laurel Wade, Ph.D.
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Lindsey Berisha, Ph.D.
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Lisa Bateman, Ph.D.
View profileAll of the psychologists and dietitians on our team are committed to helping clients in hard times learn how to best cope to improve their quality of life. The members of our team have been recruited because of the empathy, kindness, warmth, and intellect they exude when you first meet them. Our psychologists have earned either a Ph.D. or Psy.D. which is the highest level of education in the field of therapy. Our psychologists have gone to graduate school for 5 years followed by 1 year of post-graduate work before passing a national exam that allows them to get licensed. Our psychologists are all trained in some of the leading evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure Therapy (ERP), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Our dietitians have all earned master’s degrees and have gained specialized experiences in the fields of medical nutrition therapy, eating disorders, and weight-related concerns.
Schedule a free phone consultation with any of our providers to get a sense, first-hand, of the quality of our team members that you’ll have the opportunity to work with.