Testing and Evaluation Therapists in Severna Park, MD

--NOT ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS---PROVIDING REFERRALS TO HER COLLEAGUES IN OFFICE--TELETHERAPY AVAILABLE Dr. James is a Board Certified Licensed Psychologist serving children, adolescents, and adults in the outpatient clinic.

Are you worried about your child's development, behavior, or emotions? Annapolis Childrens Services offers relief for parents who are concerned about their infant, their child, or their teenager. You are the expert of your own child. Don't put off seeking help because someone told you it is "just a phase they're going through" or "they'll outgrow it". Give your child a chance to make the most of his or her talents without the burden of untreated developmental delay, attention deficit, oppositional defiance, anxiety, depression, or problems with social skills. Call for a confidential consultation today.

Are you interested in practical approaches to the issues you are confronting? With over thirty years experience as a practicing psychologist in hospitals, schools, and private settings, I bring a broad base of training to the care of clients, including a brain focus from the perspective of a neuropsychologist. Work with parents is problem-focused. Direct treatment with children and adolescents is aimed at supporting continuity in development. Assessment and treatment of adults is provided from a life-span developmental perspective. A trauma-focused psychological perspective assures that road blocks to growth are addressed.

As a parent, I understand the anguish when your child struggles socially or academically at school. I specialize in psychological assessment and intervention. During the pandemic, I am offering for those of all ages, CogMed coaching. Cogmed Working Memory Training is an evidence-based program for helping children, adolescents, and adults sustainably improve attention by training their working memory. Computer-based training, using a Mac or PC includes five weeks of training - 25 training sessions of 30-40 minutes each - and weekly coach calls with me.

Dr. Brian Richards provides Advanced Diagnostic Screenings to clients ages 13+. This comprehensive 1-hour assessment includes evidence-based psychometrics and helps meaningfully answer questions regarding your diagnosis and thought processes, clarify treatment goals and streamline the treatment process. This service includes brain science-based approaches to improve stress management, sleep, attention and overall well-being. It is also presented in an easy to read and understandable report which can be shared with your therapist, psychiatric prescribers, and your primary care provider.

Life can be complex and challenging, while often making sense of experiences and searching for answers can be difficult. Finding the right path is not as easy when dealing with complicated situations in life. You’re looking for the right answers, searching to find your way, trying to help someone or feel stuck. You are not alone. Recognizing your strengths through additional support can help you achieve balance and wellness.

My approach to therapy is to collaborate to help you access the resources needed to reach your goals. I work to create a supportive, caring environment that simultaneously challenges you to learn new skills, new ways of dealing with current problems, and teaches you to see obstacles from a new or different perspective. You can expect to feel accepted and supported while also working toward change. I welcome the opportunity to work together to meet your specific needs.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who joined the field because of my passion for helping others find hope. As part of my training, I completed a doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. I am the owner of Spark Change Wellness Center where I serve preteens, adolescents, young adults and their families. Mental health needs that I most often treat include depression, anxiety, ADHD, disruptive behavior, and adjustment problems.

Life today is difficult with all the demands placed on us by our family, work and our own need to achieve. Add to this the emotional stress of family conflict, divorce, defiant children, an illness or death in the family, and you begin to understand why more and more people are seeking the help of mental health professionals.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who is dedicated to helping others have the life of their choosing. As a part of my training, I completed a doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. Currently, at the Annapolis Child and Family Therapy Center, I work with children, adolescents, and their families to navigate a range of problems. Problems that I treat and evaluate include depression, anxiety, ADHD, adjustment problems, anger/aggression, trauma, and family difficulties. I take a collaborative and individualized approach in the treatment process and value input from all members.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of the Annapolis Child and Family Therapy Center. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples with a wide range of mental health and family relationship concerns. Problems I treat include depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, tics, Tourette's, adjustment problems, noncompliance, anger/aggression, trauma, disruptive behavior, and family and couple relationship difficulties. My approach is collaborative and I view all of my clients as equal partners in the treatment process.

Anxiety tells us things will most likely go wrong AND makes us underestimate our ability to cope with challenging situations. Symptoms - worry, planning, avoiding, maybe even giving up - may have developed to protect you from harm but they got too strong and now they're holding you back. Therapy can increase your confidence and make your beliefs and your actions line up so that you are living a life in line with your values: one where you can find meaning and contentment rather than waiting for the next thing to go wrong; and one where you can connect with other people with a settled sense of yourself.