Michelle McDonald
Psychologist, PhD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
40900 Merchants Lane, Suite 207, Leonardtown, MD 20650
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Dr. McDonald is the owner of Trillium Psychological Services. Trillium provides telehealth to clients in FL and VA and will offer live services in Leonardtown, MD beginning fall 2025.
Dr. McDonald is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (VA: 0810005523; FL: PY9795; MD: 07467) with twenty years experience providing psychological assessments as well as Individual, group and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities. She has expertise in pediatrics yet serves the lifespan. In-person services at the Trillium office include neurodevelomental assessments, veteran's disability assessments and bariatric surgery evaluations.
Dr. McDonald sees children, adolescents and adults. She provides therapy for high incidence (behavior, anxiety, depression, trauma) and some low incidence (Bipolar, OCD, Personality Disorder) referrals. Treatment modalities include PCIT, CBT, ERP, TF-CBT, CPT and DBT.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $250
- Couple Sessions $250
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Wellpoint | Amerigroup
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Florida / PY9795 Michelle McDonaldLicense state differs from primary location state.
- In Practice for 17 years
- Attended University of Florida, PhD, Graduated 2015
- License: Virginia State Board of Psychology 0810005523
- Membership with American Psychological Association 45559507
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Mood Disorders
- Child
- Personality Disorders
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Experiential Therapy
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Trillium Psychological Services
40900 Merchants Lane
Suite 207
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 481-4550Email me
Additional Location
Trillium Psychological Services
40900 Merchants Lane
Suite 207
Leonardtown, MD 20650
(301) 481-4550