Ashburn Psychological Services

Health Psychology Services at Ashburn Psychological Services

 

Health Psychology Services

Health Psychology is the application of psychological principles to a broad array of health-related problems.  A great deal of research and clinical experience have demonstrated that biology, behavior and social context influence health and illness and that effective treatment for many health-related problems requires that each of these factors is addressed.

Ashburn Psychological Services has expertise in applying the principles of Health Psychology to a wide range of problems, disorders and health issues including:

• Headache, fibromyalgia, and other chronic pain conditions
• Lyme’s Disease
• Stress-related conditions
• Substance abuse, including tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
• Health anxiety and excessive worry about physical symptoms
• Eating disorders, including binge eating, bulimia and anorexia
• Adjustment to chronic illness, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes
• Weight management and dietary change
• Exercise adherence
• Insomnia

Psychologists at APS will evaluate each of the relevant factors influencing your specific problem and devise a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve your goals.

Ashburn Psychological Services ADHD Assessment and Treatment

Ashburn Psychological Services provides the most advanced, state of the art assessment and treatment for child, adolescent and adult ADD and ADHD. As a multidisciplinary team, we start with a comprehensive assessment conducted either by one of our highly credentialed psychiatrist’s or psychologist’s. Neuropsychological testing is sometimes warranted for diagnostic clarification inasmuch as ADD and ADHD can look like other conditions and vice versa — anxiety, depression, learning disorders, auditory processing disorder, and other developmental conditions. Diagnostic testing is sometimes required for private or public school placement and instruction.

Treatment is then individualized to the care and needs of the client. Treatment may include medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy, parent consultation and guidance and/or Cogmed Working Memory Training. Some of our clients are adamant that they do not want medication as a component to their treatment or their child’s treatment for ADD or ADHD. Much research has shown outstanding results for ADD and ADHD with evidenced based cognitive behavior therapy alone. Cogmed research studies have also shown impressive results in the treatment of ADD and ADHD.

To schedule a consultation with our team, please contact our office manager, Christine Kutt, at (703) 723-2999.

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Child Psychiatrists, Adult Psychiatrists and Forensic Psychiatrists

Over the past few decades, one of the bona fide revolutions in mental health treatment has involved the use of modern, FDA-approved medications for certain mental disorders. A careful medication regimen under close supervision of a physician can reduce overall levels of distress, promoting a more appropriate adjustment to situational stressors, as well as facilitating improvements through psychotherapy.

Medications are often combined with psychotherapy for treating mental and emotional disorders.

Ashburn Psychological Services has Board Certified Child, Adolescent, Adult and Forensic psychiatrists to treat and diagnose clients for improved mental well being.

We serve all of Northenr Virginia and invite you to contact us to discuss your specific needs and how we can best be of service to you.  Our office manager, Christine Kutt, can be reached directly at: (703) 723-2999.

Family Therapy at Ashburn Psychological Services

Family Therapy Services

Ashburn Psychological Services offers expertise in a wide range of family issues including:

• Healthy communication
• Collaborative planning and problem-solving
• Conflict resolution
• Family of origin concerns
• Step families/blended families
• Alternative families
• Parenting guidance
• Life transition issues
• Loss, grief and trauma
• Separation and divorceﾠﾠ

We invite you to call our office manager, Christine Kutt, to discuss your needs and how we can best be of service to you.  Ms. Kutt can be reached directly at: (703) 723-2999.

Psychiatrist Ashburn VA

Dr. Malika Seth is this week’s featured doctor at Ashburn Psychological Services.  Dr. Seth received her training in psychiatry and psychotherapy from some of the country’s leading institutions.  Dr. Seth is that rare psychiatrist today who can provide both psychiatry and medication services and psychotherapy.  Below is Dr. Seth’s professional biography for your review and consideration.  Dr. Seth is accepting new patients, and we invite you to call our office manager, Christine Kutt, to schedule a consultation with Dr. Seth.  Ms. Kutt can be reached at: (703) 723-2999 or via email at: info@ashburnpsych.com.

Dr. Seth has both weekday and weekend hours.

Malika Seth, M.D.

EDUCATION: Princeton University, B.A., Weill Medical College of Cornell University, M.D.
RESIDENCY: Payne Whitney Clinic of New York, Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University
CREDENTIALS: M.D., Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry
TREATMENT POPULATIONS: Older Adolescents and Adults
SERVICES PROVIDED: Medication Management and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Individuals and Couples
MEMBERSHIP: American Psychiatric Association
LICENSURE: Commonwealth of Virginia

Dr. Malika Seth is a trained Adult Psychiatrist. She has been certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Her main areas of interest are women’s health, including during pregnancy and post-partum, cross-cultural psychiatry, depression, bipolar, OCD, panic and general anxiety disorders. She works with individuals and couples. She believes that the most effective treatment often combines psychotherapy with medication, and offers both therapy and medication management in her practice.

Dr. Seth studied Neurobiology at Princeton University and received her medical degree from Cornell University. Her psychiatry residency was at the Payne Whitney Center of Cornell University. After her training she had a private practice in Manhattan and was a Clinical Instructor and Assistant Attending in Psychiatry at Cornell University. She taught a course for residents on Cross-Cultural Psychiatry which focused on culturally relevant factors of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. She also received a teaching award in Psychosomatic Medicine. She is focused on providing comprehensive care for her patients, including therapy, medication management, and collaboration with other providers.

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Neuropsychological testing is a comprehensive procedure that measures and identifies the interaction between cognition, processing capacities, and psychological functioning and their impact on academic and daily behavior. This sort of comprehensive testing is recommended for cases in which a detailed but general overview of functioning is requested.

Neuropsychological testing provides quantifiable data about the following mental functions:

Short-term and long-term memory
Intelligence
Problem solving and conceptualizing
Ability to learn new skills and solve problems
Attention, concentration, and distractibility
Logical and abstract reasoning functions
Ability to understand and express language
Visual-spatial organization Visual-motor coordination
Planning, synthesizing and organizing abilities
Functional impacts on learning and information recall
Academic achievement
Impact on the way a person thinks and feels as a result of the way their brain uses information

A neuropsychological evaluation will serve to confirm or clarify diagnoses such as, dementing conditions (e.g., Alzheimer’s), developmental learning disabilities, attention/executive functioning disorders, developmental disabilities, and the effects of toxic chemicals or chronic substance abuse, to name but a few.

Testing results will offer specific recommendations to educators, consultants and employers, which can help the child, adolescent or adult adapt to the work or school setting.

To schedule a consultation or to discuss your needs and how we can best be of service to you, we invite you to contact our office manager, Christine Kutt, at: (703) 723-2999. We also invite you to visit our Website at http://www.ashburnpsych.com to learn more about our team and services.

 

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Ashburn Psychological Services will be closed on March 6, 2013 due to inclement weather.  Enjoy the snow!

Dr. Michael Oberschneider

Director

Ashburn Psychological Services Office Hours

Ashburn Psychological Services will be closed on March 6, 2013 due to inclement weather.  Enjoy the snow!

Dr. Michael Oberschneider

Director

COGMED Ashburn Virginia

Ashburn Psychological Services provides the most advanced, state of the art assessment and treatment for child, adolescent and adult ADD and ADHD. As a multidisciplinary team, we start with a comprehensive assessment conducted either by one of our highly credentialed psychiatrist’s or psychologist’s. Neuropsychological testing is sometimes warranted for diagnostic clarification inasmuch as ADD and ADHD can look like other conditions and vice versa — anxiety, depression, learning disorders, auditory processing disorder, and other developmental conditions. Diagnostic testing is sometimes required for private or public school placement and instruction.

Treatment is then individualized to the care and needs of the client. Treatment may include medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy, parent consultation and guidance and/or Cogmed Working Memory Training. Some of our clients are adamant that they do not want medication as a component to their treatment or their child’s treatment for ADD or ADHD. Much research has shown outstanding results for ADD and ADHD with evidenced based cognitive behavior therapy alone. Cogmed research studies have also shown impressive results in the treatment of ADD and ADHD.

To schedule a consultation with our team, please contact our office manager, Christine Kutt, at (703) 723-2999.

ADHD and ADD Evaluations and Treatment Northern Virginia

Ashburn Psychological Services provides the most advanced, state of the art assessment and treatment for child, adolescent and adult ADD and ADHD. As a multidisciplinary team, we start with a comprehensive assessment conducted either by one of our highly credentialed psychiatrist’s or psychologist’s. Neuropsychological testing is sometimes warranted for diagnostic clarification inasmuch as ADD and ADHD can look like other conditions and vice versa — anxiety, depression, learning disorders, auditory processing disorder, and other developmental conditions. Diagnostic testing is sometimes required for private or public school placement and instruction.

Treatment is then individualized to the care and needs of the client. Treatment may include medication, cognitive-behavioral therapy, parent consultation and guidance and/or Cogmed Working Memory Training. Some of our clients are adamant that they do not want medication as a component to their treatment or their child’s treatment for ADD or ADHD. Much research has shown outstanding results for ADD and ADHD with evidenced based cognitive behavior therapy alone. Cogmed research studies have also shown impressive results in the treatment of ADD and ADHD.

To schedule a consultation with our team, please contact our office manager, Christine Kutt, at (703) 723-2999.