Staff
Clinical Staff
Christopher Haley, Psy.D.
(Oakton office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience treating a wide variety of patients and diagnoses. He is the owner of 2 private practices – Psychological and Life Skills Associates and The Social Skills Center. His primary specialty area has always been teaching social skills and he currently facilitates 12 social skills groups each week to children, adolescents, and adults. His most recent venture, Private Practice Builders, was established to assist other psychotherapists with growing outstanding private practices of their own.
Christopher Haley, Psy.D.
Sumera Nadeem, MD
(Oakton and Woodbridge offices) is a Board Certified Psychiatrist with over fifteen years of experience in treating adults with Psychiatric conditions such as Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, and Psychotic Disorders and a variety of other problems. With her extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, she performs diagnostic evaluations and medication management using excellent clinical skills and up to date knowledge of current medical practice. Dr. Nadeem is compassionate and understanding, and makes every effort to ensure her patients are given best available treatment in an empathic environment. In addition to medication management, she utilizes supportive and CBT principles in her practice. Dr. Nadeem is an Independent Contractor, but partners with Psychological and Life Skills Associates to refer for psychotherapy and psychological testing if needed.
Sumera Nadeem, MD
Felicia Leisersohn, Psy.D.
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 20+ years of experience in psychotherapy with adolescents and adults. Her areas of interest and specialty include, but are not limited to, depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, adult survivors of sexual abuse, gender identity/LGBTQ+ issues, women’s issues, and interpersonal difficulties. Dr. Leisersohn provides individual psychotherapy with an emphasis on an insight-oriented approach as a means to personal change.
Felicia Leisersohn, Psy.D.
Kate Strand, Ph.D.
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience dealing with military personnel and family issues. She also has a wide range of experience in the treatment of grief, anxiety, depression, trauma response, eating disorders, parenting challenges, school/work/life change adjustment, and relationship issues. Dr. Strand provides evaluation and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Dr. Strand also has training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a technique used to treat trauma.
Kate Strand, Ph.D.
Michael Schell-Smith, L.C.S.W.
(Fredericksburg office) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with all ages utilizing individual, family, couples, and group therapy. In addition to helping people resolve problems around depression, anxiety, and relationship/marital issues, Mr. Schell-Smith is also experienced in helping survivors of sexual abuse/incest and domestic violence, and addressing parent concerns, behavior problems with children and adolescents, separation and divorce, and stress management.
Michael Schell-Smith, LCSW
Sandy Mansfield, L.C.S.W.
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive psychotherapy experience. During her career she has worked as a manager for an outpatient Behavioral Health Center, residential treatment and hospital facilities, a pain management center, and private practice. She is a seasoned therapist who works with older adolescents, adults, families, couples, and groups. Sandy evaluates and provides therapy for clients experiencing anxiety, depression, relational challenges, and the range of adjustment disorders.
Sandy Mansfield, LCSW
Ayonda L. Batts, Ph.D.
(Fredericksburg office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience providing psychological testing and treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Batts completed her postdoctoral training in Medical Psychology with a specialty in Psychosocial Rehabilitation. She primarily utilizes cognitive-behavioral approaches that support clients in developing and enhancing skills, to assist them in reaching their treatment goals. Dr. Batts’ treatment experiences are vast and include, but are not limited to, behavioral disorders, eating disorders, depression and other mood disorders, anxiety, communication/relationship issues, adjustment disorders, and life skills training (i.e. stress management; time management; social skills and assertiveness training).
Ayonda Batts, Ph.D.
Gaillienne (Gail) Zander, Ph.D.
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with many years of experience. She worked in the Milwaukee, WI public schools from 1970 through 1991 seeing children from birth through age 21 and their parents. In 1984 she began a private practice specializing in relationship issues, pain management, hypnotherapy, mood disorders, anxiety, habit control, and trauma. She is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a Certified member of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, is Level 2 trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing – used frequently for people who have been traumatized), and experienced in Neurofeedback (a form of biofeedback for the brain).
Gaillienne Zander, Ph.D.
Wendy Umbarger, LCSW
(Woodbridge office) Wendy Umbarger, LCSW and Certified Trauma Specialist, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 18 years of experience working with children and families in the child welfare system, including 10 years of managing treatment foster care agencies. Early in her career, Wendy was selected to expand the company where she was employed and successfully opened a treatment foster care program which continues to serve children and families today. During her career she has worked with individuals of all ages and has extensive experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as individuals who experience anxiety and depression.
Wendy Umbarger, LCSW
Sara Caparelli, LCSW
(Woodbridge and Oakton offices) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of experience working with adolescents and families in home, school, and community settings. She has provided trauma-informed care to address depression, anxiety, substance abuse, grief, emotional dysregulation, hyperactivity and impulsivity, defiance, and relational difficulties. Sara believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship and the capacity each person has for growth and change. She is also trained in motivational interviewing and family systems techniques.
Sara Caparelli, LCSW
Tara D. Smith, Ph.D.
(Woodbridge and Oakton offices) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience conducting individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy with adolescents and adults. She enjoys working with a wide range of client concerns including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), hoarding, trauma, domestic violence, personality disorders, eating disorders, phase of life issues, and gender/sexual orientation issues. She utilizes an integrative approach to her practice that draws from cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, mindfulness, interpersonal, and family systems approaches.
Tara Smith, Ph.D.
Alaina Mazer, LPC
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience working with children and families. She has over 5 years experience in the community mental health setting treating grief, anxiety, depression, anger management, parenting skills, pro-social skills, ADHD and other mental health ailments. Alaina provides evaluations and treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults, with an emphasis on client-centered approaches. She is also trained in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Alaina Mazer, LPC
Dara Grimes, LCSW
(Oakton office) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 10 + years experience in providing individual, family and group therapy within the juvenile justice system, foster care/home-based, mental health, private practice, and military settings. She has provided support to at-risk adolescents and their families from diverse backgrounds in health care, private practice, and outpatient sectors. Ms. Grimes has successfully guided clients through various challenges through Empowerment and Cognitive and Behavioral methods.
Dara Grimes, LCSW
Amanda Swanson, Psy.D.
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings including inpatient treatment, outpatient therapy, and schools. She specializes in working with children and adolescents with behavior disorders such as ADHD and ODD and their families in developing healthy social and self-control skills. She also has experience working with children and adolescents in overcoming anxiety, trauma, and other mental health conditions using cognitive behavioral techniques (CBT). Dr. Swanson utilizes a client-centered approach in addressing each individual and family’s unique needs. In addition, Dr. Swanson also conducts evaluations on children, adolescents, and adults to diagnose ADHD and a variety of other mental health disorders.
Amanda Swanson, Psy.D.
Amy Greenough, LPC, ATR-BC
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Art therapist with 8 years of experience in community and clinical mental health settings. Amy works with children, adolescents, and adults to manage a variety of concerns. Amy uses a person-centered, integrative method of psychotherapy to promote success with developing personal goals. Areas of focus with Amy might include: management of behaviors and feelings, stress reduction, improvement of self-esteem, developing personal awareness (or mindfulness), strengthening personal resilience, or promoting recovery. In addition to traditional counseling methods, Amy has specialized training in guiding individuals and groups in the therapeutic use of the art making process. Art therapy was founded on the belief that engagement in the creative process is inherent to us all, and is in itself healing. Therefore, no formal training in art is expected for one to benefit from this method of counseling. For more information about the art therapy field please visit the American Art Therapy Association’s website at arttherapy.org.
Amy Greenough, LPC
Scott F. Miller, MSW, LCSW
(Woodbridge office) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults. His clinical work includes treating mental illness in both the community and psychiatric hospital setting. He has significant experience working with families experiencing extreme stress due to mental illness and/or behavioral disorders. Mr. Miller is currently accepting new clients and is excited to offer individual and family psychotherapy in addition to Peer Process Social Skills Groups.
Scott Miller, LCSW
Yurandol P. Thompson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
(Fredericksburg office) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 10 years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults through individual, family, couples, and group therapy. She enjoys working with a wide range of client concerns including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, relationship issues, stress management, anger management, behavior modification, parenting skills, social skills, and other life skills. As a military veteran, she also understands the unique culture of the military and the qualms associate with being separated from family, multiple transitions, and reintegration into the “civilian world”. Dr. Thompson practices from a client-centered philosophy integrating cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and family system approaches.
Yurandol Thompson, Ph.D.
Lindsey Chapman, LCSW
(Oakton office) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 8 years experience working with children and families in supporting their mental health needs. Most recently, her work has been with at-risk, 0-18 year old children and their families addressing a myriad of mental health issues including anxiety, attention and hyperactivity challenges, divorce/separation, grief/loss, development concerns, depression, anger and aggression, defiance, mood disorders and working with survivors of assault and abuse. Lindsey has worked to address family challenges and school concerns as well. She utilizes individual, family, and group therapy to address their individualized needs, building from existing strengths and utilizing a solution-focused approach to achieve their long-term goals. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral methods, Trauma Informed care, therapeutic play, and social skill development into her practice
Lindsey Chapman, LCSW
Rozelle Magee, LPC
(Fredericksburg office) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 17 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults utilizing individual, family and group therapy. She has received her certification in Marriage and Family Counseling and Forensic Mental Health Evaluations. In the last 8 years, Rozelle has worked In-home counseling, Adult Mental Health inpatient and in the school setting serving students PK-12th grade; treating anxiety, depression, loss/grief issues, social skill groups, parenting skills, ADHD, adjustment d/o and many other conditions. Rozelle practices from a Strength-Based Solution Focus approach integrating Cognitive Behavioral methods, Mindfulness, Therapeutic Play and other specialized interventions appropriate for unique needs and circumstances.
Rozelle Magee, LPC
Renate Scott, LPC
(Fredericksburg and Woodbridge offices) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience working with adults, teenagers and adolescents. She has over 10 years of experience working in variety of settings which include residential, corrections and outpatient therapy. She also has experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma related issues and anger management. Renate implements a Cognitive-Behavioral and Person-Centered approach when providing mental health services to the needed individuals. She provides natural surroundings to identify interventions that are specific to the clients needs and develop effective and realistic coping strategies.
Renate Scott, LPC
Douglas Warford, LPC
(Oakton and Woodbridge offices) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 6 years of experience in community and clinical mental health settings. Doug works with children, adolescents, and adults working with various different issues and problems that come up in day to day life. Doug uses a person-centered, solution focused, integrative method of psychotherapy to promote success with developing personal goals. Areas of focus with Doug include: management of behaviors and feelings, stress reduction, improvement of self-esteem, developing personal awareness (or mindfulness), strengthening personal resilience, promoting recovery, processing previous traumas, and working with individuals to work towards sobriety. In addition to traditional counseling methods, Doug has specialized training in EMDR. EMDR is a technique used in dealing with trauma, substance use, PTSD, and various other cognitive and behavioral problems. Doug is also certified with the Virginia Alcohol Safety and Action Program (ASAP).
Douglas Warford, LPC
D. WALTER LABRIE, PH.D.
(Woodbridge office) served in the Navy for 20-years as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He has extensive experience providing care to military personnel and their family members. He has a wide range of experience treating, anxiety, depression, adult survivors of abuse. Dr. LaBrie provides individual therapy for adults utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy to affect changes in client’s lives.
D. Walter LaBrie, Ph.D.
Tiffany Perry, LPC
(Woodbridge and Oakton offices) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor in the state of Virginia and Texas who has over 5 years of experience partnering with children, adolescents, families, adults, and couples seeking help with trauma, depression, anxiety, life transitions, women issues, relational issues, familial issues, and Schizophrenia related disorders. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Abnormal and Social from Park University and received her Master of Arts in Community Counseling from the
University of Texas at San Antonio.
Tiffany utilizes relational, collaborative, strength based, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness based, cognitive processing, and culturally competent approaches to therapy. Tiffany prides herself in the therapeutic environment that she creates, that involves equality between the client and the therapist.
Tiffany seeks to develop a compassionate, supportive, and encouraging relationship with each client that she comes into contact with. Tiffany believes that development is continuous, and encourages her clients to be kind to themselves during their process to their ideal self.
Tiffany Perry, LPC
Lakeisha Grayer, LPC
(Oakton office) is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings including outpatient specialty clinics, crisis intervention, structured outpatient programs, county government agencies, and private practice. Lakeisha works in partnership with adults, couples, children/adolescents, and teens seeking help with depression, stress-management, anxiety, adjustment issues, transitions, and relationship issues. Lakeisha utilizes person-centered and solution-focused therapeutic approaches to support clients in gaining insight and the necessary skills to get through difficult times and situations. Lakeisha has a unique ability to rapport build with clients while also gently challenging unhealthy thought patterns/behaviors by offering new ways of thinking and approaching problems.
