Commonwealth Psychological Associates PLC

Who We Are and What We Do

Commonwealth Psychological Associates PLC is a private group of licensed clinical psychologists located in McLean, Virginia, and serving the greater Washington metropolitan area. We offer comprehensive diagnostic, testing, treatment, and counseling services for adults, adolescents, and children. We typically provide individual and group therapy in treating a wide range of psychological problems -- from life adjustment issues to more severe forms of mental illness. Some of the specific problems we treat are:

stress
depression
phobias
learning disabilities
anxiety
substance abuse
eating disorders

Because we are a group practice, we have many special interest areas. Some of our specialized services include:

stress management, pain control, biofeedback, hypnosis
sports performance enhancement
counseling of individuals and families confronted with mental retardation, learning disabilities, or physical handicaps
marital and family therapy
evaluations and court testimony on competency, custody, and visitation, and post-traumatic stress
grief and trauma therapy
art therapy
consultation with schools, athletic teams, physicians, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, corporate business and personnel officers, courts, attorneys, and correctional facilities

We also offer a varied program of short-term therapy groups in such areas as:

stress and anxiety management, depression
adult children of alcoholics
anger management
problems of divorce or separation
social skills for learning disabled youngsters
play therapy for children

Some groups are ongoing, others are held periodically, and new groups may be formed in response to community or patient needs. Please call us for current information about our group schedule.
Our Commonwealth Testing Center, a subsidiary of Commonwealth Psychological Associates PLC , greatly simplifies the diagnosis, treatment, and support of those in need of psychological evaluation. Through the Testing Center, we offer neuropsychological, audiological, and speech/language evaluations in addition to a full range of psychological tests. This state-of-the-art testing center is housed at the same location as our group practice. It supplements and expands our existing services, which are all conveniently provided under one roof. The resources of our Testing Center permit us to quickly respond to a wide variety of patient needs and an age population from early childhood to geriatric. The services of Commonwealth Testing Center are available to individuals, businesses, public agencies, athletes and sports teams, referring physicians, and attorneys.