James S. Choi, M.D.
Board Certified Psychiatrist

Dr. Choi brings over thirty years experience to the practice. He treats adult patients with chronic severe mental disorder such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and refractory depression and provides psychotropic medication management. He also provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment of patients suffering from Alzheimer's dementia. Dr. Choi did his residency at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Yale University Hospital. Formerly on staff with Springfield Hospital Center and Carroll Hospital Center, and consultant for various facilities in the area, Dr. Choi is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry.

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William Hopkins, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Hopkins provides individual and family therapy for adults and adolescents suffering from a range of emotional and behavioral problems. He employs strategic, psychodynamic, behavioral and hypnotherapeutic principles and techniques in this work.

 

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Sandra Kogan, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Kogan provides individual adolescent and adult psychotherapy by furnishing psychodiagnostic evaluations, summary reports and developing individualized treatment plans. This includes family intervention and consultation to educational, medical and other professional service providers.

 

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Krista Beyer, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist

A graduate of Argosy University in Honolulu, Dr. Beyer, received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.  Her Masters was earned at the American School of Professional Psychology in Hawaii and her Bachelors in psychology is from the University of California. She was a therapist in Honolulu for geriatric patients before taking a position as staff psychologist with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Counseling and Psychological Service. Her areas of service include anxiety/phobia; career counseling/decision making; cognitive-behavioral therapy; crisis intervention; co-dependency issues; communication problems; cross cultural/ethnic identity issues; depression; dream interpretation; general problems/daily life; generalized anxiety disorders; inner child; interpersonal problems; life transitions; loneliness; mid-life crisis/issues; relationship issues; self-esteem/self-concept; stress; women's issues.

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Robert Lea, Ed. D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Lea, a former instructor in Psychology and Social Relations at Harvard, obtained his doctorate from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is licensed in Maryland, is certified in PBSP Psychomotor Psychotherapy, experiential mind/body group psychotherapy, and has been in private practice from 1979 until present working with individuals, couples, children and adolescents. Dr. Lea experiences success working with young boys and adolescents with behavioral and other issues. His dissertation at Harvard was: Acting Up Disorders In Young Children.

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Laura Malcy, Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist Dr. Malcy provides a variety of assessment and intervention services to children with autism spectrum disorders. She also provides school consultations, social skills groups for children/adolescents with autism spectrum disorders, and individual treatment services. Other assessments include testing for learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD), and emotional disturbance. She conducts individual and family psychotherapy sessions using therapeutic interventions including cognitive-behavioral, play therapy, and parent training. Dr. Malcy also provides treatment for adult patients with anxiety and/or depression.

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Sarah Reusing, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Reusing provides assessment and treatment for children age 6 through adulthood. She conducts intellectual and personality assessments and individual and family psychotherapy. Her work was published by the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, and magazine features in McCall’s and GQ (Gentleman’s Quarterly).

 

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Anne M. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Shapiro specializes in neurocognitive assessment and management of patients with Attention Deficit Disorder and/or Learning Disabilities, dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, cerebovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and HIV. She also provides assessment and treatment of patients with neurotoxic exposure, pediatric neurological disorder, psychiatric illnesses, including depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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Alok Rawat, M.D.
Board Certified Psychiatrist

Dr. Rawat specializes in the treatment of anxiety and depression in patients from the age of 18 on up. He is also specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy and sports psychology. His services include evaluations, medication management and psychotherapy.

 

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Ruth S. Stephen, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Ruth Stephen is a licensed clinical psychologist. She completed her Master of Science and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Loyola College in Maryland.  She has worked in diverse clinical settings including outpatient mental health clinics, inpatient hospital care, forensic treatment, and private practice.  Her clinical work spans individual, couples, family and group therapy as well as psychological evaluations for children, adolescents and adults.

Her clinical interests include working with adolescents and adults on management of mood and anxiety, behavior modification, and personality disorders.  Interpersonal theory and cognitive-behavioral approaches are incorporated into her treatment style.  Dr. Stephen is a member of the America Psychological Association.

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Sherri B. Abraham, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Abraham recently moved to Maryland from Florida where she maintained a private practice specializing in assessment and treatment of affective disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, learning disorders, maladaptive behavior, stress-management issues and relationship problems with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families.

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Martin A. Petrillo, Ph.D., ABPP.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Petrillo is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The Naval Academy and an faculty associate in the Counseling Department of the Graduate School of Business and Education at Johns Hopkins University. He has provided services in a number of settings world-wide. He currently provides treatment in the areas of adult children of alcoholics; anger management; anxiety; bi-polar disorders; stress management; crisis management; cross cultural and identity issues; marriage/couples counseling; gambling addiction; grief counseling; obsessive compulsive disorder; specific phobias and sports psychology.

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Sangeeta Verma, M.D.
Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr. Verma completed her Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. She treats children as young as five years of age on up to adolescents age 18. She is trained to evaluate a number of conditions affecting this population, such as, depression, behavioral issues, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, and any number of other environmental and/or neurological circumstances. She is a member of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association and the Maryland Psychiatric Society.

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Desha Kelly, M.D
Behavior Health Pediatrician

 

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Pamela S. Jennings, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Jennings, licensed in Maryland and DC, has practiced Clinical Psychology since 1984, when she graduated from the George Washington University doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. In 1994, Pam completed training in Psychoanalysis at the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis. In her clinical work, she has specialized in adult Psychoanalysis, the treatment of behavioral, anxiety and affective disorders in children and adults and, forensic evaluations in which she provides comprehensive court related assessments for attorneys representing children, adolescents, and adults.
Since 1984, Pam has held both full and part time faculty positions in doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology. She has taught at Howard University, and George Washington University.  She also served as a teaching analyst at the Baltimore-Washington Center for Psychoanalysis for a number of years. Dr. Jennings’ teaching experiences has included online teaching for Walden University in their School of Psychology.

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Jana B. Drew, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
 
Dr. Drew graduated from Wayne State University with a doctorate in clinical psychology and a minor in developmental psychology. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Ohio State University in stress and health and worked 9 years for Ohio University as a therapist providing cognitive-behavioral interventions for patients enrolled in NIH-funded research studies. In addition to working at Carroll Counseling Center, she works for Johns Hopkins University on a study that assesses obsessive compulsive disorder. Her clinical interestes include management of anxiety and mood disorders, stress management, and coping with chronic illness through the use of cognitive behavioral techniques and skill building in patients.

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Joan M. Raznick, M.A.
Executive Director

Ms. Raznick manages the day-to-day business of Carroll Counseling Center. She has a M.A. in Management from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Her duties include financial management, insurance negotiations, marketing, staffing and planning.

 

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Pearl Fisher
Executive Assistant/Billing Coordinator

Pearl Fisher is the billing coordinator responsible for obtaining patient benefit information, filing insurance claims and monitoring patient and insurance aging activity.

 

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Sharon
Insurance Benefits Coordinator

Ms. Kongsted is responsible for verifying insurance benefits and monitoring insurance and patient collections.

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Pam Warwick
Intake/Credentialing Coordinator

Ms. Warwick received her bachelor’s degree with honors in Psychology from Millersville University in Millersville, PA.  She is in charge of matching patients with the doctor who best suits the patient's needs.  She schedules the initial assessment for patients with a psychologist and/or psychiatrist.  She is also responsible for assisting doctors with credentialing to serve on various insurance panels and Medicare.

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Debbie Geiger
Administrative Assistant