Why You Should Take Your First Step With In Step

For nearly 15 years, In Step has been providing a comprehensive range of mental health programs to the Northern Virginia community. Unlike other options you may consider for your mental health needs, the In Step practice has a number of unique attributes that allow us to serve our clients more efficiently and effectively.

More Groups

In Step offers many more groups, dealing with more issues, at any one time than any other practices in the Washington, DC area.

Better Group Placement

Because of the high number of referrals we receive, we are able to be very careful in how we handle placement of children in groups, from an age, sex, and diagnostic perspective. Other practices tend to

• put kids together who may not fit well due to age differences, issues, or gender;
• offer very few group choices;
• have too few numbers of children in their groups, which does not allow for the critical mass to achieve group success.

Simultaneous Parent Groups

We offer simultaneous parent groups alongside our children's groups. Research has shown that the parent piece of a therapy group is critical to the child's success, and our practice is the only one that offers them.

Long-Term Groups

We offer long-term groups, which are more effective than the typical six-eight week group programs offered by other practices. Our programs range from 20 to 40 weeks. Evidence suggests that to create long-lasting, positive behavioral changes at home and school takes months to transfer skills learned at In Step. We believe anything less is just a "band-aid"—the problems may be temporarily treated, but the source of pain and struggle still exist underneath.

Psycho-Educational and Cognitive Behavioral-Based Groups

Many of our groups (Stepping Stones, anger management, and anxiety) are curriculum-based, which gives families a manual from which they can continue to practice skills between sessions as well as after the group ends.

Multiple Mental Health Services

We offer a variety of services and programs in the same physical setting. Whether it be individual therapy, school interventions, behavior modification, or referral to outside sources, In Step provides a "one-stop shopping" approach for your mental health needs.

Depth and Breadth of Expertise

The depth and breadth of our staff experience is second to none. Our professionals have various specializations and certifications, including Ph.D., Psy.D., LCSW, and LPC. We purposely do not have medical doctors on staff so that we can refer clients outside our practice to whomever we feel is the best fit for a particular family need.

No Waiting List

There is virtually no waiting list for most therapy groups—we know you want help fast when you or your loved ones are in need.

Quick Response Time

We aim to return calls to new and current clients within 24 hours, and schedule them for an appointment within the week, if possible.

For more information about our services or to schedule an initial appointment, please contact us.