| Address: |
Moving Forward, PLC
117 S St. Asaph St
Alexandria, VA 22314
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| Phone: |
(571) 483-0306
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.movingforwardplc.com
www.alexandriapsychotherapist.com
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| Contact: |
Dr. Michele Cole, PhD, LCSW
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| License #: |
0904006579 |
| Licensed In: |
Virginia |
| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Telehealth (Video/Phone) Therapy
Court Ordered Evaluations
Employee Assistance Counseling
Mediation
Psychoeducational Evaluations
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| Practice Description: |
Please see my web site www.movingforwardplc.com
My practice provides psychotherapy services for children, teenagers, adults and couples. In therapy we use a variety of modalities to access the underlying issues or messages beneath ones physical symptoms. By creating a safe space, observing body language or methods of play, helping one to relax, asking good questions, we can begin to reveal unspoken experiences. This as the first mode of healing, through insight oriented therapy by means of talk or play. This body-mind communication is the first step in the healing process. Feelings assocciated with ones symptoms begin to arise. One might get sad, angry, tense, relaxed, anxious, powerful, weak, fearful, frustrated to name a few. By allowing those feelings to surface and begin to present in a therapeutic setting, this will help to release tension, and anxiety in the body. We teach our clients to directly express the underlying issue through words, not symptoms. This creates an increase in the insight of the self, as well as increased self esteem and a decrease in physical symptoms.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Addictions
Adjustment Disorder
ADHD
Adoption Issues
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Anger Management
Bipolar Disorder
Child Abuse
Co-dependency
Cognitive Disorders
Communication Disorders
Conduct Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce/Dissolution
Domestic Violence
Dually Diagnosed Individuals
Eating Disorders
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Gender Identity
Grief/Loss
Impulse Control Disorders
Infertility Issues
Infidelity
Learning Disabilities
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
OCD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sleep Disorders
Spirituality
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Tourette's Disorder
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Art Therapy
Behavioral
Biofeedback/Neurofeedback
Biopsychosocial
Christian
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Developmental
Family Systems
Integrative
Interpersonal
Narrative
Neuropsychology
Object Relations
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Psychosocial
Sandplay
Self Psychology
Social Constructionist
Social Learning
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Somatic
Transpersonal
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
African American
Asian American
Buddhist
Christian
Jewish
Military/Veterans
Women/Feminist
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| Professional Affiliations: |
 | National Association of Social Workers | | Greater Washington Society Clinical Social Workers |
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| Fee Schedule: |
See website: www.movingforwardplc.com |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO (with Out-of-Network Benefits)
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
Does not take insurance. Will provide monthly statement for client to submit to insurance. |
| Office Hours: |
Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sa 8am-5pm |
| Driving Directions: |
Located in Old Town Alexandria on St. Asaph St between King and Prince Street.
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| Additional Comments: |
We are currently offering both teletherapy and in office client sessions. |
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