The Ross Center | Anxiety & Mental Health Treatment

Washington, DC Office Details

Address

5225 Wisconsin Avenue NW | Suite 400
Washington, DC 20015

Numbers

Phone: 202-363-1010
Fax: 202-363-2383

Hours

Mon – Thur: 9am – 9pm
Friday: 9am – 7pm
Saturday: 9am – 6pm
Sunday: Closed

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Appointments

To schedule an appointment in our Washington, DC office please contact us for more information.

Contact Us

202-363-1010

Patient Portal

Upon scheduling your first appointment, you will be provided with a password to access the Patient Portal. All patient forms can be found in the portal.

Patient Portal

Directions

Our large office in Washington DC is conveniently located near the Chevy Chase Pavilion in Friendship Heights. To reach our suite, take the elevator to the 4th floor and go to Suite 400. Parking is available in the public parking garage beneath our building on Jenifer street. There are also several metered parking spots in front of and behind the 5225 Wisconsin Ave NW office building.

The RED LINE Friendship Heights metro station is located directly across the street from our building. Use the Jenifer Street exit.

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The Ross Center in Washington, DC has been providing the highest quality mental health services for over 25 years. We help children and adults who struggle with a wide variety of mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, PTSD, panic disorder, OCD and more. Assessment, diagnosis, therapy, and medication management are provided by psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists who regularly collaborate to ensure the optimal mix of services for the fastest recovery. We are well known for our children’s mental health services with a comprehensive program that includes testing and assesment, individual and family therapy, parenting support, and specialized child psychiatric care.

We are unique in offering an umbrella of psychological and psychiatric services in our welcoming office suite, making services more convenient for your entire family. Patients have a talented clinical team dedicated to your mental health, and an empathetic support staff dedicated to your satisfaction. Our clinicians are specialists in a number of evidence based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERPT). We take a collaborative approach to each patient’s care as we help you achieve your mental health goals and incorporate the tools you need for lifelong mental health.

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What We Treat

At our clinic in Friendship Heights, conveniently located just one block from Bethesda/Chevy Chase, we treat patients for a variety of mental health issues including:

Depression and
Anxiety, including Generalized Anxiety (Excessive Worry), Social Anxiety, and Panic Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Substance Abuse and Anxiety
Sleep Disorders
Women’s Mental Health, including pregnancy and pre and post-partum issues
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Life Transition Challenges
Panic Disorder
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Behavioral Problems, Phobias, Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, School Refusal and Selective Mutism.

Services

We provide the kind of treatment you need to help you achieve better mental health and emotional well-being. Our mental health services include:

- Therapy
- Psychiatric Medical Care
  - Evaluation, Assessment, and Diagnosis
  - Medication Evaluation and Ongoing Medication Management
- Forensic Psychiatry for Adults and Children
- Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Testing/Evaluations
- Admissions Testing and ADHD Testing
- Intensive treatment for patients from out-of-town
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Methods of Treatment

At our Washington office, our clinicians are specialists in a number of modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERPT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). These therapies have been proven effective in helping patients make emotional progress and adopt healthier coping behaviors.

The behavioral approaches we use help our patients identify and stop the destructive behaviors and thought patterns that are at the root of many psychological and emotional problems. CBT has been proven to help many patients make noticeable progress in a fairly short amount of time. It is our goal to help each and every patient to deal with mental illness and emotional problems in an effective, empowering way so that they can live happier and more productive lives.

When medication is an appropriate treatment, Ross Center psychiatrists take care to balance effectiveness and safety, choosing those medications with the fewest side effects. Whether we recommend medication as an option by itself or used along with psychotherapy, we develop every treatment plan in conjunction with the patient.

Children’s Mental Health

Children struggling with anxiety, ADHD, phobias, behavioral problems and other mental health disorders can benefit greatly from our services. With help from our child psychiatrists and psychotherapists, our young patients in Washington DC can learn how to manage their anxious thoughts and behave in more appropriate ways. We teach parents the tools and techniques to best support their child and reinforce positive behaviors. Our goal with all of our children’s mental health services is to help your child achieve lasting change and better mental health for life.

Teens and young adults face their own unique set of challenges. Whether your teen is dealing with self-esteem issues, social anxiety, peer difficulties, anger management, family conflicts or problems at school, our empathetic clinicians can help. We give our young adult patients the skills they need for more effective communication and problem solving.

Insurance

Although most of our clinicians do not participate in any insurance plans, we will provide you with the necessary receipts to submit to your insurance provider to assist in reimbursement of out-of-network benefits. Two of our clinicians, Bianca Lerer and Barbra Waldfogel, do accept Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Plans. Contact our office directly for more information.

Washington, DC Clinicians

Otema Adade MD, MA
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Ashley Alderette, PsyD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Samar Ali Mirzaei, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Maria Ashford, PhD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Joan Barnett , PsyD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C.
Andrea Biel, PsyD
Psychologist, Co-Director of Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Washington, D.C.
Stacy Coyle , PsyD
Psychologist, Director of Professional Development
Washington, D.C.
Joseph Dougherty, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Chelsey Barrios Foster, PhD
Psychologist, Co-Director of Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Tristan Gorrindo , MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Ramia Gupta, MD, FAPA
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Greta Hirsch, PhD, PMH-C
Psychologist, Clinical Director
Washington, D.C.
Jesse Hochheiser, PhD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C.
Matthew Hopkins , MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Kelly King, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Shilpa Krishnan, PhD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Ryan Landoll, PhD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C.
Nicky Lankerani , DO
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Binali Mehta, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, DC
Melissa Monson , MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Tioluwanimi “Tolu” Ojoyeyi, PsyD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Daniel Pine , MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Maura Roll, LPC, CSAC
Psychotherapist and Director of DBT Program
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Abigail Romirowsky, PhD
Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Program Director
Washington, D.C.
Rajkaran Sachdej, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Jeremy Safran, MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Mary E. (Beth) Salcedo , MD
Psychiatrist, Medical Director
Washington, D.C.
T. Bruce Shaver , MD
Psychiatrist
Washington, D.C.
Avy Stock , PsyD
Psychologist, Clinical Director, VA
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Enrico Suardi , MD
Psychiatrist, Director of Forensic Services
Washington, D.C.
Sharon Thomas, PhD
Psychologist
Washington, DC
Christina Tripodi Mitchell, PsyD, NCSP
Psychologist, Director of Psychological Testing and Evaluation
Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and New York
Jason Wemmers , PsyD
Psychologist
Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC Patient Care Team

Sarah Bello
Office Manager, Washington DC and Northern Virginia
Washington DC & Northern Virginia
Taricka Faunteroy
Patient Care Coordinator
Washington, D.C.
Grace Landis
Patient Care Coordinator
Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia
Parris Maddox
Program Coordinator
Washington, D.C.
Sheena Mathis
Lead Patient Care Coordinator
Washington, DC
Tatiana McNeil
Patient Care Coordinator
Northern Virginia
Kamryn Mendell
Patient Care Coordinator
Washington, D.C.
Niyala Pritchett
Continuing Education and Outreach Specialist
Washington, D.C.