Anne Wake, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Anne Wake received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the George Washington University. She interned at Children's Hospital National Medical Center. Dr. Wake has long championed the needs of learning disabled children. Her dissertation demonstrated that children with untreated learning disabilities developed psychological problems. Dr. Wake has testified about the needs of learning disabled students before Congress as well as in local, state, and federal courts. Her practice focuses on assessment and treatment of school-age children, adolescents and adults. She serves as a skills group leader and individual therapist in the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy program at the Wake Kendall Group; and she has presented Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in front of numerous professional groups, including the Maryland Psychological Association and the Washington School for Psychiatry. Dr. Wake has taught psychological assessment in the graduate school of the George Washington University. She is on the Steering Committee of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program of the Washington School for Psychiatry, and she teaches and supervises for this postgraduate program.


Anne Kendall, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Anne Kendall received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and then earned a M.A.T. from Wesleyan University. After teaching high school social studies for 7 years, she earned a Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Maryland. Dr. Kendall worked at The Kingsbury Center before starting this practice in 1990. Since then she has focused on evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents and adults. In addition she enjoys working with couples and doing family therapy. In recent years she has occasionally served as a parent coordinator in high conflict divorces. She has consulted with many area schools and taught at American University, The Washington School of Psychiatry and the Jewish Social Services Association. Currently Dr. Kendall is a member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy team at Wake Kendall and has presented the DBT program in many settings. She is the coauthor with Georgia DeGangi of Parenting the Hard-to-Manage Child: 25 Effective Tools which is to be published by Routledge Press in the spring of 2007.


Carol Springer, M.Ed. Educational Diagnostician

Ms. Springer received her B.A. from Manhattanville College in philosophy and her M.Ed. from The American University in Special Education: Learning Disabilities. She received training in tutoring and in testing through The Kingsbury Center where she was an educational diagnostician from 1974-1990 and Director of Diagnostic Testing from 1983-1990. She has consulted in several of the area independent schools, providing psychoeducational testing and consulting with teachers and tutors; and she has conducted workshops for schools and The International Dyslexia Society. Ms. Springer has also done admissions testing for independent schools. In 1991, Ms. Springer entered private practice with The Wake Kendall Group where she has continued doing school consulting, admissions testing for independent schools and psychoeducational assessments of children and adults with a focus on determining learning strengths and style and appropriate educational placement and accommodations. Ms. Springer has been a member of the International Dyslexia Society for many years.


Margaret Isenman, M.A.T. Educational Diagnostician

Ms. Isenman received a B.A. in history from Wellesley College and a M.A.T. from Harvard University. She worked at The Kingsbury Center from 1977 - 1990, first as a tutor and then as an educational diagnostician. Ms. Isenman joined the Wake Kendall Group in 1991 as an educational diagnostician, conducting individual educational evaluations and consultations and independent school admissions testing. She has been an educational consultant at independent schools and has conducted workshops for schools and parent groups. She administers the Admissions Testing component of the Wake Kendall practice. Ms. Isenman lives in France for a portion of the year and is able to offer consultation and some evaluation to families who are currently living abroad but planning a move to the Washington area.


Janell Schweickert, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Schweickert received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although trained as a research scientist, her focus of postdoctoral study was on acquired language disorders in adults in collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She accrued general knowledge of neuropsychological testing through a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Boston University Hospital. Upon moving to the DC area, she received training in clinical psychology from George Washington University while performing neuropsychological and psychological testing for the George Washington University Medical Center. She did her clinical internship at George Washington Hospital and returned to work at GW in assessment and therapy before moving onto private practice. She completed the Child & Adolescent Therapy program through the Washington School for Psychiatry. At The Wake Kendall Group, Dr. Schweickert conducts neuropsychological, psychoeducational and psychological assessments from age six years through adult. Her therapy incorporates cognitive, supportive and insight-oriented approaches with older adolescent and adult clients. She is a member of APA, DCPA, and the Maryland Psychological Association.


Alison Weintraub, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Weintraub received her B.A. in Psychology from Smith College, her MA in Child Development from Tufts University and her Ph.D. in School Psychology from University of Maryland. She has received intensive post doctoral training in Child and Adolescent Therapy from The Washington School of Psychiatry and in Dialectical Behavior Therapy through Behavioral Tech. Dr. Weintraub has over thirty years of experience working with children and adolescents. Prior to joining the Wake Kendall Group she was an educational diagnostician and resource teacher at The Kingsbury Center, Kingsbury Day School and American Embassy School in New Delhi, India. She worked as a school psychologist in Fairfax County and Howard County public schools. Dr. Weintraub has specialized in assessment and treatment of young children (ages three to ten) and parent guidance, and she has been a consultant at several independent schools. In addition to continuing this work, she does psychological and psycho-educational evaluations of students of all ages, child and adolescent therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with adults.


Sunita Duggal, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Sunita Duggal received a B.A. from Williams College in Williamstown, MA, and a Ph.D. from the joint program in Developmental Psychology and Adult Clinical Psychology at the University of Minnesota. After completing a postdoctoral internship at the Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Duggal supervised clinical research at NIMH on the development of psychopathology in adolescents and was in private practice in the Annapolis area. She joined the Wake Kendall Group in 2001 and has developed a broad therapy practice with some emphasis on parenting work, adopted children, and anxiety and depression in adolescent and adult women. Dr. Duggal's therapy approach is eclectic and pragmatic, incorporating both cognitive-behavioral and dynamic techniques. She also leads Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups, works with individual clients in the DBT program at the Wake Kendall Group, and presents workshops on DBT to professionals. Dr. Duggal is a member of the American Psychological Association and has served as Secretary of the Maryland Psychological Association and Chair of the Maryland Psychological Association's Board of Ethical Affairs.


Kathy Nitz, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Nitz is a clinical psychologist who received her B.A. from Kent State University, MS from Pennsylvania State University and Ph.D. from George Washington University. She trained at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Prior to joining the Wake Kendall Group in 1999, she was on the faculty in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She also worked at Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego, CA. Dr. Nitz specializes in assessment of children, adolescents, and young adults, and school consultation. She is the author or coauthor of numerous book chapters and articles on adolescent development.


Frances Brookner, Psy.D. Psychologist

Dr. Frances Brookner received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, an M.B.A. from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, a M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, and a Psy.D. from George Washington University. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. Brookner was a senior executive in banking, specializing in commercial real estate and media communications. After completing her Psy.D., Dr. Brookner received training in Object Relations Couples Therapy through the Washington School of Psychiatry and intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy from Behavioral Technology. Dr. Brookner worked at NIMH examining familial risk factors and vulnerability for childhood-onset schizophrenia. She also worked at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents treating severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents in a community-based day and residential treatment center. At the Wake Kendall Group, Dr. Brookner conducts psychological and psychoeducational evaluations of children and adolescents and serves as a consultant to independent schools. The primary focus of her therapy practice, utilizing both cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches, is adolescents, adults, couples, and parent guidance.


Risa Broudy, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Risa Broudy received her B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John's University in New York, where she specialized in working with children and adolescents. She has worked in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings. She completed her internship in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Department at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan. Dr. Broudy works with children, adolescents, and adults using primarily cognitive behavioral therapy. She also administers neuropsychological, psycho-educational, and psychological assessments. With intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dr. Broudy conducts individual DBT and runs skills training groups. In addition to her work with the Wake Kendall practice, Dr. Broudy currently directs the psychology training clinic in the clinical/community Ph.D. program at George Washington University. Along with her responsibilities as director, she teaches cognitive and personality assessment and supervises students' assessment and therapy cases.


Alexandra Cargo, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Cargo received her B.A. in Psychology from Smith College, her M.Ed. in Special Education-Learning Disabilities from the University of Maryland, and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from American University. She taught in the public schools and then worked at The Kingsbury Center for many years as an educational diagnostician, school consultant, and tutor before receiving her clinical training. Her dissertation research at NIMH examined the role of IQ, executive dysfunction, and risk for learning disabilities in preschool misconduct. In 1992, Dr. Cargo joined The Wake Kendall Group where she does admissions testing and evaluation of young children through adults for a wide range of issues. In Columbia, MD, she is a therapist at Family and Children's Services of Central MD, a nonprofit community counseling center. There she specializes in play therapy with children and treatment of adolescents and adults. Dr. Cargo is a member of APA and MPA.


Adair Fox, M.S.W., M.A.
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Ms. Adair Fox received her B.A. from Williams College and graduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (a Master's in Social Work and M.A. in School Psychology). She completed postgraduate training in psycho-educational assessment and psychoanalytic treatment of children and adolescents at the Ann Martin Center in Oakland, California. Prior to joining the Wake Kendall Group, Ms. Fox worked for fifteen years in Northern California as a teacher, school psychologist, clinical social worker, supervisor, and consultant to school-based mental health programs. She also taught college courses in Child Development and Bereavement. Building on her interest in clinical work with diverse family structures, Ms. Fox conducted significant research and published articles on the experiences of children in foster care. In 2006, Ms. Fox returned to her hometown of DC and joined the Wake Kendall Group where she works with children, adolescents, and adults. She assists assessment teams with psycho-educational evaluations. As a therapist, Ms. Fox utilizes cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. She is also a member of Wake Kendall's Dialectical Behavior Therapy team.


Sarah Halpert, M.A. Therapist

Ms. Sarah Halpert received a Sc.B. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Brown University and an M.A. in General Psychology from The Catholic University of America (CUA). Ms. Halpert is currently working towards her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology at CUA where she has completed practicums in assessment, psychotherapy, and family therapy. In addition, Ms. Halpert is conducting research on the impact of chronic stress on cognitive, mental, and emotional capacities, particularly in older caregivers of individuals with dementia. Ms. Halpert takes an integrative approach to therapy with a focus on cognitive-behavioral and dynamic techniques. At the Wake Kendall Group, Ms. Halpert works with a wide range of presenting issues primarily in children, adolescents, and young adults. She is also a member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy team and co-leads DBT groups as well as working individually with DBT clients.


Siobhan O'Neil Hannes, Psy.D. Psychologist

Dr. Hannes received a B.A. from Georgetown University and a doctorate in clinical psychology from The George Washington University. The focus of her study was psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Before joining the Wake Kendall Group, Dr. Hannes completed a postdoctoral internship at the Woodburn Center for Community Mental Health, where she provided psychotherapy and administered psychological assessments to adults with persistent mental illness and children with emotional disturbances. Dr. Hannes also conducted court-ordered personality, family functioning, psycho-educational, and dispositional evaluations for adults and adolescents for the Arlington Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Services Unit. In addition to serving as a consultant to independent area schools, Dr. Hannes conducts psychological, neuropsychological, and psycho-educational evaluations of individuals of all ages. She provides cognitive and insight-oriented therapy to adolescents and adults.


Kate Hawkins, D.Clin.Psyc Psychologist

Dr. Hawkins comes from the U.K., where she received her B.A. from the University of Nottingham and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southampton. She has received extensive post-doctoral training in Systemic Family Therapy from the Tavistock Center in London. Before moving to the DC area, Dr. Hawkins worked with children and adolescents affected by a range of developmental and psychological disorders. She developed a keen interest and specialist knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of autistic spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. At the Wake Kendall Group, Dr. Hawkins conducts psychological and psycho-educational evaluations of children, adolescents and young adults. Her therapy with children and adolescents incorporates cognitive-behavioral and systemic approaches.


Jack Huntington, Psy.D. Psychologist

Dr. Jack Huntington received his B.A. from Middlebury College and an M.A. in Philosophy from Indiana University. After teaching high school in England and Germany for 5 years, he returned to the United States where he earned a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Francisco. He completed his American Psychological Association pre-doctoral internship at Columbia University, Manhattan, where he worked at two hospitals with both in and out patient populations. He spent one year as the coordinator of the Suburban Hospital Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Program in Bethesda, Maryland. Currently, he is the full time Middle School Psychologist at Sidwell Friends School, in addition to his private practice at Wake Kendall. His therapy incorporates cognitive-behavioral and solution focused approaches mainly in working with pre- adolescent, teenage, and young adult populations.


Peggy Kane, M.A. Educational Diagnostician

Ms. Kane received her B.A. in English from the College of New Rochelle, M.A.'s in English and Counseling from Catholic University, and there passed her doctoral comprehensives in Counseling/Special Education. She has taught in both middle and high schools. From 1969-1980, she was an educational diagnostician at the Kingsbury Center and Director of Testing from 1978-1980. She has consulted in several Washington, DC independent schools and has directed workshops for administrators, counselors, teachers, tutors, and parents. At the request of the General Accounting Office, she and two colleagues conducted a study of the relationship between learning disabilities and delinquency in juvenile offenders, which was submitted to the US Congress. In 2000 Ms. Kane joined the Wake Kendall Group where she continued independent school consultation, conducts psycho-educational assessments of children and adults, and does admissions testing for independent schools. Her focus in teaching and in testing has been to help students to appreciate their learning strengths and to use appropriate remediation and accommodations to realize their goals.


Stephen O'Connor, M.A.

Mr. Stephen O'Connor received a B.A. in Psychology from The University of Tennessee and an M.A. in General Psychology from The Catholic University of America. Mr. O'Connor is currently working towards his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at CUA where he has completed practicums in assessment, psychotherapy, and group therapy. In addition, Mr. O'Connor is conducting research on suicide prevention, with particular emphasis on the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide-Problem Solving Treatment (CAMS-PST). Mr. O'Connor's therapy approach is integrative, with a focus on cognitive-behavioral and dynamic techniques. At the Wake Kendall Group, Mr. O'Connor works with adolescents and adults on a wide range of presenting issues. He is also a member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy team and co-leads DBT groups as well as working individually with DBT clients.


Bronwen Rankin, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Rankin received her B.A. in Psychology at Rice University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from George Mason University. Before beginning clinical work, Dr. Rankin conducted cognitive and developmental psychology research. She interned at Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Medical College of Virginia, treating children and adolescents in day, residential, and acute settings. Dr. Rankin has worked with a variety of adult and child clients at several community mental health agencies. With intensive training in Dialectical Behavior therapy, she is a member of the DBT team at Wake Kendall, leading adult groups and conducting individual DBT. Dr. Rankin performs psychological and psycho-educational evaluations of children and adolescents and serves as a consultant to independent schools. Her therapy approach is eclectic, using cognitive-behavioral techniques with an awareness of dynamic processes. Dr. Rankin's therapy practice includes individual child, adolescent, and adult work as well as parenting and family work.


Mary Alice Silverman, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Mary Alice Silverman received her B.A. in Psychology from Duke University, her M.A. in Child Development from Tufts University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Catholic University. She did her doctoral internship at the University of Maryland Medical Center, which included year-long rotations at the School Mental Health Program, Children's Day Hospital and the Pediatric Emergency Department. She has extensive interest and experience working with children and teachers in school settings. Dr. Silverman joined the Wake Kendall Group in 2005 and has focused her practice on the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents. She has particular interest in the assessment and treatment of younger children (ages four to twelve). Her therapy approach is eclectic and pragmatic, incorporating play-based, cognitive-behavioral, supportive, and dynamic approaches. Dr. Silverman is a member of the American Psychological Association and serves on the Steering Committee at the CCBC Children's Center.


Lenni Gimple Snyder, M.A.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

Ms. Snyder, M.A., is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor at Wake Kendall and in private practice in Kensington, Maryland. She received her B.S. in Family Studies from The University of Maryland and her M.A. in Counseling from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. As part of her graduate work, she trained at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D.C. with Adolescents and Adults in Expressive Therapies, and was instrumental in the beginnings of the Weight Management Program at the George Washington University. She has post-graduate training from The Washington School of Psychiatry in Infant and Young Child Mental Health and has received extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. For many years, Ms. Snyder worked with area preschools in identification of at-risk children and in their parent education programs. Her special interests are with attachment disorders, children and families, adolescents and adults with anxiety and depression and other regulatory issues. She is a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and the International Play Therapy Association and is a guest speaker at the Washington School of Psychiatry.