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.


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 consultation to help with educational planning and parenting techniques.


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 Child Development 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 and was in private practice in the Annapolis area. She joined the Wake Kendall Group PLLC in 2001 and has developed a broad practice that primarily focuses on adults with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, difficulties adjusting to major life events such as loss, and quality of life issues. At the same time, Dr. Duggal continues to use her background in child development, always considering early origins of current issues and addressing parenting issues that may arise. Dr. Duggal's therapy approach is eclectic and pragmatic, incorporating both cognitive-behavioral and dynamic techniques. She also leads Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups and works with individual clients in the DBT program at the Wake Kendall Group PLLC. 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.


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 extensive post-graduate training in psycho-educational assessment and psychodynamic treatment at The Ann Martin Center. Prior to joining The Wake Kendall Group, Ms. Fox worked as a teacher, school psychologist, clinical social worker, supervisor, and consultant to school-based mental health programs. She taught college-level courses in Child Development and Bereavement. She authored articles on the experiences of children in foster care and maintains a strong interest in supporting nontraditional, inclusive family systems. In 2006, Ms. Fox returned to her hometown of DC, joined The Wake Kendall Group, and developed a broad practice working with children, adolescents, parents, and adults. Her therapy approach is integrative, incorporating psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and supportive techniques. She also serves as a skills group leader and individual therapist in Wake Kendall's Dialectical Behavior Therapy program.


Sarah Halpert, Ph.D.
Psychology Associate

Dr. Sarah Halpert received a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Catholic University of America. During her graduate career, Dr. Halpert pursued a variety of clinical (both therapy and testing) interests in the Washington, DC area. In particular, she worked at the VA Medical Center, a local elementary school, two university counseling centers (Catholic University and American University) and the Wake Kendall Group PLLC. Upon finishing her internship at the Johns Hopkins Counseling Center, Dr. Halpert returned to the Wake Kendall Group to pursue her therapy work, especially with adolescents and adults. As a therapist, her approach is integrative, incorporating both cognitive-behavioral and dynamic techniques, with the ultimate goal of helping clients achieve meaningful insight and change. Dr. Halpert is also a member of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy team at the Wake Kendall Group and co-leads groups as well as works individually with DBT clients. Overall, Dr. Halpert's clinical interests include mood disorders, trauma-related work and anxiety, as well as disability and developmental issues (e.g. transitions, grief, and relationships).


Margaret Human, Ph.D. Psychologist

Dr. Human received her B.A. from Macalester College and her M.S. in Psychology from Penn State University. While working as a tutor and then a diagnostician at the Kingsbury Center, she completed her doctorate in School Psychology at the University of Maryland. Her dissertation research focused on parent perceptions of learning problems in children and their satisfaction with psychoeducational assessments. Before joining the Wake-Kendall group, she was employed as a school psychologist by the Fairfax County Schools where she worked with school age children, preschool special education programs and a preschool interdisciplinary team. She has had experience with parent support groups and parent/teacher consultation and has enjoyed working with families from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Her emphasis at Wake-Kendall has been on assessment of developmental problems, including language disorders, learning disabilities, and social-emotional difficulties in children aged three to ten.


Anna Rosch, Psy.D., Psychology Associate

Dr. Anna Rosch received her B.A. in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a Psy.D. in School-Clinical (Child) Psychology from Yeshiva University in New York. Dr. Rosch has worked in a variety of settings, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan and community mental health clinics in the New York area. Dr. Rosch completed her internship at The Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, which has offices in Stamford and Greenwich. During this time, Dr. Rosch focused on her interests in trauma and victimization, and used her psychodynamic background and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help her patients become more self-reflective and feel empowered to help themselves. Dr. Rosch utilizes play therapy, insight-oriented dynamic therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help her patients address issues, including: ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, mood disorders, Anxiety/Depression, attachment/separation issues, grief/loss, and PTSD. Dr. Rosch’s research interests including eating disorders and trauma. At the Wake Kendall group, Dr. Rosch works with children and adolescents individually and/or with their families, provides parent guidance, and conducts psychological and neuropsychological evaluations of children, adolescents, and young adults.


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.


Lisa Wagner Hill, Psy.D. Psychologist

Dr. Wagner received her B.S. in Psychology from the College of Charleston, in Charleston, South Carolina and her M.S. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. During graduate school, Dr. Wagner completed several DBT-focused clinical rotations. Dr. Wagner completed her internship at the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where she worked with children, adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. For her post-doctoral fellowship, Dr. Wagner worked at the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut where her training emphasized play therapy with young children, individual therapy with adolescents and group therapy for adolescents and their caregivers. Throughout her career, Dr. Wagner has conducted psychological testing with both children and adults. Dr. Wagner’s focus in treatment is on integrating insight-oriented, psychodynamic treatment approaches with more active and behavioral techniques, including CBT. Dr. Wagner is part of the DBT team at Wake Kendall and leads groups and sees DBT patients individually.