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Anthony W. Poehailos, M.D. is a licensed physician, board certified in both child and general (adult) psychiatry. He has extensive clinical, administrative and supervisory experience throughout the spectrum of child and adolescent mental health services including outpatient, inpatient, partial/day treatment, residential and school consultation.

Philip D. Dupont, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has specialized in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, adults, and families since 1989. He provides evaluation and therapy services for children (including play therapy), adolescents, and adults; as well as family and parent consultation. His approaches are informed by extended family systems theory and developmental psychology, as well as mindfulness and attunement. Specialty areas include working with individuals and families where anxiety is a prominent symptom, and family of origin work designed to understand and strengthen relationships in all areas of life.

Lisa B. Duval, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a wide range of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She joins Poehailos, Dupont & Associates with a focus on providing individual cognitive, behavioral, and emotional assessment services. With the general goal of identifying areas of strength and struggle to maximize individual's functioning in school, work, and life in general, Dr. Duval is available to provide assessments to children, adolescents, and adults. In her spare time, Dr. Duval enjoys yoga, baking, and being outdoors.

L. Wrenn Carlson, Ph.D. (Licensed Clinical Psychologist), completed her doctoral training at the University of Virginia's Clinical and School Psychology Program in the Curry School. She joins the practice following fellowships with Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Charlottesville League of Therapists. Dr. Carlson has experience providing child, couples, and family therapy in outpatient and inpatient settings. Her areas of interest and previous research have included working with the parents of adolescents, issues regarding bullying, high-stress families, and women with trauma histories. She also provides comprehensive assessments for children and adults using cognitive, achievement, and personality measures. She aims to make assessments a useful addendum to therapy, psychiatric care, and improved classroom and home functioning.

Abby A. Bode, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who completed her doctoral training at the University of South Carolina in Community-Clinical Psychology. She joined PDA following an APA-accredited Predoctoral Internship at the Florida State University Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center. Her training primarily emphasized diagnostic evaluations in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Disorders, and internalizing and behavioral concerns, providing consultation and evaluation services in rural school districts, and providing direct mental health services to youth. Abby conducts diagnostic evaluations for children and adults at PDA, and brings her cutting edge training in assessing Autism and Attentional disorders to the practice. Evaluations typically include assessment of intellectual functioning along with direct assessment of symptoms to help clients and their families understand the psychological contributions to a person's difficulties. Her treatment focus is primarily skills-based behavioral and cognitive approaches to target a variety of presenting difficulties, with the goal of helping young people generalize skills to be more successful in their home, school, and social lives.

Katherine Greiner, LPC received her master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from James Madison University. Her work experience includes intensive in-home family counseling, working with children, adolescents, and adults using structural family therapy. She has also worked at Region Ten Community Services Board as an outpatient clinician and program manager, serving adults with serious mental illnesses and addiction. In addition, she has provided individual counseling and co-lead groups on a pro bono basis at The Women's Initiative. Katherine will be working with children, adolescents, and adults at PDA. She is person-centered in her approach with clients, and often utilizes structural family therapy, play therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness in her work with clients.

Sara Tello Trillo, LPC (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents. Sara received her Master's degree from Vanderbilt University and has since worked with individuals and families in community and outpatient settings. She works with children and adolescents on concerns related to life transitions, anxiety, identity, attachment, and trauma. Sara incorporates caregivers in treatment to provide them with tools they can use to strengthen the family unit. Sara is perusing her credentialing to become a Registered Play Therapist and utilizes a play-based approach in treatment with children. She is LGBTQ+ affirming and passionate about making clients feel welcome and comfortable in therapy.

John R. Carpenter, M.A., MSW, is a Supervisee in Social Work with a Master's in Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has experience working with students, adults, and couples through struggles with addiction, anxiety, depression, attention disorders, burnout, faith, and grief. John's treatment approach is strength-based, emotion-focused, and built on clinical training in narrative therapy, psychodynamic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing. Aside from his work at PDA, John also provides services at the Region Ten Community Service Board's crisis stabilization unit and residential rehabilitation center for substance abuse.

Anne ("Annie") Lagor, Psy.D. is a Resident in Clinical Psychology working under the supervision of Drs. Carlson and Bode. She earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University, an APA-accredited doctoral program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was employed most recently as a licensed psychologist from 2012-2017 at Chesapeake Bay Psychological Services, a private practice on Kent Island, part of Maryland's Eastern Shore. During her time there, she had the privilege of working with children, adolescents, and adults providing outpatient therapy and psychological testing services. At PDA, she provides psychological testing services for children, adolescents, and adults presenting with a variety of concerns, including (but certainly not limited to) attentional and learning-related issues, as well as other emotional or behavioral challenges that may be impacting their everyday lives. Her overall clinical approach is to provide psychological evaluations that are grounded in research and tailored to fit the individual needs of her clients; she works hard to identify the factors contributing to each client's current difficulties and, more importantly, to provide recommendations and guidance for clients to make helpful changes and improve the overall quality of their lives.

Michelle Yoder, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who completed her doctoral training at the University of Virginia's School of Education. She has experience working with children and adolescents across a variety of settings, including community mental health, inpatient, schools, and early intervention services. Dr. Yoder specializes in providing comprehensive psychological and neurodevelopmental evaluations. The goal of these evaluations is to help families better understand their child's development and identify how to best support their child's unique strengths and areas of need. She works with children and adolescents who present with a range of social-emotional, behavioral, and learning concerns, with particular training in early childhood development and differential diagnosis.

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Mary Elise Polce, PhD is a developmental psychologist and licensed professional counselor with over twenty-five years experience providing a range of psychology services. Her specialties include psychotherapy with women, older adolescents, parent consultation, and men's issues. Her experience includes treating general mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, infidelity, ADHD, and trauma as well as situational stress and life transitions, pre/postpartum mental health, miscarriage/infant loss, and coping with major health diagnoses. Dr. Polce individualizes treatment using various approaches including cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and somatic approaches to stress management. She integrates self-compassion into her sessions and is committed to helping clients reach goals, resolve symptoms, and develop healthy boundaries in relationships to better enjoy life. When a person's faith tradition is important she welcomes this into the therapy relationship. Her career experience also includes college level teaching, conducting workshops, and publishing books. Her office is located in Pantops at 199 Spotnap Road, Suite 4. To schedule an initial appointment contact our main office at 434-220-4686; Her direct phone number is 434-995-5600 x103.

Molly Yazman, MSN, PMHNP (she/her) completed her graduate training with a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN), as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at the University of Virginia. Mrs. Yazman is a gender affirming clinician who offers psychotropic medication management alone or in conjunction with psychotherapy. Her areas of interest include working with children ages 10-18 with anxiety and OCD spectrum disorders, the LGBTQIA youth community and their families, complex medical conditions and major health diagnoses, trauma, depression, grief, and bipolar disorder. Mrs. Yazman's background in end-of-life care, Pediatric ICU, teen, and young adult health gives her a unique perspective on the role of psychiatry in managing the mental health and well-being of children, teens, and young adults.

Aisha Hayat, LPC received her masters degree in mental health counseling from the University of Virginia in 2009. She worked for many years at The Women's Initiative as the Clinical Coordinator and as a therapist providing individual counseling to adults presenting with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship stressors, and grief and loss. Her experience also includes supporting those who are in recovery from addiction. Aisha approaches counseling using person-centered, strengths-based, and culturally responsive frameworks. She incorporates a range of trauma-informed treatment modalities, including attachment theory, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR. She also integrates mindfulness practices into her therapeutic work as she supports clients in their recovery and healing.

Liz Dinwiddie, Resident in Counseling, a National Certified Counselor (NCC) received her Masters from East Tennessee State University. Until joining PDA in 2020, she worked as a School Counselor at both the middle and high school levels. Liz is a Registered Yoga Teacher and enjoys integrating breath, movement, and mindfulness practices into therapy. She has experience with individual, group, and family counseling and meets with children, adolescents, and adults at PDA. Liz approaches therapy as a safe, non-judgmental relationship through which to explore concerns and solutions and incorporates solution-focused language, play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness.

Rachel Weaver, M.Ed., LMHP-R, Resident in Counseling, is a National Certified Counselor and received her master's degree in Counselor Education at the University of Virginia in 2015. Prior to joining PDA, Rachel worked as a K-12 school counselor and at Region Ten Community Services Board. At Region Ten, she was a clinician at Wellness Recovery Center, and later joined Child & Family as a crisis and outpatient clinician. Her work experience includes treating clients ages 5+ in residential, in-home, and outpatient settings. Rachel's areas of interest include trauma, depression, anxiety, and attachment and relational issues. She also works with clients who present with concerns related to ASD and ADHD. At PDA, she will see children, adolescents, teens, and adults. Rachel is EMDR trained and utilizes IFS, attachment theory, and other trauma-informed modalities in her clinical work.