In being mindful of recent updates, all clinical services are primarily in person in order to maintain best practice. If there are any concerns or considerations please do not hesitate to call 571-257-3378 or email info@pbshealthcare.com. Potomac Behavioral Solutions offers evidence-based treatment for eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality concerns to children, adolescents, and adults in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
We integrate clinical expertise, research, and community outreach to provide effective outcomes to our clients. Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, and nutritionists work collaboratively across disciplines to provide efficient interventions tailored to meet unique needs of each individual who walks through our door.
We integrate clinical expertise, research, and community outreach to provide effective outcomes to our clients. Our team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, and nutritionists work collaboratively across disciplines to provide efficient interventions tailored to meet unique needs of each individual who walks through our door.
Services
We opened in 2011 and specialize in evidence-based treatments for a wide range of mental health issues including Eating Disorders, Self-Injury & Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Anxiety Disorders. We also offer Anxiety/OCD intensive programs, nutritional counseling, medication management, and psychological assessments.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team here at Potomac Behavioral Solutions! We look forward to reviewing your application materials and are excited share our passion of evidence-based treatment. Our practice has several clinical treatment teams including: Eating Disorder, Anxiety/OCD Disorders, DBT, RO-DBT, DBT-C, and psychological assessments.
Here you will find information for our current and patients, as well as answers to frequently asked questions regarding patient care and treatment. We do not accept insurance. All appointments are considered fee-for-service, meaning you are expected to pay the appointment fee at the time of service.
Research and outcome measurement is essential to better understand health conditions and how to intervene effectively. Our current research projects are included below. We request all patient complete outcomes measures that can be entered into our continuous recruitment database which is supported by the George Mason University Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Our Providers are active in publishing and presenting new research. Below is a brief list of our scholarship. If you are interested in participating in research studies, please visit our Research page. Depressive Symptoms, Emotion Dysregulation, and Bulimic Symptoms in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: Varying Interactions at Diagnosis and During Transition to Insulin Pump Therapy.
Reviews (10)
Mel
Jan 03, 2022
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Potomac Behavioral Solutions truly changed my life! I cannot recommend this place enough. Highly educated team who seriously care about their patients. Potomac Behavioral Solutions makes it their mission to understand you and help you cope. The kindness of the staff is just beautiful. I am so grateful to have been directed to Potomac Behavioral Solutions, and I look forward to what the future holds. Please Give Potomac Behavioral Solutions a try, and prepare to be amazed just like me!
Amy Horowitz
Nov 02, 2021
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I saw a therapist here (Alyson Nuno) and psychiatrist Dr. Kim from 2018-2020. The basis of DBT is great and I get it works for some people but that's not the problem here. The team or whoever put me on "therapy vacation" as they call it for 4!!!! weeks while I was going through a very hard time. I wasn't allowed to contact my therapist and I ended up in the ER for self injury. I needed someone to talk to in a dark time and was denied that. It makes me sad that I stayed here for so long.
Hannah Alansky
May 30, 2021
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I’ve been going here for around three months and I really like my therapist and the people I have got to meet through there. Honestly one of the best therapists I’ve ever had, I can tell she really cares about me and her job and always tries to do better. I never feel pressured to say anything, and I always feel comfortable talking to her. She has created a really welcoming environment and has helped me a lot.
Lauren Otto
Dec 16, 2020
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I've been going to PBS for the past 6 months (and went for a few months about 2 years ago). I had been seeing Julianna Twig for DBT. I had an incident with PBS involving payment. I made them aware that the person paying for my sessions is no longer in contact with me and could cancel payment without my knowledge, and to let me know when that happens. I had a pretty significant disruption in my life and was hoping my therapist would help me out instead of me needing to call everyday to make sure payments went through, and she said she would contact the front desk for me and let them know the situation
Jess
Dec 05, 2020
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I was an adult (late-20s, female) patient with PBS for one year. My input is below:
Therapy: I had a spectacular experience with Elizabeth Wine (PsyD), Andrea Deal (LPC) , and Ashley White (PsyD). I've been to many practices, and I by far had the best experience working with these therapists. Very patient with treatment progress and observant of limits. I was confident they were always working hard for me.
Psychiatry: I had a strong positive experience Dr. Kim, who has a warm communication style and includes you in the process.
Group: Patients want to be there by choice and participate. I
Therapy: I had a spectacular experience with Elizabeth Wine (PsyD), Andrea Deal (LPC) , and Ashley White (PsyD). I've been to many practices, and I by far had the best experience working with these therapists. Very patient with treatment progress and observant of limits. I was confident they were always working hard for me.
Psychiatry: I had a strong positive experience Dr. Kim, who has a warm communication style and includes you in the process.
Group: Patients want to be there by choice and participate. I
Brady Ripka
Aug 26, 2020
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Great therapists but a shocking amount of administrative issues for a place that charges above average in the DMV area for their services. Constantly changing their organization system which has caused an appointment to be canceled and me showing up for no reason and for multiple billing issues. Also very reluctant to help with filling out information for insurance purposes.
Nathan Stephens
Jul 02, 2020
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The lack of care and the billing in this organization is atrocious. I spent $275 on an intake to see if I would qualify for a program they said would cost me $5000. I don't mind paying for their time if I don't join the program, but I think the cost to qualify (they were just asking basic medical history questions that could have been filled out on a form) should go against the cost of the program itself. I spent another $750 on the program with no real results. I decided to stop after that.
I thought they were very unfair in how they billed their time. I showed up 10 minutes late because of traffic
I thought they were very unfair in how they billed their time. I showed up 10 minutes late because of traffic
Lydia
Jun 21, 2020
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I enjoy my time here, as I am still currently here. I have noticed a few issues but can be resolved through communicating. 1. When I first got there, I got a very good therapist and began seeing one of the psychologists there too. They both worked together and communicated what was going on and that reflected in my medication management. After both my therapist and psychologist left in December/January, I was referred to a therapist who did not match my needs or style. I also noticed that I felt like there was a lack of communication between old and new psychologist as well as therapist and i had
Maxwell Henning
Jan 02, 2020
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My son did very well with his first therapist at this practice. Unfortunately, she moved away. She was junior but very competent.
The practice transferred my son to a gentleman who was a nice guy but had a completely different style that my son didn’t respond to.
The practice clearly just passed my son on to someone who needed clients rather than take a look at what my son needed and who he responded best to.
Just very disappointing.
The practice transferred my son to a gentleman who was a nice guy but had a completely different style that my son didn’t respond to.
The practice clearly just passed my son on to someone who needed clients rather than take a look at what my son needed and who he responded best to.
Just very disappointing.
Jean Bayer
Oct 27, 2019
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This place changed my life forever. I have been through so many therapists and so many programs, but this is the ONLY program I 100% stand behind in it’s effectiveness in helping individuals like me with borderline personality disorder. Joanna is an incredible therapist and has helped me successfully navigate my interpersonal conflicts. I’m moving to Philadelphia this August for school and I’ve never been so sad to part with a therapist and staff. I highly recommend. It’s so worth it!
