Dr. Laveena Khanchandani

Seeking therapy can often be a difficult decision and can create anxiety and ambiguity about what the process will entail. However, Dr. Khanchandani functions from the foundation for a positive experience in therapy which first begins with establishing a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. Doing so, can encourage positive growth towards goals. Therapy is facilitated with transparency about what to expect from the process and goals are formulated collaboratively. Interventions are recommended based on individual's goals and needs. Effective and open communication is encouraged about therapeutic process and progress on goals.

Dr. Khanchandani is a licensed Clinical Psychologist by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her experiences comprise of private practices and hospital settings providing individual, family, and group therapy as well as conducting psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to a wide range of individuals such as children, adolescents, and adults of all ages.

Dr. Khanchandani uses integrated therapeutic approach in development of culturally sensitive client-centered treatment plans with focus on CBT & DBT, while using interventions stemming from motivational interviewing, mindfulness, & interpersonal therapy. Her specialty areas include: depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, attachment, & autism spectrum disorders.

Dr. Khanchandani also offers various types of comprehensive psychological/ neuropsychological evaluations for the purpose of diagnostic clarification, treatment planning, and academic/work accommodations requests.

Client-centered, solution-focused, collaborative treatment planning, and integrative approach to psychotherapy with an active therapeutic stance.

First session will focus on therapeutic rapport-building with patient, beginning a comprehensive diagnostic clinical evaluation to assess for symptoms, discussion of patient's presenting concerns/clinical needs, collaborating with patients on their desired treatment goals, discussion of clinician's approach to treatment, frequency and duration of sessions, any additional clinical recommendations, as well as addressing any questions and concerns related to the therapeutic process.