Michael Baly, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in mood and anxiety disorders, self-harm and suicide risk, acute and complex trauma, grief and loss, and adjustment-related issues. Dr. Baly’s treatment approach is based in principles and research drawn from attachment theory, neuroscience, interpersonal neurobiology, and cognitive and behavioral science. His therapy integrates dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing (MI), acceptance and mindfulness practices, and relationship-based approaches.[read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] Dr. Baly graduated from Harvard University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Anthropology and African American Studies. After graduation, he joined the New York City Teaching Fellows and became a Crisis Intervention Teacher serving adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. He worked to prevent and deescalate potentially violent situations and counseled students following crises. Dr. Baly’s experiences in this role fueled his passion for understanding people and the factors that contribute to emotional and behavioral problems. In particular, he became curious about how adverse childhood experiences affect individuals throughout development and into adulthood. To develop his knowledge and skills, Dr. Baly began a doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Virginia. His research focused on the effects of violence and bullying. In August 2012, he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, Improvement of the Measurement of Bullying in Schools, which received the Gansneder Award as the outstanding quantitative dissertation of the year in the Curry School of Education. In 2013, Dr. Baly completed a doctoral internship at Hartford Hospital and The Institute of Living in Hartford, Connecticut. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 2013, he completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to joining the Encore team, Dr. Baly was a supervising psychologist within the Child and Family Therapy clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, providing treatment for adolescents and families, and supervising doctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows. He additionally oversaw the postdoctoral fellowship training program within the Child and Family Therapy clinic.

To view Michael’s Curriculum Vitae please click here.[/read]

For this native Washingtonian, it’s hard to guess where Dr. Brown is at any given day or time. His “office” is untethered from brick and mortar, traveling wherever and whenever needed to provide care the old-fashioned way- through house calls. As a medical student at Howard University, Dr. Brown originally sought to become an emergency medicine physician. However, by fate or circumstance, during a third year clerkship, he was mentored by one of the foremost house call doctors in the country.[read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] This defining moment led Dr. Brown to see that one of the greatest gifts bestowed upon a doctor is having the opportunity to care and the duty to serve. With this passion, Dr. Brown focused all of his training on preparing himself to give back to his community by providing house calls to the elderly and disabled. His pursuit of equitable health care continues as a house call doctor in areas defined by the lowest socioeconomic and the greatest health disparities in Washington, DC. Dr. Brown has had extensive clinical experience with supporting families suffering from addiction and supports Encore’s mission to provide innovative treatment that inspires recovery and lifelong wellness.[/read]

Howard Crumpton, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Encore Recovery Solutions. Dr. Crumpton earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He has operated in several clinical and leadership capacities for hospitals that lead the national in providing the best medical and behavioral healthcare in the United States.[read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] Dr. Crumpton’s clinical interests pertain to using a multisystemic and interdisciplinary family-focused lens to treat difficulties with life transitions, destructive behavioral patterns, sociocultural adjustment, anxiety, depression, and disruptive behaviors in children and adolescents, especially those secondary to distractibility and impulsivity.

After graduating from U.Va, he completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute within the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In the Behavior Management and Child and Family Therapy Clinics, he provided therapy and brief assessment services for families, as well as consultation for psychiatrists, pediatricians and other mental health professionals on psychological and psychiatric assessment and case formulation. Dr. Crumpton also spent several years working for Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) on the Primary Care Behavioral Health Services team providing, therapy, care coordination, expert case consultation and personnel management for children and adolescents, their families, as well as medical and legal professionals on their respective treatment teams. He continues this work as a consultant for The MECCA Group, LLC and as the owner of his independent practice, Reach Out Therapy, LLC.

Though Dr. Crumpton’s target population includes all children, he holds particular interests in treating such concerns in the Latino community with families whose primary language is Spanish. During his time at CNMC, he served as the primary contact for mental health services within the Hispanic community in the DC Metro area given his specialization in working with Spanish-speaking families. His research interests include increasing motivation and academic success of low-achieving students, the impact of warm and supportive teacher-student interactions on student classroom behavior, and the psychological assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. He has published articles and book chapters on these subjects.

Dr. Crumpton currently resides in Maryland with wife and two children. In his spare time, Dr. Crumpton plays the drums, writes journal and book articles, learns new languages, travels with his family and plays video games.[/read]

Danielle Snyder earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Substance Abuse Prevention from James Madison University, and her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University. Throughout her undergraduate and graduate career, she sought out opportunities to be involved with the mental health profession, including internships with both inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs, [read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]where she maintained a holistic approach to counseling. Danielle’s aspirations to support and advocate for clients as a mental health counselor, and particularly with the substance abuse population, started at a young age.  Danielle’s approach to treatment integrates attachment-based theory, cognitive behavioral interventions, and psychoanalytic theory.

During her free time, Danielle enjoys reading mystery and thriller novels, going to the beach, watching the latest shows, and spending time with friends and family.[/read]

Valerie/ Vara was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She moved to New York at age 18 to complete her bachelors in Health Service Administration with a Minor in Human Services to which she graduated Summa Cum Laude this past June. While in New York she had the opportunity to complete internships in the Veteran’s Hospital in the Bronx and at Bellevue Hospital in the Emergency Department, located in Manhattan. [read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] While completing her undergrad she also had the opportunity to go on Medical Mission to Jamaica, where she served as a health advocate and spoke to locals about hygiene, mental health, and other diseases. She has always had a passion for helping others, specially in the areas of mental health and communicable diseases, which is what initially drove her to get involved in the health care field. Even though she is just starting out we have no doubt of the things she will be able to achieve while being a part of Encore. [/read]

Vanessa is an experienced dietitian passionate about coaching individuals to reconnect with their body and get on a path to learning how to have a healthy relationship with food. She mentors clients to become more nutritionally balanced and to establish nutrition goals and personal measures for overall good health. Vanessa works with clients to understand their current lifestyle, assess nutritional knowledge and awareness, and estimates the allocation of time needed for personal nutritional needs.[read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] She helps clients develop individual meal plans, create weekly menus, effectively shop for groceries, build appropriate food preparation and cooking techniques. Through personalized nutritional coaching, Vanessa guides clients to become aware of the benefits of fueling their body correctly.

Vanessa believes in enabling clients by providing them the tools necessary to create a sustainable nutritional healthy lifestyle that they can maintain independently. She strives to help clients understand both their long-term dietary needs, and the impact and benefits to properly nourish themselves. Vanessa proactively works with the broader Encore treatment team to provide an integrated solution that helps clients lead healthy lives.

Vanessa has extensive experience with both inpatient and outpatient eating disorder facilities and has worked with clients at all stages of recovery and nutritional state. Vanessa earned her Bachelor’s in Nutrition and Dietetics at Arizona State University. She completed her Clinical Dietetic Internship with a focus on eating disorders at the University of Minnesota.[/read]

Katie Jacobson lived overseas for most of her childhood and moved back to the Northern Virginia area for her remaining high school years. She attended George Mason University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs, and in later years received her Master’s Degree in International Relations and Conflict Resolution through American Public University.  She worked in Human Resources for nine years[read more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] and although loved working with people from many different cultures and nationalities, she realized that the corporate life was not for her. Knowing she loved working with others and wanted to continue to help people in some way, along with continuing to work with people from all different fields of life, she moved towards Massage Therapy, something she had always been interested in. Katie graduated from the Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage in October 2016 and is now a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) in the state of Virginia.[/read]