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StartingBlock, LLC - Kitty Wicks, LCSW
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StartingBlock, LLC - Kitty Wicks, LCSW

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1125 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite 140, Arlington, Virginia 22205, United States

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Voted "Best of Arlington 2020" for Child Therapist Category by Arlington Magazine, Kitty was born in New Delhi, India. She is a twin who spent her childhood in the Middle East, growing up in Egypt, Lebanon and Algeria. After attending Prep school in New England, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the College of William & Mary and a Masters Degree in Social Work. She completed her residency and subsequently earned a clinical license to practice psychotherapy in the State of Virginia. She has been a practicing psychotherapist for 25 years. In that time, she has served as a Board Member of: Developmental Delay Resources, Sensory Integration International, Autism Society of Northern Virginia, and the McLean Safe Community Coalition, among others. She has presented numerous trainings to governmental agencies, schools, school systems and community groups on topics such as: anxiety in teens, sibling rivalry, balancing sports and academics, Floortime play therapy and how to motivate the reluctant exerciser. As an avocation, Kitty is a competitive long-distance runner, a trained bootcamp instructor and personal trainer. She won DC Road Runner’s Club Outstanding Female Masters Runner in 2008. She pioneered the hybrid psychotherapy-fitness model in 2008.
Kitty specializes in working with the following treatment perspectives: cognitive-behavioral, developmental, interpersonal, psychodynamic, insight-oriented, play therapy, and fitness/movement therapy. She has also treated from the polyvagal, dialectical behavioral and internal family systems perspectives. The cornerstone of her treatment is to begin where the client is and use the best modalit(ies) to treat the client. Kitty has two adult sons, two ragdoll cats, and enjoys travelling the world with her husband.
The essence of my practice is warmth and caring. I strive to help each client feel safe, secure and trusting, which is the foundation for intra-psychic work and personal growth. With mutual trust, we collaborate to help you or your child gain an awareness and understanding of the challenges and issues. With greater insight, I help my clients build the capacity to best achieve the life they desire. As a professional psychotherapist for 25 years in Arlington and McLean, I have experience, knowledge and training in multiple treatment modalities to help clients build capacities. Yet, paradoxically to my clinical experience, when I work with children and teens, my affect is still very energetic and youthful so that engagement and positive working relationships develop .

Location

1125 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite 140, Arlington, Virginia 22205, United States

Additional Locations

Mc Lean, Virginia, United States