Lediya Dumessa, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, US

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Experience

    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Licensed Clinical Psychologist
      • Aug 2021 - Present
    • United States
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Psychologist
      • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Clinical Psychology Intern
      • Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

      • Conduct brief initial consultation and assessments to university students • Engage in brief individual and group therapy • Provide crisis intervention • Engage in consultation with university community partners • Participate in outreach activities including providing workshops, and targeted presentations to the university community • Engage in peer supervision • Conduct brief initial consultation and assessments to university students • Engage in brief individual and group therapy • Provide crisis intervention • Engage in consultation with university community partners • Participate in outreach activities including providing workshops, and targeted presentations to the university community • Engage in peer supervision

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Extern/Magnolia Scholar
      • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

      •Provided assessment and intervention to children, adolescents, and families in the outpatient specialty clinic (i.e. developmental, behavioral and emotional difficulties comorbid with complex medical conditions). •Consulted within an interdisciplinary team to provide debriefing and evidence-based treatment (e.g. PCIT and CBT) for vulnerable and underserved populations •Provided assessment and intervention to children, adolescents, and families in the outpatient specialty clinic (i.e. developmental, behavioral and emotional difficulties comorbid with complex medical conditions). •Consulted within an interdisciplinary team to provide debriefing and evidence-based treatment (e.g. PCIT and CBT) for vulnerable and underserved populations

    • Student Therapist
      • Jul 2018 - Apr 2019

      •Provided empirically supported treatment for university students presenting with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma issues, and personality disorders. •Provided empirically supported treatment for university students presenting with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma issues, and personality disorders.

    • Practicum Student
      • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

      •Conducted comprehensive psychological evaluations (i.e. intelligence, achievement, personality testing, adaptive behavior assessment, diagnostic interviewing) •Provided empirically supported treatments both for college students and individuals in the Golden Triangle area, in rural Mississippi. •Conducted comprehensive psychological evaluations (i.e. intelligence, achievement, personality testing, adaptive behavior assessment, diagnostic interviewing) •Provided empirically supported treatments both for college students and individuals in the Golden Triangle area, in rural Mississippi.

    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Student Therapist
      • Aug 2017 - May 2018

      •Engaged inpatient stabilization for patients who were involuntarily committed (court-ordered) to inpatient treatment •Provided treatment to individuals with primary alcohol and/or substance-related diagnoses, and secondary psychiatric diagnoses (mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma issues, personality disorders, etc.) •Provided brief trauma and recovery-focused treatment (e.g., Seeking Safety, DBT, CBT), leading to discharge-planning for step-down care for a broad range of diagnoses (e.g., mood, thought disorder, and substance-induced Disorders). •Engaged in treatment and discharge planning involving interprofessional case reviews Show less

    • Practicum Student
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      • Provided families with effective strategies for positively addressing and reducing problem behaviors in preschoolers. • Provided families with effective strategies for positively addressing and reducing problem behaviors in preschoolers.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Psychology Clinic Coordinator
      • May 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Responsible for daily operations of the clinic; managed client waitlist, conducted phone screens, administrative tasks, and helped plan and organize the first open house for the clinic. • Responsible for daily operations of the clinic; managed client waitlist, conducted phone screens, administrative tasks, and helped plan and organize the first open house for the clinic.

    • Extern
      • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

      • Provided various neuropsychological assessments to adolescents and young adults in residential therapy programs. I have assessed children and adolescents presenting with various psychological disorders including ADHD, Autism spectrum disorders, Conduct disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Depression and Anxiety. • Conducted assessments using instruments such as the WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, WJ-III, D-KEFS, CTOPP, GORT-IV, Brown ADD Scales, in addition to many others. Collaboratively wrote in-depth psychological evaluation reports. Show less

Education

  • Mississippi State University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Clinical Psychology
    2015 - 2020
  • Western Carolina University
    Master's degree, Clinical Psychology
    2013 - 2015
  • University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Bachelor's degree, Psychology
    2009 - 2013

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