Individual Psychotherapy
Dr. Rendell provides individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Her warm, empathic style helps clients feel at ease and engage in meaningful therapeutic work. She specializes in treating anxiety and depression, as well as in working with individuals who are struggling to meet their goals or manage chronic medical conditions. Dr. Rendell’s integrative approach is rooted in cognitive behavioral theory and individualized to meet each client’s strengths and needs.
Conditions treated include:
Anxiety
Depression
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Relationship Issues
Phobias
Low Self-Esteem
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
Psychological Adjustment to Chronic Medical Disorders
Parent Guidance and SPACE Treatment
Parenthood is not always as we anticipated. Dr. Rendell has a unique interest in supporting parents to identify and utilize effective skills to promote positive social and emotional development in their children. Dr. Rendell pulls from her experience as a clinician, former teacher, and mother herself in helping parents manage the stressors and demands of parenting, relationships, and other responsibilities, while building nurturing and supportive parent-child relationships. Parent guidance may be done in conjunction with child therapy or as a stand-alone service.
Dr. Rendell is additionally trained in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), an evidence-based treatment for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related challenges.
Psychoeducational Evaluations
Comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations provide students, parents, and teachers with a road map to best educate each child. As a former educator, Dr. Rendell has the unique experience of working with students and teachers in both schools and clinical settings. Her evaluations are the first step in identifying a student’s cognitive, academic, and social emotional profile. Personalized to identify each individual’s strengths and weaknesses, Dr. Rendell’s evaluations provide specific recommendations tailored to support students in achieving their goals.
Beginning with a parent consultation session, Dr. Rendell guides families through the evaluation process. Evaluations are typically conducted over two or three sessions, during which time Dr. Rendell assesses cognitive abilities, academic achievement, attention and executive functioning, and social and emotional functioning. When appropriate, and with parental consent, Dr. Rendell consults with teachers, tutors, and other providers to fully understand others’ insights and perspectives. A feedback session is conducted with parents to review the evaluation, including test results, clinical impressions, and recommendations. Parents are provided with a comprehensive and detailed evaluation, which highlights the student’s strengths and vulnerabilities, provides diagnostic clarity, and identifies appropriate interventions, both in and out of school, that can be implemented to assist students in performing their best. Dr. Rendell is also available to attend PPT (Planning & Placement Team) meetings for students seeking special education services in school, when appropriate.