Meet the Practice

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• Adolescent Psychotherapy
• Family Systems & Parent Consultation
• Parent Consultation for Special Needs
• Race and Cross-Cultural

Deborah Zavos has over 25 years of experience as a social worker mainly in Montgomery County. She was the Clinical Director of Bethesda Chevy Chase YMCA Bethesda Youth Services (BYS). During her time at BYS, Deborah led parenting groups, court mandated alcohol education and prevention groups, as well as individual and family therapy. Ms. Zavos previously worked in Montgomery County Public Schools in special education with students who are experiencing emotional difficulties and are unable to access their education in a general education environment, managing IEP development and implementation. She also lead social skills groups, a transracial adoption support group and facilitated staff development.

Ms. Zavos brings a wealth of experience in working with teens in a variety of settings. Her ability to connect with adolescents provides them with a safe place to explore challenging issues. When the family is involved in the process she is able to bridge the chasm that sometimes occurs between the adolescent and the adults. Her warmth, compassion and insight assists families in developing and achieving their vision of their desired family life.

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• Mindfulness-based practices
• Psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioral approaches
• Family systems, Couples
• Children, Adolescents and Parents

Miles Goldstein has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the Catholic University of America and a Developmental Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree from Antioch College. His focus in clinical psychotherapy has been on a wide range of developmental and life issues and challenges for children, adolescents and adults. He has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Primarily, Mr. Goldstein’s work has been at a private practice, working to help clients overcome symptoms of depression, anxiety, unhappiness, work, school and relationship struggles. He has the capacity to connect easily with clients and has often made connections where there has been previous resistance to therapy situations. His approach is to create a nonjudgmental place of support so clients can explore obstacles, feelings, thoughts, and ultimately grow in positive, productive ways. He is an interactive therapist who uses humor and empathy to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. Mr. Goldstein integrates complementary methodologies to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. He enjoys working with a diverse population and has an appreciation and understanding of different cultures and ethnic backgrounds.

Mr. Goldstein has worked at the Children’s Hospital national Medical Center inpatient unit, the Jewish Family and Children’s Service children’s department, and the Psychiatric Institute of Montgomery County adolescent unit. Besides working in private practice, recently, he was consulting with students at the Universities at Shady Grove campus in the counseling department.

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• Manages incoming calls
• Schedules patients for the group practice
• Coordinates therapeutic groups for middle schoolers, teens, young women and parents
• Manages Social Media and Marketing
• Schedules speaking engagements

Robin Stearn  is our  Intake and Marketing Coordinator. She has a Masters Degree in Social Work (Planning and Administration) from University of Missouri-Columbia. Robin has a variety of professional experiences in health including working for the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Education Development Center: Children’s Safety Network, and On Our Own of Montgomery County.  In addition, she has a great deal of customer service experience.

When not in the office, Robin loves to cook, play with her dog and spend time watching music performers. She loves being outside, especially near the water, and dreams of owning a home along a beach one day. Robin is the parent of one young adult daughter. Robin joined Abrams & Associates summer 2014 and is in the office part time, Mondays in the morning and Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon, to respond to all patient care coordination and marketing needs.

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• Manages patient charges and payments
• Manages Office Therapy billing and Merchant Account
• Creates and sends out invoices that document dates and times of service to submit to insurance

Susan Grant is our part-time Billing Manager. Susan’s responsibilities include billing, insurance and invoice management, Office Therapy and other administrative duties. She is in the office on Tuesday and Friday mornings to manage all payments and charges and to answer to your needs to process your invoice.

Susan joined the practice in 2006 as a way to hone her skills after being a full-time, stay-at-home Mom to her two sons.  Prior to motherhood, Susan has had much experience working in a professional environment, having worked in the fundraising field for over twelve years, beginning at the Kennedy Center and then at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.