Rachel Lerner, Ph.D.

Dr. Lerner specializes in providing parenting support and working with children, adolescents, and their caregivers. She is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral difficulties. Through this treatment, Dr. Lerner empowers caregivers to learn therapeutic skills that improve children’s attention and listening, reduce children’s tantrums, and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship. Dr. Lerner also specializes in providing PCIT for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), which is an evidence-based treatment that helps children with selective mutism increase their brave talking and supplies parents with skills to support their child’s verbalizations. Additionally, she provides psychological assessments to children and adolescents, which helps to clarify diagnoses and provide individualized treatment recommendations for children and families.

Bio:

Rachel Lerner, PhD. is a licensed psychologist at Silber Psychological Services who specializes in providing assessment and evidence-based therapy services for children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Lerner earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark University and completed her doctoral internship at Virginia Treatment Center for Children/Children’s Hospital of Richmond. She has experience providing individual, family, and group therapy to children and families in various settings and additionally has expertise in addressing a range of presentations, including ADHD, disruptive behaviors, and mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Lerner’s primary orientation is rooted in an acceptance-based cognitive-behavioral (CBT) framework that focuses on improving quality of life and reducing symptoms. In treatment, Dr. Lerner takes a systems-based approach where she collaborates with caregivers and teachers to promote meaningful change in children’s lives. She additionally utilizes acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to facilitate effective actions, regulation of emotions, and present moment awareness. Dr. Lerner cultivates an empathetic and caring environment to help children and families from all backgrounds understand the challenges they are dealing with and how best to handle them in line with their own values, supports, and strengths.

Dr. Lerner specifically specializes in providing parenting support and working with young children and their caregivers. She is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral difficulties. Through this treatment, Dr. Lerner empowers caregivers to learn therapeutic skills that improve children’s attention and listening, reduce children’s tantrums, and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship. Dr. Lerner also specializes in providing PCIT for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), which is an evidence-based treatment that helps children with selective mutism increase their brave talking and supplies parents with skills to support their child’s verbalizations. Additionally, she provides psychological assessments to children and adolescents, which helps to clarify diagnoses and provide individualized treatment recommendations for children and families.

Rachel Lerner, Ph.D.

Dr. Lerner specializes in providing parenting support and working with children, adolescents, and their caregivers. She is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral difficulties. Through this treatment, Dr. Lerner empowers caregivers to learn therapeutic skills that improve children’s attention and listening, reduce children’s tantrums, and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship. Dr. Lerner also specializes in providing PCIT for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), which is an evidence-based treatment that helps children with selective mutism increase their brave talking and supplies parents with skills to support their child’s verbalizations. Additionally, she provides psychological assessments to children and adolescents, which helps to clarify diagnoses and provide individualized treatment recommendations for children and families.

Bio:

Rachel Lerner, PhD. is a licensed psychologist at Silber Psychological Services who specializes in providing assessment and evidence-based therapy services for children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Lerner earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark University and completed her doctoral internship at Virginia Treatment Center for Children/Children’s Hospital of Richmond. She has experience providing individual, family, and group therapy to children and families in various settings and additionally has expertise in addressing a range of presentations, including ADHD, disruptive behaviors, and mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Lerner’s primary orientation is rooted in an acceptance-based cognitive-behavioral (CBT) framework that focuses on improving quality of life and reducing symptoms. In treatment, Dr. Lerner takes a systems-based approach where she collaborates with caregivers and teachers to promote meaningful change in children’s lives. She additionally utilizes acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to facilitate effective actions, regulation of emotions, and present moment awareness. Dr. Lerner cultivates an empathetic and caring environment to help children and families from all backgrounds understand the challenges they are dealing with and how best to handle them in line with their own values, supports, and strengths.

Dr. Lerner specifically specializes in providing parenting support and working with young children and their caregivers. She is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral difficulties. Through this treatment, Dr. Lerner empowers caregivers to learn therapeutic skills that improve children’s attention and listening, reduce children’s tantrums, and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship. Dr. Lerner also specializes in providing PCIT for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM), which is an evidence-based treatment that helps children with selective mutism increase their brave talking and supplies parents with skills to support their child’s verbalizations. Additionally, she provides psychological assessments to children and adolescents, which helps to clarify diagnoses and provide individualized treatment recommendations for children and families.