Dr. Cummings (she/her) is a licensed psychologist with over 18 years of experience providing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and depressive disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides parenting training for parents/caregivers of youth with disruptive behavior and anxiety disorders. Dr. Cummings recognizes the importance of implementing evidence-based treatments with cultural humility and acceptance of all client identities. She is licensed in Maryland and can see clients in the Rockville office or through telehealth in any PSYPACT state.
Dr. Cummings is the Director of Research at Alvord, Baker & Associates, a Research Fellow at the nonprofit organization Resilience Across Borders, and a psychiatry resident therapy supervisor at Georgetown University. She is clinician certified in the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in adults, children and adolescents (Unified Protocol Institute – Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy)—a form of CBT that teaches clients new ways of responding to uncomfortable emotions. She is also certified in Kazdin Parent Management Training (KPMT) and has been trained to administer Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE).
Dr. Cummings earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Ohio State University and her predoctoral internship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She has specialist training in CBT for youth anxiety disorders, which she pursued during her postdoctoral fellowship at the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University.
