Dr. Keri Linas, She/her, is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing evidence-based treatment for youth. She has broad experience working with preschoolers, children, and adolescents with Anxiety, OCD and OCD- related disorders; ADHD; Autism;
and mood disorders including Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. She collaborates with schools and other professionals to support the optimal function of her patients. Dr. Linas values cultural humility, acceptance of neurodiversity, and gender affirming care.
Dedicated to keeping her knowledge up-to-date, Dr. Linas continues post graduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT) and Exposure with Response Prevention including the Behavior Therapy Training Institute at the International OCD Foundation and professional consultations groups. She is certified in the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents (UPC/A), which is a form of CBT that helps individuals learn 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. Linas obtained a dual doctoral degree in clinical psychology (PsyD), and in Child, School, Family Psychology (PhD) at the University of Denver. She completed her psychology internship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and her post-doctoral training at the Georgetown Center for Child and Human Development and through the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program st Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.
She is licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland. She is PsyPact authorized to provide telehealth services in all PsyPact participating states (PsyPact Map).
Dr. Linas also enjoys teaching and training other mental health providers how to provide evidence-based treatments to youth. She directs Alvord Baker’s Continuing Education Program, approved as APA and NYS CE sponsors and is a psychiatry resident therapy supervisor at Georgetown University.
