Kensington Therapy Center

Ivan C. Walks, M.D. is a thoughtful and caring Psychiatrist, with expertise in treating individuals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse. Conducting thorough evaluations and prescribing best medications according to diagnosis, Dr. Walks monitors his patients to determine efficacy and potential side effects of psychotropic medications. Dr. Walks listens! He is culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed, and provides highly individualized service. Patients leave

Cognitive Therapy Center of MarylandTherapy Offices: One block north of the Red Line Metro Station Friendship Heights 5530 Wisconsin Avenue, MD 20815 Chevy Chase Suite 1255 ( 301 ) 951-3668We provide high quality psychotherapy to help you address your personal, emotional, psychological and behavioral problems. At the Cognitive Therapy Center, you'll receive the tools and learn the skills you need to become your own cognitive therapist. Using cognitive-behavioral techniques, you will be more successful in managing emotional and psychological issues as they arise ---- for the rest of your life.About the Founder and his Practice:In a 2009 survey, sent to 1, 500 therapists in the greater Washington, DC area by the Washingtonian Magazine asking them to name the therapist they would send a family member to for psychotherapy, Dr. Dalton was selected by his peers for the category of best Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists in the greater Washington, DC metro.Dr. Lawrence Dalton, a licensed psychologist, has provided Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy to the Washington, DC area since 1986. Dr. Dalton is fully certified by and is one of the original Founding Fellows of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy ( Dr. Aaron Beck's Cognitive Therapist accrediting organization ).Dr. Dalton started his career improving people's mental health and attitudes after leaving his position in the legal field as Assistant to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Dr. Dalton attended and received his Doctoral degree from George Washington University. His graduation was followed by a psychology internship at the University of Virginia focusing on Rational Emotive Therapy. The following year Dr. Dalton focused his training further as he completed his Post -Doctoral Fellowship training under the direct supervision of Dr. Aaron T. Beck, the founder of Cognitive Therapy, at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychiatry. After his training with Dr. Beck, he moved back to the Washington, DC area to open a Cognitive Therapy Center.This practice is dedicated to offering high quality Cognitive Behavior Therapy to the Washington, DC metro area. When medications or traditional psychotherapy have not been effective or are not enough alone, Cognitive Therapy offers a valuable addition or alternative. Dr. Dalton finds Cognitive Therapy and his personal years of experience are most effective in treating problems such as those mentioned below: