Hope+Wellness

Christina Pitz, MA

Psychometrist, Neuropsychology

Hi there. I’m Christina :)

Christina Pitz, Ma

Clinical Neuropsychology Extern and Psychometrist
Locations: Falls Church, Teletherapy

Supervisor: Dr Kayleigh Hale

(she/her/hers)

As a psychometrist, my goal across all evaluations is to provide high quality, evidence-based evaluations that are thoughtful and specifically tailored for your unique, personalized needs, with treatment plans that help to shed light and to guide your path forward. I am passionate about helping people discover strengths within them — as well as to better understand difficulties in order to gain relief, support, and empowerment.

As my clinical interests lie in working with children, adolescents, and adults across a wide breadth of concerns including ADHD, learning/academic difficulties, mood and behavior, personality, autism, OCD, and giftedness, much of my clinical training and experience have been in private practices across the Washington DC region.

I earned my masters in Clinical Psychology and am currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, in Washington D.C. (TCSPP), which is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Supervisor: Dr Kayleigh Hale, Licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist

Philosophy

It is my top priority to provide high quality, evidence-based neuropsychological evaluations for each individual I work with using a comprehensive, gold standard approach to testing. I believe that neuropsychological evaluations can be an invaluable tool in helping you understand your strengths and needs to become the best version of yourself. You are unique and I am passionate about getting to know you and providing you with personalized resources and a plan to help guide you toward your goals ahead.

Specialty Areas

neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and Psychological Evaluations

I am passionate about providing high quality, comprehensive evidence-based assessments to provide you with a holistic understanding of yourself, with personalized recommendations to help build upon your unique strengths and to best support your needs.

more ABOUT ME

Hobbies + what I like to do for fun!

When I'm not in session you can find me reading, running, hiking, and trying new food with friends!

What I love about hope+wellness

I am so lucky to have found Hope + Wellness and be given the opportunity to help our clients here. We have a wonderful team of therapists who are all interested in serving you!

favorite QUOTES

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Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.”
— Suzy Kassem
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. ”
— Brené Brown
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
— Brené Brown
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
— Amy March
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