Solutions-Based Support for Trauma Recovery and Healing

Serving Children, Adults, and their Families

Expert-Led Trauma Therapy, Psychological Assessments, and Forensic Psychology Services in Washington, DC, and Tampa, FL

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Compassionate care for complex CAses

Healing Starts Here

Maven Psychology Group provides holistic, solutions-focused care through therapy, psychological evaluations, and forensic services that help individuals, children, and families move forward with greater resilience, personal authority, and hope.

Rooted in trauma expertise, our approach is designed to treat the whole person rather than focusing on symptoms alone. Our experienced team supports complex presentations, challenging cases, and a wide range of behavioral and mental health concerns with steadiness, skill, and compassion.

With grace and dedication, we meet you where you are and walk alongside you toward healing and a brave way forward.

CHANGE YOU CAN FEEL

Solutions-Based Care and Psychological Services led by a team you can trust.

Our practice is dedicated to an efficient, evidence-based care model that spans 12-24 sessions. With this intentional approach, our patients experience:

  • Sensitive, supportive, and consistent style of treatment

  • Measurable progress, milestones, and achievements

  • Enduring life skills through effective emotion regulation

With a focus on long-lasting impact, our techniques are rooted in learning. We teach coping mechanisms, emotional resilience, and regulation strategies for long-term results.

Our flexible scheduling supports evening hours and weekend appointments, allowing us to support clients from infancy through adulthood, both locally and internationally, with an emphasis on immediate impact and long-term goals.

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How We Can Help

Trauma Therapy

  • Treatment for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day life stress through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Supportive Psychotherapy to navigate changes and assimilation.    

  • Addressing interpersonal patterns to increase healthy approaches and relationship satisfaction through Interpersonal Therapy (IPT).

  • Improve emotional regulation, distress tolerance in adolescents and adults using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills

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How We Can Help

Psychological Assessments

  • ​​​​Psychoeducational Evaluations: Thoroughly evaluates cognitive skills, attention, executive functioning, and learning to guide clear, actionable recommendations. 

  • Trauma Assessments: A careful, evidence-informed evaluation of symptoms, triggers, functional challenges, and tailored treatment needs to support healing and resilience.

  • Diagnostic and Personality Evaluations: Helps understand patterns, strengths, and challenges, providing a clear foundation for meaningful progress.

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How We Can Help

Specialty Mental Health Services

Our team is trained to support trauma, parent-child relationships, sexual behavior problems, school refusal concerns, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), anxiety, and specific phobias.​

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How We Can Help

Forensic Psychology

Beyond clinical therapy, we are uniquely positioned to support judicial system involvement through psychological evaluations, expert witness testimony, and case consultation for attorneys across criminal, civil, and military courts. This work considers a high level of clinical precision and objectivity, which in turn feeds into our therapists' practices, strengthening the depth, discernment, and effectiveness of our care.

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EXPERTS IN TRAUMA RECOVERY

Meet the Maven Team

At the helm of Maven Psychology Group are Stephanie Wolf, JD, PhD, and Jenna Calton, PhD, who reflect a thoughtful balance of vision and grounded expertise.

Maven’s team of clinicians brings a breadth of expansive experience, open minds, and expert problem-solving. We proudly provide a range of in-house expertise, with a wide-ranging network of trusted specialists where needed. Our group of licensed therapists is uniquely positioned to treat a range of complex mental health conditions and challenging behaviors.