Sara Tuke
LPC, LCPC, CRC
(703) 745-2014sara@weaverandassociates.net
Sara Tuke is an individual and family therapist (licensed in both Virginia and Maryland). Her specialties include working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Her psychotherapy practice is dedicated to helping families improve communication and build understanding. Additionally, her work helps support youth in developing healthy coping skills to manage problem behaviors at both school and home. Her specialties include depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, attachment issues, self esteem and family conflict.
Private Services Provided
- Psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families
- Psychotherapy with young adults
- Parenting strategies
- Collateral contacts with school and other professionals to coordinate treatment
Licenses and Memberships
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with the State of Maryland
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
- Member, American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Member, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland (LCPCM)
- Member, Northern Virginia Licensed Professional Counselors (NVLPC)
Education
- Master of Arts, Rehabilitation Counseling (2006)
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (2004)
- Denison University, Granville, Ohio
Psychotherapy Treatment Specialties
- ADHD and motivational problems
- Anxiety disorders
- Attachment issues
- Behavior problems, including risk-taking, oppositional, defiant, explosive, and learning/behavioral school issues
- Building healthy relationships and friendships
- Child-centered play therapy and filial therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Family issues such as building trust, communication, and handling stressors
- Filial therapy
- Identity issues
- Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder
- Motivation and focus
- Parental relationship enhancement and communication-building techniques
- Recovering from grief and trauma
- Self-esteem and body image
- Self-harming behaviors and suicidal ideation
- Theraplay and building healthy attachment relationships
Post Graduate Training and Education
- Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)
- Center for Culture and Sand Play, College Park, Maryland
- Sand Tray Therapy
- National Institute of Relational Enhancement, Bethesda, Maryland
- Child Centered Play Therapy
- Filial Family Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Theraplay, Chicago, Illinois