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Amy Papinchak, Psy.D. is a post-doctoral resident at The Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment in Falls Church, VA and Alexandria, VA. Dr. Papinchak has provided treatment and assessments to individuals across the lifespan with a range of presenting concerns. She has a particular interest in working with children, teens, and young adults presenting with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, stress, life transitions, emotional dysregulation, self-esteem concerns, selective mutism, and trauma.
Dr. Papinchak received her doctoral degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She received postdoctoral training at the Capital Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Washington DC area and completed her pre-doctoral internship at Community Services Institute in Springfield, MA. Dr. Papinchak’s prior clinical training included providing treatment to children and adults involved with the Florida Department of Children and Families, developmental assessments to preschool age children within Miami-Dade County Head Start schools, and treatment to children and adolescents in a university psychological services center, community mental health center, and private practice.
Dr. Papinchak utilizes an integrative approach drawing from CBT, ACT, mindfulness, attachment theories, and trauma-informed approaches. She emphasizes a person-centered approach utilizing a strong therapeutic alliance, unconditional positive regard, and empathy to create a comfortable therapeutic environment.
As the Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment celebrates our 20th anniversary, we are also announcing that starting this fall, we will be changing the name of our practice to Expand Psychology. This change reflects our commitment to meet the ever evolving mental health needs of our clients and the community.
Since our founding, our clinical team has developed to include specialists who provide a wider range of evidence-based therapies, allowing us to serve additional client populations from infancy through adulthood, expanding our ability to work with the entire family system. Our new name captures the depth of our current services, including our ability to provide psychological testing and autism evaluation for all ages.
A new website will launch on October 3, 2025 – with a wider scope of mental health services to support you.
We continue to accept new clients during the transition and you can reach out to us via our online form on our current site, at contact@centerforcbtva.com, or phone at 703-618-0900.
