Hannah Poole, PsyD,

Hannah Poole, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who is passionate about providing high-quality, evidence-based care to children, adolescents, and transitional aged youth at The Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment in Falls Church and Alexandria, Virginia.

Dr. Poole received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, located in Palo Alto, California. She trained in a variety of settings, including community mental health, the school system, primary care, and children’s hospitals. Dr. Poole completed her predoctoral internship at UC Davis Health’s Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology program in Sacramento, CA. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Children’s Hospital Colorado’s department of Developmental Pediatrics in Denver, CO.

Dr. Poole specializes in autism evaluation for youth aged 12 months- 18 years old, cognitive assessment/IQ testing, parent-child interventions (e.g., PC-CARE), behavioral management for challenging behaviors, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for mood disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression). She has experience adapting evidence-based practice to best meet the needs of individuals with neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism, ADHD) and cognitive (e.g., intellectual disability) differences. Dr. Poole has specific training in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and takes a trauma-informed approach to work with all clients. She also has a breadth of experience providing affirming therapeutic care to gender diverse youth and their families.

In both assessment and intervention, Dr. Poole takes a collaborative and strengths-focused approach. She strongly believes that caregivers are the experts on their child, and strives to work with families towards value-congruent solutions to their presenting concerns. Dr. Poole also values authenticity, and feels it is important to show up not only as a professional but as herself in all that she does. She therefore invites families to show up as they are and seeks to foster genuine and meaningful therapeutic relationships with children and their caregivers.