Dr. Nicholas Polizzi is now fully licensed to practice psychology in Virginia!
Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC opens Herndon office!
Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC 0pens Herndon office
Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC is pleased to announce the opening of their new office located in Herndon, VA. Dr. Brad Applegate will be seeing patients at the new office two days per week. We are pleased to open this new location to give easier access to our patients living and working in Herndon, Reston and the surrounding areas. The office is located just off of Elden Street in Herndon, VA, and will give patients easy access to Fairfax County Parkway (7100), the Dulles Toll Road (267), and the surrounding areas. To inquire about services and Dr. Applegate’s availability, call 571.209.5905.
About Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC
Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC is a specialty clinical psychology practice providing the latest in evidence-based assessment and treatment to children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Dr. Brad Applegate, who will be practicing in the Herndon area, has expertise in the assessment and treatment of anxiety (such as Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder), depression, stress, couples distress, chronic pain, and adjustment to chronic illness. He also provides high-level consultation and management to executives to optimize on the job and personal life performance.
Herndon Office Location:
626 Grant Street, Suite I
Herndon, VA 20170
571.209.5905
Map of Herndon location
Introducing Dr. Nicholas Polizzi
Nicholas Polizzi, Ph.D.
Nicholas C. Polizzi, Ph.D., is a psychologist with specialty training in child and adolescent assessment and treatment. Dr. Polizzi has extensive training in the field of school and counseling psychology with specific interest in helping children and adults cope with stressful situations including: divorce, domestic tension, peer and sibling problems, work problems, low self-esteem, and school-related anxiety.
Dr. Polizzi has worked with children his entire career. After earning a B.A. from Washington and Lee University, he earned a Master of Education degree from Marymount University and became certified to teach children in grades nursery/kindergarten through eighth grade. Dr. Polizzi was an elementary school teacher for four years and a middle school teacher for one year in the Fairfax County Public School system.
Dr. Polizzi’s interest in children and adolescents lead him to pursue doctoral training in psychology at the University of Georgia (UGA) where he studied under Randy W. Kamphaus, Ph.D. and Roy P. Martin, Ph.D. At UGA, Dr. Polizzi received extensive training in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of childhood problems, including ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, depression, suicidal ideation, and anxiety disorders. He earned his Ph.D. in August 2008 with a major specialization in educational psychology (school psychology) and a minor specialization in counseling psychology.
Dr. Polizzi’s research interests include analyzing the relationship between learning and behavior problems in children, perinatal anomalies, and prenatal perturbations. In addition, Dr. Polizzi studied the season-of-birth phenomenon; children with certain learning and behavioral difficulties are disproportionately born at certain times of the year. Clinically, he spent four years as a supervisor of undergraduate and graduate level student-teachers. It was in this capacity that he became interested in studying best practices for middle grade teachers (i.e., successful teaching techniques and successful classroom/individual behavior management). Dr. Polizzi uses his cognitive-behavioral orientation to inform his consultations with student-teachers and teachers in the areas of best teaching practices.
Publications:
Muth, K. D., Polizzi, N. C., & Glynn, S. M. (2007). Using real middle school dilemmas for case-based professional development. Middle School Journal, 38, (3), 4-9. (Reprinted in 2008 Middle Level Education Research Annual, M.Caskey, Ed.).
Muth, K. D., Polizzi, N. C., & Glynn, S. M. (2007). Teaching controversial topics in middle school: case-based teacher preparation. Middle School Journal, 38, (5), 14-19.
Polizzi, N.C. (2007). Seasonal Patterns of Perinatal Anomalies. Dissertation.
Polizzi, N., Martin, R.P., & Dombrowski, S.C. (2007). Season of birth of students receiving special education services under a diagnosis of emotional and behavioral disorders. School Psychology Quarterly, 22 (1), 44-57.
Psychological Assessment Research Team. (2006). Three Practice Parameters for Interpreting Intelligence Test Part Scores. Journal of Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, and Neurosciences [Revista de Neuropsicologia, Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencias].
Excellent reimbursement for Loudoun County Public Schools employees!
Frequently Asked Questions: Insurance
Q: Do you participate in any health insurance plans?
A: At the present time, I do not participate in any insurance plans.
Q: Why not?
A: This is an excellent question. The answer is that taking insurance would dramatically change the nature of my practice. First, accepting insurance creates more work and overhead. This effectively takes away the time that I can be seeing patients, preparing for patients, and engaging in clinical reading and other activities.
Furthermore, insurance reimbursement rates for psychologists are set on par with other mental health providers. Unfortunately, these rates tend to be quite low. This means that I'd have to see several more patients each week, which takes away time from preparing and other activities. Thus, taking insurance adds time pressures in two areas - increased overhead, and reduced reimbursement, and because of this I don't participate in any plans at this time.
Q: Is it possible to get reimbursement from my health insurance even if you are not a preferred provider?
A: YES!
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