NEW Announcements (updated bi-weekly) last updated 1/27/22


 We are working hard to IMMEDIATELY schedule new patients.
Please contact us if you are interested in making an appointment.

Our waitlist is 3 months for children/adolescents 
1-2 week wait for adults
No current wait for the accelerated/intensive program


Dr. Kaplan will be running a Peri-/Post-partum Anxiety and Depression Mom's Group.
4-5:30pm on Thursdays, beginning Feb 15th, running for 8 weeks.
Please email us if you are interested.
Click HERE for more information
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Due to the presence of the Omicron variant in the DC area, we have temporarily returned to tele-health services only.
We will be back in the office as soon risks can be carefully mitigated (approximately early February)

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Who we are

The Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill is a psychology outpatient center that focuses on the treatment of anxiety, depressive, and behavioral disorders in
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ALL AGES 
​(children, adolescents, young adults, adults, older adults, and families).

We employ cognitive-behavioral treatments to treat these disorders, with a special emphasis on exposure-based therapies.

Our Director
Dr. Johanna Kaplan is the director of the Washington Anxiety Center of Capitol Hill. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. She is also a PSYPact provider (see list of teletherapy states here). She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The Catholic University of America and her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Communications from American University in Washington, D.C.

Prior to opening the Washington Anxiety Center, she worked for four years at the Center for Anxiety and Behavior Change in Rockville MD. She also completed 18 months of post-doctoral training at the Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital at the Anxiety Disorders Center/Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy under the direct supervision of David Tolin, Ph.D. 

Additionally, she completed a 2-year post-baccalaureate fellowship and a 6-year pre-doctoral fellowship in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Kaplan has received extensive clinical and clinical-research training in anxiety, mood, and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders and has completed clinical and research work in private practice, community, counseling center, and hospital-based settings.

Together, she has over 60 presentations/publications in the domain of clinical anxiety in adult, adolescent, and child populations. She has been interviewed for several articles in Parent magazine, parent.com, Romper.com, klicknews.com, the Hillrag.com, www.livestrong.com and has been interviewed by several local television media outlets. She continues to actively pursue her education in evidence-based treatments for anxiety in these populations. 

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Recent News

Check out our blog for updates and information on mental health:
www.mykidsmentalhealth.com
​Make sure to send in topics you are interested in us covering

We are also thrilled to announce that we were chosen for the
2018, 2019, and 2020 Best of Washington Awards in the category of Child Psychologist. 

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