Clinical Supervision, Consultation, and Trainings

Clinical Consultation for Mental Health Professionals

man meets with therapist laura goldstein for a professional mental health consultation with Montgomery County counseling center 20852Laura Goldstein, MCCC’s founder, and therapist offers consultation services for licensed therapists who are needing extra support. She specializes in conceptualizing cases from a systemic, family-based, behavioral lens. Other clinical specialties include substance use, BPD, and adolescent treatment and commitment. If we offer it as a service at our counseling clinic, then Laura can provide a consultation on it! Given current online accessibility, consultation is available to clinicians nationwide!

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Mental Health Trainings

Laura offers a range of presentations and training for therapy organizations.

Validation and Vulnerability: The Key to Unlocking Parent’s

How can we motivation parents to practice validation with their children?! We know that this is an essential component to child and adolescent development, especially for those with intense emotions and/or those who find themselves in treatment. While plenty of parents learn the importance and/or skills of validation, there often remains obstacles in their ability to implement. Parents get stuck in their own emotions and thinking errors and have a hard time applying validation for their child (and themselves). In this presentation, we debunk the three most common thinking errors that interfere with validation skills, and discuss how to motivate parents to use the power of their own vulnerability in order to clear the path for more a effective and healing parent-child relationship.

Introduction to DBT

For professionals wanting to learn about the basic principles of DBT treatment. This 4 hour training covers:

  • the theory behind DBT treatment
  • DBT skills groups
  • DBT individual therapy
  • and the DBT approach to high-risk cases

The Skill of Taking Steps: Using DBT in Conjunction with the 12 Steps

For Professionals: Understand the basic principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Substance Use Treatment and 12 Step recovery programs. Learn the overlap between both DBT principles and 12 Step recovery program principles. And use this knowledge to enhance your work with your clients and guide them toward the most effective treatment and support.

Using DBT for the Treatment of Substance Use

For Professionals: This training highlights how to apply substance use adaptations within the DBT treatment modality. We discuss theory and conceptualization, differences between standard DBT and SUD-DBT, practical implementation, and a case study. This presentation is can be tailored for audiences with a range of previous experiences with DBT.

Customized Mental Health Trainings

Laura Goldstein gives a mental health training in Rockville, MD on DBT skills. Learn more by calling Montgomery county counseling center 20852Laura can also work with your organization to create a tailored training program on a mental health topic of your choice. These trainings can be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her areas of expertise include:

Contact Laura to Bring a Mental Health Training to Your Organization


Reach out today for clinical supervision, consultation, and mental health training:

If you’re looking for further education to get your clinical license or better understanding on a variety of mental health topics, we can help.

To work with our Rockville, MD based mental health experts, no matter where you are in the country, follow these steps:

  1. Reach out to our DC area counseling clinic for more information
  2. Speak with Laura or Annie
  3. Work with us to expand your mental health knowledge!

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