H.O.Y.A.

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H.O.Y.A. Helping Our Youth Achieve Children do
well if they can. This simple statement
underlies the philosophy of the H.O.Y.A. clinic.
It is our feeling that there is no such thing as
a bad child. Further, children are not simply
unmotivated. Rather, there are different
pathways that lead children to have emotional
or behavioral difficulties. The work of H.O.Y.A.
clinicians is to identify what is causing the
child to have difficulty and then help the child
and family determine more beneficial means of
dealing with these pathways. The H.O.Y.A. clinic
provides individual and family therapy for
children and their families from birth to
adolescence. Neal Horen, PhD. is the director of
the clinic and has done individual, family and
group therapy in private practice in Tampa,
Baltimore and the District of Columbia. His
focus has been the social-emotional development
of young children, and he has extensive
experience working with children with explosive
behavior. H.O.Y.A. clinic hours are Tuesdays
from 3 pm until 8 pm. An intake appointment of
90 minutes is suggested for the initial meeting
in order to determine the most appropriate
treatment plan. Treatment plans are developed by
the psychologist and the family. Approaches used
include cognitive-behavioral therapy,
collaborative problem-solving, dyadic therapy and
family therapy. We will be happy to provide you
with any information you may need so that you may
submit to your insurance company if you choose to
do so. However, this is a fee-for-service clinic,
and insurance is not accepted. A down payment of
approximately half the charges will be expected
prior to rendering services. Questions about the
clinic should be directed to Dr. Neal Horen at
[phone]. Services will be provided in the
Georgetown University Childrens Medical Center
on the 2nd floor of the Pasquerilla Healthcare
Center at Georgetown University Hospital. 3800
Reservoir Rd, NW Washington, DC 20007.
Directions are available upon request.
We look forward to helping your child succeed!