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Hi! My name is Dr. Dana Marchese. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, friend, and licensed psychologist who grew up here in Harford County, Maryland.
Similar to many of you who are reading this, I am “juggling many balls in the air” everyday as a busy working parent and trying to live my best life. While my life is not perfect, I strive to constantly “know better, do better” and have a lot of FUN along the way!
For the past 16 years, I have been working with Johns Hopkins University and colleagues implementing evidence-based interventions with children/adolescents, parents, teachers and other school staff. I have provided services to children and their families in school, clinic, residential treatment, university, and community settings, and family’s homes. I have experience working in suburban, urban/disadvantaged, and rural schools in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, and Harford Counties, Baltimore City, as well as school districts in Missouri, Montana, and California.
Recently I joined a private practice, Dr. Michelle Sun & Associates, in Towson across from the Towson Town Center on Dulaney Valley Road. I am passionate about working with children/adolescents and their families to provide comprehensive services to support and promote their mental health, behavior, academic, and social-emotional needs so ALL children/adolescents can learn, be successful in school, and flourish in life!
I would describe my style working with children, adolescents, families and teachers as a warm, collaborative, non-judgmental, and strengths-based approach. I specialize in academic/learning problems, ADHD, anger/emotional regulation, anxiety/stress, behavior problems, depression, grief, parenting/co-parenting, bullying and social skills. As a School Psychologist, I also provide school-based services such as home-school communication, IEP/504 meetings, and teacher consultation.
-PhD and MA Degrees in School Psychology from the University of Missouri
-MS Degree in Clinical Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University
-BS Degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice (Double Major) from Towson University
Training & Experience:
-Licensed Psychologist in the State of Maryland
-Johns Hopkins University Full-time Faculty Member and Research Associate
-Pre-doctoral Intern at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and with the University of Maryland Center for School Mental Health
-Graduate Intern, Villa Maria Residential Treatment Facility
-District-Level School Consultant (San Francisco Unified School District, California, Baltimore County Public Schools, Missoula County Public Schools, Montana)
-Author of two books, “Group Interventions in Schools: A Guide for Practitioners” and “A Step-By-Step Guide for Coaching Classroom Teachers in Evidence-Based Interventions.”
-Published 7 peer-reviewed articles in academic journals and 11 professional presentations at national/international conferences
-Member of American Psychological Association (APA) and National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
