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Moving Forward, PLC
Moving Forward, PLC was created by our founder Michele Cole, LCSW in 2007. Each therapist that consults for Moving Forward, PLC has been thoroughly vetted and holds the highest levels of integrity and education and training. She feels confident that any therapist you choose to work with at Moving Forward, PLC will give you what you need to move forward in your life. Our combined work here at Moving Forward, PLC seeks to help all people who engage in the therapeutic process to make changes in their lives that are significant and will impact their future and how they engage with others and help them further their ability to make directive choices in their lives and the lives of others.
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Michele Cole, BS, BSW, MSW, LCSW
Adjunct Professor in the MSW program at The Catholic University of America teaching Human Development and Psychopathology in addition to Clinical Social Work with Adults.
Michele is the founder of Moving Forward, PLC, a private practice in Old Town, Alexandria in 2007. Moving Forward, PLC is a private practice that has 6 other therapists working with her to help meet all the needs of clients who walk in the door. She has been an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University and is currently an Adjunct Professor at The Catholic University of America. In addition, she is a candidate for her PhD. in Philosophy with a distinction in Social Work from The Catholic University of America. Michele has conducted individual and group psychotherapy in private practice with children, adolescents, adults and couples. She has also taught social skills individually and in groups to children and adolescents. Michele has conducted school observations to help parents and school administrators best accommodate children and adolescents with special needs. In addition, she has reviewed and advocated to school appointed Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams where she has made successful recommendations for an IEP to be put into place for clients. She enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, parents, couples, and families. Michele has significant experience in working with issues relating to anxiety, separation/divorce issues, trauma, depression, social skills, addictions, grief, anger management, compulsive behaviors (OCD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (including Asperger’s Syndrome), and Tourette’s Syndrome.
Michele’s feature in Northern Virginia Magazine is live. Follow the link to learn more about what it’s really like to be recruited as a college athlete in NoVA.
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