Currently a Professor at George Mason University teaching Group Dynamics (how to run a group) as well as Building Knowledge for Helping Professionals, past Adjunct Professor at Ramapo College of New Jersey teaching Human Behavior in the Social Environment – Theory; Past Adjunct Professor in the MSW program at The Catholic University of America teaching Human Development and Psychopathology (2 semesters), Clinical Social Work with Adults (5 semesters), and Trauma Informed Care. Past Adjunct Professor in the BSW program at George Mason University teaching Human Behavior in The Social Environment I and Methods of Intervention in Social Work.

Dr. Cole founded Moving Forward, PLC, a group private practice in Old Town, Alexandria in 2007 to help to meet the needs of the DMV area to support individuals and families; based on a family systems approach. Moving Forward, PLC has many therapists working as a team to help meet all the needs of clients who walk in the door. The team at Moving Forward is highly skilled and trained to work with individuals, couples, families and groups. The team collectively has over 100 years of experience to help find the best treatment plan for helping effectively treat our clients.

Dr. Cole earned her Ph.D. in philosophy with a distinction in clinical social work in 2020 successfully defending her dissertation on children and young adults from divorced families; her dissertation is linked here. While also holding several other degrees: MSW, BSW and BS. She is currently a clinical supervisor in the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University (GMU). In addition to Dr. Cole’s work providing clinical supervision and teaching, she enjoys running a team practice,  and conducting individual, couples, family and group therapy. In the past she has conducted school observations to help parents and school administrators best accommodate children and adolescents with special needs. Further, she has reviewed and advocated to school appointed Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams. Dr. Cole has significant experience in working with issues relating to anxiety, separation/divorce, trauma, depression, social skills, addictions, grief, anger management, compulsive behaviors (OCD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette’s syndrome. We look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to reach out for a free 15 minutes consultation.