At Ascensions we practice a “therapy without walls” approach in which we see no boundaries in providing the best psychological care possible.  This means that we provide a variety of services not just to children and adults suffering from serious emotional, behavioral and/or mental disorders, but to their entire family unit; we believe that payment should never be a barrier to healthy functioning and offer our services free of charge to all individuals in need; and we deliver our services in a variety of settings including, our Anacostia-based office, local public schools, workplaces, churches and other community agencies.

Aside from the traditional family therapy that all clients receive, our therapists also provide children and their parents with a number of services vital to healthy functioning including:  individual therapy for issues that require focus outside of the family unit; therapeutic groups to facilitate peer learning and psychoeducation on topics including surviving the homicide of a loved one, maintaining healthy marriages, and self-esteem/resilience; parenting education/support/therapy groups; clinical evaluations to assess if other community services and referrals are needed (such as special education, rehabilitation, and/or medication); home structuring visits to assist with developing house rules, consequences and reward; parenting classes to teach alternatives to physical discipline, and school based interventions, which include the participation of Ascensions’ staff in Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, classroom management, suspension re-instatement planning, and behavior modification assistance.