Brenda Terry-Leonard, Ph.D.

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Diamonds in the Rough
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March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Biography:

Dr. Brenda Terry-Leonard is a licensed psychologist who earned her doctorate in counseling psychologist from Howard University in 1999; her subspecialty was family systems psychotherapy. Dr. Terry-Leonard completed her pre-doctoral internship at Wichita State University's Counseling and Testing Center in Wichita, Kansas. There, she provided a range of psychological services to a university community and through a county outpatient clinic. Dr. Terry-Leonard also earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology and Master of Education in counseling psychology from Howard University. After completing her master's, Dr. Terry-Leonard worked as a parent involvement coordinator for a family life program and then as a family therapist for a residential community.

Dr. Terry-Leonard has provided clincial services to adults, adolescents, and children in a range of settings. Currently, she is a psychologist at the Kingsbury Center in the Department of Diagnostic & Psychological Services. She provides psychotherapy to children and adolescents with learning disabilities and completes psychological testing as well. Previously, she served as a therapist for the Alexandria Department of Mental, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse - providing services at a middle school and an adolescent health clinic. In this capacity, she provided diagnostic and therapeutic intervention services to adolescents who exhibited emotional, behavioral, and social difficulties. Dr. Terry-Leonard has also served as a psychologist at the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants & Young Children located in Rockville. There, she completed psychological assessments and mental health evaluations, provided play therapy and psychoeducation, and participated on attachment teams.