| About Pat, ACSW, LCSW-C |
Pat Harvey is a licensed clinical social worker living and practicing in Rockville, Maryland.
She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Licensed Certified
Social Worker- Clinical in the state of Maryland. Pat is a member of the National
Association of Social Workers and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
Pat practiced social work as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in
Massachusetts for over 20 years, specializing in work with families and in the treatment of
individuals with mental illness. In 2000, Pat was introduced to the DBT therapeutic
framework and DBT skills and has been studying and using DBT in her work, and in her
life, ever since. In 2001, Pat was instrumental in the design and development of the
Grove Street Adolescent Residence, one of the first adolescent group homes in the
country to open as a DBT adherent program. In 2004, Grove Street won an APA gold
Award for community programming.
For the past 10 years, Pat has developed and facilitated Parents and Family Member DBT
Skills Training Groups in Massachusetts and in Maryland. These groups have taught
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to parents, siblings and family members searching for
help and support with family members who have emotional dysregulation or mental
illness. Since moving to Maryland, Pat has specialized in coaching and supporting parents,
siblings and family members, consulting and training in the use of DBT Skills. She is
especially interested in training other mental health professionals to use DBT skills,
philosophy and concepts to accept, understand and help change the behaviors of
individuals with mental illness and their families. Pat has given seminars and workshops
locally through several non-profit organizations to clinicians, rehab counselors and family
members. She has presented at a number of state and national conferences as well. (see
"Trainings" section in this website)She is also facilitating parent workshops in a variety of
venues. Pat has also given seminars nationally through PESI.
In response to the many parents who have said, "I wish I knew these skills when my
child was younger", Pat has co-authored, "Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and
Aggressive Behaviors", (New Harbinger, 2009) which is available through this website,
through Amazon and in bookstores.
Pat is also the DBT Consultant to Adventist Behavioral Health where she is helping the
adolescent residential treatment centers and the school to implement DBT skills groups
and DBT philosophy in their treatment. Pat was the clinical consultant at St. Luke's Home
Inc. for 3 years. Pat is an active member of NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental
Illness) advocating for the rights and needs of individuals with mental illness and their
families and educating others about individuals with mental illness and their parents and
family members. Pat served as the Public Policy consultant to NAMI MD from 2007-2009.
In that role, she wrote and delivered oral testimony to the Maryland General Assembly on
a number of bills related to the needs of individuals with mental illness and their families.
NAMI priorities.
Pat’s hope is that her work will enable more acceptance of individuals with emotion
dysregulation and more understanding of the lives of their family members. It is her goal
to continue to translate DBT philosophy and skills into practical strategies for living, and
helping others to live, lives of fulfillment and appreciation for every moment.
She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a Licensed Certified
Social Worker- Clinical in the state of Maryland. Pat is a member of the National
Association of Social Workers and the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
Pat practiced social work as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in
Massachusetts for over 20 years, specializing in work with families and in the treatment of
individuals with mental illness. In 2000, Pat was introduced to the DBT therapeutic
framework and DBT skills and has been studying and using DBT in her work, and in her
life, ever since. In 2001, Pat was instrumental in the design and development of the
Grove Street Adolescent Residence, one of the first adolescent group homes in the
country to open as a DBT adherent program. In 2004, Grove Street won an APA gold
Award for community programming.
For the past 10 years, Pat has developed and facilitated Parents and Family Member DBT
Skills Training Groups in Massachusetts and in Maryland. These groups have taught
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to parents, siblings and family members searching for
help and support with family members who have emotional dysregulation or mental
illness. Since moving to Maryland, Pat has specialized in coaching and supporting parents,
siblings and family members, consulting and training in the use of DBT Skills. She is
especially interested in training other mental health professionals to use DBT skills,
philosophy and concepts to accept, understand and help change the behaviors of
individuals with mental illness and their families. Pat has given seminars and workshops
locally through several non-profit organizations to clinicians, rehab counselors and family
members. She has presented at a number of state and national conferences as well. (see
"Trainings" section in this website)She is also facilitating parent workshops in a variety of
venues. Pat has also given seminars nationally through PESI.
In response to the many parents who have said, "I wish I knew these skills when my
child was younger", Pat has co-authored, "Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions:
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and
Aggressive Behaviors", (New Harbinger, 2009) which is available through this website,
through Amazon and in bookstores.
Pat is also the DBT Consultant to Adventist Behavioral Health where she is helping the
adolescent residential treatment centers and the school to implement DBT skills groups
and DBT philosophy in their treatment. Pat was the clinical consultant at St. Luke's Home
Inc. for 3 years. Pat is an active member of NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental
Illness) advocating for the rights and needs of individuals with mental illness and their
families and educating others about individuals with mental illness and their parents and
family members. Pat served as the Public Policy consultant to NAMI MD from 2007-2009.
In that role, she wrote and delivered oral testimony to the Maryland General Assembly on
a number of bills related to the needs of individuals with mental illness and their families.
NAMI priorities.
Pat’s hope is that her work will enable more acceptance of individuals with emotion
dysregulation and more understanding of the lives of their family members. It is her goal
to continue to translate DBT philosophy and skills into practical strategies for living, and
helping others to live, lives of fulfillment and appreciation for every moment.
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