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 Academcy of Certified Social Workers and a Licensed Certified
Social Worker in the state of Maryland.

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 6 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 and family members searching for help and
support with their emotionally dysregulated family members. Since moving to Maryland,
Pat has begun to specialize in coaching and supporting parents 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
understand 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. Pat has also given seminars nationally through PESI.

Pat is the Program Consultant to St. Luke’s House, Inc. providing clinical consultation to
several programs serving individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Pat is also
the Public Policy Consultant to, and an active member of, NAMI MD, advocating for the
rights and needs of individuals with mental illness and their families. She has written and
delivered oral testimony to the Maryland General Assembly on a number of bills related to
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.
About Pat