I am a clinical psychologist with over 10 years experience working with individuals in the DC Metro, McLean, and Vienna, Virginia area. My focus is in working with adults and adolescents with anxiety and panic disorders, depression, and relationship problems. My practice has also evolved over time to utilize my background in education as I work with adolescents or do ADHD or AAP Testing and to provide consultation and direction to parents, and clinicians working with students of their own.
I was suffering a horrific breakup and needed a place to vent. I was also curious about this place and had high hopes that it would unravel my psyche and go to deep places and all that great stuff I heard/saw/read about. Dr. Pilger took one look at me and said I should get some medication to let it do the work instead of her. I once caught her staring boredly outside her window while I was ranting on and on and on about my breakup. I understand this could grate but that's what I pay you for. Two months later I felt much better out of my own actions (which when I asked her about she would deflect helping me with any kind of decision) and the kind doctor was quite surprised that I have improved much. I also asked her a bit about some stuff I read about psychology and she seemed quite uninformed.