The 1st Step:  Assessment team is led by Teresa Trabue, Psy.D., a Maryland licensed psychologist with an eclectic clinical background and approach to working with clients.
 
Dr. Trabue has extensive clinical experience and training with diverse of clinical issues including using a wide variety of psychological and neuropsychological techniques for determining learning style and learning needs, and diagnosing developmental disabilities as well as treating children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of emotional and adjustment issues.
 
As a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Trabue has trained with leading authorities in the field of developmental disabilities.  While at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Center for Learning and It's Disorders, she collaborated with professionals from many disciplines.   For more than 12 years, in addition to her office practice, Dr. Trabue provided behavior plans, assessment, therapeutic, and  clinical administrative services at the Harbour School at Annapolis, a school for children with special needs (including learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders).  Dr. Trabue continues her work with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (such as Asperger's Syndrome) directed toward increasing social awareness and prosocial behaviors. 
 
In addition to individual therapy, Dr. Trabue offers, relationship therapy , basic conflict mediation, parent training and small group work with women.
 
Dr. Trabue facilitates psycho-educational seminars in the community to increase understanding of children with special needs.  She works with corporations to provide counseling, seminars, and evaluations to employees to help them identify ways to optimize their performance in the work place.  She also works with social service agencies and attorneys.