Dr. Moshe Shtuhl is the founder and director of Family Compass since 1996. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Psychology at George Washington University. Dr. Shtuhl worked as an army psychologist in his native Israel before arriving in the U.S. to pursue doctoral studies in 1987. During a three year internship at the...

Dr. Dinsmoor received his B.A. in psychology from Oberlin College, and his Ph. D. from the American University in Washington D.C. During the early 70s, Dr. Dinsmoor created an outpatient program for young autistic children at the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents in Baltimore. During the early 1980's Dr. Dinsmoor completed extensive post doctoral...

Dr. Shira Benhorin is a licensed psychologist in Virginia and Maryland who holds a doctoral degree in Clinical and Community Psychology from DePaul University. She specializes in working with preschoolers/children, adolescents, and families and treats a wide range of behavioral, emotional, and social concerns. She also specializes in working with children with feeding disorders, as...

Gabriela Márquez Canale is a bilingual (Spanish) Clinical Social Worker licensed in Virginia and New York. She has extensive experience working in various settings including universities, school systems, medical centers and private practice. She received an MSW from the University of South Carolina and was immediately recruited by New York University. Ms. Márquez Canale was...

Ms. Harber is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and is licensed by the Board of Medicine to practice as a Behavior Analyst in the state of Virginia.  She also holds a master’s degree in special education. Ms. Harber received a B.S. in elementary education with a specialization in reading from Texas A & I University....

Rebecca O’Neill, LCSW, CAS is a clinical social worker specializing in early intervention utilizing the DIR/FCD Floortime developmental framework for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related developmental delays and is a licensed PLAY Project Consultant. She also provides Autism Diagnostic Assessments, facilitates social skills therapy groups, and sees individual therapy clients and families utilizing...

Ms. Small has been a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) since 2005 with over twenty years of experience working closely with children and families to help and empower them to achieve their goals. She was a Professional School Counselor in the Fairfax County Public Schools for twenty-four years.  She lived abroad for many years working with...

Bethany Cook earned an MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University and has worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2006.  Ms. Cook has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including school systems and college counseling centers, where she realized her love for working with adolescents and families. Ms. Cook is very open about having...

Rachel holds an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University, New England, as well as an MBA and a BA in speech communication from California State University, Fresno. A member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, Rachel is currently pursuing postgraduate certification as a Registered Expressive Art Therapist (REAT). She works with...

Colleen Lagasse earned an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John's College in Annapolis, Md.  She has been a licensed Social Worker in Virginia since 2001. Ms. Lagasse has worked in various capacities in both clinical and psycho-educational settings providing individual, group and family therapy sessions in...