About

Dr. Susanna Crowell McQuarrie (she/her) is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. McQuarrie is also an Assistant Clinical Professor in the psychology department at the University of Maryland. She received her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and her doctoral degree from Georgia State University. She completed her predoctoral psychology internship at the University of California at Davis Child and Adolescent Abuse and Resource and Evaluation (CAARE) Center where she was certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).

Dr. McQuarrie completed her postdoctoral fellowship here in Rockville, at the Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change, gaining valuable experience treating school refusal and furthering her experience with anxiety disorders and OCD.

Dr. McQuarrie also has experience with Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy treatments for PTSD in adults and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for trauma symptoms in children. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, selective mutism, and parenting/behavior management strategies.

Dr. McQuarrie’s approach to therapy is to use evidence-based strategies to manage and reduce mental health symptoms through a compassionate and collaborative approach. Dr. McQuarrie works with your values and your family values to ensure that suggested strategies fit within what is important to you as a person.