When You’re Carrying More Than One Hard Thing at Once

A new baby, and thoughts that scare you. A child who needs answers nobody’s given you. A case that depends on one evaluation going right. A move that’s upended everything familiar. Whatever brought you here, you don’t have to carry it alone.

Elizabeth Eder-Moreau, PhD, psychologist at Vela Psychological Services

What You’re Looking For

Dedicated areas of deep clinical expertise designed with care, nuance, and clarity.

Postpartum Therapy

The worry won’t let up since your baby arrived.

Postpartum depression and anxiety are common, and so are intrusive thoughts that scare you more than you’ve told anyone. Perinatal OCD, birth trauma, and prenatal anxiety are real too, and all of it is treatable. My training is specific to this. At Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, I worked as part of the clinical team in programs for women in distress during pregnancy and the postpartum period, including an intensive outpatient program where exposure therapy for intrusive thoughts was part of the daily work. Partners are welcome in the work too, with your consent.

Psychological Testing

You need a real answer, not another guess.

Attention, learning, mood, or personality patterns that have followed you or your child for years deserve a clear name, not another round of guessing. Psychological and neuropsychological testing gives you that, for adults, teens, and children, with a report you can actually use, not just a diagnosis and a shrug. I test for ADHD, learning differences, mood, and personality.

 

Immigration Evaluations

Your case needs an evaluation done carefully.

Hardship waiver, cancellation of removal, asylum, VAWA, U-visa, and T-visa evaluations are available in English or Spanish, done by someone who understands both the clinical and the legal stakes involved. If the move itself is the hard part, separate from the case, acculturation stress therapy is here too.

 

Acculturation Stress Therapy →

Elizabeth Eder-Moreau, PhD, smiling in a warm, plant-filled office

One Psychologist, Three Kinds of Work

I’m Elizabeth Eder-Moreau, and the training behind this page runs through all three kinds of work. At Brown, I learned perinatal care from the inside of a clinical team, in one of the only programs in the country with a perinatal focus. At Boston University Medical Center, I trained in the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology, where I learned to check how my own background shapes what I hear in a client. That training goes into my testing and my immigration evaluations too, because a fair result depends on seeing each person clearly across language and culture. I earned my PhD at Fordham and trained at Harvard Medical School, and I’m bilingual in English and Spanish.

New parents, families waiting on answers, and people in the middle of an immigration case have this in common: a lot is changing at once, and they need someone who listens carefully.

I’m licensed in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia, with PSYPACT authorization for telehealth in participating states. I’m currently completing my PMH-C certification in perinatal mental health. Sessions happen in English or Spanish, so you decide which one works for you.

How to Get Started

A clear, supportive pathway without pressure or overwhelming hurdles.

Book a free 15-minute call.

Tell me what’s going on and ask your questions. If you’re thinking about testing, we work out which kind of assessment fits. There’s no commitment. 

Come our first appointment.

For therapy, you set your goals. For testing, we start with a clinical interview and plan the assessment together.

Begain.

Therapy sessions run 45 to 60 minutes, most often once a week. Testing usually takes four to six hours, plus the interview and a feedback session where you hear the results.

Therapy and Assessments in Fort Washington and Online

In-Person & Virtual Care

My office is at 390 Commerce Dr., Fort Washington, PA 19034. I see clients from Bryn Mawr and nearby towns, and online across Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, and PSYPACT states. Office hours are 9 to 5, with some evening hours on request.

Fees & Insurance Navigation

Therapy is $200 per session, with a sliding scale if you need one. Most plans are out-of-network, so you get a superbill to claim reimbursement for therapy and for assessments. Aetna is accepted in New York. For assessment and evaluation fees, see the Fees, Insurance, and Superbills page.

Sliding scale availability on inquiry

Ready When You Are

You don’t need to know which service fits. Just tell me what’s going on, and we’ll figure out the next step together. Your first call is free and takes 15 minutes. You can also write to me at info@velapsychologicalservices.com

Questions Before You Book

Do you offer sessions in Spanish?

Yes. Therapy, assessments, and immigration evaluations are all available in English and Spanish.

Aetna is accepted in New York. For other plans, you’ll be working out-of-network, which means after each session you get a superbill, an itemized receipt you send to your insurer to ask for reimbursement. I give superbills for assessments too. Benefits vary by plan, so it’s worth verifying your out-of-network benefits before you start.
Yes, if you’re in Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, or a PSYPACT state, using a HIPAA-compliant platform. You’ll need to be physically in one of those states during your session.
If attention, learning, mood, or behavior keeps getting in your way, testing can help you understand why. It may not help if you tested recently and nothing has changed. If that’s you, say so on the free call and you’ll get a straight answer about whether testing is worth it.
Not at this time. I refer autism evaluations to colleagues. If autism is your question, the free call is still a good place to talk through next steps.
Most are online. If you live near Fort Washington and need a private place to talk, ask about meeting in person. What you get is a careful, thorough evaluation. What can’t be promised is a particular result in your case.

Most people aren’t sure yet. That’s what the call is for. It’s 15 minutes, it’s free, and there’s no quiz.

If you’re in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.