Dr. Michael Gombatz

With over 30 years of experience, I’ve learned that most people are good and can solve their problems. Working with patients has been a privilege. Life’s challenges require courage, and we can all change for the better. My work is based on the belief that people do their best in therapy. Change comes in the context of relationships, which is the heart of good psychotherapy. 

We specialize in working with children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD, ADD, and Mood Dysregulation Disorders.  Life is not always easy for anyone, and it takes courage to face problems.  I believe we can change. Those who do, regardless of age, can be happier and self-fulfilled.  I believe change comes in the context of relationships, and relationships are the heart of good psychotherapy.   I will always be grateful for the opportunity to help a person or family in need of problem solving.  My patients have led me to make positive changes in my life and thinking as I have learned from each one.  

We work in and treat a variety of clinical areas.  

We work closely with pediatricians, other physicians, other mental health professionals in determining medications as needed.  Psychological and educational assessments are also done to identify problems in school, offer remediation strategies, and assist parents to obtain needed services from the public school system as mandated by federal law.  

I also do the following assessments:

• Guardian, civil and criminal risk assessments.

• Assessment of victims of domestic violence, physical and or sexual abuse and parental neglect are done in cooperation with social services.

• Psychological and Neuropsychological evaluations to determine the need for services. 

• Drug and alcohol assessments

I received my doctorate degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and am a licensed psychologist in Maryland.  In addition to being in private practice for over 30 years. I was a staff psychologist at Anne Arundel County mental health for over 20 years, worked as a staff psychologist at multiple state hospitals in Maryland. 

I have been qualified as an expert in psychology, providing expert testimony in numerous counties throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

My wife, Laurel, earned her Master’s degree in Education specializing in Reading at Elmira College in New York, and has continued her education at Temple University, in Philadelphia, and the University of Maryland.  She is a retired Reading Specialsit and a certified Reading Recovery teacher.  She was one of the first thirty teachers in Prince George’s County to be selected as a Master/Mentor Teacher to work with new teachers for several years before her retirement from public school teaching.  Her experience as a reading specialist, instructional specialist, and Master/Mentor Teacher, enables us to add educational assessments and treatment to our psychological services. 

Fees and Insurance:

• I participate as an in network provider for most insurance companies. I do not participate in Medicaid.

• Once an appointment is requested through our website request form, our office will confirm eligibility and estimate the initial co-payment.

• Educational psychological testing is generally not covered by insurance or there are limitations of coverage.  My billing consultant and I make a concerted effort to obtain the maximum insurance benefit for every patient I treat.

Please call our office to make an appointment or use the form on this website.  I schedule all of my own appointments, so if you can’t reach me immediately, I will return your call as soon as possible. 

Once your appointment is scheduled, follow the link to our Patient Information Forms, fill them out, and bring them with you to the first appointment.   

Severn Psychological Address:

353 Berkshire Drive

Riva, Maryland 21140

Phone: 410-269-7789 or 310-261-4525

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