ÿþ<html> <head> <title>BHA, LLC - clinical psychologists serving Ashburn, Loudoun, Leesburg, Sterling, and Great Falls</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /><meta name="keywords" content="Ashburn Broadlands Brambleton Leesburg Lansdowne Dulles Middleburg Loudoun Lovettsville Northern Virginia Sterling Great Falls Clinical Psychologist 20163 20164 20165 20166 20167 20168 20117 20118 20146 20147 20148 20149 20178 20177 20176 20175 20170 20171 20172 22066 anxiety depression marriage counseling therapy insomnia smoking cessation alcoholic fibromyalgia Autism Asperger s disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Borderline personality disorder Panic disorder Marital therapy Headache Weight loss Stress management Psychotherapy Social worker Hypochondriac ADHD biofeedback" /> <meta name="description" content="AshburnPsychologist.com is the website for Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC (BHA). BHA is a clinical psychology practice serving several areas in Northern Virginia, including Ashburn, Leesburg, Great Falls, Lansdowne, and Sterling. Dr. Brad Applegate is a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of adults, couples, and individuals with medical problems. Dr. Heather Applegate is a clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of children." /> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <META NAME="author" CONTENT="Bradford W. Applegate, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC"><meta name="verify-v1" content="wAzk0FoNgwwlcMkIfFvoub5tU0Aey4q0BRcXG3Dk51k=" /></head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table width="799" height="454" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" class="maintable"> <tr> <td background="images/bkgrnd.jpg" width="244" height="454" valign="top"><img src="images/logo.jpg" alt="Behavioral Healthcare Associates, LLC" /><br /> <br /> <table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="230"> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="index.html" class="nav">Home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="about_us.html" class="nav">About Us</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="about_evidence_based_practice.html" class="nav">Our Approach</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="adult_psychological_assesment_and_treatment.html" class="nav">Adult Psychological<br /> Assessment and Treatment</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="psychological_and_psychoeducational_evaluations_for_children.html" class="nav">Psychological and Psychoeducational<br /> Evaluations for Children</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="behavioral_medicine.html" class="nav">Behavioral Medicine<br /> Assessment and Treatment</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a href="contact_us.html" class="nav">Contact Us</a> </td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="555" height="454" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="images/picture1.jpg" alt="AshburnPsychologist.com, clinical psychologists in Northern Virginia"/><div class="normal"> <h4>Behavioral Medicine Assessment and Treatment</h4> <h5>What is Behavioral Medicine?</h5> <p>Behavioral Medicine is an interdisciplinary field that is concerned with the development and integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge and techniques relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. </p> <p>The field of Behavioral Medicine is broad in scope. Many practitioners in the behavioral medicine field have obtained specialty training in research and clinical treatment and use this skill set to supplement assessment and treatment.</p> <p>Dr. Applegate has spent his entire career working with the medical field, and has expertise in several areas of behavioral medicine including:</p> <ul> <li>Substance abuse, including alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse</li> <li>Eating disorders, including:&nbsp; binge eating , bulimia, anorexia, and weight management</li> <li>Insomnia</li> <li>Chronic pain conditions, including&nbsp; headache, fibromyalgia, and others</li> <li>Adjustment to chronic&nbsp; illness, such as cancer, diabetes, Lupus, and others </li> <li>Bariatric surgery evaluation</li> <li>Fertility evaluation</li> <li>Transplant evaluation</li> <li>Health anxiety and hypochondriasis</li> <li>Sexual dysfunction</li> <li>Stress-related diseases and stress management</li> <li>Irritable Bowel Syndrome</li> <li>Cardiovascular disease</li> </ul> </div></td> </tr> </table> <div class="logoworksLink"></div> </body> </html>