Directors
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Psychologist
Clinical Director - Co-Owner
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, founder of The Chesapeake Center, is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD. She is a frequent lecturer both in the United States and abroad and provides professional training seminars on topics related to ADHD.
Dr. Nadeau is the author or co-author of over a dozen book
Psychologist
Clinical Director - Co-Owner
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, founder of The Chesapeake Center, is an internationally recognized authority on ADHD. She is a frequent lecturer both in the United States and abroad and provides professional training seminars on topics related to ADHD.
Dr. Nadeau is the author or co-author of over a dozen books related to ADHD that address ADHD issues across the lifespan, from her best-selling book for children, “Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention”, to her current research and writing project on older adults to be titled “Still Distracted After All These Years”. Her books are available for sale on Amazon.com as well as at The Chesapeake Center.
Dr. Nadeau provides career assessments and clinical consultations. In addition, she serves as clinical supervisor and mentor to Chesapeake staff members and is involved in program development.
Education and Training:
Dr. Nadeau earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology from the University of Florida, receiving her PhD following her clinical internship at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC, in 1971. She has worked in the Washington, DC, area since that time, where she has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD) and related disorders.
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Areas of Interest Include:
- Girls and women with ADHD
- 2e (twice exceptional) students that are both gifted and have ADHD or LD
- Career assessments related to ADHD and LD
- Working with college and graduate students with ADHD
- Creativity and ADHD – working with writers, entrepreneurs and artists who struggle with issues related to ADHD
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Dr. Nadeau is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Maryland.
To invite Dr. Nadeau to give a lecture or professional training at a conference in your area contact The Chesapeake Center.
Langdon Comee
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Kathleen Nadeau, PhD
Chief Executive Officer - Co-Owner
Langdon Comee is the CEO of The Chesapeake Center. Over the past nine years, her role has grown as she has initiated and overseen a rapid expansion of services, service providers, and clinic sites. When Ms. Comee arrived, The Chesapeake Center was known as the Chesapeake ADD Center and operated out of a s
Chief Executive Officer - Co-Owner
Langdon Comee is the CEO of The Chesapeake Center. Over the past nine years, her role has grown as she has initiated and overseen a rapid expansion of services, service providers, and clinic sites. When Ms. Comee arrived, The Chesapeake Center was known as the Chesapeake ADD Center and operated out of a single site in Silver Spring with a clinical staff of six. Under her leadership, the Center now operates at four different locations with a clinical staff of nearly twenty. Her vision of the potential of a specialty center has led Chesapeake to broaden its focus of treatment and to provide multi-disciplinary, integrated services addressing a broad range of behavioral, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric conditions.
Prior to Chesapeake, Ms. Comee spent fifteen years in management roles in the hospitality industry. She served as an event planner at the Kennedy Center and was the first female restaurant manager at the historic Brown Palace in Denver. She honed her marketing and management abilities as well as her focus on the importance of customer service; skills that have proved to translate very well in a service-oriented behavioral health setting.
Ms. Comee is the daughter of The Chesapeake Center’s founder Kathleen Nadeau, PhD, and “grew up” in the business, becoming highly knowledgeable with issues surrounding attention and learning challenges. Because of this long-standing familiarity, she has been an ideal manager to train the Center’s administrative staff. She brings to them a greater understanding of the conditions treated at Chesapeake and has led them to develop a keen sense of how important it is to listen carefully to people calling to explore the Center’s services in order to direct them to the most appropriate service provider.
Ms. Comee has been instrumental in working with clinical staff to develop new programs and services. She works closely with the marketing team to engage in community outreach and public education related to ADHD, learning issues, and behavioral health challenges. Ms. Comee brings her excellent business management skills to Chesapeake, and leads and inspires the Center’s administrative staff to focus on providing the highest quality of care.
Education and Training:
Ms. Comee grew up in Montgomery County, MD, and attended both Barnard College in New York City and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP
Neuropsychologist
Director of Assessments and Training
Prior to joining the Chesapeake Center, Dr. Reesman was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Reesman is a recognized leader and expert in the accessibility of assessment and neuropsychologi
Neuropsychologist
Director of Assessments and Training
Prior to joining the Chesapeake Center, Dr. Reesman was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Reesman is a recognized leader and expert in the accessibility of assessment and neuropsychological services. Dr. Reesman has a passion for partnering with families to promote the highest quality of clinical care and approaches assessment and interventions from a strength based approach. She enjoys supporting individuals and families towards greater understanding and empowerment, especially ADHD and its complexities and interactions. She has published and presented in the area of assessment accessibility, disability issues in supervision, developmental disability, ethical issues, and is a sought-after presenter.
Dr. Reesman has served in leadership in the American Psychological Association (APA), previously serving as chair of the Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology. She has served as a member of the task force for revision of the APA Guidelines for Assessment of and Intervention with Persons with Disabilities. Dr. Reesman has directed training programs funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). She is active in training the next generation of psychologists and neuropsychologists. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Dr. Reesman is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and provides evaluation and consultation services in both English and ASL.
Education and Training
Dr. Reesman received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. After receiving her doctorate Dr. Reesman completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and as a subspecialist in Pediatric Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.
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Areas of Interest Include:
- Neuropsychological assessment across the lifespan
- Complex ADHD
- Accessibility of assessment for individuals with disabilities
- Utilizing a strength based approaches to assessment and intervention
- Linguistic diversity
- Pre- and post-cochlear implant consultation and evaluation
- Providing accessible, high-quality evaluation and intervention for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
- Developing individualized recommendations and empowering families
- Training the next generation of mental health professionals
Michael Morse, MD
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP
Jennifer Linton Reesman, PhD, ABPP
Psychiatrist
Director of Psychiatric Education and Training
Michael Morse, MD, MPA is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of ADHD and anxiety. He understands that while people with ADHD often benefit from medication management, a broader approach that incorporates patients’ values, aspirations, and s
Psychiatrist
Director of Psychiatric Education and Training
Michael Morse, MD, MPA is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of ADHD and anxiety. He understands that while people with ADHD often benefit from medication management, a broader approach that incorporates patients’ values, aspirations, and strengths is essential. He believes that psychotherapy is a central component of treatment and encourages his patients to pursue this treatment when appropriate.
Dr. Morse engages collaboratively with patients and families to repair the negative effects that ADHD can have on parent-child and marital/partner dynamics: strengthening relationships is a central focus of the treatment. He also has an interest in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and families. His work is guided by feminist and anti-racist values.
In addition to direct clinical care, Dr. Morse leads efforts domestically and internationally to improve healthcare quality. He previously served as the Executive Director of a nonprofit which advances medical education in the Middle East, on the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Children, Adolescents, and Families, and as a consultant to the World Health Organization. Currently, he consults on medical education and healthcare system performance improvement initiatives in the Middle East and West Africa.
He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Education and Training:
Dr. Morse received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Swarthmore College, his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and a master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He completed his psychiatry residency at George Washington University and a fellowship in childhood and adolescent psychiatry at Children’s National Health System in Washington, DC.
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Areas of Interest Include:
- ADHD & Executive
- FunctioningDisorders in children and adolescents
- Parents with ADHDAnxiety
- Learning Differences
- Sleep problems
- Care for LGBTQIA
Dr. Morse is Board Certified in both Child and Adult Psychiatry and is Licensed to practice in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia.