Child and Teen Psychiatry and Therapy
Care for children and teenagers, with parents involved in the plan rather than briefed after it.
Children rarely say what is wrong in the words adults expect. It surfaces as stomach aches, refusal to go to school, irritability, or a sudden change in a kid who used to be fine. Teenagers often say less and withdraw more.
What we see
- Anxiety, including school refusal and separation anxiety
- Depression and mood changes
- ADHD, inattention and difficulty with executive functioning
- Behavioral concerns and emotional dysregulation
- School-related difficulty, including work that does not match ability
How parents fit in
For younger children especially, what happens between appointments matters more than what happens in them. Parents are part of the plan. That means you understand what we are working on, what to reinforce at home, and what not to do, rather than waiting outside and receiving a summary.
With teenagers there is a balance to strike. Adolescents need a degree of confidentiality for therapy to work at all, and parents need enough information to keep their child safe. We set expectations about that at the start rather than improvising it later.
Working with schools
Where it helps and you agree to it, we coordinate with schools. For ADHD in particular, teacher input materially improves the accuracy of an evaluation, because attention looks different in a classroom than at a kitchen table.
Related pages: ADHD, anxiety and depression.
Conditions we treat here
Common questions
What ages do you see?
Will you tell me everything my teenager says?
Can you talk to my child's school?
Talk to someone this week.
Send us your insurance details and we will tell you what your plan covers before you commit to an appointment.