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What other services are offered?

In addition to children and adolescents, I also provide psychotherapy and/or medication management for young and older adults. I am able to provide clinical supervision and career guidance for residents and fellows in Psychiatry and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and…

Do you accept insurance?

I do not participate as a provider for any insurance panels, as of May 2012. This was a very difficult decision, made only after very longstanding and careful consideration. While there were many factors influencing this issue for me, I…

What about medications?

As a board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, I am a fully qualified and experienced psychopharmacologist and feel that, when indicated and necessary, medications can be very helpful in reducing problematic target symptoms which are causing interference in the child’s ability…

Is psychotherapy the right treatment for my child?

This is an important question which generally comes down to a variety of clinical factors and emphasizes the importance of beginning with a thorough evaluation when I first meet a child and his or her family. In general, individual psychotherapy…

What type of psychotherapy do you practice?

Psychotherapy does not refer to a specific treatment, but rather to a genre of treatments which have different histories, traditions, and methods. What these all have in common is an interaction between the therapist and patient designed to foster improved…