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 for those in other disciplines who are, or are in…
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 ultimately decided that not participating with insurance panels was necessary…
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 to function and derive the most benefit from his or…
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 is most effective when the child’s underlying problems predominantly concern…
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 emotional and behavioral functioning. While I have received training in…
