CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Wellspring Health Associates is excited to introduce our expanded team of practitioners with expertise working with children and adolescents. A full range of services including individual therapy, family therapy and medication management are available to support our youngest clients and their families.  We employ a collaborative model of care, working closely with children, adolescents and their parents to complete a comprehensive assessment and develop an individualized treatment plan.

Areas of expertise in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry include:

• Early Childhood Development
• Mood disorders (depression, irritability, emotion regulation)
• Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, phobias, bedtime difficulties, anxiety related to school)
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder
• Behavior management (limit testing behavior, oppositional and defiant behavior, difficulty following direction, tantrums)
• Conflictual family dynamics
• Trauma

Childhood and adolescence are critical stages in development that lay the foundation for future health, happiness, and success.

We actively collaborate with parents, children, adolescents, their schools and outside health care providers with the goal of building on strengths, working on areas that present difficulty, all while honing and nurturing skills necessary for success.

For more information, contact Wellsprings Health Associates 312-573-0900.