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Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation

On the first visit for your child or a teenager we will meet for about 1.5 – 2 hours in person (75 min for adult). I typically interview the child/young teenager (younger teenager <12 years old) together with the parents in the room. Your older teen (>12 years old) will likely be interviewed by me alone after I talk to the parents.

Our goal is first and foremost to build a comfortable trusting and patient-doctor relationship.

A comprehensive psychiatric assessment strives to meet you exactly where you are at, to review what you are experiencing and begin to establish a path for treatment.

Follow Up Appointments

After the initial visit we will meet together to discuss how you have been feeling since we last met.
We will discuss the recommendations that are working well and those we need to make changes to. This includes discussing medication, lab work, or psychotherapeutic interventions.

These visits are time based – typically 30-minutes, 45-minutes, or 60-minute sessions offer time to integrate psychotherapy and family work.

30-minute sessions are more focused on medications management – these are generally for those that are already in psychotherapy with another therapist and we are targeting medications and holistic interventions only.

Each individual treatment plan is different but the frequency of visits generally range from weekly to every 2-3 months (typical longest time between the appointments is 3 months).