It's next-level difficult being a teenager right now
lockdown, estrangement from friends, online bullying, struggles with self-esteem and sense of self, conflict with parents, academic struggles in addition to uncontrolled mood, anxiety, ADHD, trauma or emotional dysregulation disorders, the list goes on...
-Consultative services will focus on providing your adolescent, you (presumably the parent,) and your pediatrician or other pediatric provider sound assessment and holistic, evidence-based recommendations for treatment.
-If a concierge patient, if parent-child sessions are assessed as potentially being of benefit, we may pursue such. Dr. Adelsberger had fellowship training in
Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) under the guidance of Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, Ph.D
-A adolescent's privacy and autonomy is respected to the highest degree- even as there's an imperative to discuss aspects of care that are sensitive with parents or guardians. The one doesn't have to, and typically doesn't, conflict greatly with the other. Just as you (or your teenager) are a partner in health with your doctor/psychiatrist, Dr. Adelsberger will encourage and cultivate a parent-child partnership with an emphasis on clarification, validation, and greater understanding of shared interests while appreciating and honoring differences.
Typical Adolescent areas of treatment
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder with aggression, anxiety, or OCD symptoms
- Mood disorders - Major Depression, Bipolar Spectrum, or Dysruptive Mood Dysregulation Syndrome
- Mild to Moderate Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Mild to Moderate Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Trauma and Stressor related Disorders
- Emotional Dysregulation Disorders
- Chronic Self Esteem and Sense of Self issues
- Anxiety Disorders
- Self Harming Behaviors
- And more...