Pediatric Health Psychology
A pediatric health psychologist specializes in assessing and treating the psychological aspects of chronic or acute illness. Goals of therapy often include understanding the psychological impact of a new medical diagnosis, improving children’s quality of life, increasing adherence to prescribed medical treatments, removing barriers to proper adherence, and lessening the impact of an illness on a child and family’s well being.
Our goal is to take a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. With your permission and a signed release of information, we will work collaboratively with your medical team.
We provide pediatric health psychology services for:
Poor adherence to treatment regimen
Acceptance of new illness
Management of chronic pain
Emotional or behavioral challenges related to chronic or acute illness
Coping with Procedural anxiety, phobia, and pain
Evaluation of emotional and academic functioning
School avoidance
School advocacy
We provide psychological support for children and adolescents with:
Diabetes
Chronic Headaches and other chronic pain
Incontinence and Elimination Disorders
Complex medical and developmental History
Needle phobia and procedural anxiety
Anxiety related to food allergies
Conversion Disorder
Sickle Cell Anemia
Cystic Fibrosis
And more.