Behavioral Health
Our Philosophy
At The Children’s Clinic, we believe that mental health is an essential component of overall well-being and are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care for the emotional and behavioral health of children and their families.
Our behavioral health program is grounded in a holistic approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of physical, emotional, and social factors. We embrace an integrated care model, which involves collaboration between primary care providers and mental health professionals to offer a seamless coordinated care experience.
Services
Our team of behavioral health consultants (also known as BHCs) work alongside your child’s pediatrician to provide comprehensive screening and a variety of in-house behavioral health services, including brief same-day consultation during office visits with your pediatrician and short-term follow up appointments with a member of our behavioral health team. TCC’s behavioral health consultants utilize a consultative approach and evidenced based interventions to address a variety of emotional and behavioral issues including:
- Anxiety
- Behavioral challenges
- Coping with stress
- Developmental concerns
- Depression
- Emotion regulation struggles
- Grief/loss
- Habit disorders and tics
- Parenting skills and/or stress
- Peer relationship challenges
- Picky eating
- Self esteem
- Sleep problems/sleep training
- Social difficulties
- Toddler tantrums
- Toileting problems
ADHD Diagnostic Evaluations
Our team of licensed psychologists also provide evaluations for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for children 6 to 16 years old through our weekly ‘ADHD Diagnostic Clinic’. If you are a parent who is concerned your child may have ADHD, please complete parent and teacher screening measure (listed below) and give them to your child’s primary care provider, who will work with you to determine if further testing is warranted.
Need for long term mental health services
Sometimes children require more ongoing care than our short-term model allows. We understand that establishing with a long-term mental health provider can be a frustrating process and we want you to know, you are not alone in this process. The good news is that a referral to a behavioral health provider is typically not required. Please see our list of local mental health clinics in the greater Portland area (included below) for help getting started. You can also contact your insurance provider to ask for a list of in-network mental health providers. Getting on multiple wait lists can often help people find the right fit sooner.
