ADHD Psychiatrists in Port Jefferson Station, NY

It can be difficult to reach out for help for ADHD, anxiety or unstable mood. Impulsivity, depressed mood or intrusive thoughts can make it hard to move FORWARD to accomplish your goals. I am a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) treating children, adolescents and adults. My experience includes working at a major psychiatric center, outpatient and in emergency settings. I will listen. I can explain things in a way you can understand taking the time to answer every question. I offer a whole body approach, choosing medications thoughtfully. I offer security and support without sacrificing growth and change.

I am a board certified psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with over 9 yrs of experience in treating adults with various mental illness including but not limited to anxiety, panic disorder, depression, OCD, and ADHD. I have completed my masters degree from Stony Brook University and Doctorate degree from University at Buffalo. Every individual has unique needs and I use individually tailored treatment plans for my patients. Please use the website link, call or email to book an appointment.

I started my career as a nurse in a state-run psychiatric emergency room where I treated patients along the entire spectrum of psychiatric illnesses; many of whom were in the most emotionally vulnerable time in their lives. Having experienced this severity of psychiatric illnesses everyday allowed me to develop a level of expertise to quickly recognize symptoms and develop an accurate diagnosis so we can initiate the best treatment plan for you from the very beginning. I understand that those suffering with emotional pain cannot wait months for relief, and they shouldn't have to. I understand the need for rapid healing.

Erik Collins is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges, a graduate from Stony Brook University, trained to integrate theory and evidence-based practice across continuum of life stages. I focus on how patients perceive themselves in relation to their environments’, their value system, and how they use words to define their lives. Developing a therapeutic patient-center relationship we can collaboratively design a treatment plan that incorporates how you perceive wellness, which includes full psychiatric evaluation and medication management.

Frederick Scholl MSN, APRN, PMHNP is a board-certified practitioner in psychiatry, licensed and registered in NYS. He specializes in treating a number of conditions with medication, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and attention deficit disorder. In addition, we are now offering medication assisted treatment with Suboxone for opioid dependence. Frederick is a consultant for several area hospitals. His extensive experience includes emergency psychiatry, geriatric, adult, forensic and outpatient care.

My years of professional experience in both psychiatry and psychotherapy taught me that there is more to the medical issues that we experience. While it is essential for me to relieve symptoms with medications, I am also committed to holistic care. Together, we will work to develop the best treatment for you. My approach: help you to gain understanding of the underlying issues, which compromise your health, and optimize your emotional well-being. You can expect me to: *Take medical and psychiatric histories * Diagnose and offer the level of care. * Prescribe medications * Empower you to make well-informed decisions.

"The mission of my practice is to provide Person-Centered Care" and empower my clients with the knowledge and skills to achieve "their" desirable goals. I've had the satisfaction of seeing my clients achieve success and their lives changed through the shared partnership and treatment planning with me. Unlike the traditional mental health practitioner who focuses only on the problems or deficits, and dominates the treatment of decision making; I focus on my client's strengths, skill acquisition, quality-of-life, and choices. I like to talk to my clients. My clients feel they are heard and understood.

I am a Johns Hopkins University doctorally prepared Family Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adult patients with a variety of psychiatric illness. I am committed to using the highest standards of care and evidence-based practice protocols, along with emerging research to provide the best possible care to my patients. I believe in building therapeutic relationships with my patients and use a collaborative approach when formulating treatment plans.

***I am a Board Certified Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner*** Psychiatric Medication Management is an art; and for over 10 years I have treated children and adolescents at a Children's Psychiatric Center. I also have experience working with Adults for the past 11 years. With the utilization of both brief psychotherapy and/or medication management; I have worked successfully with Adults, Adolescents and Children who have psychiatric issues of Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Difficulties, ADHD, Behavioral Disorders, OCD, Eating Disorders; Mood Disorders, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia.

My work includes helping individuals who may be having a difficult time managing life's challenges as well as dealing with depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or other mental illnesses. I look forward to collaborating with you as you actively seek to begin your healing journey through medication management and or therapy.

I work with adults ages 18 and older struggling with Anxiety, Panic disorder, ADHD, OCD, Depression, as well as, a several other psychiatric diagnoses. I offer concierge style of approach, my treatment plans are individual to your needs and treatment goals. I am open and supportive of a holistic approach to achieving wellness, with the options to utilize medication management when necessary. I will require a screening assessment prior to initial intake. I am an provider with CIGNA, OSCAR, BC/BS, AETNA, United Heath, Oxford ONLY. No community plans are accepted. Private pay is accepted.

Though I treat a broad range of issues, the most common disorders that I treat include ADHD, anxiety disorders, and depression. Very often these problems interfere with the patient's school performance and may cause behavior problems at home as well. When inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, anxiety, or mood problems directly interferes with learning, or cause behavior issues that indirectly reduces a student's availability to learn, that student has an unnecessary impediment to achieving their full potential. The parents of my patients want their children to overcome these obstacles.

Dr. Mark Chofla is a board-certified psychiatrist and physician who completed his specialty residency training at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California at Davis, Dr. Chofla earned his medical degree from Midwestern University: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine.

When you are struggling with mental health troubles everything just feels harder. My goal is to work with you on your unique path to recovery, and help you stay there.

Mr. Wisher is a nurse practitioner in both Psychiatry and Medicine. He has worked in both disciplines for over twenty years. Michael has experience in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. Mr. Wisher is an active member of the Neuroscience Education Institute, with certification in the Master Psychopharmacology program also membership in Psychopharmacology Institute and The Psychiatry Education Forum Academy. The complexity of psychiatric illness has evolved since the days of a relative deficiency in a single neurotransmitters to the current theory of faulty wiring neuro- circuits, that act like information highway.

Dr. Ricardo Cáceda’s treatment philosophy is to take advantage of the most effective treatments available to go beyond symptom reduction, aiming to help individual patients to recover their level of function and to have a fulfilling personal, familial and work life. His extensive experience in biological psychiatry provides him with a strong background on biological treatments, which he combines with a solid psychotherapy approach to provide an integral and individualized treatment for his patients. The combination of psychotherapy approaches allows for long lasting changes in factors predisposing to depression and anxiety.

Dr. Summerville is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. She completed her residency and fellowship at the North Shore LIJ Medical Center (now known as Northwell Health) where she served as Chief Resident. She attended the State University of New York at Downstate. Dr. Summerville has private practice office locations in Bayside and Hauppauge. In addition, she has provided services to Emotionally Disturbed and Blind children through The New York Institute For Special Education and she provides psychiatric services in community-based clinics throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.