Child & Teen Therapy
Compassionate Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents: ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, and More
When parents and caregivers suspect the possibility of mental illness in their child, so many unsettling questions arise.
● How do I find the right doctor?
● How do I choose the best treatment plan?
● Should I give my child medication?
● What if my child is bullied because of their mental illness?
● How can I help my child manage their symptoms?
The Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts understand your concerns and the challenges you and your child are facing. We’re committed to providing the specialized care needed by children and adolescents as well as empowering parents to understand their child’s condition and participate in their treatment.
About Us
At Mar Y Sol Health Experts, our mission is to provide individualized outpatient psychiatric treatment to promote mental health and wellness across the lifespan of our patients.
We’re dedicated to providing compassionate and holistic mental health care for each child and teen, as well as creating a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment for young patients and their parents.
Our team is headed by Dr. Aura Ardon, founder and CEO of Mar Y Sol Health Experts. Dr. Ardon is a double board-certified psychiatrist certified in both adult and children's psychiatry who has treated many children and adolescents, helping them improve their mental health while they successfully navigate the challenges of school and family.
Offering services in both English and Spanish, our clinicians treat patients in Connecticut, New York, Florida, and Nebraska via telehealth, as well as in-person in Connecticut.
The Mar Y Sol Promise
Mission: At Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts, we empower clients across their lifespan to live the lives they want through individualized, holistic mental health treatment.
Vision: Mar Y Sol Mental Health Care is the pinnacle of mental health treatment because we treat your entire being in ways that enhance happiness so you can reach your goals.
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Our therapy and mental health medication services
We offer comprehensive psychiatric treatment tailored specifically for children and adolescents. The origins of many psychiatric conditions can be traced to early stages of life. Diagnosing and addressing the challenges faced by children and young individuals is crucial for enhancing the quality of their future lives. Our clinicians work in collaboration to ensure your child gets everything they need for optimal mental health.
ADHD Evaluation and Treatment
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) ranks among the most prevalent [ST11] [EH12] neurodevelopmental disorders during childhood, typically diagnosed in early years and frequently persisting into adulthood. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 9.6% of children from the ages of 3 to17, are diagnosed with ADHD. Children with ADHD may struggle with attention issues, difficulties in controlling impulsive behaviors, or an excess of physical activity.
Mar y Sol Mental Health Experts uses QBtech testing, an FDA-cleared means of providing clear results so we know exactly how to treat your child’s ADHD.
Our Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts team utilizes behavioral therapy that can be combined with medication to achieve the most successful results. We create individualized therapy for each patient, therapy that is designed to address their unique needs. We also involve the parents in the therapy, ensuring that they are empowered with the behavioral tools that will most help their child.
Effectively addressing ADHD symptoms in a child can contribute to academic success, enhance friendships and social interactions, and improve overall family dynamics. The possible advantages include fostering a healthy self-image, boosting confidence, and avoiding substance use and disruptive behaviors.
Behavioral Health
Behavioral health and behavioral health services are hugely important to children. Behavioral health is a vital component of their overall well-being. Encompassing mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects, it influences children's thoughts, emotions, and actions. Additionally, it plays a pivotal role in how children manage stress, engage with others, and make health-conscious choices. In other words, it determines how children interpret and manage themselves in their world.
In our behavioral therapy treatment, we use therapeutic methods that eliminate nonproductive or self-defeating behaviors and replace them with healthy behaviors.
Treatment for Children’s Mental Health Conditions
We also treat anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, substance abuse or substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, other mood disorders, and mental health conditions. Although these conditions are found in adults, they are also common in pediatric and adolescent mental health.
Our Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts team has the experience and knowledge to identify and treat these mental health problems in both children and adolescents. Our therapies can help young people create better lives for themselves and their families.
Holistic Care
Our Approach To Children’s Mental Health
Our mental health team believes in the holistic approach to mental health, addressing both emotional and behavioral aspects, and combining psychotherapy with medications to optimize wellness and achieve best outcomes for each child. With the proper care and treatment, our young patients can create a fulfilling life and promising future.
Collaborative Care
Our mental health team believes in the holistic approach to mental health, addressing both emotional and behavioral aspects, and combining psychotherapy with medications to optimize wellness and achieve best outcomes for each child. With the proper care and treatment, our young patients can create a fulfilling life and promising future.
Evidence-based practices
We use evidence-based practices in our psychiatric treatments. Rather than solely relying on personal viewpoints, evidence-based [ST6] [EH7] [EH8] practice therapy offers mental health providers a care framework that’s rooted in research. Evidence-based therapies are treatments supported by scientific evidence and statistical data that prove the therapy works. This approach lessens the likelihood of bias or subjective experiences influencing the treatment process.
Why Choose Mar Y Sol
While she was pursuing her degree, Dr. Ardon studied adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry at Yale Child Study Center. She served patients and clients working with Family and Children’s Aid as a child psychiatrist. Dr. Ardon has years of experience in treating children and teens, and they are an important part of her practice today.
With Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts, we ensure that all mental health options are available as soon as possible, including access to a psychiatrist and therapist in the same office. In many mental health clinics, patients are limited for weeks to seeing only a therapist before obtaining a referral to a psychiatrist. If your child needs medication as part of their treatment, the delay in seeing a psychiatrist can also delay their journey to wellness. Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts solve this problem for your family by offering both therapy and mental health medication services.
We Have Experienced Providers
We Offer a Child-Centered Approach
Our team is committed to providing a child-centered approach to mental health care, ensuring a comfortable and supportive environment for both our young patients and their families. This creates a comprehensive perspective of the child that recognizes them beyond their condition or illness as well as caring for the overall well-being of both the child and the family. Collaborative care also allows for services to be coordinated based on the needs of the child and family
We Provide Follow-Ups at Regular Intervals
Consistency with follow-up is critical to the success of a mental health care plan. With regular check-ins, we’re able to assess more quickly what is working or not working, and pivot to a treatment plan or change in medication management that provides more improvement in our patients.
We are Committed to Mental Health
Our team is dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being in children and adolescents. Our holistic approach provides treatment for the whole person, addressing their concerns, educating the patients and their families, and offering frequent checkins. We’re committed to our pediatric patients and care immensely about their wellbeing.
Schedule an appointment today, and find compassionate support for your family’s mental health care needs.
FAQs
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School stress can be a factor that increases the frequency and severity of your child’s mental health symptoms. Anxiety can become more noticeable, depression can be more obvious, and symptoms of ADHD can occur with more frequency. We offer our patients coping strategies for school stressors and well as suggestions for parents and educators. Proactive measures from all three can help alleviate and lessen the symptoms. If you think your child would benefit from an assessment from our clinicians, please reach out to us
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The severity of your child’s problems is indicated by how severely the issues affect their lives. If your child spends a lot of time alone, has problems focusing, is aggressive towards others, if they are overly fearful or shows other behaviors that negatively impact their lives, its best to reach out for help from a professional. A professional can identify if the behavior is a real problem and the best treatment path to follow. If you would like us to assess your child, please contact us for an appointment.
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It’s common for parents to feel hopeless or helpless about solving their child’s mental health issues. Yet your support and involvement are crucial in helping them overcome the challenges of their mental illness. Participating in collaborative care is one option for supporting them. Participating in parent or family support groups will help you as well as your child. Consulting with your mental health care provider is another way. At Mar Y Sol Mental Health Experts, we design individual plans for each of our young patients, involving their parents and family in helping the child manage their symptoms as well as giving coping strategies for the entire family. Mental health in children can be improved greatly with the support and family therapy. Please give us a set up an appointment to learn more.
Disclaimer
If you or one of your family members is experiencing a mental health crisis, please dial 911 or visit your nearest emergency room.