As a parent, the well-being of our children is of utmost importance. Finding the right mental health care provider is important in helping them develop healthy coping skills and emotional resilience.
Finding a child psychiatrist who shares their beliefs can be especially beneficial for those with Christian faith.
Children with mental disorders are common; yours is not the only case. Though it can be stressful for you as a parent to bear, it is an easy job for medical professionals to cure.
Most children struggle with severe mental health concerns. The most occurring types of mental disorders among them are developmental disorders, anxiety disorders, gender disorders, behavior disorders, mood disorders, and substance-use disorders.
Most children may show symptoms like hypersomnia, body pains, anorexia, poor performance at school, persistent boredom, frequent complaints of body pains, insomnia, nightmares, sleepwalking, aggressive behavior, and other extreme childish behavior to validate you need to contact a health care professional for diagnosis.
Log on to BetterHelp for guidance on how to locate a healthcare provider for your child today.
Knowing that a child’s mental health is too important for inexperienced professionals to handle is crucial. One of the healthcare professionals to contact for your child’s diagnosis is a pediatric psychiatrist from child and adolescent psychiatry.
This medical department focuses on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental disorders in children and adolescents. The department also studies the bio-psychosocial factors that cause the development of psychiatric disorders and the treatments applied.
Other healthcare professionals you can contact to diagnose the mental illness in a child are licensed mental health therapists, pediatricians, emergency physicians, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, physician assistants, and social workers.
As part of the diagnosis, one of these professionals will most likely do a detailed medical interview and physical examination on the child or send the child for such examinations. Nevertheless, only a psychiatrist can prescribe mental health medications if your child’s health requires medications.
You can count on Betterhelp to help you find any of these child health care professionals near you. BetterHelp is an online platform with experienced and licensed healthcare professionals.
Our professional psychologists would be glad to work with you in ensuring your child gets the best care. They can also refer you to the closest licensed child psychiatrist if the child’s mental health requires medications.
However, as devoted Christians, there are benefits in getting a Christian child psychiatrist because they will provide traditional psychological techniques and faith-based therapies for your child.
The purpose of faith-based therapy is not to impose religious beliefs on the child but rather to create an environment in which the child can explore freely and openly.
Through this exploration, the child will be able to find comfort and solace in their religious beliefs and ultimately learn to manage their mental health issues better.
Meet our Top-rated Christian Child Psychiatrists
Clemmie Lee Palmer III (Psychiatrist, MD)
Clemmie is a private practice Psychiatrist along with Rachael Williams, a Nurse Practitioner, treating patients in Alabama, Georgia, Florida & California. They treat Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, and Opiate addiction with Suboxone and Psychosis.
We specialize in General Psychiatry. In addition to vast experience in Child and Adult ADHD, Clemmie has over twenty years of experience during worker compensation evaluations, independent medical exams, and disability.
He graduated from Hood Theological Seminary in 2016 and did supportive Christian counseling when appropriate.
Specialties
ADHD
Medication Management
Depression
Alphonso Nichols (Psychiatrist, MD)
Alphonso is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who works with kids and teens who are going through a hard time and want an expert level of care from a professional who shares Christian values and beliefs.
Specialties
Child
ADHD
Anxiety
Dr. Sarah Parsons (Psychiatrist, DO)
Sarah Parsons DO is a Kentucky-based, Christian, triple-boarded psychiatrist dedicated to helping others. She offers in-person and telepsychiatry appointments for KY, IN, and AL patients. Sarah attended Centre College and Pikeville University School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed a psychiatry & neurology residency at ETSU in Johnson City, TN.
Additionally, she completed a fellowship in Consult Liaison Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, OH, specializing in women’swomen’s mental health, transplant psychiatry, HIV psychiatry, psycho-dermatology, psycho-oncology, and ICU psychiatry.
Sarah Parsons has specialty training in psychiatric medication management, psychotherapy, and interventional psychiatry. She is also the Medical Director for Oasis TMS, overseeing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at several locations in Kentucky and Indiana.
Specialties
Depression
Anxiety
Mood Disorders
Misti B Maag (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, APRN, PMHNPBC)
Dr. Maag is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over twenty years of experience in various areas of healthcare. She holds a Post-Masters Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Maag has experience in various levels of care, including acute, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient care.
She specializes in treating mood and anxiety disorders with extensive experience working with active duty and veteran populations. Her practice provides medication management services for those 12 years and older.
Brief psychotherapy is used in conjunction with the management of medications. Maag’s practice is holistic, evidence-based, and integrated with Christian principles.
Specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Medication Management
At BetterHelp, our board-certified psychologists and licensed counselors can offer healing for anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.
Presently, BetterHelp does not list psychiatrists on its website. Nevertheless, after your session with a psychiatrist, he may suggest that you contact a therapist who could provide you with long-term care. Don’tDon’t hesitate to contact us.
FAQs
What is the difference between psychiatrists and pediatric psychiatrists?
Psychiatrists are medical professionals who use more of a scientific and analytic approach to diagnose, treat and treat adults’ mental disorders. They are the only mental health professionals who can prescribe psychiatric medication.
A pediatric psychiatrist works with children and their parents or guardians to provide an evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment plan to help the child’schild’s mental health.
He also concentrates on the biological, social, and psychological aspects of behavioral, mental, emotional, and developmental disorders in children and adolescents.
What is the meaning of Christian counseling?
Christian counseling is “the application of Christian principles and values to the healing and growth of people.” Christian counseling is a way to help people grow spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically.
It is also a way for us to share our faith with others. The foundation of all Christian counseling is a relationship with Jesus Christ. The counselor’scounselor’s goal is to help the client understand their relationship with God and how that affects their life choices.
At BetterHelp, our board-certified psychologists and licensed counselors can assist you in getting healing for your child’s mental health conditions by referring you to a Christian child psychiatrist in your area.
Presently, BetterHelp does not list child psychiatrists on its website. Nevertheless, after your session with a Christian psychiatrist, we will be glad to continue from where he stops.
How to get started?
Click on the sign-up button to register with BetterHelp, and then log in to get matched with a therapist. BetterHelp Therapists are well trained, and they also have a license. You will be glad you did!
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