Adolescent Services
Dr. Paula Pilcher offers Integrative Medical Care for Adolescents ages 11-22 at her clinic. She focuses on mental-social-emotional-physical health and wellness and provides counseling and medical treatment for management and prevention of the struggles facing teens today, including but not limited to:
- Depression,
- Anxiety,
- Social adversities,
- Inability to focus,
- Post-trauma,
- Suicidal ideation,
- Eating disorders,
- Disordered eating,
- Self harm,
- Obsessions and compulsions,
- PANDAS/PANS,
- Drug and alcohol abuse,
- Psycho-pharmaceutical side effects,
- Mental, physical, and emotional abuse,
- Unhealthy relationships and co-dependency,
- Bullying,
- Conflict resolution,
- Loss of hope,
- Divorced parents,
- Foster care,
- Low self-esteem,
- Poor body image,
- Stress and burnout,
- Fatigue,
- Headaches,
- Poor sleep habits,
- Poor nutritional habits,
- Acne
In her clinical visits, she can provide a multi-modality perspective to your teen’s whole self because her approach includes counseling therapies, in addition to looking for the root cause based on:
- Hormonal imbalances
- Neurotransmitter imbalances
- Immune system imbalances
- Nutritional imbalances
- Digestive imbalances
- Reproductive health imbalances
- Infectious and Inflammatory causes
- Food sensitivities and allergies
- Genetic mutations and Epigenetics
When warranted, she will order lab tests and use these to interpret the overall picture, then prescribe a treatment plan that includes many tools available in her toolbox, depending on your teen’s needs, such as:
- Nutritional supplements
- Nutraceuticals and Bioceuticals
- Pharmaceuticals
- Botanical medicine
- Physical medicine
- Hormone therapy
- Aromatherapy
- One-on-one counseling therapy
- Group counseling therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Compassion therapy
- Hypnotherapy and Guided Imagery
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
- Mindfulness exercises
- Nutritional eating plan
- Fitness and movement plan
- Sleep hygiene plan
- Stress management plan
- Setting boundaries in relationships plan
- Conflict resolution and healthy coping plan
- Implementing the HAES philosophy (Health At Every Size)
Dr. Pilcher is dedicated to meeting teens and their parents where they’re at and working with them in a way that suits them and their needs or situation the best.
She finds that her private visits with teens are made even more productive when the teen also engages in her community program called Empowerteen.
Empowerteen offers quarterly evening classes, socials, parties, workshops, field trips, home-school curriculums, summer and winter retreats, mentoring and volunteering opportunities, wellness speaking events, and more. In this way your teen has opportunities to practice stress management skills, create and practice self-esteem tools, and to learn more about themselves and others on the deeper levels they crave in a safe and fun group setting with peers.
Dr. Pilcher is happy to provide free 15 minute phone consults to determine if she is right for your adolescent’s or young adult’s needs.
E-mail for a free consult today!
dr.paula@1122med.com