Child Psychiatrist
I am a physician, child and adult psychiatrist, and I also practice systemic family psychotherapy.
I have been working as a child psychiatrist since 2006. Parents often worry that visiting a psychiatrist automatically means their child will be "medicated."
Most mental health disorders develop in relationships with others, which is why treatment primarily takes place within relationships—specifically, the therapeutic relationship.
Everyone has their own internal resources. In psychotherapy, these resources can be recognized, experienced, developed, and applied. In most cases, family or individual psychotherapy is the most effective approach, and when necessary, medication can also be used.
Medication helps reduce symptoms so that psychotherapy can be more effective. In a way, psychotherapy teaches a person to do what medication does.
Metaphorically, medication can be compared to training wheels when learning to ride a bike. At first, they are necessary, but as balance and confidence develop, and the joy of riding is discovered, the need for training wheels disappears.
"Happiness is not a destination. Happiness is the journey itself."
