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Children's Mental Health Specialists

The Behavior & Mental Health Unit at The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg

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Our interdisciplinary team is led by Dr. William Blake Johnson. He has assembled a team of counselors to include licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors, with training in play therapy, creative art therapy and specialize in addressing the unique behavioral and mental health needs of each child and adolescent we serve.

 

The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg's integrated medical and behavioral health practice gives children in Fredericksburg and its surrounding counties access to the most comprehensive child healthcare servicesall under one roof.

 

Our singular philosophy and practices towards healthcare truly treats your child’s mind, body, and spirit.

WHAT YOU NEED

WHY CHOOSE US

We offer general and urgent medical care with mental and behavioral health services integrated into our practice including, but not limited to, multidimensional mental health assessments, and individual, group, and family therapy.

 

The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg evaluates and provides treatment and care along your child’s entire range of physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs with our experienced team of physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, expressive therapists, social workers, and dietitians.

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE

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TREATMENT FOR THE FAMILY

Although the focus of treatment will be on your child, parents will be expected to participate in family therapy.

 

Parents and guardians are critically important in improving outcomes in their child’s treatment and life.

 

We need you!

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The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg believes that care coordination is vital to any healthcare practice.

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It allows us to connect and support your prescribing physician and other allied health professionals such as asthma and allergy professionals, dental, ophthalmology, radiology, etc. to ensure a seamless continuum of care.

 

Our method eliminates the need for stressful medical transfers and gives you some sense of control over your healthcare.

CARE COORDINATION

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WHO WE SERVE

Children, Adolescents & Adults/Caregivers ages 5+

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The Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg is a fully integrated medical and behavioral health clinic that specializes in the physical and mental health care of children , adolescents and parents/caregivers.

 

As a primary and urgent healthcare provider, our philosophy and practice is to intervene as early as possible to identify any medical or behavioral health condition before it becomes a problem.

 

Sometimes patients come to us, and medical and/or behavioral health conditions are already present. At other times, patients are referred to us that are already in crisis and require hospitalization or a patient may be ready to discharge from a hospital or treatment center.

 

No matter what your child’s condition, The Children's Clinic of Fredericksburg’s goal is to provide each patient with the medical and behavioral health treatment and supports necessary to maintain themselves in their homes, schools and communities, so that they may live healthy and satisfying lives.

Who Is Eligible

BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WE TREAT

At the Children’s Clinic of Fredericksburg, our practitioners treat a multitude of conditions that are listed below. If you do not see your situation here, please call and consult with us. If we can't help, perhaps we can suggest someone who can.

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  • Anxiety and panic

  • Depression

  • Stress

  • Trauma

  • Loss and grieving

  • Relationship difficulties

  • Difficulty following rules and respecting others

  • Hopelessness, helplessness

  • Bullying

  • Problems concentrating, paying attention, or are easily distracted

  • Emotional regulation and distress tolerance

  • Academic struggles

  • Child behavior

  • Adjustment to parental divorce, separation

  • Performance in academics, sports, and other life areas

We diagnose, evaluate, and treat children of all ages and their families. Behavioral and mental health services include:

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  • Multidimensional mental health assessment

  • Patient-centered treatment plan

  • Individual therapy

  • Family therapy

  • Group therapy

  • Play therapy

  • Cognitive behavior therapy

  • Dialectical behavior therapy

  • Mindfulness 

  • Crisis stabilization

  • Alcohol and drug assessment, intervention and resource referral for treatment

  • Care coordination with physicians, psychiatrist, dental, and other allied health professionals. Additionally, we collaborate with schools, courts and criminal justice systems, community service boards, departments of social services, employers, etc. 

MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENTS AND SERVICES

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES

If your child is at risk of harming themselves or others, this is considered a mental health crisis.

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Call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988, Dial 911 for an emergency, or go to your local emergency center for immediate assistance.

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