Stephen P. H. Whiteside, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic (PADC) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. The PADC provides efficient and effective treatment to children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This program offers two unique innovations. First, parents are extensively involved in treatment to develop the tools and confidence to support their child's efforts to master anxiety and OCD. Second, treatment is available in an intensive package of nine therapy sessions completed over five days (Monday through Friday). Local services are offered on a weekly basis. Treatment consists of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) designed to empower families to manage anxiety and OCD through a better understanding of behaviors that maintain symptoms and how therapy can improve functioning. Each patient's treatment is based on an individualized treatment plan developed by the clinician in partnership with the child and parent(s). The goals of treatment are to: 1. Build an understanding of the fundamental components of therapy for anxiety and OCD 2. Relieve symptoms through confidence building exposure exercises (facing one's fears) 3. Provide parents the guidance and hands-on practice to support their child's efforts to master anxiety and OCD Multidisciplinary evaluations performed by a dedicated team of psychology and psychiatry providers are available to evaluate potential patients for treatment within the program and to provide additional treatment recommendations. Preliminary research suggests that symptom improvement with the 5-day intensive program is similar to that found with treatment offered in other in research settings.
Exposure Therapy
Intensive Exposure Therapy Protocols
Adolescents/Teens
Children
Agoraphobia
Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks/Panic Disorder
Selective Mutism Disorder
Separation Anxiety
Social Anxiety Disorder
Accepts Some Insurance