Pediatrics - Psychiatry


617.414.4561

Child Psychiatry

At Boston Medical Center, comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment are provided to children and adolescents in an outpatient setting. The program specializes in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who have problems with:

  • Persistently sad or irritable mood
  • Many worries and fears
  • Adjusting to stressful or traumatic events
  • Controlling their attention or behavior
  • Understanding their thinking
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Learning or development
  • Involvement in high-risk behaviors
  • Transition to adulthood

In addition, the program also offers consultation to pediatric practitioners for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings and to schools, courts, and child-serving agencies.

Contact Us

850 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
6th Floor
Yawkey Center 617.414.4561
Monday-Friday - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Specialty Clinics

Treatments & Services

  • Diagnostic evaluation
  • Second opinions
  • Comprehensive and focused psychological and neuropsychological testing
  • Evidence-based treatments, including:
    o Cognitive-behavioral therapy
    o Trauma-focused therapy
    o Dialectical behavioral therapy
    o Narrative therapy
    o Social-emotional skills training
    o Parenting skills training
    o Family therapy
    o Group therapy
    o Medication evaluation and management

Our Team

Natalija Bogdanovic, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests

Evidence-based psychopharmacology, Expert second opinion

Lovern R Moseley, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests

Trauma/stressor-related, depressive, and disruptive behavior disorders; Trauma-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapies; Parenting skills training; Assessment and treatment of special populations (children and adolescents in foster care, families of Caribbean descent); Mental health education and consultation to the child welfare system; Christian counseling

Dana S Rubin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Massachusetts

Special Interests

Neurodevelopmental disorders; Psychopharmacology; Assessment and treatment of special populations (children and adolescents with physical illnesses and developmental delays); Mental health education and consultation to pediatric specialty care

Andrea E Spencer, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests

Children, ADHD

Sarah E Valentine, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine

Special Interests

Cognitive behavioral therapies for mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders; sexual and gender minority (“LGBT”) health; discrimination-related stress

Helena Rocha, LISW

Michelle Prive, LICSW

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