Therapist for teenage boy?
Hi there- I am looking for any recommendations for therapists experienced working with teen boys. My 14yo godson has been diagnosed with ADHD for several years and was doing more or less okay at home and at school, but he is now starting to exhibit some dangerous/reckless behavior that is a pretty clear response to instability and change in his home life, and I am trying to help get him and his family some outside support. Looking for someone based in Albany, Berkeley or North Oakland who is also willing to do telehealth as their family is moving to another part of the state in a few months. Ideally would prefer a male provider, though I know this Venn diagram is getting pretty small, so I'm curious to hear referrals for anyone your teen boy has enjoyed working with. I've scoured through the BPN archives on this and found a few people to contact but most of the posts are a couple years old and I haven't gotten any responses yet.
Thank you so much for your thoughts!
Parent Replies
Try Michael Sacco. My college age son has met with him and really likes him. The whole TheraThrive group seems well run.
https://therathrive.com/about/professionals/michael-sacco/
My son saw Eliot Schain (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/eliot-schain-berkeley-ca/…) whose office is in North Berkeley. I believe he also does telehealth appointments. My son liked him and found it valuable. His rates are reasonable and he is easy to work with from a parent's perspective.
My 23yo son has been seeing Roni Kholomyansky roni [at] ronikhol.com (roni[at]ronikhol[dot]com) in Rockridge for about three years for anxiety related to having severe inattentive ADD. My son really clicked with Roni from the beginning, and enjoys going to see him every week We parents have met with him a couple of times along with our son, which has been very helpful. Roni is a gentle and kind young man who really seems to make a connection with his clients. My son has learned a lot from Roni about managing his anxiety and figuring out a way forward when he is feeling stalled.