Mental Health Care & Treatment
Every child deserves to thrive. At the Child Mind Institute, we offer evidence-based care for children, teens, and young adults with mental health and learning challenges. Our treatments are tailored to address each family’s unique needs.
Our Care Services
Expert evaluation and research-based treatment for a wide range of mental health and learning disorders.
Our clinicians will provide in-depth evaluation and follow-up care to get to the root of your concern.
We invite professionals to collaborate with us to provide unparallel care for the families you serve.
Explore 30+ specialty treatment programs for everything from anxiety to bipolar disorder.
What We Treat
Why We're Different
Our unique model delivers gold-standard evaluations and treatment as part of a time-tested philosophy of care:
Treatment Options
Our expert team of clinicians provides a range of mental health services, from evaluations and treatment to school placement consultation and skills remediation.
Evidence-based Treatments (EBTs)
Available treatments include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), behavioral therapy, parent management training (PMT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP). These approaches are rigorously proven to work. Our team of psychiatrists may also offer medication treatment, alone or in combination with therapy when it’s appropriate.
Results-Driven
We don’t look at therapy as a process that never ends. We set goals with the child and the family, track progress, and adjust course as needed — all with an eye to getting each child back to their best life as soon as possible.
World-class Clinicians Who Care
To be a part of the Child Mind Institute’s clinical team, you have to be one of the best and care deeply about kids. It takes skill, experience and compassion to make the biggest impact. To meet our team, please see “Who We Are” below.
Thorough Evaluation & Accurate Diagnosis
Diagnosis drives treatment. You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand. So, we perform exceptionally careful evaluations and our psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers have the experience to make the right diagnosis. That’s why the Child Mind Institute is known nationally for its evidenced-based treatments and ability to treat complex cases.
Team Approach
Many of the kids we see have challenges across multiple areas. So our multidisciplinary group of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and learning specialists review each case holistically, build a custom team, and work together to provide coordinated care so each child can thrive.
Individualized Mental Health Treatment Plans
At the Child Mind Institute, your child will never get lost in the crowd. Unlike large medical centers, we’re exclusively focused on children’s mental health, learning, and development. Our team develops and continually optimizes personalized treatment plans for every child.
Intensive Treatments
For some children with severe symptoms, or families traveling long distances, we offer intensive behavioral interventions. These may involve several hours a day for several days a week. They can result in big changes in a short time.
Cost and Financial Aid
Our model of care requires a dedicated staff and we need to charge for their services. We don't accept insurance, but provide out-of-network reimbursement documentation. We do offer financial aid, which may reduce your costs based on need. We do not run our clinics for profit. Any excess revenue goes to support financial aid.
Family Involvement
Mental health disorders affect the whole family, and the family environment is critical for the success of treatment. At the Child Mind Institute, you will be involved at every step of the process.
Where We Are
215 East 50th Street
New York, New York 10022
Open Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm
Saturday appointments may be available
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 242
San Mateo, CA 94403
Open Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm
Saturday appointments may be available
We treat residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and California via remote telehealth.
You can call our intake team at: 212.308.3118
Frequently Asked Questions
The benefits include:
- Our team provides all the mental health services you need under one roof.
- We use evidence-based therapies explicitly designed for children, teens and young adults.
- We partner with you to make the best treatment decisions for your child.
- We offer intensive treatment for kids in crisis or families who are traveling for care.
- We connect with kids and motivate them to work with us to get better.
We evaluate and treat children ranging from 1 year old to 25 years old. Additionally, we offer specialized programs for all ages, including young adults up to 29 years old.
We provide a step-by-step overview of how treatment works at the Child Mind Institute on our Care Journey page.
The Child Mind Institute has physical locations in New York City and San Mateo, California. We also offer telehealth appointments for families in CA, CT, NJ and NY.
New York City – Midtown
215 East 50th Street
New York, New York 10022
212.308.3118
San Francisco Bay Area
2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 242
San Mateo, California 94403
650.931.6565
In-person treatment is available in our New York City and San Francisco Bay Area offices. For telehealth treatment, our board-certified clinicians are also licensed to treat patients who live in the following states:
- California
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New York
If you reside outside our qualifying states but are willing to travel to one of our offices, please choose “New York, NY” or “San Mateo, CA” as your preferred office location on the request an appointment form.
If you are unable to travel to one of our office locations, we offer virtual Specialty Programs to support families. Please refer to our Connect to Care page to explore additional ways to find care.
We are an out-of-network provider. We help families use out-of-network benefits by providing superbills for their insurance company. Additionally, we partner with two organizations to assist with filing, managing claims, verifying benefits, and handling pre-authorizations.
We offer financial aid, which may reduce your costs based on need. We do not run our clinics for profit. Any excess revenue goes to support financial aid.
Learn more about the Child Mind Institute’s Insurance Reimbursement Partners
The Child Mind Institute offers thorough evaluation and gold-standard treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions and concerns. Please refer to our What We Treat section for our areas of care.
Yes, when suitable, our clinicians conduct sessions in a child’s school and home environments as well as virtually.
Ready to Get Started?
Request an Appointment
Please complete the form below or call us at 212.308.3118 to request an appointment. A member of our intake team will follow up with you.
