Specialty Clinic of Austin provides comprehensive outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults.
What services does Specialty Clinic of Austin Provide?
The primary role of the Expert Care team at Specialty Clinic of Austin is the pharmacologic management of psychiatric conditions. This is also known as the “medical model” approach. This approach begins with a comprehensive evaluation and an assessment of each patient’s biopsychosocial influences (e.g., biological predispositions, medical conditions, problematic behaviors, and social stressors). This information is used to formulate an individual treatment plan that fits the needs and goals of each unique patient.
Counseling and therapy services are available through our specialized counseling division. Click here to learn more.
What conditions do the clinicians at Specialty Clinic of Austin treat?
Our clinicians offer expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term monitoring of a variety of psychiatric disorders including, but not limited to, ADHD, anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, conduct and impulse control disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. We do not provide psychotherapy however we work closely with a network of Austin-area professionals who provide this service. Read more about our treatment tracks below.
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): We provide psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication management for ADHD for children, adolescents, and adults. This includes computerized testing to evaluate attention and concentration deficits.
- Depressive Disorders: We provide evaluation and ongoing medication management for a variety of mood disorders including depression, dysthymia, and adjustment disorders. When indicated, we order blood work to rule out medical causes that may be contributing to your symptoms. We may also obtain genetic analysis of liver enzyme variability to help guide medication selection.
- Anxiety Disorders: We provide evaluation and medication management for a wide variety of anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder. When indicated, we order blood work to rule out medical causes that may be contributing to the your symptoms. We may also obtain genetic analysis of liver enzyme variability to help guide medication selection.
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: We provide evaluation and medication management for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and other compulsive disorders such as trichotillomania. When indicated, we order blood work to rule out medical causes that may be contributing to the your symptoms. We may also obtain genetic analysis of liver enzyme variability to help guide medication selection.
- Bipolar Disorder: We provide evaluation and ongoing medication management for Bipolar Disorder Type I and II. When indicated, we order blood work to rule out medical causes that may be contributing to the your symptoms. We may also obtain genetic analysis of liver enzyme variability to help guide medication selection.
- Peripartum Wellness: Some of our clinicians have a special interest in managing mood and anxiety disorders related to the peripartum period, including pre-pregnancy consultations and ongoing medication management, if warranted, during and after pregnancy.
Are there any services that Specialty Clinic of Austin does not provide?
Regrettably, there are some services that Specialty Clinic of Austin clinicians are unable to provide. These services include:
- Forensic psychiatry and psychology (e.g., custody evaluations, FMLA evaluations, disability evaluations)
- Geriatric psychiatry (patients 65 years of age and older)
- Neurological disorders (e.g., epilepsy, chronic migraine disorders, and traumatic brain injury)
- Substance abuse treatment
- Extensive psychotherapy treatment (these services are provided by our in-house licensed psychotherapists)