Specialty Outpatient Care for Pediatric Anxiety & OCD

Anxiety and OCD can present in many ways

Help your patients get the right care sooner with a treatment designed to meet needs across the full range of acuity.

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Identifying anxiety and OCD.

The signs and symptoms can vary by individual. Here are some things to look for:

School avoidance
Generalized anxiety and worry
Obsessions and compulsions
Panic attacks
Fears (of crowded places, needles, vomiting, etc.)

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InStride Health is uniquely equipped to support families experiencing any of the following as a result of their child’s anxiety or OCD:

Impairment with daily life

Restricted activities—a child’s world is “shrinking”
Parent/caregiver strain, e.g., missed social activities and/or work

Previous unsuccessful treatment

Lack of traction in prior therapy
Need for increased wrap-around support and/or medication

Medical and other complexity

Physical symptoms like headaches or GI issues
Psychiatric comorbidities (see below)
Passive suicidal ideation

We often treat patients who have other co-occurring disorders, such as depression, ADHD, and high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as long as their primary presenting issue is anxiety and/or OCD.

However, InStride is not suitable for the following conditions:

Active self-harm
Active suicidality
Substance use disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Eating disorders other than avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

Recognize the faces of anxiety and OCD.

Here are some examples of patients you might refer:

Meet Ruthie, 19

Experiencing social anxiety in her first year of college, Ruthie began to isolate herself—skipping classes, avoiding the cafeteria for meals, and having a hard time even leaving her dorm room. Her mood began to decline as her withdrawal increased and eventually she called her parents and asked to come home from college.

Meet Tom, 18

Diagnosed with “just right” OCD and depression, Tom had been in therapy for several years but things were just getting worse. Feeling hopeless that things would never improve, he was hospitalized twice for suicidal thoughts, and ultimately dropped out of high school.

Meet Rose, 14

Afraid of throwing up, Rose had begun refusing certain foods, compulsively checking expiration dates and avoiding crowds—including at school—for fear that someone would throw up. Rose had begun to have panic attacks when she went in public and had started avoiding school and dropped out of her extracurriculars. At admission, she had been out of school for 3 months, and her mother had taken a leave of absence from work to be home with her.

Meet Ruthie

Meet Tom

Meet Rose

Meet Ruthie

Meet Tom

Meet Rose

The individuals depicted in these images and content are not real patients. Any resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental. The examples incorporate symptoms commonly reported at InStride Health but are not reflective of any specific patient.

The example activities are illustrative of the treatment at InStride Health, but are not comprehensive.

Other prerequisites for referral.

In addition to the clinical signs of anxiety and OCD, here are other factors that may affect your patient’s eligibility:

Age

Patients must be 7-22 years old

Location of care

Patients must receive care in one of the states where we operate:

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia

If you don’t see your patient’s state listed here, sign up to be notified when we expand into that state.

Insurance coverage

We accept most insurance in the states where we operate but we do not accept Medicaid currently.

Check your patient’s insurance

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I’ve referred many patients to the InStride team because they truly go above and beyond to ensure that all aspects of patient care are addressed, and their unique approach results in excellent patient outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction.

– Manuela Villa, PhD, Psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital

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As a therapist, one of the most difficult calls is when a dear friend is in crisis, especially when it's their child. You know there is limited availability and long waitlists. I gave my friend a long list of options but put InStride at the top of the list, given the complexity of the situation. The InStride team immediately responded to my friend, thoughtfully guided the family throughout the process, and started treatment quickly. The outcome was far better than I could have imagined, and my friends were on a profoundly better path.

– Ben Hillyard, M.ED, LCMHC at Aloft Integrated Wellness LLC

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Our collaboration with InStride Health ensures we can connect patients with a specialized care team of child therapists, psychiatrists, and exposure coaches. The team provides exemplary evidence-based treatments while the child remains in their home and school environment.

– Bert Mandelbaum, MD at Princeton Nassau Pediatrics

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It’s been a real change in the outcomes of children because treatment is readily available, accessible, affordable, and convenient.

Erin Delaney
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Schoolhouse Counseling Center

To be able to see their kid flourish after watching them struggle—it really feels so uplifting.

Khadijah Booth-Watkins, MD, MPH
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital

Introducing your patient to InStride.

Resources to share with your patients that provide additional information about the InStride Health program.

This video gives an overview of the InStride care experience.

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