Dr. Melina Spyridaki-Dodd, MD

I have been working with children since 2005, as an attending physician since 2010, university preceptor since 2017, and as a private practitioner since 2017. Throughout the years I have taught and educated patients, medical students, medical and psychiatric residents, nurse practitioners and fellow colleagues and have extensive experience in almost every area of child psychiatry from improving the focus in attention deficit to collaborating with the school in the area of learning disabilities, from accurately diagnosing bipolar disorder to guiding a young child or young adult with early psychosis, from helping patients with depression and anxiety, to guiding their therapists and families as to what specific interventions are optimal for a specific patient. Contact me if you need help addressing your child’s mental health.I have worked in every area of child and adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry: In-patient adult mental health unit, in-patient child & adolescent mental health …unit, intensive out-patient hospitalization, partial hospitalization program for children and adolescents, out-patient adult mental health clinic, out-patient child and adolescent mental health clinic, teaching medical students, psychiatric residents, nurse practitioner students, consult hospital services, emergency room psychiatry, early psychosis programs. I started my own private practice. I contributed in the development and management of an early psychosis program. I am working as an attending psychiatrist for companies in the area.I have provided psychiatric consultation services to other professionals, from physicians, to nurses and therapists, in a wide variety of psychiatric topics including legal issues, power of attorney, decision capacity, therapy modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, trauma informed therapy, play therapy.I have been an attending physician since 2010, ten years so far, and during this time this capacity has allowed me to meet extraordinary people in my everyday practice who strive to learn about child psychiatry, aim at helping their loved ones, and focus on living an integrated life helping their body, spirit, and mind work together.Main Procedures Offered Include :-Psychoeducation-Coordination of Care with Your Therapist and Your Mental Health TeamAdditional CredentialsCertificate: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology / Adult PsychiatryCertificate Date: 2009Certificate: 3rd Medical Faculty Charles University, Prague, Cz / MUDrCertificate Date: 2001Certificate: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/Child & Adolescent PsychiatryCertificate Date: 2011Telepsychiatry Option - Online/Phone Counseling