Children's Hospital Colorado
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Your child's mental health is important to us, and we are here to help you get through any challenge you face.

At Children's Hospital Colorado, our Pediatric Mental Health Institute offers outpatient services for children and teenagers from birth to age 17. We design our services with you and your child in mind. Our goal is to support you and your child in learning effective ways to manage a wide range of emotions and behaviors.

Why choose Children's Hospital Colorado for outpatient psychiatric services?

Children's Colorado is the only hospital in the region that provides a full range of therapeutic services for children and teenagers who have psychiatric conditions. Our mental health experts work with you and your child to develop a trauma-informed, family-centered and evidence-based treatment plan. This means we work to understand what brought your family to this point and then create a care plan based on your needs and goals while following the latest best practices based on research.

We believe your family will benefit from the expertise of our mental health experts who work together to provide a variety of services to meet your child's unique needs. Our staff includes:

  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Pediatric mental health nurse practitioners
  • Master's level therapists
  • Mental health trainees
  • Registered nurses

Specific conditions we treat in Outpatient Psychiatry

Services offered

  • Individual therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Medication evaluation and management
  • Intensive Outpatient Programs

Contact us

If you would like more information about available services or to schedule an evaluation, please call 720-777-6200.

Physician referrals are not required for your child to be seen in the Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. Our program is contracted with most private insurance companies. Medicaid coverage is dependent on the county in which Medicaid is issued.

Get to know our pediatric experts.

Kim Kelsay, MD

Kim Kelsay, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Why?

Shaleah Dardar, MD

Shaleah Dardar, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Why?