Services

Thrive! Pediatric Feeding & Therapy provides a variety of psychology services including:

  • Diagnostic Interview & Evaluation

    Parents and caregivers are often the first to suspect a problem in their infant or child. A psychological interview and evaluation helps diagnose emotional, behavioral, or developmental problems with the goal of tailoring recommendations to meet a child’s specific needs.

  • Therapy

     Dr. Clawson provides individual and family therapy sessions to address a range of concerns related to physical and psychological development, as well as health and illness issues affecting children, adolescents, and their families. Sessions can be conducted in person or through telehealth in any PSYPACT state.

  • Telehealth

    Dr. Clawson offers personalized evaluations and therapy sessions in real-time using secure video conferencing for eligible clients in any PSYPACT state.

  • Training

    We can tailor training to your specific individual or organizational needs. Content can be adapted to specific treatment settings or unique patient populations. For shorter training needs such as an in-service, breakout session, staff meeting, or parent group, we can provide presentations ranging from 1 to 3 hours. Topics can vary from specific treatment techniques, unique patient populations, or a more general overview of a topic. This can be modified to meet the educational needs of parents or professionals through the following means: 

  • Consulting

    Professional consultation is available for individual therapists or treatment teams regarding specific cases, specific intervention techniques, and/or program development. Depending on your specific needs, this can be set up on-site or through web-based communication for the following:  

    • Case Conference 
    • Practice Models 
    • Program Development 
    • Research 
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Feeding Therapy

Comprehensive evaluations and personalized treatment interventions for the following conditions:

Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Infants, toddlers, and children with a diagnosis of Pediatric Feeding Disorder, including any medical, nutrition, skill, sensory, and/or behavioral component, ARFID, or challenges with progression of feeding development. 

  • Feeding tube dependence 
  • Poor weight gain 
  • Picky eating or extreme food selectivity 
  • Difficulty with feeding development & transitions: breast/bottle, cup, baby food/puree, the introduction of chewable foods, age-appropriate table foods 
  • Oral and food aversions 

Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health

Healthy, nurturing relationships with parents and caregivers are key to a baby’s social and emotional development. Interventions focus on enhancing caregiver-child relationships, promoting health, and positively influencing young children’s social and emotional experiences.

  • Promoting healthy social and emotional development birth through age 5
  • Expertise in infant and early childhood mental health 
  • Personalized guidance in areas such as feeding, sleep, potty training, and emotional and behavioral regulation 
  • Offering positive parenting solutions to improve caregiver-child relationships 
  • Experience in working with medical complexity, neurodiversity, and special needs 
  • Indiana First Steps independent contractor – contact your First Steps service coordinator for referral information
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Medical Complexity

Children with special health care needs may have multiple significant chronic health problems, functional limitations, developmental delays, high health care and resource needs, and/or utilization. 

  • Medical trauma & stress impacting daily functioning (i.e., work, school, family relationships, friendships) 
  • Medical procedure preparation, coping, desensitization, and strategies for maximizing participation & success 
  • Behavioral interventions and coping strategies for children and parents 
  • School support with navigating medical complexity, differences, transitions, and integration in the educational setting 
  • Care coordination, collaboration, and psychology support services to care teams working with the patient in therapy and school settings 
  • Adherence and desensitization for medical procedures, devices, and pill swallowing training 

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Addressing the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of pediatric gastrointestinal conditions (i.e., eosinophilic disorders, failure to thrive, vomiting, food allergy or intolerance, bowel problems, Crohn’s disease, feeding tube dependence, celiac disease, etc.). 

  • Biopsychosocial approach 
  • Understanding and managing the unique stress on patients and families 
  • Behavioral strategies to reduce physical symptoms, enhance coping, and encourage resilience 
  • Adherence to recommended treatment plans and interventions 
  • Integrating recommendations into daily routines, environments, and community 
  • Improving communication and team building between family, patient, and care team 

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Children may have difficulties with learning, emotions, or behavior due to an injury, illness, prematurity, developmental disability, or chronic neurological condition. 

  • Promote healthy child development through direct psychological services, consultation, and advocacy for inclusion 
  • Behavioral interventions and coping strategies for children and parents 
  • Specializing in infant and early childhood mental health 
  • Personalized guidance for feeding, sleep, potty training, emotional and behavioral regulation 
  • Addressing the impact of injury or disability on quality of life 
  • Psychological support to care teams working with patients in schools or pediatric rehabilitation (OT, PT, SP, Teachers) for behavioral support to maximize participation and outcomes 
  • Social skills, behavior regulation, and community engagement 
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Pediatric Sleep

Children may have difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep and need help addressing problems that disrupt sleep or keep them from getting enough sleep. 

  • Creating positive sleep routines and associations 
  • Healthy transitions include going from the crib to the bed or from the caregiver’s bed to the child’s bed or own room. 
  • Reducing nighttime fears, anxiety, nightmares, and/or sleep terrors 
  • Addressing poor sleep habits, bedtime refusal, problems falling & staying asleep 
  • Desensitization and adherence to consistent use of medical devices during sleep (i.e., continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), nasal cannula, etc.)

Parenting and Families

  • Behavioral interventions and coping strategies for children and parents dealing with challenging situations, chronic medical conditions 
  • Positive parenting solutions for caregiver-child relationships 
  • Integrating interventions and recommendations into daily routines, school, and community 
  • Sibling support 

Professional Fees and Insurance Questions

We are not on any insurance panels; however, we are happy to provide you with a super bill that includes the CPT codes for you to submit to your insurance company to see if you have out-of-network benefits to cover the services. Out-of-network benefits allow you to choose your preferred doctor and typically reimburse between 50%-80% of allowable costs. Please call the member’s services number on your insurance card’s back to inquire about your benefits.

You may also send a super bill to your HRA/HAS, waiver, or other funding source to seek reimbursement. If you are concerned about reimbursement, contact your insurance company or other funding source and inquire about their coverage for Out-of-network providers and the applicable service (i.e., psychological evaluation, therapy services, developmental testing). 

  • Helpful Tips

    For out-of-network patients, please get in touch with your insurance company or other funding source for the following information: 

    Obtain pre-authorization for outpatient psychotherapy with Dr. Clawson by calling the member service number on the back of the insurance card. 

    Inquire about benefits with the following questions: 

    • What is my co-pay for outpatient psychotherapy?
    • Do I have a deductible that needs to be met before my insurance will pay for psychotherapy services? If so, how much is my deductible, and how much has already been met? What percentage (if any) will I (the client) be responsible for?
    • Is there a limit on psychotherapy sessions per calendar year? 
  • Good Faith Estimate

    You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. 

    Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges. 

    Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. 

    You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. 

    You can ask your health care provider and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. 

    If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. 

    Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. 

    For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit our website or call (800) 368-1019. 

  • Simple Practice

    To make managing your care easier, we offer the SimplePractice app. Simply sign in with your email address to access telehealth appointments, upcoming sessions, important documents, and more. You can also download the SimplePractice mobile app on the App Store or PlayStore.

    You can also click here for the QR Code. 

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