For Pediatricians & Professionals
A Trusted Mental Health Referral Resource for Children & Families
New Birth Family Counseling welcomes referrals from pediatricians, medical providers, schools, and other professionals seeking personalized, whole-child mental health support for children and families.
Where we fit in a child's care
Two children pediatricians tell us they struggle to place
New Birth looks at the whole child, including the body. That makes us a strong fit for two situations general talk therapy referrals do not always resolve.
The clean workup with lingering physical complaints
Recurring stomachaches, headaches, fatigue, or sleep trouble, with a medical workup that comes back normal. These children are often carrying anxiety or stress that is showing up in the body. We help families understand what may be happening beneath the symptom while staying in close, collaborative contact with your office.
The child who has plateaued in therapy elsewhere
Families who have already tried counseling and feel stuck. Our whole-child, mind-body approach considers nervous-system regulation, sleep, routines, and family environment alongside the emotional work, which can open up progress when talk alone has not been enough.
Who you can refer
Refer children and families experiencing
Our whole-child approach
What we consider in a child's care
Emotional health
Feelings, coping, emotional expression, and regulation.
Nervous system
Stress responses, calming, grounding, and body awareness.
Relationships
Family dynamics, parent-child bonds, and social functioning.
Environment
School, home, transitions, and stressful life experiences.
Development
Age-appropriate emotional, behavioral, and developmental factors.
Coordinated, in scope
When medical evaluation may also be helpful
Because we use a mind-body approach, we recognize that some emotional or behavioral symptoms may overlap with medical factors. New Birth does not diagnose medical conditions. When a child's symptoms suggest that medical factors may also need consideration, we encourage families to follow up with their pediatrician or another appropriate healthcare provider.
This keeps you in the loop as the child's medical home while we focus on the emotional and behavioral picture.
Collaborative care when appropriate
With appropriate written authorization, and when it is clinically beneficial, New Birth may coordinate with pediatricians and other providers involved in a child's care. Collaboration may include clinically appropriate communication regarding:
- Treatment participation
- Relevant clinical concerns
- Care coordination
- Recommendations for additional evaluation
- Continuity of care
Information is never shared automatically. Coordination happens only with proper authorization.
What happens next
What families can expect
Referral or parent contact
You refer the family, or the parent reaches out to New Birth directly.
Consultation and intake
The family discusses the concerns bringing the child to care.
Personalized planning
Recommendations are shaped around the child's individual needs.
Parent collaboration
Parents take part through consultation, education, and support where appropriate.
Professional collaboration
With authorization, we coordinate with the child's pediatrician or other providers.
Our referral network
Who refers to New Birth
- Pediatricians
- Family medicine physicians
- Pediatric nurses
- Nurse practitioners
- Schools
- School counselors
- Teachers
- Occupational therapists
- Speech-language professionals
- Educational specialists
- Psychologists
- Therapists
- Psychiatrists
- Community organizations
The practical details
Private-pay care
New Birth is a private-pay practice. This lets us keep care personalized and clinically driven rather than dictated by insurance requirements.
We provide superbills so families may seek possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement is never guaranteed and depends on the family's individual plan. Current fees are listed on our fees page.
Three easy ways
Refer a child or family
Refer online
Send us your contact information and we follow up to coordinate. No patient details needed here.
Start a referralSend the family this page
Scan or share our children's therapy page so parents can reach out themselves.
Online referral
Submit a referral inquiry
Tell us who you are and we will reach out to coordinate the referral with you.
Learn more about our children's services
Explore how we support children and families, or reach us directly to talk through a referral.
New Birth Family Counseling provides psychotherapy to clients located in California and offers whole-child, mind-body informed care for children ages 5 and up. This page is informational and does not constitute medical or psychological advice or a diagnosis. New Birth coordinates with other providers only with appropriate written authorization.