Clinical Services

In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, we offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of our clients' individual needs to help attain the personal growth and balance they are striving for.

• Individual, couples and family therapy

• Neuropsychological Testing

• Group Therapy

• Psychiatric Evaluation & Medication Management
  

Treatment specialization includes:

• Depression and Anxiety

• Panic Attacks and Phobia

• Relationship Problems

• Medical and Health concerns

• Grief and Loss

• Work and Career issues

• Stress Management

• Parenting and Family Issues

• Conflict Resolution

• PTSD and other trauma disorders

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders

• Learning Disabilities

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Pain Management

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Eating Disorders

• Body Image Concerns

• Adjustment Disorders

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Social Skill Development

Academic Support

Advocacy Services to help parents understand, interpret and navigate school-based data and provide IEP support for those with learning disabilities.

The tutors at North Shore Center, LLC believe all students can learn if taught using methods that meet their learning strengths and weaknesses; suit their academic needs and their learning style.

Working with parents and school, each member of our education team discerns each individual's unique needs then recommends and designs instruction specifically based on student needs. North Shore Center tutoring services address needs of Elementary, Middle and Secondary Students in Grades K-12 and include:

Academic Subject Support And Tutoring

• Social Studies

• Math

• Science

• Writing and Composition

• Homework Assistance

• Reading Comprehension Weaknesses

Reading Disabilites & Dyslexia Remediation

• Working memory weakness

• Processing speed weaknesses

• Phonemic awareness weakness

• Decoding weakness

• Fluency weakness

• Vocabulary weakness

• Comprehension weakness

Executive Functioning Skill Building and Strategies

• ADHD

• Organization Skills

• Study Skills

• Test taking strategies

• Skills Support

Neuropsychological Assessment

Our neuropsychologists, Donna Laughrin, Ph.D. (x206) and Robert Newby, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (x201) are also available to answer any questions that you may have prior to scheduling an appointment. Dr. Laughrin sees both children and adults, while Dr. Newby sees children ages 6-18.  More specific information about their individual specialties can be found on our Our Providers page.

Neuropsychological assessment is one of the many services offered at North Shore Center, LLC.  We find that most families considering a neuropsychological evaluation have questions about the process and this is a great place to start.  Below are links to introductory letters for parents considering an evaluation for one of their children or adults considering an evaluation for themselves.

Child Introduction Letter

Adult Introduction Letter

Below, you will also find links to a few videos from Understood.org, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for parents of children with learning and/or attention issues. Please remember that while videos like these can offer useful information, every child's situation is unique and even children with the same diagnosis can present very differently.

Some of the videos below do not reset once you have watched them the first time. If you would like to rewatch one, simply refresh the page.

School-Based Mental Health

We are honored and excited to partner with the Whitefish Bay School District to deliver these services and support our youth and community. 

Benefits of community-based mental health providers in schools include:

• Increased youth access to care

• Increased student time in the classroom (reduced travel time and better self-regulation)

• Deepened ties between community mental health providers and school staff

• Increased family engagement and access to care in the school community

• Increased likelihood of better grades, improved attendance, and fewer classroom disruptions

• Development of a comprehensive health and wellness plan 

• The use of evidence based programs and interventions

• Staff training to better understand behavioral health issues and implications on learning

• Collaboration with providers that serve youth in the community through high quality referrals and teaming with families and students on shared goals and strategies

• Recognition of the important role of school mental health providers as well as community providers in continuing to support the mental health needs of children

Potential outcomes of community-based mental health providers in schools:  

• Strong partnerships across agencies

• Streamlined referral systems

• Caregivers may have choices of providers and will consent to treatment and setting 

• Equivalent level of service matched to the level of need for the child

• Coordination and integration of mental health services from early identification of needs, through assessment and diagnosis, to providing services or treatment, and after-care or supports

• Drawing on the expertise of existing systems and personnel, as well as co-creating new systems if gaps are exposed in the delivery of service

• Ensuring culturally responsive collaboration and service delivery