Mary LaLonde, M.D., Ph.D, 2 Overhill Road, Suite 400, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Mary LaLonde, M.D., Ph.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Scarsdale, NY. Dr. LaLonde sees children and adolescents with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She does dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with adolescents who have depressive disorder with suicidality and self-harm behaviors; the DBT is modified for individual treatment, and she meets twice weekly with the adolescent. Dr. LaLonde sees kids who are suspended from school because of disruptive behaviors. She sees many children and adolescents with comorbidity, meaning that two disorders are present at the same time; examples include ADHD comorbid with panic attacks and other anxieties, and autism with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychotic episodes, or other anxiety disorders. Dr. LaLonde provides medication management and psychotherapy. Most of her psychotherapy work is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, including selective mutism and panic disorder. In treatment, Dr. LaLonde takes a team approach in which the family is involved. She likes to find out what the family’s goals are, and to give the family different ways of achieving those goals if possible. Dr. LaLonde’s office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings, although she is flexible, and can arrange for sessions on other days, including weekends. The length of sessions can be 30 minutes for medication management for a child that is stable on medication and doing well in school, and includes time with the parents, to 45 minutes for a psychotherapy session, plus 15 minutes with parents. Dr. LaLonde sees children as young as age 2, through adolescents, to age 20. She is not on insurance company panels. Families are able to use out-of-network benefits. Dr. LaLonde’s office is located in a building near the center of town, with on-street metered parking, and garage parking with hourly rates. Another option is to park up the street in the local neighborhood. Please contact Dr. LaLonde by phone at (914) 607-6930, or by email at drmarylalonde@gmail.com. For more information, please see her website at http://drmarylalonde.com.
