Caren Goldstein is a Board Certified Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner as well as a Child-Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. Prior to becoming an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)  Caren worked many years as a Certified School Nurse which has given her experience working with Child Study Teams as well as working with schools and guidance counselors to recommend accommodations for 504 plans and IEPs.

Caren has experience  treating children, adolescents, adults and families. She performs psychiatric evaluations, designs comprehensive treatment plans, prescribes medication and provides brief therapy. She has experience reinforcing DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills as well as behavior modification. She has a passion for working with youth on the autistic spectrum as well as with ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders and behavior problems. She also has experience with and is comfortable treating Transgender and all members of the LGBTQ community.

She has worked with community providers and care management agencies in assisting families in crisis to obtain in-home services as well as with youth in Partial-hospital programs and Intensive out-patient programs.  She has experience with crisis intervention.

When treating youth the family is an integral part of the treatment. Her approach is to work with the client and the family together (as well as any therapist and primary care doctor that is involved) to provide treatment that works best within each individual family.

Caren treats adults as well, using a comprehensive approach to help adults function better in life, career and family.

In network with BCBS