STEVEN O'BRIEN, PSYD

Dr. Steve O’Brien, is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience treating children with a variety of anxiety disorders, including separation anxiety, generalized anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He specializes in treating children with co-occurring disorders, especially those who struggle with both anxiety and ADHD or Autism. Dr. O’ Brien’s expertise also includes treatments for childhood depression, oppositional behavior, and divorced/blended family adjustment.

Dr. O’Brien utilizes an eclectic approach which tailors treatment to the developmental level of both children and parents. His approach integrates individual child therapy with intensive parental and familial interventions. Dr. O’Brien has worked in a variety of clinical settings including community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals and medical clinics. He earned his PsyD at Nova Southeastern University and received specialized training applied developmental psychology. Dr. O’Brien incorporates pediatric and child psychiatric consultation into his therapeutic work. He served as associate professor at the Florida School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University from 2000 to 2016. While at the University, Dr. O’Brien developed a unique doctoral level course, ‘Parent Consultation’, designed for graduate students specializing in child/family therapy. In 2015, he developed Life@Home by Psychtouch.com, an innovative clinical tool/app for obtaining a child’s perception of family life. Dr. O’Brien also serves as a media consultant for Bay News 9, Tampa Bay’s 24-hour news source.