Dr. Elissa May Godfrey
Adolescent Psychiatrist | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
8119 Holland Rd Mt Vernon Center Alexandria VA, 22306About
Dr. Elissa Godfrey practices Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Godfrey evaluates patients throughout childhood and adolescence using many different procedures, in order to determine what treatments must be carried out in order to properly assess their symptoms. Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists are trained and certified to administer psychotherapy, medication, and many other means of treatment. Dr. Godfrey seeks to improve each patients quality of life.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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- Bipolar Disorder
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