OUR EXPERTS
A top-tier mental health team pioneering a new approach to family wellness
Our team of experts and advisors have hundreds of years of combined experience in the mental healthcare space. It is through their experiences and professional journeys that we recognize what works and what doesn’t. That’s why we’re creating a new way for families to experience mental healthcare - no waitlists and less worries.
Dr. Helen Egger
Meet Dr. Helen Egger, world-renowned child psychiatrist and our very own Chief Medical & Scientific Officer.
Dr. Egger has been in the field of children’s mental health for more than 30 years. She is an early childhood mental health expert, digital health expert, and prolific scientist—as well as a mother of four.
In translating her decades of research, Dr. Egger developed proprietary assessments of the common emotions and behaviors in early childhood and family stresses. It is through these assessments that we create the personalized care plans that adapt to the needs of your children and family.
Before Little Otter, she was the Division Chief for Child Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Director of the Child Study Center at NYU Langone Health.
OUR PROVIDERS
Our expert Care Team has your back
At Little Otter, we truly believe that mental healthcare is only as good as the team who provides it. This is why our providers are full-time employees who are hand-picked and trained in the most up-to-date clinical practices for early childhood development and are supervised by Dr. Helen Egger.
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An experienced Little Otter clinician
Coordinates care between Little Otter providers
Integrates Little Otter care with school/daycare, speech/OT/PT, medical providers
Conducts quarterly child and family mental health check-ups
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Experts in parenting and family relationship
Guidance for common child-raising concerns
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Licensed therapists trained in child and family mental health
Outcome-based therapy for children 0-14, couples, and families
Clinically-validated treatments for child mental health challenges including anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, behaviors disorders
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Specialists in child mental health
Medical evaluations and management for children 0-14
Collaboration with child’s pediatrician
“Our therapist’s feedback is rooted in deep knowledge of child development and family systems. She has transformed the way I approach some of our recurring challenging moments and having her as a weekly sounding board has proven invaluable.”
— Little Otter Family
OUR CLINICAL ADVISORS
`We’re designed and guided by the world’s top experts in mental health.
Since the mental health needs of children and families are always changing and developing, our clinical advisors help us stay connected to research and new developments so we can continue to grow and be our best to bring you the best.
Kunmi Sobowale
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles
Claire Lerner
LCSW and child development specialist, author, and former Director of Parenting Resources at ZERO TO THREE.
Ayo Gathing
Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Behavior Health at Molina Healthcare
Elizabeth Reichart
Director, Pediatric Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Clinic, Stanford Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
David Hong
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center
Petra Steinbuchel
Director, Psychiatry, Benioff Children's Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal
Mary Margaret Gleason
Pediatrician and Psychiatrist, Vice Chief of Mental Health at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Stephen Hinshaw
Vice Chair for Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco
Anne Glowinski
Associate Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine
K. Ron-Li Liaw
Mental Health In-Chief, Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at University of Colorado School of Medicine