Aaron J. Roberto, M.D.

Biography:

  Dr. Aaron J. Roberto, M.D. is a dedicated, Harvard and Yale-trained child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, who additionally serves on clinical faculty at the Yale Child Study Center.

 

  Dr. Roberto creates an individualized treatment plan in an empathic, caring setting, emphasizing shared decision making with the child/adolescent patient and family, as well as including discussion with school counselors and outside therapists for those already in therapeutic treatment. When indicated and desired, Dr. Roberto trials medication at the lowest and safest possible doses, in conjunction with evidence-based therapeutic interventions, when desired (i.e. targeted CBT [cognitive-behavioral],  supportive, mindfulness-based, and other-related therapeutic skills).  

 

  Dr. Roberto has extensive expertise in accurate diagnosis and treatment, utilizing medications and therapeutic interventions in treating pediatric and adult attentional-related (ADHD), depressive, mood (including Bipolar), anxiety-related conditions and symptoms, as well as adjustment-related mood, depressive, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Roberto also completes school-based diagnostic evaluations throughout Fairfield County, CT in the elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the region in close collaboration with school administrators, teachers, and mental-health counselors and providers within the school system.  

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  Dr. Roberto has over 10 years of direct clinical experience, including at Lenox Hill Hospital (Manhattan, NYC) and completion of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. In addition, he has been recognized nationally with awards and multiple peer-reviewed publications.

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  In addition, Dr. Roberto completed additional clinical training at Yale School of Medicine – Department of Psychiatry, where he received additional expertise as a Clinical Fellow in Addiction Psychiatry.

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  Dr. Roberto has served as the national fellow representative on the AACAP Council, advocating for the field and relaying  training interests and other initiatives from residents, medical students, and fellows to the Executive Council.

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