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Brian N. Kleis, MD, Board Certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist

Information updated on Tuesday, March 14th 2023, 11:39
How to Contact the Provider
Contact email
[email protected]
Address
Stanford, CA
Phone
650-324-1310
County
Santa Clara
Web
https://www.briankleismd.com/
Services
Assessments and Diagnosis
Complex or Severe Support Needs
Mental Health/Psychiatric
Psychiatrist
Therapists: Individual Counseling
Therapists: Marriage and Family Counseling
Transition

Dr. Kleis is Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry and in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He is in private practice and has an office on Stanford Campus. He supervises Child Psychiatry Fellows at the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry.

The following services are available:
Confidential Psychiatric Evaluations for:
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Treatment Services
Consultative Services

Treatment

Medication Management: These are 20-25 minute meetings following an evaluation where I prescribe medication

Individual Therapy: These are 45 minute sessions following an evaluation where individual treatment is recommended. Medication treatment may be combined with individual therapy. The treatment depends on the evaluation and may include the following types of therapy:

  1. play
  2. cognitive-behavioral
  3. supportive
  4. psychodynamically-oriented
  5. skill-building
  6. behavioral

 

Family Therapy and Parent Training: these are 45 – 75 minute meetings to work with the whole family, subsets of the family, or with parents working on parenting skills

 

School Consultations: This service can be provided as part of the treatment plan. Please see Consultation Services.

 

Clinical Situations: 
Dr. Kleis provides a full range of diagnoses for children, adolescents, and adults including:

ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Mood Disorders:
Depression (Major Depression, Dysthymia, and Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar II, Cyclothymia)
Anxiety(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Eating Disorders
Tic Disorders
Psychosomatic illnesses
Chronic medical illnesses with psychiatric components

He particularly works with the following populations:
Complex child and adolescent cases with a mixture of learning, behavioral, social and emotional issues
Transitional Age Youth/Adults (18-24)
Explosive children
Sexual Orientation and Gender issues
Non-traditional Parenting situations

I do not typically work with the following populations:

  • Adult substance abuse
  • Severe Autism
  • Geriatric Psychiatry