# Send me the families who've "tried everything"

> For pediatricians: a parenting referral for the behavior visit that needs more
> than 15 minutes. Alexis Davis, LICSW, former consultant to pediatricians
> through the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project at Tufts Medical
> Center. Medford MA and Greater Boston; video across Massachusetts.
> (339) 545-1005. One-page PDF:
> https://yourfamilytools.com/alexis-davis-licsw-pediatrician-referral.pdf

Markdown version of https://yourfamilytools.com/for-pediatricians -- see /llms.txt for the site map.

For the behavior visit that needs more than 15 minutes: evidence-based parenting
tools, from someone who used to take your MCPAP calls.

I'm Alexis Davis, LICSW. For over 15 years I guided pediatricians in the care of
children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues through the
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project at Tufts Medical Center. That's
where I was introduced to Incredible Years, Triple P, and Positive Discipline,
the curricula I built my practice on.

## When to refer

- Tantrums that nothing seems to stop
- Hitting, biting, or aggression at home or daycare
- Bedtime that takes hours
- A child who only listens after a parent yells
- Parents who say they've "tried everything"

Young children through adolescence, once you've ruled out medical causes.

## What families get

A free 15-minute call, then four sessions that give parents a plan built for
their child. In person in Medford and Greater Boston, by video anywhere in
Massachusetts.

## What it isn't

Parenting consultation: not therapy, not a diagnosis, not crisis care. When I
see a red flag (sleep-disordered breathing, a hearing or developmental concern,
a safety issue), I send the family back to you.

## How to refer

Hand the parent my number or the QR code. They call me directly: no referral
form, no wait list. I'll tell them how I can help.

Phone (339) 545-1005, email alexis.davis@yourfamilytools.com.
https://yourfamilytools.com/contact

## The evidence

1. Incredible Years parent training reduced disruptive behavior across 50
   studies, with the largest gains in the most severe cases. Source: Menting,
   Orobio de Castro and Matthys, Clinical Psychology Review, 2013.
   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23994367/ 2. Triple P improved child behavior
   across 101 studies and more than 16,000 families, with gains that held at
   follow-up. Source: Sanders, Kirby, Tellegen and Day, Clinical Psychology
   Review, 2014. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24842549/

## From a colleague

> Alexis and I have worked together for several years to teach the residents
> skills in guiding parents to more effective behavior management. [...] I feel
> fully confident in referring parents to her for guidance.
>
> -- SM, colleague

LICSW #113150; verify at https://checkahealthlicense.mass.gov/profiles/175261