We Provide Culturally Sensitive Psychological Assessments, Clinical Behavioral Care Services and Professional Continuing Education Services to the Legal, Medical and Academic Communities and also to the Children, Adolescents and Families they serve. TheChildPsychologist.Org is a service and Service Mark of Vista Health Services, Inc.
Our Rhode Island Office: 194 Waterman Street, Suite 7, Providence, RI 02906
Voice: 401 648 8655 Fax Service: 815 346 5309
Established clients also have access to our SECURE email service and web-based services.
Consultations and Clinical Inquiries:
All clinical services are under the direct supervision or provision of Michael Abruzzese, M.A., M.A., Ph.D., HSPP. Dr. Abruzzese is a licensed clinical psychologist and health services provider and also a licensed Massachusetts school psychologist specially trained to provide behavioral health care services to both children and adults. He is a former Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School and part-time lecturer and Clinical Assistant Professor at Northeastern University. Dr Abruzzese has presented training workshops nationally and internationally.
Dr. Abruzzese earned his Masters Degree in Applied Developmental Psychology/Child Study from Tufts University and later earned his Masters Degree in School Psychology from Hofstra University. He also earned his Ph.D. Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University as well.
Dr. Abruzzese obtained advanced training in pediatric and adult neuropsychology at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Massachusetts Mental Health Center; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Clinical Research Center; the City University of New York and New York's Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Dr Abruzzese also obtained specialized and post-graduate training in child psychology, community and cross-cultural psychology and crisis intervention/emergency psychological services while at the Center for Multi-Cultural Training in Psychology at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston City Hospital. He is also a Clinical Instructor at the Tufts University School of Medicine and he is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
Dr. Abruzzese may be contacted directly for consultations and clinical inquiries by calling 508 420 1974.
Self-Pay Or Insurance?
Payment is expected at the time of service. We offer a private pay option for individuals not covered by insurance or not wishing to utilize their insurance benefit for reasons of confidentiality, privacy or personal preference.
If you plan on utilizing any insurance benefit, you must contact our billing office in advance to ensure that insurance usage for the intended service request is permitted.
All our insurance pre-approval and coordination is conducted by Contemporary Management Services, Inc. Please contact them directly to inquire about insurance coverage and pre-authorization at 1-800-946-1101.
We accept all Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield Products, including Personal Help Connection Network, Managed Care Behavioral Health Network (HMO), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and Indemnity products, except for Medicare products.
We also accept Rhode Island Blue Cross Blue Shield Products, including: BlueCHIP Coordinated Health Plan, BlueCHIP for Medicare, BlueCHIP for RIte Care, Classic/Major Medical. HealthMate, HealthMate Coast to Coast, all products supported by the Preferred Blue Network, Plan 65 & Plan 65 Select.
Office Hours, Appointments and Accessibility:
Appointments may be made by calling our main office at: 508 420 4411.
Clinical services are available only by appointment and consulting rooms are available in Boston, Plymouth and Hyannis, Massachusetts and also in Providence, Rhode Island. For the office nearest you, please contact our main office at 508 420 4411.
New patients must confirm appointments 72 hours in advance by calling our main office or the appointment will be canceled.
Established patients and client organizations also have access to our SECURE email and consultations by phone or through web-based technologies.
Disclaimer of Clinical Advice and Therapeutic Relationship:
PLEASE NOTE: This web site, and any information or e-mail sent or received, including any attachments thereto, is intended only for the visitors to this site and is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute clinical, legal or counseling advice. Nor does contacting this site, nor sending nor receiving email from this site, Vista Health Services, Inc., or other sites owned or controlled by Vista Health Services, Inc. constitute the establishment of any medical, clinical, counseling or therapeutic relationship with Vista Health Services, Inc., its employees, contractors or counselors.
To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by applicable law and professional practice, please know that any advice contained in any communication from this web-site (including any attachments) is not intended to be taken as a substitute for appropriate face-to face clinical consultations with an appropriately educated, credentialed and licensed health care professional.
All information sent to and from Vista Health Services, Inc. is not confidential or privileged and is not intended to be protected from third party observation unless otherwise specifically stated by Vista Health Services, Inc. and such confidentiality is necessarily limited by the inherent limitations of any communication devices used and any employed technology from origination point to point of receipt.
Any unintended recipient of any communication from this web site or Vista Health Services, Inc. is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of any such transmission, including e-mail and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If recipients receive any any communication from this site, including e-mail from Vista Health Services, Inc., its employees or subcontractors or counselors in error, please immediately notify us by return e-mail and permanently delete the original and any copy of the e-mail message and any printout thereof.
Please send all correspondence to our main office at:
Vista Health Services, Inc. PO Box 1537 Marstons Mills, MA 02648-5537
Voice: 508 420 4411 Fax: 815 346 5309
EMAIL CONTACT DISCLAIMER:
Please know that sending an email to Vista Health Services, Inc. or any of the agency's staff, affiliates or subcontractors does not create a doctor-patient or agency-client relationship between you and Vista Health Services, Inc., our clinicians or staff. If you are experiencing any kind of emergency or crisis, call 911 immediately for assistance.
Please also know that any communication received or sent via this website, including, but without limitation, e-mail requests for information, service inquiries or consultations, does not create any doctor-patient relationship between you and Vista Health Services, Inc., Dr. Michael Abruzzese. or any other clinicians, staff or contractors.
Communications from non-patients or non-clients are not subject to the doctor-client privilege and may not be confidential. In addition, please do not send any clinical questions via e-mail because we are unable to fully address the circumstances or nature of your request or issues. Also, email communications are typically not secure and risk being illegally intercepted.
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO US. Kindly contact our office at 508-420-4411 with any questions.
By continuing with our web-based contact form, or by contacting Vista Health Services, Inc., Dr. Abruzzese or any affiliates or contractors of Vista Health Services, Inc. as noted above through other email processes, indicates to us that you have read and accept the terms of this disclaimer.
Email: Please use our web-based Contact/Inquiry Form below or contact us at: mail@superkids.cc
